When you have kids, some days the noise of the house can be overwhelming. The yelling, the screeching, the fart noises, the running, the fighting, the crying, the giggles.

But don’t you find that when the kids are all miraculously out of the house, the silence can be deafening too?

One day, our rambunctious houses will settle down.  Instead of the pillow fights and sneaky giggles of 5-year-olds, we’ll have the moody silences and slammed doors of teenagers. Or the hollow emptiness and silence of young adults away at college or in apartments of their own.

The noise can be overwhelming, but it is fleeting, and I know one day we will miss it.

In the O’Gorman household, I equated the level of noise to the level of joy present. With two boys under the age of 5, plus a baby sister, there was no shortage of squealing and screaming, but most of it was done out of sheer enjoyment of one another’s company. From leaping off of couches and beds, to dance parties, skateboarding and story sessions where everyone read along (“Clang-clang, rattle-bing-bang, gonna make my noise all day!!”), it felt like I was living in a real life Robert Munsch storybook for the morning. So much silliness, so much laughter and so much love!

A huge thank you to the O’Gorman family for inviting me into their home to capture this joyful, noisy, beautiful morning.

*Our Family Story Sessions are a new offering for eran jayne photography and include a 2-3 hour session in your home and/or favourite location, a gallery of documentary and lifestyle images, and a creatively curated storytelling video combining images and video from our day together. If you’re interested in this type of session for your family, email me for more information.

Eran Sudds is a Tsawwassen photographer who specializes in capturing beautiful, fun & natural moments for you and your family. Her “Our Family Story” sessions creatively weave together video footage and still photos into a vibrant video time capsule that captures your family perfectly.