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so as much as i'd love to have photoshop for my life, it just isn't going to happen. so here I go, blogging about my life, my photography . . . in a non-photoshopped sort of way. life can get pretty messy, but I am thankful that my God is always there, no matter how imperfect and flawed I may be.

{beautiful.baby.a.and.hilarious.middle.schoolers}

>> Sunday, February 28, 2010






Clearly I am behind on posting. The days have blurred together and, before I knew it, I realized it has been over a week since I last posted. Not that many of you are panicking. OK, maybe none of you. But, just in case you are, know that all is well. I am here. And I am SO looking forward to some WARMER WEATHER. Seriously, people, at this point I have packed up all our sweaters and jackets and moved on to lighter attire. But perhaps this is grace upon those of us who haven't quite done P90X enough times. Thankfully, bathing suit season is far from here.

On another note, I had the best time last weekend with two totally different groups of people. The first was a GORGEOUS little girl, who was just the happiest baby. I've heard she rarely cries. If ever. Again, what in the world did I do wrong? Anyway, she was just precious, as were her parents, and we enjoyed a beautiful afternoon together. I continue to wonder how in the world I get to do something I just absolutely LOVE? God is so good!

At the end of last weekend, I had the utmost pleasure of meeting up with a class of eighth graders to photograph. Oh my goodness. They were hilarious. And loud. Really loud. Not that I was bothered at all, but it sure did make me miss my days of middle school teaching. I know many of you may not be a huge fan of middle schoolers, but you cannot deny that they are so funny and full of life (and themselves, sometimes . . . no offense, of course). It made me wonder what my girls will be like when they get to eighth grade. Clearly, I'm not ready for that yet. Not ever, really.
Enjoy!

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{snow.day}

>> Thursday, February 18, 2010



Well, we just happened to visit our precious Grammy on the weekend that it snowed all over South Carolina . . . even Bluffton! But, we definitely got the better end of the deal in Greenville, as there was quite a bit more snow than the tiny bit that arrived here. We had an AMAZING time in the snow, even though we were quite ill prepared for that white stuff. The girls still refused to wear socks . . . until Addy stepped INTO the snow and realized that socks might just be helpful. Enjoy!

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{i.heart.faces.dance.entry}

>> Tuesday, February 16, 2010


This week at i.heart.faces, it's "I wanna dance!" week. One of my most favorite things is to watch kids dance! They could care less how they look and pure joy just seems to radiate from their little bodies. I had the privilege of photographing this gorgeous little girl in her favorite attire - her ballet outfit. I had SO much fun, and I learned a few ballet "moves" along the way! (Never mind that it was no coincidence that I was placed in TAP as a little girl - my dancing does not exude grace. At all.) Enjoy! Check out the other entries at http://www.iheartfaces.blogspot.com/. Dance away!

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{my.precious.niece}

>> Monday, February 15, 2010



Oh my goodness. Can you stand her preciousness? This is my NIECE! She smiles SO big now that you can't help but smile right back. She is such a GOOD baby. So not fair. But I was SO excited to hang out with her this past weekend, as we had such a great SNOWY visit to Grammy's house. (Snow pictures to come . . . you won't believe it!!)

