project:52 {week5}

Noah decided he wanted to have a camp-out in his room the other night and wanted us to move his mattress into the tent so he could sleep under the (glow-in-the-dark) stars. He ended up sleeping in the tent on his mattress for 3 days (naps) and nights surrounded by cars, books, and toys. Luke was also very excited about the set up and I found them playing "camping" together often throughout the week. Brothers make the best playmates!

baby belly

I was so excited for this session! It was my first maternity session and I had a lot of ideas for it. Knowing that I needed to build up my portfolio with baby bellies I had asked a friend if she wouldn’t mind being my model. {N} brought along her beautiful daughter and we spent hours clicking away. It was my first attempt at shooting and editing in RAW and let me just say that I will never go back. The control you have with editing a RAW image is unmatched. I only wish I had braved it sooner.

Thank you {N} for being such a willing and wonderful model. By the way, you look gorgeous! I hope you enjoy these images as you await your little man.

project:52 {week4}

Luke loves eating. He would eat all day long if we let him. But even more than eating Luke loves being active. In fact, the position you see him in below is the one we see him in more often than not. On this particular day he was enjoying a snack and saying, "Hello!" in his best 2 year old voice (replace the L sound with a W sound-I couldn't figure out how it should be spelled)!

project:52 {week3}

Our home has become party central! Daddy got Guitar Hero for Christmas (from Noah & Luke...it was their idea, kind of.) and the boys ask if we can play every night after dinner. Because no party is a party without loud music John makes sure that our house is rockin'. The boys fight over who gets the "real" guitar (seen in the picture below) or the "air" guitar (a blow up guitar) and they enjoy playing along. The coveted guitar is, of course, the "real" one. Luke won the battle the other night and was caught rockin' out with Daddy. I especially like the way he holds the guitar...he definitely has a style all his own!

project:52 {week2}

Both of my boys are blanket boys. Luke prefers the corner of the blanket and his thumb and Noah favors the tags. When Noah was just a toddler we would often sew the tags back on when they fell off. In the past three years, Noah has worn down one of the tags so it is just strings hanging on but the favorite tag has persevered. This week, it fell off! And our big (almost) four year old decided that he was OK without it. As of today, the tag continues to keep a mighty distance from the "bydoe" (Noah's name for his blanket) as our little man is growing up.

new logo

I've been wanting to design a simple logo for my new business that reflects my personality, is professional and appealing to the eye. After hours spent looking at different logos and researching designers this is what I came up with. What do you think?

happy new year!

Greetings 2010! This new year will bring some changes to my blog and photography "hobby". I'm excited to announce that I will be officially starting up my photography business this month! I am currently in the process of designing a brand new website and will be posting the link as soon as it's up and ready to go so stay tuned. I look forward to a year filled with many memories captured and smiles shared. May 2010 be filled with many blessings for you and your family!

(photo taken by my lovely husband!)

project:52 {week1}

Every week in 2010 I will be posting a photograph that captures the milestones of my family for that specific week. This is a way for me to challenge myself to grow in my photography skills and to document life before it passes me by.

The first milestone actually happened on new year's day! Our little 3 (almost 4) year old decided that he wanted to write his name all by himself. Here's Noah and his accomplishment: