One Man's Trash......

I was riding down the street one morning and as I pass my neighbor's house, I find this bed sitting out by the curb. See, my neighbors have been moving all month and sitting trash out by the curb. Now, I always look at the things sitting by the curb. I can't help it. So, see my vigilance lands me a prop.

I get out and look at it. Then I peep at the other stuff beside it. And finally, I pop the trunk and stick it inside. I get inside the house and show Jerry my find. He wants to know did the neighbors see me digging through their trash. Ha! I didn't really think of it that way. So, I sand it and paint it red. And look what I have for a few bucks and some work.

So, I grab my little baby, who is 9 months old! I can't believe it! And we are off to play.

She fell asleep in the car, so I wasn't sure how she would act in front of the camera. We spent about 15 minutes out there in the park, but she was all smiles and this face. This is her excited face. It's hilarious when she does it! I was singing "Pat-a-Cake". She loves that song.

Look at my Sweet Rylie! You have two teeth coming in and are handling it like a trooper. You shake your her head "no" when you are asked what sounds like a question (and other random times). You clap and sing along when we are singing. You are not quite crawling, but you hate to be on the floor. So, who knows if you'll ever crawl if that's your attitude. You're a pro in your walker, though. You hate for someone to get up and leave the room. That will surely cause a melt down. I like how when we are eating, you will taste the first spoonful with a nibble to make sure you like it. Yeah, you have learned if you don't like it, then you can spit it back out. You are overall, a very happy baby with lots of smiles and giggles. We love you Little Rylie.

Briana is 6 months old....{St Petersburg Baby Photographer}

I think I love this age. Six month old can sit up and babble. They really take notice of Momma and you get to catch glimpses of their own special personality. And a big plus is that they care nothing about the camera. 

Meet Little Ms. Briana. I could have taken her picture all day; she was so content playing with the grass and lifting her dress.

More and more, I'm discovering that I LOVE black and white photos. This next photo just cracks me up. I wish I could remember what made her laugh so :0)!

Next, she changed into her Communion Dress. It was gorgeous and white and boy did she like playing with this dress.

Mom even brought her certificate.

Briana. Sweet. Quiet. Beautiful. Piercing blue eyes. I could tell she had her Mom wrapped around her finger. Briana just celebrated her 1/2 birthday with a party. I thought that was so cute! 

It was so nice meeting you. I enjoyed hanging out with you all in 90+ degree weather. Ha! I hope I captured the true essence of your little sweetie.

I'm always a little excited....{St Petersburg Baby Photographer}

I'm always a little excited to share at least one from photo sessions. So this time I thought I would share two. Ha! Two of little Briana; a sweet little baby with the most piercing blue eyes.

I'll be back soon to share more......

Nevaeh & Nalani/ St Petersburg Children Photographer

A couple of weeks ago, we traveled back to my home town. During my stay, I got to hang out with these two beauties. They were cute as can be and just as sweet.

Meet Nevaeh. Look closely at her name. Did you get it? It spells "Heaven" backward. She was definitely not a stranger to the camera.

I LOVED this one. My absolute favorite from the day.

And now, little Miss Nalani. She's 7 months old (a couple days older than my little baby) , but she looks like she is twice as big. My next absolute favorite, I'm liking the baby drool.

And she sucks her thumb too.

Thanks you guys for letting us hang out with you. I LOVE your family and now you need one more little girl to catch up with us. Ha!

Merry Christmas

No words today, just photos of my little ones.

Ok, just one, or err.... a few words. Rylie says "HO HO HO!"





















Merry Christmas!

Rylie

This was the easiest delivery ever for me. We arrived at the hospital about 9:30pm. I had an epidural about an hour later, which made my legs feel like concrete, but took all the pain away. I slept off and on until about 3:30am. Then I was awaken by an intense pressure and the urge to push. I pushed about 3-4 times and she was out! The story takes another turn when I get home and have to take care of a newborn and a toddler while healing from the delivery. I have had lots of help from my mother, neighbor, and a family friend. Still the road is quite twisty.

She came out so cheesy.




See! Look at those eyes and she was just minutes old.


Snug as a bug.




Daddy and daughter meet. This is Jerry's first delivery that he got to see all the way through. Why? With our oldest, I had a c-section. and when the spinal didn't take they put me asleep in the O.R. and kicked him out. Next, with our second, I waited too long to get to the hospital. The delivery team met me in the E.R. and by the time he parked and came in she was out. So this delivery was a special treat. He got to see everything....ha!


In case you're looking for a photographer to document your own special delivery. Contact me, I would love to do that for you!



All bundled and coming to meet Momma.



Look at that belly button!



Always alert and ready to eat.





You know, when you look at newborn photography? And the photographer gets all the nice, sleepy, and curled shots. Not this baby! When I say she made me work for every shot that's what I mean. I had to nurse, cuddle, an hold her for every position change. We couldn't use about 10 blankets. They were ruined by poop, pee, and spit-up x10.



My own little tooshie time.





Going.

Going.

Not yet.





Going.



Gone!

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