the new blog.

How I wish I was giving you the link right now...but its just going to have to wait a few more days **edited to add: or possibly weeks, I might just be kidding myself**! I have a good excuse...I swear...wanna see it?



She has been a little under the weather and requiring my undivided attention. Poor little lady. So stay tuned...

a moments notice.

I get no more than a moments notice and poof...we are onto something new. Only a week ago I noticed that our Mi-Miss was cutting 2 of her 4 molars...2 days ago, I noticed another coming in. Just like that.

Tonight she spent much of the evening hauling around with her walker and I know its coming...I just know I am going to turn around and watch my sweet baby girl turn into a toddler and feel as though I got nothing more than a moments notice.

And because everything is better with pictures. Here she is, sad to sweet in seconds...

the best parts of me.

Are these tiny little people that we created. Yup. I look at those faces and could not imagine my life any other way!

Many things have reminded me these past few weeks of how fortunate I am to have all that I do. To take a moment and really appreciate it all, the good and of course the moments that we could all do without. I wish I took more time to really enjoy those good moments as they seem to pass so quickly and before you know it, the days turn into months and you flash back wondering where the years went. Luckily, these little faces have reminded me that it all goes too fast and although you never know what tomorrow might bring...today is what really matters...




**while your here...leave a little love, i always like to know who is stopping by!**

one year.

I never paid much attention to time until I watched it pass in the moments of a child. The moments that marked something new and exciting truly seemed to make the time pass much faster. The first smile was followed by rolling over, then came sitting and before I could even take it all in...she was crawling. The coo's, the chatter and the bitty fits she would throw when I was more than two feet from her all seem to have arrived in a blink. I was just holding this tiny new baby in my arms and today I celebrate her first birthday.

One Year. One entire year full of all things baby. I am so excited to see what this next year brings and watch this bitty little Mi-Miss personality develop. But today, I am going to allow myself to be just that little bit sad knowing that my sweet baby girl is now One and that year of babyhood is going to be lived in photographs and memories.

Happy birthday sweet Isla, we love you more than words.









Thanks to Michele for this one. Love it. LOVE! **edited to add** thanks to Aunt Shell (Michele) for the amazing dress. Sigh. I totally LOVE it. It is so her! THANK YOU!!!

our mi-miss.

It seems as though only yesterday I was pregnant and anxious to meet our newest addition. As if only days away from entering the hospital to have our sweet baby girl...and now here I am facing her first birthday. Four days. Four days until our Mi-Miss turns ONE...May 27th @ 8:14am to be exact. The emotions are starting to be felt. Of course joy for all the days and years I have to look forward to, the many incredible moments that are ahead...although I would be lying if I left out the part mentioning how my heart aches a little. I do miss that folded up squishy baby girl, those "first" moments and of course a tiny baby in my arms.

This little lady has brought more joy to our lives than we could have ever imagined. She is personality plus and is truly a gift. The perfect piece to complete our family. I am grateful to have her in our lives and cannot imagine it any other way. I just adore our scrunchy nosed, sassy little mama's girl...

And because everything is a little better with a photo. Here she is playing in her crib, blankets have been tossed and all the bumper shoved down. She just loves her comfy bed!

stylin' miss miss.

I know I have likely mentioned it a million times...but are you aware that my wee miss is quickly creeping up to ONE. hehe. This means you can be expecting a few extra posts of her while I hold onto her "baby" bits. How is it that we can hardly wait to grow up and when we finally do, we only wish we could slow it down?

I adore her first little style. ADORE.




had to add this one, cause it simply cracks me up. this is how she goes about crawling while rockin' a dress. ha.

one month to one.

A little less actually and well...my heart is aching. The thought of this year going by so fast saddens me.

I am of course excited to find out what the future holds...I just wish I could keep her all things "baby" a little bit longer. hehe. Those sweet little fat rolls, chunky feet and ma's, da's & coo's...oh just a little longer.

I think she might be getting sweeter by the minute!

**The second photo is actually my baby blanket [hand made by an auntie]...so that would explain the wear. I have wanted a photo of miss on this blanket since her birth and I am so happy I finally took the time to get it.

bigger by the minute.

I wish I could find a way to slow it down, but it seems she is going to grow up no matter how hard I try to stop it. Only 1.5 months until this girl hits the big "1" and I am feeling a tad bitter sweet about it all. Maybe its knowing that she is my last...or simply the fact that I want to smoosh this baby face for a tad longer...

does the time go faster as we get older?

At least that is what it feels like. I can remember as a child thinking that the years of school would NEVER end. The days seemed to last forever and every birthday seemed to have an eternity in between.

Flash forward to having my own kiddies and it seems the days are never long enough and the birthdays of course come far too quickly. Although, I am sure that my kids feel the way I did as a child and they can hardly wait to grow up!

This post is to make note of how big our baby girl is getting. It seems as if I closed my eyes for a moment and poof...she turned 10 months!? Sigh.

This Friday our sweet miss Isla will be only 2 months shy of her first birthday. I am of course loving every second...the way she now claps when we say "hooray", her first real sounds of "ba ba ba", how her tiny tongue pops out of her mouth on command and of course how she fake coughs after mama.

I just find it hard to believe that she is growing so quickly and knowing that she is our last is making it the tiniest bit sad...