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{poor.choices}

>> Wednesday, February 10, 2010


So, with it feeling like a negative six degree temperature outside, I, being the ever so creative mom (and especially desperate), tried to come up with some super fun ways to spend time together with my little girls while learning a thing or two. In theory, it sounds great. In real life, I wanted to staple my head to the floor . . . at least twice. Maybe three times.
First, I had the brilliant idea of having my oldest little girl (age 4 . . . almost 5) fill out her own Valentine's this year as a means of practicing her writing. I diligently filled out a list of her classmates and gave her a sample, assured that this would be more than sufficient. It wasn't. Delaney wanted me to assist her on each Valentine (we had 14 to fill out), and this process took OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF. Now, I know, I know. So what, right? It was quality time that we got to spend together. Um, not really. Delaney spent much of her time under her desk, singing or staring off into an unknown space. Have I mentioned before that Delaney is rarely in a hurry? AT ALL. So while she's off in Delaney world, Addy is next door throwing a fabulous temper tantrum because she does not get to participate in the oh-so-fun activity of filling out Valentines. So, being the ever so patient mom that I am (you do taste the sarcasm, right?), I grab a few of the extra Valentines, some heart stickers, and toss them in Addy's room. As in true Addy fashion, this is not good enough, as I failed to include an Ariel Valentine. (Side note: Ariel is the star of Little Mermaid, which Addy is currently obsessed with, along with her pink tutu and monkey PJs, which she can be seen in EVERY DAY. Is this normal?) Another tantrum follows that I choose to ignore, believing that someday Addy will realize she is NOT the center of the universe. Addy strips down to her panties and flails on the floor, sure to make me give in. I do not. She remains in her panties, on the floor for quite some time. In all honesty, I do not care.
Now, we FINALLY (and I do mean FINALLY) wrap up the whole Valentine's-card-filling-out disaster and, for whatever reason, I think it's the perfect time to put icing on the heart cookies for the school party tomorrow. Now, really, does that make sense? Do you think it will go well? Of course not. Addy eats at least one pound of icing, claiming that she has to lick it off of her fingers or she'll be sticky, while Delaney painfully ices one of twenty cookies. I'm just bustin' a move, trying to get this done as quickly as possible. So much for quality time, right? Addy continues to eat the icing, despite my requests not to, and Delaney is STILL icing the SAME COOKIE.
So, we move on to sprinkles, as Addy will surely throw up if she eats any more icing. POOR CHOICES. The poorest choice I made today. So I got those round multi colored sprinkles (see picture above) that bounce when they hit the floor and the vacuum doesn't suck them up. Addy decided to sprinkle the floor rather than the cookies and that's when it all came to a halt. As tiny little sprinkles bounced all over the kitchen floor and rolled into the living room, etc., it became clear that this also would not be the bonding activity I thought it might be. I did try and let the girls finish sprinkling the cookies, as I didn't think it could get much worse. But it did. And so the activity was terminated, and the only bonding that occured was between me and my kitchen floor.
Poor choices. Very poor.
Did I mention I dislike Valentine's Day? Strongly.

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{i.heart.faces.kiss.entry}

>> Monday, February 8, 2010




So with Valentine's Day right around the corner, the lovely people over at i.heart.faces have deemed this "kiss" week. I have to say, Valentine's Day ranks low on my favorite holiday list, but I do love to capture a big, sloppy, wet kiss like the one above from a PRECIOUS little boy to his mommy. You can literally feel the love! Oh that our kids would love us like this forever!!

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{my.fashionistas}

>> Friday, February 5, 2010


If you ask my brother or sister about my fashion choices in my middle school years, they would love to sit down and chat with you for, well, days of humilating stories. The sad part may just be that I thought that I looked good. But I'm not sure how I can look good in a tye-dyed jumpsuit, with circles that get larger and larger, starting from my belly. And, while I wish I could say that childbirth ruined my body, I'm pretty sure it didn't start there. My love for sugar filled items goes way, way, way back. I've never met a chocolate item I didn't like. So, cocentric circles in a tye-dyed pattern on a jumpsuit is just not flattering. Maybe not on anyone. Ever.

My sister wore this particular item of clothing for tacky day. She's so full of grace and compassion and love. My self esteem was surely boosted that day. That kind of stuff just screams, "Make a psychological appointment."

Tragically, my tye-dyed jumpsuit in neon colors was not my only poor fashion choice. There were many. SO many. Several of them involving very, very bright colors and puffy paint. That stuff isn't coming back in fashion. Ever. Because it never was.

I say all of this because my precious little girls might be heading down the same path. Based on the pictures you see, it is clear that the girls are also into lots of color. Not necessarily matching color but color nonetheless. And accessories. Oh, the more the merrier is apparently the rule on accessories, especially hair barrettes. And if shoes have sparkle or glitter, they go with everything. Naturally.

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{smiley.baby.m}

>> Wednesday, February 3, 2010




I had such a fun time with one of the most "smiliest" babies I have ever seen! Baby M is now nine months, and I can't believe how much she's grown! It won't be long before I'll get to celebrate her big one year old birthday. This little princess had lots of smiles and sweet faces for me, and I just love my time with her. Isn't she darling?

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{sweet.baby.s}

>> Monday, February 1, 2010




Oh my goodness. Is this baby not STUNNING? She was the most PERFECT baby EVER! She slept through just about everything and made the most beautiful faces as I photographed her. Her lips were just so perfect . . . She smiled for tons of the shots! And, it was totally cold outside, but she didn't seem to mind at all, snuggled up in blankets and sacks for our photo session. S, you're beautiful, little one!

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{squishy.baby.m}



I got to photograph a most handsome, squishy baby the other day. He was absolutely adorable, and I just wanted to pinch him all over! Can you stand his cuteness??
His mom and I were wondering when cellulite (the squishiness) is no longer cute. Sadly, I'm sure that 30 has to be the cut off, if not before. No one goes around telling me how cute my squishiness is. Bummer.

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