Today was a busy day for me! I got some props for my maternity shoot tomorrow, and I took my now 5 year old to get her library card and pick out 5 new books to borrow, cause she is 5, after all. *sigh* I also got a chance this evening to go out with the fabulous people I work with for some bowling!!! I took a bunch of pics of the actual bowling itself, but wasn't so successful because the lighting was awful. Instead, I sort of focused on Aunt Syl's daughter Emily...the wall she was sitting near matched her shirt so well I just couldn't resist...
Saturday brought us Amelia's birthday party at the bowling alley! She is turning 5, so she got to invite 5 friends to come to her bowling birthday party. We all had a great time, and she was so blessed to have such great friends there with her! ♥ Once again, there are a TON of pictures, so there will be more coming, but these are my favorite moments.
The beautiful cake that Aunt Syl (Of the Fireside Restaurant) made for my sweet girl! It was an ultimate strawberry cake w/cheesecake stuffed in between layers of fresh strawberries and strawberry cake.
Amelia, Nolan and Amber doing a group hug! They were all best friends last year in Pre-school, and I am so glad they could both be there to celebrate her b-day with her. ♥
Nolan and Amelia catching up.
Amelia and her 'prince'
Amelia and Nolan perusing the music selection at the bowling alley.
Today I had a shoot to help out my cousin who coaches the bowling team at one of the local high schools around here. Being a wonderful cousin, and always excited to help out where I can, I went on down to shoot their senior day stuff for the high school year book! While I was there, I couldn't resist messing around with my own camera some (because as a surprise, I got to use the school's camera!) Most of what I shot today involves other people's kids, so I'm not using any of those....instead, I give you (what I call) Retro-bowling shots. Enjoy!
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I'm a photographer, a mother, a daughter, sister and friend. I love a bottle of good red wine and more genres of music than I could possibly name. I live on coffee, and the smiles I get from my kids. Photography is a passion.... something I could not get through the day without....on par with music, which is necessary for life.
My perfect match in nearly every way, Bobbo is truly my best friend. I love hanging out with him as much today as I did nearly ten years ago, and I feel so blessed to have such an amazing partner in crime, and a wonderful father for my humans. That's right, ladies, I have scored. Truly. He cooks, he works on cars, he baths, diapers, and rocks babies. He is truly a gem.
The Little Humans
Miss Amazing
My sweet, curious blue-eyed first born. From an early age, I was convinced that she was a super-hero, and to this day she has never ceased to amaze me, both with her thoughtful nature, and her ability to see the beauty and the good in everything. Amelia-mazing is an incredibly wonderful big sister, and loves and defends her brother with a vengeance, and I adore the bond that they have; they are truly best friends.
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Toes
My handsome, determined, sweet second born son. From day one, tiny-toes was the exact opposite of his sister in every way. He has taught me that there is always more than one way to do things, (and he is determined to find every one, let me tell you!) and that you can watch a single episode of scooby-doo every day, for all the t.v. time you're allowed each day for 2 weeks without losing your mind......if it's a really good episode.
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"It's not that unusual when everything is beautiful. It's just another ordinary miracle today."