Greetings 2010

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Mommyhood

I so love being a mommy. It's truly the greatest thing I have ever done!

Today, as I was reflecting on mommyhood...I remembered a picture I took at a session last summer. Sean had just taken a spill and though he was not hurt, he was definitely scared and upset. Luckily, his mom was there to make it all better...

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A mother's love is a powerful thing. ;-)
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

P.S. I have to post a pic of my mother's day card from Maddox.
He wrote MOM all by himself! He also did all of the 1's on the front and inside. Jay had him write the Moooox and then Jay added lines to make the a and the two d's...resulting in Maddox. I love it!

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Friday, May 9, 2008

Killing Time

A couple of pics I took recently while waiting for clients to arrive for an engagement session at Union Station. I enjoy...

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Take a Hike

Well...really more of a stroll. The kiddos and I headed out a few days ago for a walk around the neighborhood. My plan was to take some pictures of things we saw on our walk...which I did though I also snagged some pics of the kids as well. Shocking! I know.

I have been gifted with many "flowers" lately. I've learned that dandelions close up when they are brought inside and placed in a vase. Interesting. ;-)

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Another of nature's beauties...depending on how you look at it.

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Maddox had to stop the stroller and give Evey a hug at one point. Awwwwwww.... Have I mentioned that he loves her now?!

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We found a tree full of "helicopters"...

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I showed Maddox where the seed could be found. Once he got the seed out he planted it in their yard. Helping Mother Nature along - nice.

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Someone was very dedicated to spreading the word about a particular radio station...

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Puddle jumping...

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Chillin' in the stroller...

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Good times!

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Sunday, May 4, 2008

NATURE Photo Contest Results...

And the winner is...

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Neil Ellis took this incredible picture at Zion National Park this past November. "It was a long exposure taken at dusk. The trail led behind the stream of water falling from the cliff above."

Amazing shot! Neil will be receiving a $25 gift certificate to the The Nature Store. Congratulations Neil!

I was really impressed with all of the images submitted for this contest! Here are the talented photographers behind the pictures:

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...by Neil Ellis

Nature_Stephanie A 02
...by Stephanie Alexander

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...by Stephanie Alexander

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...by Tim Davis

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...by Tim Davis

Nature_Janette W 01
...by Janette Williams

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...by Janette Williams

Nature_Renee B 01
...by Renee Bumpus

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...by Renee Bumpus

Nature_Andrea B 02
...by Andrea Biagioli

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...by Andrea Biagioli

THANK YOU all so much for participating! I really enjoyed getting to see and share your photos!

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Happy Birthday to Me...

Happy Birthday to Me...
Happy Birthday Dear Me...
Happy Birthday to Me!

I'm heading out for some shopping with the girls (AKA my mom and little Eveykins)...big plans for dinner at my FAVORITE restaurant...Bo Ling's! And then I am looking forward to Mary's delicious gooey butter cake! YUM!

Friday, May 2, 2008

The Goldilocks Blog

When I first started the photo blog, I posted images of this size...

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But I felt the pictures were just too small!
So I started posting images like this...

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But it seems these photos are too large! While they look great to me - apparently a portion of the landscape images are being cut off on many people's monitors. (Not that anyone mentioned it until yesterday...hello? Anyone out there? ;-)

So I'm hoping that this size is just right...



ETA: Okay, so I heard back from at least one person that the new medium size was still cut off a bit. So I got brave and headed into the HTML to poke around and see what I could find. I think I have fixed the problem so that I can now even use the LARGE images I have been posting recently...though I did have to move a couple of things around.

What do you think? Please let me know or leave a comment if you are having any problems viewing the photos in their entirety. THANKS!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

248 Days Old

Evey turned 8 months old on Sunday! So Monday we did the photo shoot for the baby book. I like to strip her down to a diaper for the monthly baby book photos - I did the same for Maddox's baby book. That way you can really focus on their physical changes from month to month when you look back over the year. Just in case anyone is wondering...

So anyways - here are some of my favorites from the shoot!

Lambchop has been one of Evey's favorite toys since birth so I wanted to get a nice picture of her and her "friend"...

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For those of you keeping score at home - we are now up to 2 teeth...

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One of her many nicknames is "Cheeks McGee"...

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She is quite active, exploring her world...suprisingly quick at grabbing things. Especially things you don't want her to grab.

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We are trying to use her desire to grab things as a means of exercise by placing things just outside her reach and making her work for it. Her current physique is an obstacle to mobility. ;-) Evey jumps like a crazy woman in the jumperoo, wriggles all over the place on the floor, and does amazing tummy crunches. She actually has some serious muscle...it just happens to all be covered by marshmallowy softness.

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And of course anything she grabs immediately goes to the mouth...

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My sweet baby girl...

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