Three Whole Years!

It's hard to believe that three years ago, at just about this time, I was leaving my first born little human with my momma to head off to the hospital for a non-stress test....



I didn't really think anything of it, and I was sure that I'd be home in no time without a baby. Instead, an hour later I had to call my mom and tell her and the big-sister-to-be the exciting news; we were having a baby TODAY!!! They took me off to a delivery room, where they hooked me up to a monitor, and some pitocin (though I swore there would be no drugs involved...I did manage to do this whole labor thing for a second time with NO PAIN MEDS!)




Thomas Lennon entered the world at 1:21 pm on June 30th. Amelia-mazing was the first person to get to hold this new little life, and the look on her face when she saw him was so full of wonder that I could barely hold all the joy that filled my heart. From that day on, she has been his champion, and he hers. Exactly as it should be.



We've made it through three whole years with him now, and I am so proud to say that he is a truly thoughtful, kind, and loving little man. He loves to play the drums, and is more like his daddy than I can say ( ♥ ). They share a love for trying to see how things work, and taking them apart only to find they have no idea how to put said object back together. (heheehe) His joy for seeing, and doing, and trying is contagious, and his laughter can fill a room.



With a love for punk rock music, and scooby doo, little Thomas-toes has truly made our family complete. He was the missing piece of our puzzle, and I am truly blessed to have such an amazing son. ♥



Happy Birthday, Thomas Lennon. I love you more than I could say....may you have many more happy years filled with Rancid, and digging in the dirt, and trying to figure out the 'why' of it all! ♥

i love you,
Momma

2 Moms "waterfront" contest!

So, once again, it's time for a '2 Mom's' challenge!! This week's theme is 'waterfront' and the minute I saw this theme, I knew which picture I would enter; my cousin Meggie during a recent shoot we did near the lake. I am a huge sucker for black and white shots with just a little punch of color, and this photo lended itself perfectly to that sort of photo.

Project 365....day 176

Saturday was a gloomy day...I had to go out and shoot my little step-sister and her mom, and her family, and the sunshine held for that, but after that, it was nothing but gray skies. None the less, we took a ride in the evening, and I was able to capture a few pretty shots of some interesting star-shaped flowers.



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Project 365....day 175

Day 175 was spent pool-side at my momma's house! ♥ I found a few little treasures to share with you here...soon-to-be birdies in a nest, and a beautiful bright summer flower.



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Project 365....day 174

Tonight we attended a benefit for Ray Crabbe, who's home burned down, at the Concordia Club in Gloversville, N.Y. Here are a few of the playground highlights. ♥



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♥ Sweet Isaac; 7 months. ♥

A little bit of heaven



drifted down from above.



A handful of happiness,



a heart full of love.



The mystery of life,



so sacred and sweet



the giver of joy



So deep and complete.



Precious and priceless,



So lovable, too.



The world's sweetest miracle,



Baby boy, is you.

Project 365....day 173

Today I had to go print a recent order, and once I was done with that I went for a ride to get my 365 pictures for the day. Here are my finds for the day; a gazebo, and some beautiful orange flowers!



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Project 365....day 172

Today was a great, exciting day for me! My Amelia-lilies (so called because she bought them for me for Mothers day when she was about 15 mo. old, and we planted them that year) are blooming!! I have a BUNCH of blossoms this year, but for today I concentrated on the macro-capture. Enjoy!



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Project 365....day 171

Today was a spectacular day! The sky was blue, and the sun was bright and warm, and we celebrated by spending the afternoon in the pool at my Mom's house, and bbq'ing a late fathers day/summer solstice dinner for my step dad of ribs and some AMAZING baked potatoes. What a great first day of summer!



This one technically should not be included, because I did not actually take the picture, but does it count that I had to walk my husband through manual settings to capture it?! We were having such a blast!

Project 365...day 170

Day one hundred seventy. Happy Fathers Day to all the wonderful, caring, amazing fathers out there; especially my dad, my step dad, and most of all, my SPECTACULAR husband Bob. He is always there, picking up slack and juggling balls to help me in so many different little ways.

On fathers day, I had to work, and at the start of my day I had no idea what time I'd get home....if it would be in time for dinner, or to even really SEE my little humans before bedtime. Instead, I was out mid-afternoon, and we had a wonderful dinner and then treated the husband to his fishing license for the year, and spent the evening by the pond.



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I &hearts Faces; Celebrating Teens!

This week over at I ♥ faces the theme revolves around teenagers....The minute I saw this, I knew EXACTLY what photo I was going to enter. A few months ago I was looking for a teenage model; one who wasn't a cookie cutter giggly, bubbly teenager, and boy did I find that in Emmy! My boss's daughter is smart, and pretty, and interesting, and a billion other thing, but one thing Emmy is not is typical. She was willing to give anything a shot, and this perticular shot was captured with only a little bit of danger. She climbed a fire escape on an abandoned building for me!



I'm thinking that in a few weeks when it's teens only week, I can get Emmy out to shoot with me and see what SHE comes up with when I hand her a dslr. ♥ To see more amazing teens head over to I ♥ faces or just click the button below!

Project 365....day 169

Saturday June 19th. A day that will live forever in infamy. 2 Sara(h)s, 1 Concert. VIP for Phish at SPAC. My life is now complete.



and as an added bonus, because I can't say enough about how hard it rocked....here is a little bit of the show that completed my life for all of you! ♥

Project 365....day 168

Thursday found me with a few hours free to just go shoot until my heart was content, and after what I stumbled across, boy was I! I stopped near a bridge just outside of Speculator, NY to shoot the water. When I turned around and saw a huge nest on the telephone pole, I nearly fell over, but then when I saw the bird that lives in that nest, I actually stumbled. There, circling above that huge nest, was a Mama Falcon, and said nest contains a currently unknown number of babies!!! I will be going back in the next week or so to see if I can't sneak a peek at the little ones, but for now, here is the beautiful Mama Falcon, and if you look closely, you can see the fish she'd just caught for those little tiny babies!



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2 Moms "camping" contest!

It's Friday again, and you know what that means? Time for another '2 moms' photo contest!! I'm so glad that I found this, because I enjoy so much trying to find the very perfect picture for the theme. ♥ This week, the 2 moms team has chosen camping, and I thought of the perfect picture!! Again this week, I'm entering my sweet Amelia-mazing, this time at one of our favorite hiking and camping spots. She loves the woods soooo much, and you can see that though I got her to stop for a moment so I could snap the shutter, her eyes are already off on the next adventure....and I wouldn't have her any other way! ♥

Project 365....day 167

My oldest little human graduated from pre-k on Thursday! ♥ Here are some of the highlights!

First, Amelia-mazing getting her diploma!



Then, some pics with a few of her favorite people!



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