Project 52:1

I have been a huge fan of Shawna of styleberryBLOG for many months now. Her creative style and beautiful photography immediately drew me in, but her down-to-earth and totally relatable posts, and aspirational (but achievable!) DIY projects continually bring me back to her site. I especially love her {under $20} growth chart!

One of the first things I liked about her blog, and what made it truly unique, was her Project 52. It was such a simple, but meaningful project, and I instantly wanted to be a part of it. But I started following somewhere around week 30, and you know how I like to do things "right"... so I've anxiously been waiting for the start of the new year so I could begin a Project 52 of my own. I mean, it combines two things I love-- my family and taking photos. How could I resist?!

The goal of the project (for me) is to capture something on camera once a week that defines my "theme" and share it on my blog. At the end of the year, I'll create a book that contains each of the photos/captions and it will {hopefully} be something my family and I can treasure for years to come.

So today marks the beginning of my Project 52. Every Friday I'll be posting my photo/caption and I will link back to styleberryBLOG, where you can see Shawna's weekly post, as well as find links to others who are participating in their very own Project 52. I hope you'll enjoy going on this journey with me; maybe it will even inspire you to do a Project 52 of your own. If you do decide to join in, post a link to your blog in the comments, as well as on styleberryBLOG so that others can see what you're up to!

Because this is a project I hope to do for years to come, I'm going to start the inaugural year with a very broad theme. So I introduce to you, "Project 52: Our Family..."

52:1

{how we started the year}

Yes, the caption for this one is simple. I know it doesn't seem like I'm starting off on a very creative foot... but given the theme, I thought I would begin with a photo of our family and end with a photo of our family, to capture how much we've changed. Or stayed the same. Only time will tell...