W elcome to my newly designed blog-site. Some of you may be new to this, so I will briefly explain... this is a website that is also a blog and vice versa. My old site had not been updated in almost two years, and thus, my blog was truly the best representation of my work. So... the two shall become one! If you are new to me, feel free to click on the buttons above for sample galleries of some of my favorite work. Then, check out my most recent work by clicking through the most relevant category for what you are searching. For everyone else, enjoy the joined functionality... Happy viewing! |
I have never been the type of girl that lives so in the moment that I can't realize the consequences or the potential effects that my decisions may have on my future. However, I am the type of gal that TRIES to soak in moments and live right in them without thinking of what is next. I try. I try and try and try to be this way. I try to really appreciate every little moment because I know I will miss them when they are gone, no matter how content I am in the next day. But, sometimes... things pass by too quickly, and I somehow forget to truly treasure the gifts that I have been given. I feel like the past week and a half has been a great mix of emotional moments, and I think the next 2+ weeks will only accelerate. If you have no idea where I am going here with this post... in case you missed it on twitter or facebook... my love has been offered a great job in the Philadelphia area, and he starts in 2 weeks. ... and, I suppose, I am moving with him. :-) But truly, not without kicking and screaming... or at least, on the inside.
It is such a funny thing to reflect on the past 5 years here... I moved here, and I honestly hated it. I couldn't wait to leave this tundra. Of course, it doesn't help that I moved up at this exact time of year (winter carnival 2005!). Buuuttttt.... I gave it a chance, and I fell in love. I truly adore this place... every piece of it (okay, maybe not the subzero temperatures), but everything else! Anyway, I could go on and on and on about how much I will miss the Adirondacks, but that will be saved for another post. This post is dedicated to my sweet memories of one of my most favorite times of the day... watching my love give my little love a bath. Chris loves the water. I would live happy if I could wake up clean and only have to see and drink water, so naturally, Chris does bath time. :-) This is me TRYING to soak in some of our last moments living in our first house as a family... Happy viewing friends! |
| *chris is teaching claire to blow bubbles in the tub. i have seen her do it twice now, but usually chris just gets real wet and claire drinks bath water. |
Happy 40th Birthday, Kathleen! |
A pologies for a quick post... if I am 100% honest, I have to admit that I promised my husband I would straighten up our house today, and well, he gets home in 30 minutes and all I have done today is work like a dog on emails, proposals, bookings, albums... you get the point. I ate breakfast and lunch at my desk, basically. Anyway... gotta go and be a good wife. But, first, I thought I would wish my friend Kathleen a very happy 40th birthday today! Her party was this past Saturday, and some of my dearest friends transformed out church into a New York City street. It was so great! So, happy viewing, friends!
umm... my friend Kris (remember her name? she made the decorations for Claire's cake) made this insane cake! |
| sorry, but this was too perfect. OF COURSE the sushi should be next-to the prayer room. I always thank GOD when I enjoy sushi! haha! |
| if you can read this candy bar, you are going to laugh at me for taking a picture of it and at my friends for naively buying it. i couldn't read it until someone pointed it out. dork! |
| the Silvius family... Happy Birthday!! |
I only cried once on Sunday. It was at the precise moment that Claire was born a year ago. A flood of emotions finally hit me when my love reminded me of that moment... the first moment I saw her, the moment she was first handed to me... every sweet little moment and every HUGE feeling that came with those sweet sweet moments. And, now, Claire is starting the second year of her life... but before we went on with that fact, we celebrated her first year with a super fun party at Chris' parents' home outside Philadelphia. I worked pretty hard on all the decorations and details, so I am pretty pumped to share them with you. Happy viewing, friends!
... all the details... the cakes (yes plural- we had around 30 people there!)... the cookies... the napkin rings I made... the banners I made... the hanging picture cards of her monthly sessions... the flowers... and the fabulous hat that I found on etsy! |
| the "happy birthday" banner took me a while to make. i didn't love how the letters weren't super readable, but whatev... we are going to use this for years! i will HAVE to! ;-) |
| okay, i LOVED this cookie idea my friend Kris had! She actually was the brains behind this and the cake decorations. she's amazing at those little confections! (my hands aren't steady enough to do something I can't erase). |
| yes, my friend Kris made all of those little details on the cake. love them! |
| opening presents was super fun now that she had Christmas as practice. ;-) |
| Claire clapping to thank everyone for the gifts! (my brother-in-law Tim took these two) |
| ... and here comes the cake! she's not so thrilled in this image, but that is because she doesn't know what is coming to her. We held off sugar for the year (apart from fruit or the small amounts in non-sweet cereal)... so this was fun! |
| Aunt Bri joined from her dorm room via Skype! haha! |
| a "bossy" face to close. Happy Birthday, little love! |
Claire Anna at Twelve Months |
H ere we go... last monthly portrait session... it was abbreviated since I knew we would get tons today, AND I did this shoot alone in our house (and she really wanted to go play with her toys instead). But, here she is! in her birthday dress! Happy First Birthday, pretty girl! What a joy you are!
And... happy viewing, friends!
of course, you can't really get a one year old to pose. she chose this one. it made me laugh! (and by the way, this was taken with all natural lighting in our dining room with one reflector- we have two windows in the room). |
| food helps... her new favorite pastime is feeding our dog Baxter (he's the white blurb at the bottom of the frame) |
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