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Monday, April 20, 2009

my sweet 12 week old

Just wanted to share my sweet baby boy at 12 weeks old.  I know everyone thinks I must be taking a MILLION pictures of him – but I’m not.  AND, most of the pictures that I have taken are with my nifty point & shoot camera anyway!    Believe it or not, any spare time (when Jake is sleeping and Kylie isn’t asking me “will you play with me mommy, PUUULLLLEEEEZZZZZZ???) is spent working on photography stuff.  Getting ready to get back into the swing of things after 3 months of not “working” is a big task!  

So here are a couple pictures from our 15 minute session today…

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And yes, I think he really does weigh around 15 pounds by now – he’s HUGE!!!  :)

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Explanation: Big sister’s idea… enough said.

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And, the two little people that have made the biggest impact on my life (besides my wonderful husband) —– life is pretty good!

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Friday, April 17, 2009

the joy of new life

I feel so lucky that I can do something very special for the people that are so special to me.  My dear friend Cynthia had her sweet baby Bella last week – and even though I’m officially on “maternity leave” I couldn’t let these precious first days pass by without capturing them for her.  Unfortunately, Cynthia is having a difficult time and couldn’t take part in our session – so Dad (Abba) did it with me.  What a trooper too – all smiles!  :)  Of course, this wasn’t my traditional newborn session…..  I only had two hours to work with, my baby was here (and Abba even gave him a bottle while I took pictures) and my house (make-shift studio) was a mess!  But hey, that’s what friends are for right?? 

Well, as I told Abba, you would never know by looking at these pictures that Miss Bella gave us a pretty hard time.  I think she just wanted us to stop touching her and let her sleep.   Ahhhh, the price you pay for a beautiful portrait!  Of course, she was SOUND ASLEEP about 15 minutes before I had to go pick up Kylie for school – so I didn’t get to do my creative hats, props, etc – but I’m glad we got something to work with at the ripe young age of 10 DAYS OLD!  

Isn’t she sweet…..  

 

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And a little smile for us….

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I love this shot – just the scale of it all – and the tiny little package in Abba’s arms.

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A wonderful, loving father – you can just see all the love in his eyes.  Wishing mommy could be in this one too!

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Tiny, tiny feet…

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And a cool, eclectic shot for those creative types out there.

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PS – the beautiful blanket was made by our friend and neighbor Lorraine – more on her AWESOME new baby stuff later!

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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

shop, sip and savor

Every year my family participates in the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America’s “Take Steps” Walk to raise money towards a possible cure to this horrible disease.  The cause is very close to my heart because my husband has the disease and we live with it everyday.  If you are one of my blog followers and you live here locally, I hope you will join us for a VERY fun event at the Shoppe of Vinings on May 4th to benefit this organization (details below) — I would love to see you!  If you want to find out more about our fundraising efforts click HERE for our personal web page.  We hope to exceed our goal of $5,000 again this year!  THANK YOU SO MUCH to the Shoppe of Vinings and C&S Oyster Bar for sponsoring such a special event.

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