Someone please give me a newborn to photograph! hehe.

how time flies.

Having little miss Eve in front of my camera has brought back so many memories...

It seems as though our sweet miss miss just arrived into the world...but truly we are closer to celebrating her 1st birthday than we are to welcoming her. Already moments are becoming a blur and it makes me realize how much I need to appreciate every little thing she does.

Okay...maybe not the screaming. But that is rare! Oh and whom am I kidding, I even love that little screech. Her personality is starting to show and I just adore it. She just melts my heart over and over again...maybe its something about knowing that this is our last...



I am sure many of you are wondering what has happened to my other children...ha. They are here, just far less camera friendly! I will have some of the others to share very soon!

becoming a flasher.

No not like that!

I love natural light, its my fav. Although, I am biased as I really do not know much about flash of any sort. Totally wanting to learn though! So this weekend I decided to pull out my new flash, close the bedroom blinds and see what I could figure out. I am one of those "hands on" learners. However, I would love a teacher!

Far from knowing exactly what I am doing...but everyone starts somewhere! Any flash pro's that would like to share tips, I am all ears. I sure these are far from technically correct, I can of course see things "wrong"...but all things considered I am pretty happy with my second try.

Of course, my usual model was used. hehe.




just in case they are looking for a baby model!

isla at 8 months.

Its been a long winter and one which has kept me inside working on working without doing much work. Make sense?

Fortunately, I have an in house model who has only recently begun to protest. At least I got a good 8 months out of her! Now that she is moving at rapid speeds across my living room and chewing on anything and everything she can get her wee hands on, things have proven to be a little more difficult. Ah well, its a good thing she is so darn cute. And although I am sure some of you may be sick of my "miss miss" photos by now...she is a huge part of who I am and in turn frequents my blog.

A few late 8 month photos to show off those teeth and new moves...

the teeth [taken with my new flash...learning curve]

the moves

the eyes

the chubba lubba

the tiger that her brother loves. wait til he sees this! i adore how she is roaring right along with him.

thank you

After spending much of today in bed [seems I am fighting a flu bug...and winning]...I thought this would be a good time to express my thanks to all those that frequent my blog. That 2 minutes you take to post a comment, means the world to me and inspires me to push forward with following this crazy dream.

So thank you all for taking those moments. Yup, I am feeling a little sappy.

And a few photos...cause we know that's what we all go to blogs for!



taken at f1.4. yum.

had to post this...its sooooo boudoir!

And if you read this far...you will now be given the top secret shirt information! Ready...
Superstore!!! Can you believe it? If it had been available in a size run, you can be guaranteed both Michele and I would have cleared them out.

random business chatter

Since I have been slacking in the way of "real" photo shoots...I figured I would share some random thoughts about my work.

This weekend I will be behind the camera for an exciting shoot with Miss Michele. You will be able to see that belly in all its glory and ladies...it is a belly to see. Michele looks amazing! Hopefully it will warm up a touch for us by Sunday, but we will tough it out either way.

In other business ramblings, I am doing the usual and working on far too many things at once. Packaging, prepping, forms, business cards etc. Its time to really focus and get it together...time to listen to that little voice in my head [usually my husband] and set aside real hours to WORK! Sigh. The creative parts of me just don't like to be tied to time...but I think he may actually be right on creating a schedule. [I may have to delete that last sentence as he reads my blog.] Ha.

So that is all things Me at the moment. Nothing too crazy. Just workin' away and trying to get into a groove. Of course I wont leave you without a little photo of one of my fav models...she is growing way too fast...teeth 3 & 4 are coming in!

anxiously waiting...

For what? The arrival of my fancy new canvas...YAY! I am so bad at placing orders for my own photos. One would think my house was wallpapered with them...but you would be wrong. Not a single photo on these walls. WHAT? Its ridiculous.

So today I plan to "BE BETTER" at getting a plan in order for my walls and placing some orders. That is my January goal! Someone...please hold me to it!

As for the canvas...photo #1...LOVE!

Simply Special

Just before Christmas I received a surprise gift in the mail. It was from an Auntie of mine [my grandmother's sister]. I tore it open [as I love surprise presents via post]!

I immediately smiled. She had knit a sweater for the little Miss and I adore it. She truly could not have sent an item that I could have possibly held more dear than a sweater she made especially for miss miss. It warmed my heart. So thank you Auntie "G"...it means the world to me and I will cherish it always...

happy. new. year.

The New Year always gives me that fresh feeling. A clear slate, a start to something unknown. I love it! Of course it is also the date that I married the most amazing man alive.

However I have never been one for the tradition of resolutions...they are hard to keep and I always feel as though I am only setting myself up to let myself down later. Honestly, we all put the highest expectations on ourselves...sheesh. As we rang in the New Year I really got to thinking...what can I resolve to do for 2009?

So, I resolve to be better. Just better. Learn more, love more, understand more...and just be all around better at everything I do. No real expectations, just to bump it all up a notch.

Here's hoping 2009 brings you all something a little better...

Of course, a post without photos is hardly a post at all...so here are a few I grabbed of the little ones before Christmas. Happy New Year all!

fuzzy wuzzy.

What could be better then a squishy little baby girl hangin' out on a warm fuzzy rug? I cant think of much...