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jenn pierce, charlotte nc family photographer "A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2013."

penny: i introduced you to painting this week, or as you call in "peentin". you had so much fun mixing colors, swirling the paint around on the paper, and eventually painting your hands and belly. we've painted almost every day since, and i don't think the art school graduate in me could be any more proud of you.

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i realize this may be terribly gross to anyone who is not a parent, but in keeping with the honesty of this project, this is what much of our week looked like... jenn pierce, charlotte nc family photographer

"A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2013.

penny: you had a cold this week, and you had no shame in clearing out your nose any time you felt the need. to your credit, i did tell you that blowing your nose would help you feel better, but i forgot to mention that it's best to wait for mommy to get you a tissue before doing so. silly mama, still learning the hard way just how literal you take me.

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jenn pierce, charlotte nc family photographer"A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2013."

penny: while we were down in atlanta for a week and a half you grew so very close to your gaga & pop pop. you've always loved them, no question about that, but by the end of this trip i think you were pretty sure that their house was our new home. you cried a little when we left, and though it made me kind of sad, it also made me so happy that you so obviously love them as much as they do you. grandparents are a pretty special thing, and you are already well aware of that.

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jenn pierce, charlotte nc photographer "A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2013."

penny: you fell in love with pumpkins this year. every time you would spot one you'd shout "mommy, ohhhhhh!". and if it happened to be a sizable pumpkin, it would stop you dead in your tracks and you'd let out a loud "woooooah!". your enthusiasm is contagious!

linking up with jodi.