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Twenty Two
A portrait of my family once a week, most weeks, in 2015 Willy: Cleaned out several things from the garage; old door panels we took parts from for the Jeep, an extra windshield, an old weight bench,...
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Twenty Five
A portrait of my family once a week, most weeks, in 2015 Willy: Spent Father’s Day alone with the boys because I had to work. Also bought himself a new gun, so, well, retail therapy. Hoop: Killed a...
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Twenty Eight
A portrait of my family once a week, most weeks, in 2015 Willy: “Vogue”, by Madonna, came on the radio. Willy turned and looked at me and inquired, “Paula Abdul?” and when I gave a look of ridiculous...
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Thirty Seven
A portrait of my family once a week, most weeks, in 2015 Willy: Tied for MVP at the bachelor party he attended in Austin last weekend. The person who returned to me resembled anything but an MVP....
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Forty One
A Portrait of my family once a week, most weeks, in 2015 Willy: Has begun asking me if he’s having good hair days. It’s awkward. Hooper: Came upstairs to request a new shirt because the one he had on...
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Forty Five
A portrait of my family once a week, most weeks, in 2015 Willy: Tried blaming a fart-in-public on me but both boys called him out and said, “but mama doesn’t fart that much”. Hooper: Made a necklace...
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Portrait Series, 2016 | January
A portrait of my family once a month in 2016 Good golly miss Molly, talk about waiting for the last minute. Here I am lowering my expectations of myself — having dedicated myself to “a portrait a week...
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Portrait Series, 2016 | February
A portrait of my family once a month in 2016 Willy: Celebrated turning another year older this month. We drove to LA to see Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard only to walk up to the concert hall...
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Portrait Series 2016 | April
A portrait of my family once a month in 2016 Willy: Has unexpectedly had to travel a lot for work, suddenly making life a lot harder and more stressful. Hooper: Found a hermit crab at the beach,...
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Portrait Series 2016 | May
A portrait of my family once a month in 2016 Willy: Had a meal he bought for a homeless man rejected because he said he was going vegan. He gave him $5 instead. Hooper: Said he wants another baby and...
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Portrait Series | July 2016
A portrait of my family once a month in 2016 Willy: Started making the best homemade pancakes. I told him he better be careful or else breakfast is going to become solely his responsibility. Hooper:...
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Portrait Series | August 2016
A portrait of my family once a month in 2016 Willy: Requested a ‘nice shower cap’ for Christmas. Right now he looks like a lunch lady in the shower. Hooper: Gave himself a wedgie and then said, “Look...
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Portrait Series | October
A portrait of my family once a month in 2016 Willy: Turned Van’s sour-morning-mood with a game of pull-my-finger. Also spent last night watching rats in the backyard and is gloating over his homemade...
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Portrait Series | November
A portrait of my family once a month in 2016 Willy: Earned the title of ‘piñata king’ at Hooper’s birthday party after arguably having more fun manning the piñata than the kids did trying to hit the...
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Portrait Series | December
A portrait of my family once a month in 2016 Willy: Taught the boys about pulling his finger. Hooper: Asked if the nipples on Jimmie’s belly are pimples, which led to a conversation about men having...
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Portrait Series | February
A portrait of my family once a month in 2017 Willy: Celebrated another year of life. Hooper: Asked why eleven isn’t called ‘one-teen’. Also lost his first tooth. Van: Saw a Marine walk into Staples...
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Portrait Series | March
A portrait of my family once a month in 2016 Willy: Got put on laundry duty during March Madness and spent a good 5 unnecessary minutes berating me about my underwear, referring to them as homeless...
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Portrait Series | April
A portrait of my family once a month in 2017 Willy: Had me hold a lighter to his butt when he farted and was then surprised when it blew up and singed his butt hair. For a guy that has done all the...
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Portrait Series | May
A portrait of my family once a month in 2016 Willy: Had to have his side of the bed cropped out of the shot because, well, #men. Also went to Austin for a 4 day long bachelor party which puts me in the...
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Portrait Series | August
A portrait of my family once a month in 2017 Willy: Wore a Canadian tuxedo to a wedding, complete with a bolo tie (straight from the kids’ closet) and somehow I forgot to take a single picture....
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