Monday, May 25, 2009
[Telle Family]
Such a sweet, SWEET family. So willing to just do "anything!" Thank you guys for a FUN time! I'll be getting the rest to you soon!
Friday, May 22, 2009
[Maternity: Amanda Thornton]
I cannot say how much I enjoyed this shoot! Completely enjoyed it!!! It was so relaxed... just easy-breezy!
Thanks Thornton Family for letting me capture this time in your lives!
Sweet little Madelyn! She was so sweet!
I am addicted to hands/belly shots... I just LOVE them!
She was so cute picking flowers!
Look at this face!!!
LOVE this shot!
I was so excited when I found this wall... and then when Amanda pulled out this shirt... it was PERFECT! :)
LOVE LOVE LOVE this one!!!
My favorite:
Love this one too!
Thanks Thornton Family for letting me capture this time in your lives!
Sweet little Madelyn! She was so sweet!
I am addicted to hands/belly shots... I just LOVE them!
She was so cute picking flowers!
Look at this face!!!
LOVE this shot!
I was so excited when I found this wall... and then when Amanda pulled out this shirt... it was PERFECT! :)
LOVE LOVE LOVE this one!!!
My favorite:
Love this one too!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Some of the Best Things $$$ Can't Buy...
I read a magazine article recently that was asking the question, "What is the best thing money can't buy?" and it really inspired me to get a list together! There are so many things everyday that are so simple, so easy and so WONDERFUL that cost absolutely NOTHING. So I've compiled my short list:
1). A supportive, helpful husband. Nothing is better than being gone and coming home and Sam has the kitchen in order, the clothes that were in the washer transferred to the dryer and the kiddos starting bath time. Such a great feeling!
2). A good photograph. To be able to capture a moment in time is a gift to me.
photo by JClare Studios
3). Actual quote from the article: "The kind of gut-busting, tears-streaming-down-your-face, bordering-on-hysteria laugther that still makes you giggle when you think of it days later." The hilarity of an inside-joke. Can't beat it!
4). Conversations between my children. Here's a recent one. And keep in mind they've been watching a lot of Survivor with Daddy:
Cortland: "Kenz... you st-wabbed me in de back."
Kenzie-Lynn: "Bubby, you don't even know what you're talking about. That means like throwing you under the bus."
Madeline: "It's either throwing you UNDER the bus or OVER. Not sure which one. That's my inspiration (she meant 'explanation') for that."
5). Listening to the rain. Watching flames in a fire.
6). My sons teeny tiny arms wrapped around my neck. He's so little and so squeezable!
photo by JClare Studios
7). FRIENDS. To be supported, uplifted and share life experiences with my girlfriends... as a woman... that's an amazing feeling!
8). My kids filling in the blanks to a story I'm reading to them before bed.
photo by JClare Studios
9). Laying on a beach. ANY beach.
10). Memories of childhood summer days. Building forts, riding bikes, swinging on swings, drinking lemonade, eating popsicles, falling asleep next to my sister with the windows open and the curtains blowing, running until I couldn't run any longer... being careFREE!
Yes... this is my cousin and I with CRIMPED hair!
11). A genuine thoughtful gesture from a stranger. It makes me feel that the world IS a great place!
12). The ending of a GREAT day- when my children are fast asleep and I know they are sleeping soundly dreaming sweet dreams.
13). With age comes a certain comfortability and security within myself. Can't explain it. Just know it's there.
14). Good manners and good decision making.
15). The comfort and security of my bed. Everything is how I want it: the mattress, the sheets, the pillows... completely relaxing! I love when we all cuddle up together on Saturday mornings.
photo by JClare Studios
16). Hearing my favorite song at an unexpected time and singing it at the top of my lungs.
17). The feeling of acceptance. Knowing someone enjoys being around me and loves me for ME.
18). Trusting someone. Knowing without a doubt I can trust someone with anything I may share with them.
19). Unconditional love.
20). Reminiscing with an old friend or family member.
College days:
21). Getting a blog comment! Woohoo! :)
22). Seeing my family's smiling faces after they eat a meal I've cooked for them.
23). Learning something new for the first time. Something that apparently other people have known FOREVER. Like I just learned what SWAK meant two years ago! I'm a dork!
