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the cle communion
Saturday I got to shoot the cle family communion. Another family you may recognize from holiday time. They were as sweet and welcoming as always (although the mom kept trying to send me home..but I wouldn’t leave til I got all the shots I wanted!) and the kids were so great. Very easy going and so easy to photograph. Of course it dosen’t hurt that they are so gorgeous either!
This one is my favorite, I think. Such a model!
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the loc communion
And so communion season begins. I am very booked up with at least two communions (usually more) every weekend between now and the first weekend in May. Going to try my best to stay on top of the pictures, but if it takes a little longer to get them posted, I apologize in advance.
This little girl was so lovely in her dress, but I felt so bad for her as it was pretty freezing outside. She was a real trooper and didn’t complain. We ran into some unexpected stuff going on in the church so we only had a few brief minutes to get in, take pictures, and get out. Most of them were done outside. I do love the ones of her in the church though…especially the ones where she looks like she’s glowing in the middle of the aisle. Like an angel.
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the sha family
The second of the three shoots from last weekend. Almost there!
This was a fun one for sure! We all worked really hard to get the shots, but I think it was worth it (hope you guys do too). This baby does NOT sleep and I think we really worked him hard– so much so that he did eventually pass out for a whopping 15 minutes. But I did get the sleeping basket shots that I so wanted, so it was all good. The little girl is soooo smart and cute (and has a beautiful name to match). She wasn’t so into the whole thing, but after the "gummies" came out, she was my buddy. Shoulda pulled that one out earlier! And I do just have to mention how kind and sweet the parents are- and they are both doctors! Holy smart family!!
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Timmy-boo
Even though the lighting is so terrible, I just love this picture. Seriously- how cute is this kid??! I know I’m a bit biased, but come ON. He is so stinkin awesome!
Some stuff over the last few months (I’m so behind on this kind of thing which upsets me) that he says that I want to remember:
- Qcu me (excuse me)
- glirl (no boy in this house can say the word girl correctly)
- don’t worry, mommy. I commin.
- whacha doin mommy?
- "whot?"
- mommy, you’re a genius!
- thank you, mommy, thank you!
- maybe Santa will bring me that for christmas.
- my shoes not all tied.
- my _____, my beautiful_____ (insert whatever is broken or hurt: ie toy, eyes, nose, etc.)
- i beautiful can’t.
- while having a fit, if i tell him he can’t do something he wants to if he continues with the fit ‘oh, okay mommy, i can _______"
- i can stop the nawnsense.
- awwww….he’s so cuuuuute.
- pooka planet (also sometimes hooka planet)
- i stay them/it on. (talking about his shoes or coat or hat)
- don’t call me like that!
- sings the "fish heads" song with me. Eat them up, yum!
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In other news, for those of you waiting for your pictures, I am hoping to have them up by Friday night or Saturday morning. Working hard, there’s just a lot of them. Shooting three communions this weekend. Keep a good thought for nice weather!
Feeling better (not all the way, but some) for those of you who asked. Apparently, I’m stuck with this Fifths crap for 3-4 more weeks until it works its way out of my system. Not contaigous at all, just achy, swollen and arthritic. Fun. Especially on photoshoots. I just try to ignore it as much as possible.
I think I have to face the fact that I am not scrapbooking anymore. I honestly don’t have the urge, it’s just work to me at this point. Which is really so sad. I’ve been doing it for so long now that I feel guilty not doing it! But the photography thing has just totally taken over everything. Not just the business end of it, but taking my own pictures too.I feel like I’m pouring all of my creativity into that. Not that photography is a bad thing (especially for my clients) to be passionate about- and I am- I just don’t have the inclination to scrap. So what the hell do I do with all my stuff? Do I sell it? Do I pack it away and see if the urge ever comes back? (John is voting for the latter option). I even think I might dismantle the scrapbook room (*gasp*) and turn into a guestroom with a bed and everything. Maybe I’ll make into the "photography room" instead with tons of pictures all over. Any suggestions?
In lieu of scrapbooking, I have found something to step in in it’s place, so I’m still using the zillions of pictures I take and still keeping up with documenting their lives. It’s a photobook and I’m in the middle of working on 2007’s now. I will show you when it’s all done and published. I’m having a great time doing it and I love the way it looks so far. And one of the best parts of the photobook…I don’t have to print every picture I take (cause I’m not scrapping them). I can just blow up my favorites and put them around the house. Now, if I can just get to that….
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fooled ya!
Happy April Fools day! Well, the boys FINALLY did the old twin switcheroo today! At long last. I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. Apparently, they were kinda talked into it by their friends and their assistant teachers. The assistant teachers even went and got approval from the principal of the school- you know how much they hate getting in any kind of trouble! At lunch, the two of them switched shirts (clever, huh?) and switched classes. I think their teachers figured it out right away, but they did play along for a little while anyway. The boys had a great time with it. All the kids in the classes knew about it and loved the joke. The principal told them that they were going to be in the school paper this month with it. According to Patrick, it was all Tara’s idea so she should be in the paper too! Jack said he totally took it easy in Patrick’s class, and Patrick said he had to do soooooo much work in Jack’s class. If nothing else, it’s great that they got to see things from the other side for a little bit.
I think next year, I’m going to send them to the other’s class first thing in the morning on April fools day. Of course, they’ll make me get some kind of written approval from the principal so they have no chance of getting in trouble.
Meanwhile, they got in big trouble tonight for torturing Timmy.
