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December 26, 2008 – 12:24 pm
Day five . . . pure.
December 17, 2008 – 6:53 pm
I have a confession: I haven’t always loved maternity photos. I mean, I have seen some gorgeous photos and I have even taken some, but they have never been my “love”. I love babies, newborns and little people. But lately, these amazing bellies have been growing on me. I mean, they are a MIRACLE and just so incredible. This mama is one of my favorite clients and was once named here “My kind of mama!” because she let her baby play in the mud for his photos. 
And just look at her joy in this image. She is so in love with this unseen person; amazing. I am so happy to say that she and her husband have since welcomed a sweet baby daughter into their home.
Day four . . . Not finding out .
December 16, 2008 – 12:55 pm
Today I am working a little, blogging a little and planning to quit early enough to spend time with my four children, maybe play a game, wander out and about to take in the sights and sounds of Christmas in Willow Glen, or maybe make a decoration or two (they ask constantly to do that one). I have missed them over the last few months, when I “go underground” to work work work and get everyone set up with fabulous Christmas gifts. I am sure many of you around the Bay Area have received your awesome Christmas cards in the mail. I cannot wait to send mine!
This sweet couple from the North Bay really made me smile. Look at how he loves her! She was excited and ready but when I went back to photograph her new baby, she looked like a whole new woman. She is so in love with that baby-its simply WONDERFUL. So I am breaking my rule and showing two photos today because you just have to see the before and after for these two (well, three ) And don’t you just LOVE her shirt!?
Day Two . . .
December 14, 2008 – 6:01 pm
Today my heart is heavy and my prayers fervent for a classmate and friend of mine who’s baby son died yesterday. He apparently had respiratory distress while flying on a plane with his family. Despite a doctor and a nurse on board’s best efforts, little Carter was lost. He was their first and only child. Please keep Ryan and Heidi in your prayers. Pray that they will find comfort and strength to get through this terrible tragedy.
Times like this always remind me to hug my four blessings. I don’t know why some are blessed with a house full of healthy children and others must go through such terrible tragedy. I feel at once blessed and guilty. Why am I so lucky? Or will my life change in a moment as I have seen happen to others like Ryan and Heidi?
I am grateful that as a photographer I have the joy of capturing images of children and their relationships that will last beyond a tragic event. I am comforted to know that if something were to happen to one of my children or to myself, there will be visual memories of our lives and our love.
This image is from a recent newborn session with a regular client. I have captured this little sweetie’s older brother and I was honored to capture her in her first week. This image just made my heart sing. So adorable and so special. There is nothing greater in this world than a new life. It is the promise of hope and love.
Where have I been?
December 3, 2008 – 7:16 pm
Hello to all of my loyal readers. I am sure you are all wondering where I have gone! Well, ’tis the season for insanity for photographers; our studio has been abuzz with activity. I am just now entering the home-stretch and it feels GOOD. Now, I hope to catch up on all my blogging. I have a lot to share!
Now for some delicious photos. I had the joyful pleasure of flying to St. Paul for just 48 hours to capture my sister and brother and their families. What a treat! Everyone has gotten so big and they are all so darn adorable. It was COLD, though. The first morning we went out the windchill was -5 degrees and we could hardly breathe, let alone take photos. But thankfully it warmed up enough for some fun photos. Brrrr . . . Minnesota!
- be merry
A beloved child.
November 12, 2008 – 10:15 pm
Of course we all love and adore our children. I couldn’t love mine more . . . but sometimes, when the road to parenthood is hard, or a child suffers a hardship, that love becomes so passionate it just radiates from you and cannot be missed by anyone who sees you with your child. This is one of those little loves. She went through a great deal in her early days, but she is a fighter, and her health has improved greatly. Not only is she healthy, but she is also quite bright (maybe even a little tricky with her doting daddy :-). She can turn on the tears and then turn them off again on a whim) and just the sweetest little thing. I promised her mommy a little sneak peek from her most recent session with me. So without further adieu . . .
Our little mouse, indian and rockstar make out like bandits . . .
November 1, 2008 – 11:46 am
So I am totally a last-minute mom. I throw birthday parties together at the 11th our, EVERY TIME, I run around the house helping the kids find the “parts” to their uniforms for baseball or what-have-you 10 minutes before kick-off, EVERY TIME, and of course, we pull together costumes on October 30th EVERY TIME! Well, this year, actually, I beat my record and we were able to get everyone situated by MONDAY, can you believe it?? Well, I do credit the kids, who chased and hounded us relentlessly for weeks. But I am happy to say that it did make last night much more pleasant.
We had hoped to find a killer ladybug costume for Lydie-bug, but I was unsuccessful. However, the so so adorable mouse costume we ended up with was a delightful compromise. The best part is when she says, “Squeek-squeek!” And Alayna wanted to be Sacagawea, an important woman in history whom she learned about in school. We were able to piece together a cool costume using the extremely inappropriate teen version of an indian hooker, ahem, princess, a long sleeve shirt and some moccasins. After wearing the costume to her school’s harvest carnival and having everyone ask her if she was Pocahontas, she decided, in her sweet Miss-Alayneous-go-with-the-flow way, that she would just be Pocahontas to avoid any more confusion. Isaiah struggled with what to be but seemed quite satisfied when we suggested he go as a rockstar. He really wanted a mowhawk, which we attempted a few times, to no avail. He was a good sport about how his hair turned out and I am pretty sure his main goal had more to do with candy than costumes. Too bad for him we only let them eat 2 pieces last night and 2 pieces a day. That candy should last until Easter! We might just hide some away for the Christmas stockings! Tyler declared that he is too old to dress up and he stayed home to hand out candy. Not sure how much of it he consumed, but there was some clear evidence of his munchies in his braces :-).
I hope you all had a safe and fun night. Here are my little honeys all dressed up. Aren’t they cute??
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An oink and a buzz and a lotta’ little sweethearts.
October 29, 2008 – 1:54 am
I had the pleasure of photographing a local Las Madres group’s little ones at their Halloween party at the park. I have never seen so many adorable little costumes. Can you believe that there was not one costume I saw twice. We had two bees, but they had their own “take” on it :-) Check out the cuteness!!
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A little future-firefighter who is just too cute!
October 26, 2008 – 9:08 pm
This little guy was such a delight! He was a little shy, but a little gentle play had him opening up and showing his true-colors; fun, silly and adorable. His daddy is a fireman and he had a blast dressing up in his turnouts. Isn’t he so sweet!?
Nuk-monkey and other good stuff . . .
October 23, 2008 – 4:12 pm
Have you seen these? Too adorable! just right for little ones who can’t quite hold on to their pacifiers, these pets make the job so much easier. This little guy sure liked his! I had a wonderful time capturing this little guy at home with his parents. They were adorable and so in love. I just love watching parents gush over their creations; gets me every time. Not to mention that these two had the coolest style. Their home was built in the 50’s and decorated to bring out the essence of the era. Love it! (and I am jonesing for their refridgerator, one of those sweet remakes of a 50’s classic) 
