Welcome to the first installment of Kids Were Here. We are a group of passionate photographers who are setting out to document details of evidence that Kids Were Here. It is a fabulous idea introduced by the very talented and creative Ketti Photography.
“In the the moment is is easy to get frustrated with all the mess and clutter that results from living with children. This set reminds me how quickly it will all pass. One day the toys will be in totes no longer played with. I will miss this. I’m reminded to slow down. To not stress about it. My happiness is not dependant upon everything put back into place and a neat and tidy home.
One day we will have a wonderful reminder. Evidence left behind written upon our hearts and minds of our children. Photographs that will bring us back to this very day, when our kids were here.” -jude wood
You can click on each photo and be taken to the photographer’s personal blog post with more photographic evidence that their ‘kids were here’. Enjoy!!
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Y’all are absolutely amazing!
Thanks so much for your support Ashley! We think you are pretty amazing as well 🙂
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These are all so wonderful! Love them!
Thank you Amanda!!
I just love this…great reminders for all of us! Love the talent here….
Thanks Whitney!!
Brings back many memories….
So glad this project connected with you Jan!
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I can relate to some of those pictures…just like looking at my own home LOL – love it x
The messes are pretty universal, aren’t they? Thanks for your support!
What a fabulous idea! And reminder to remember the small things 🙂
Thanks Liz!!!
love it…. i have so many pictures “where my kids were”…. can i join??? 🙂
Thanks Yael!! It’s so awesome that you have already been doing this! We are trying to come up with a way to let others participate as well – we will let you all know as soon as something is planned 🙂
…..no kidding! Its the little things the kids do, or leave…that will LEAVE all to seeon, yet, LEAVE memories forever in your hearts, mind & souls. These photos are fantastic…..the blankie over the bed rail, the dinosaurs all lined up, the bowl left on the garage door ledge, sand toys on the beach….ugh, wish I would have classic photos like that. My dinosaur lover turns 34 tomorrow, and these photos posted are reminders of his growing up years. Kisses to y’all for this fun snippit! More please (& thank you) xoxo
Thank you so much for your support and lovely comments! It has been such a powerful experience to document these “messes” and a real eye opener to how fast they will leave.
This is awesome. Love it so much!
Thank you!!
I love this idea! I’m a follower of Ketti and have seen this feature on her blog. Can’t wait to see more!
THank you Cathy!
What an awesome idea! love it
Thanks so much Karen! Glad you enjoyed it!
I love the idea, I love your photos, I love your kiddos’ adventure.
congrats on the concept, ladies.
Thanks so much!!
You know the baby fever is getting bad when you’re thinking, “I can’t wait to have messes like these to clean up!” Great idea! I’m so excited to follow this along!
Haha! That’s awesome!! Thanks so much for the support 🙂
I absolutely LOVE this project! I found myself giggling and aww-ing. Wonderful images everyone!
Thank you Nikki!
I absolutely love this idea! The photos are wonderful. Sometimes I really forget to appreciate how little time I have with my young messes.
Thank you! It is such a great reminder to us all. I know it certainly changed the way we viewed these “messes”.
I absolutely love this concept. I started a little something like this regarding my own daughter’s toy dog and the places I would find him. I’m really not that person who leaves links to their own work in other people’s comments, but since it’s not my pro site, I don’t feel as bad. 🙂 You all might enjoy it. 🙂
http://minnesotamom.wordpress.com/category/the-sherman-project/
Oh my daughter has a dog similar to that and she would make up so many stories about him that I started a blog. I love the photos!
That is FANTASTIC!! Thank you so much for sharing! ❤
I love these! Omygosh my daughter’s room could be the source of many great photos. Can I play??
Thanks Stephanie!! Keep snapping your own photos – we are trying to think of ways to let others participate along with us.
I absolutely LOVE these photos and the wonderful inspiration behind them!! I am going to try and challenge myself to do this with my grandkids….I have at least one of them almost every day and there are always sweet reminders somewhere!! :))
Thanks so much Carol!! So glad you are going to take on the challenge as well – it’s a really great experience!
This post brought me to tears…you are all so very talented.
Thanks so much Maria – I think we all cried a little bit as well 🙂 It’s a great reminder to us all
LOVE this idea!! I love taking lifestyle shots of my 4 young children but hadn’t thought about taking “kids were here” shots. You inspired me to start doing this! Thank you!!
Yay!!! So glad this inspired you!
Great photos!
Thank you!
I love this, I hope you don’t mind that I am lifting the idea to do this with my own kids! http://www.photographybysherv.com
Not at all!! We are encouraging EVERYONE to do this with their own kids 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
This is really lovely – what a great reminder of how childhood is all around us! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comments 🙂
i thought i commented here…must have been on one of ya’ll fb pages or something. 🙂 LOVE this project! ya’ll are amazing. can’t wait to see more.
Thanks Alana!!
Great pictures!!! inspire me a lot, thank you!
Loooove these!! I just cant wait to start a family of my own and capture everything about them!
These are all fabulous!!
I love this project so much!! And the photogs that are participating are all so amazing. Thanks for the inspiration. I think I may just take a “kids were here” photo every once in a while for my 365 project too. I love that it is about what you get annoyed with, but will miss when they’re not there anymore- the reason many of us got into photography in the first place, to capture our children’s memories. I never thought until seeing this project though to include the details without them in the frame.
As I sit with kids’ stuff all around me and the cleaning seems to be never-ending, this project brings new meaning to what most of us do on a daily basis. I do love this idea and actually look forward to getting a few shots of a typical day.
loooooooooooooove this idea! How do I participate?
Looooooooove this idea! How can I participate?
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Love love love this project. I heard about this thanks to chubbycheek. Is amazing. I want to read more about it because I will like to enjoy to all of you.
Fantastic job!!!
i hear this idea~ may i join in on the fun?
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What a great idea combined with an amazing set of photos!