just got home from a long weekend out at the ranch. i’ve been wanting to photograph mr.d like this for awhile – partly to commemorate the fact that we are now potty trained (wahoo!) and partly because i just want to forever preserve the cuteness of his perfection at age 3. i love his little body! i love that he is still a mama’s boy and i love the way he wraps his arms around me and still needs and wants me so!!
and if that wasn’t enough, our kids are in love with a song right now called “chicken fried” by the zac brown band. i’ve listened to it many times but then i really listened to the lyrics, and it was just so perfect for for this pair of jeans and our whole weekend at the ranch…
You know I like my chicken fried
Cold beer on a Friday night
A pair of jeans that fit just right
And the radio up
Well I`ve seen the sunrise
See the love in my [husband's] eyes
Feel the touch of a precious child
And know a mother`s love
And its funny how it`s the little things in life that mean the most
Not where you live, what you drive or the price tag on your clothes
There`s no dollar sign on a piece of mind; this I`ve come to know
So if you agree have a drink with me
Raise your glasses for a toast
To a little bit of chicken fried
I thank god for my life
And for the stars and stripes
May freedom forever fly, let it ring.
Salute the ones who died
And the ones that gave their lives so we don`t have to sacrifice
All the things we love
Like our chicken fried
i know it’s been around awhile, but you should go listen to the song! total country but part of our farm mix and makes me wanna go dancin’!! ooh, and we even had some yummy chicken fried steak this weekend thanks to papa g:)
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what a super fun session this was! it was a reunion with one of my old co-workers (pre-photography days) and i got to meet her little boy, mr. c, along with little girl bump on the way! we were lucky for one of those cooler mornings last week to pull this whirlwind belly, mr. c and family session off. so many favorites to share…
that is the word that came to mind when i saw this image. and actually when i saw this moment one sat morning. pure beauty. pure joy. pure love. such a sweet and perfect little girl. her lips! her new long hair! i just love everything about it. of course, it is my baby girl:)
this image will probably not speak to you the way it does to me but it was just a beautiful moment that caught me off guard. there is no editing that has been done to this photo beyond the bw conversion. she was watching diego (her new boyfriend!) and had all her 13 animals in tow and snuggled up around the both of us in bed. this is miss m fresh out of bed. i left the comfort of snuggling with her to go grab my camera and to preserve this moment where i couldn’t believe how old she looked…and how perfect. i really just want to freeze her in this stage and all that comes with that, esp her little songbird voice that wakes us up everyday singing her favorite songs. i am so in love!!!
i was so excited to receive this email today from the fabulous stephanie davis!! she is another local area photographer that specializes in weddings and seniors…although last year i convinced her to take on my family:) i love stephanie’s work and she recently photographed some of my little miss poppy flowers on a couple of her clients. i love how they turned out and i hope this inspires some of you to see more of the fun and glam and endless possibilities behind little miss poppy!! thank you for sharing these with me stephanie.
so in april, i took a trip to puerto vallarta with a group of friends to celebrate turning 30- i posted a tiny sneak peek as i was waiting on the good stuff to come from my bff and fellow photog, allison of focal point photographics. it is always such a treat to have someone take photos of my family and it seems i am finding myself doing that less and less, so these few that she snagged of me and hubby while we were in PV are so special to me!! i just got them from her a couple of weeks ago but it was sooo worth the wait!! i will treasure these always and thank you so much allison for taking them. the first one is of the whole group on the trip – us 4 girls were all college roomies and have made our hubbies become friends too:)
and this might be my favorite….
Monday, August 30, 2010 Posted in Newborns
meet mr.w at just 10 days old. what a little heartthrob. he was an angel and such a mirror image of his big bro. grandma found this vintage scale for us to use for the shoot – great find!
mom has a background in interior design and handpainted the phrase “a brother is a friend given as a gift from god” above his crib along with the brother portraits above mr. w’s changing table. i just loved the sentimental spin behind the decor:) isn’t this precious?!!
and then we ventured outside to have even more fun!!
and one last sweet moment with mama and baby – oh, how i miss these snuggle moments!
the momentum is still going from tea with trista and i am just so beyond grateful to my vintage baby for bringing such great exposure and awareness to mdp!!!! i just cannot tell you how fun this has been and how blessed i feel!!! you will never believe the latest round of features to share….the mecca of all, people.com….and might i mention WITH a photo credit!! thank you people.com!!! and equally exciting is marthastewart.com!!! and last but not least, E! news!! a segment of the video here aired on sunday and all day monday as part of their news segment. many thanks to clint loveness of loveness films for putting the tea recap video together for us!!!
one of my good friends (and clients!) forwarded this to me from her iphone. can you tell what this is? her girls playing photo shoot!!! they had just had their photos taken by me recently, and below is the at-home recap of what mom said they would say to each other – LOL!!!
“turn ur head just like that, I just want to see your face…..yes, yes, do that, spin around!…oh, you are workin it!” now i gotta be careful what i say – these kids are smart and repeat my silly tantics!!
Monday, August 23, 2010 Posted in My Kids
after the mad rush this morning getting everyone dressed and off to school, i came home to read this in my daily devotional: “entrust your loved ones to me.; release them into my protective care. they are much safer with me that in your clinging hands.” what a perfect reminder. thank you lord for giving me just what i needed to hear this morning! i am a giant mess….
favorite memories of this event:
- mr. d saying “thank you mommy. that prayer was so sweet!” after our prayer for his new school year. he has never done that before!
- miss m saying “where’s my bubby?” after walking into their preschool and not having mr. d by her side. broke my heart.
here is mr. d getting settled at his new school!! he looks like such a big boy trying to walk with his backpack and hang it up:) only 3 years old but taking part in a special program at a real elementary school!
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