Baking and riding scooters to the park with Sydney Photographer Courtney Holmes

I feel so inspired by this family, and the life they’ve created together. There were so many moments in here that reminded me of my own childhood. The way my mother would tickle my back, and play with my hair as I laid in her lap just as Trish did with her children. The way my father would teach and show us things just as a Joel teaches his kids with basketball and music. I had a piano in my home growing up. I was the youngest of three kids.

I edited this a lot differently than I normally do. I wanted to bring a vintage feel to the footage. An imperfectness that exists in a home full of love. A feeling of melding my experience of childhood with this family’s unique experience of their daily life.

I hope I showed this kids how much their parents love them. And I hope I showed these parents how incredibly special and imperfectly beautiful their life is.

Trish thank you from the bottom of my heart for having me over to spend this afternoon with your family. I took so much away from this experience and will be forever grateful to you for it. You are the kind of mother I strive to be ❤️