If you guessed girl yesterday, you were right!
Sweet little Finley Marie. Everyone thought it was a boy (that’s what everyone told me too!). Surprise! I went over to their house when Finley was only five days old. A nice reminder of why I do newborn shoots for babies 10 days or under… even at her young age she wouldn’t stay asleep! It was a lot of work (and blankets and wipes!), but we made it work.
Swoon. And more up on my facebook page.
ok. My ovaries hurt a little, I’ll admit…
Oh, and I know this probably sounds crazy, but if you want a photo shoot with your family this summer I’m booking up (personally and professionally – weekends especially!) so contact me and we’ll get you on the calendar!
Celebrating crafts, kids and the everyday through photographs.
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When I found out my lovely hair dresser Heather was pregnant she excitedly said, “oh you’ll have to do the newborn photos.” And I said, “and I have to do your maternity photos, you are so freaking cute!” But Heather was not so sure. Lovely readers I know the feeling. I did not want maternity photos. Well, it’s not that I didn’t want them, I just didn’t think they were that important. I was so wrong, I really regret not getting maternity (or newborn) pictures taken! So I’m glad I finally talked Heather into it (I think it was a girlfriend who finally told her she was crazy not to get them taken). Heather and her husband came in today to check out their maternity session (along with the newborn one since baby came before we could get together). I realize I’m behind on posting session photos anyway so with out further ado…
When I pulled up I told Heather, “well we have to use that bench” that was sitting on their front porch. Her response, “I knew you’d say that.”
Heather told me that her cute dog was totally photogenic. I was thinking, sure everyone loves their pet. But she was right he stared right at me. I had to throw this in, but if you really want a pet photographer call my friend Paula.
Both her fur babies, including her little blind Bert. Such sweet dogs.
After shooting around their house and yard we decided to risk it and head downtown between showers. We totally lucked out at the capital mall where cherry trees were in bloom, and got a break with rays of sun.
They had wedding photos taken here. I think this will be a nice before and after.
And then it started raining again. Next up the baby in that belly. Want to hazard a guess if it’s a girl or a boy? It was a surprise to them as well. -
Whenever I go to a bookstore I am always checking the clearance shelves for cheap books. Tuesday loves book as much as I do and new ones (to her) are a special treat. I tend towards classics, beautifully illustrated books, and lovely prose. But I made an exception lately and got a book that makes noise.
Yes, yes, but I think it is a good exception to my no battery rule. This book was on clearance at Borders for $7.99 and I think the illustrations are great. What’s more when you pair a bird number to the speaker you get to hear just what it sounds like.
Tuesday is a big fan. I like it too and it got me thinking that we should start talking more about birds and checking out their features. So I picked up a few more bird books in the clearance section.
The Birding Essentials was only $1.99, a good companion to the song book I thought. And the coloring book was also inexpensive. It has simple illustrations with more information about various birds in North America.
And a coloring guide.
After Tuesday and I enjoyed the books for a few days the thought of winter holidays crept into my head and I decided to go back for a few more sets. My idea is to have some presents ready to go way before the holidays (or birthdays). We’ll see how well I do (I want to give these gifts to the intended recipients now!). I’ve made up little gift bags since I’m trying to stop using throw away wrapping.
I used a friend from quilt guild’s tutorial (you can find it here). It’s actually a reversible bag, with a nice enclosure for the cord.
I am super in love with the new cord my mom has in the shop (here it is). I love the bright colors, she even has neon! I found cord stops at the fabric store and it finishes them off nicely. I think these will be great for “wrapping” and for the kids to carry their book out in the yard or to a window to bird watch themselves.
I hope to update more regularly this week, but I still can’t seem to shake this darn cold! And when I went rummaging for medicine I realized just how long it’s been since I’ve been able to use the “good” stuff… everything was expired. Here’s hoping I don’t keep Bj up coughing another night!
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