24). When my hair does what I WANT it to do!
25). Receiving a REAL hug. Not a flimsy-pat-on-the-back kinda hug. A REAL hug.
1). A supportive, helpful husband. Nothing is better than being gone and coming home and Sam has the kitchen in order, the clothes that were in the washer transferred to the dryer and the kiddos starting bath time. Such a great feeling!
2). A good photograph. To be able to capture a moment in time is a gift to me.
photo by JClare Studios
3). Actual quote from the article: "The kind of gut-busting, tears-streaming-down-your-face, bordering-on-hysteria laugther that still makes you giggle when you think of it days later." The hilarity of an inside-joke. Can't beat it!
4). Conversations between my children. Here's a recent one. And keep in mind they've been watching a lot of Survivor with Daddy:
Cortland: "Kenz... you st-wabbed me in de back."
Kenzie-Lynn: "Bubby, you don't even know what you're talking about. That means like throwing you under the bus."
Madeline: "It's either throwing you UNDER the bus or OVER. Not sure which one. That's my inspiration (she meant 'explanation') for that."
5). Listening to the rain. Watching flames in a fire.
6). My sons teeny tiny arms wrapped around my neck. He's so little and so squeezable!
photo by JClare Studios
7). FRIENDS. To be supported, uplifted and share life experiences with my girlfriends... as a woman... that's an amazing feeling!
8). My kids filling in the blanks to a story I'm reading to them before bed.
photo by JClare Studios
9). Laying on a beach. ANY beach.
10). Memories of childhood summer days. Building forts, riding bikes, swinging on swings, drinking lemonade, eating popsicles, falling asleep next to my sister with the windows open and the curtains blowing, running until I couldn't run any longer... being careFREE!
Yes... this is my cousin and I with CRIMPED hair!
11). A genuine thoughtful gesture from a stranger. It makes me feel that the world IS a great place!
12). The ending of a GREAT day- when my children are fast asleep and I know they are sleeping soundly dreaming sweet dreams.
13). With age comes a certain comfortability and security within myself. Can't explain it. Just know it's there.
14). Good manners and good decision making.
15). The comfort and security of my bed. Everything is how I want it: the mattress, the sheets, the pillows... completely relaxing! I love when we all cuddle up together on Saturday mornings.
photo by JClare Studios
16). Hearing my favorite song at an unexpected time and singing it at the top of my lungs.
17). The feeling of acceptance. Knowing someone enjoys being around me and loves me for ME.
18). Trusting someone. Knowing without a doubt I can trust someone with anything I may share with them.
19). Unconditional love.
20). Reminiscing with an old friend or family member.
College days:
21). Getting a blog comment! Woohoo! :)
22). Seeing my family's smiling faces after they eat a meal I've cooked for them.
23). Learning something new for the first time. Something that apparently other people have known FOREVER. Like I just learned what SWAK meant two years ago! I'm a dork!
24). When my hair does what I WANT it to do!
25). Receiving a REAL hug. Not a flimsy-pat-on-the-back kinda hug. A REAL hug.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
[Sneak Peek]
I absolutely ADORE how he is playing with her hair in the background... SO PRECIOUS.
More to come...
More to come...
Sunday, May 10, 2009
[Before I Was a Mom...]
I am enjoying the start of my Mother's Day. I am in my office drinking a hot cup of coffee with a view of my three children in the family room cuddled up together on the couch watching The Parent Trap. Feeling pretty soft and fuzzy. Basically feeling pretty dang sappy. FEELING VERY BLESSED. It really doesn't help that I'm listening to Darius Rucker's song: "It Won't Be Like This For Long." If any mothers out there haven't heard that song... go download it! The first time I heard it I was CRYING huge, HUGE tears. It totally melted my heart.
Anyway- I wish all Moms a great day! Happy Mother's Day!
My friend Julie sent this to me in an email last week and I thought I'd share it here.
Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom, I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.! I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom, I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom, I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom .
Anyway- I wish all Moms a great day! Happy Mother's Day!
My friend Julie sent this to me in an email last week and I thought I'd share it here.
Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom, I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.! I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom, I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom, I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom .
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