Mr. O Arrived!

I still can't believe all eight pounds of him was hiding in this little belly! I was blessed with the best babies last week. Mr. O was all sweet and squishy and chubby {my fav}, there was no crying {really}, and no one pooped on me {yay}! However, I can't report that this lovely white duvet had the same good fortune. What can I say, we were asking for trouble! All in the name of art...

The Good and the Bad

I have been a bad little blogger for the last month, so I'm trying to redeem myself this week! Staying true to {I Hate You} 2009, June has brought more gloom. It seems that the bad news comes from every direction, almost every day. For now I'm holding out for my birthday in August to bring a new season I like to call Easy Street and lift this ginormous black cloud that has been hovering. But, in efforts to cheer myself up in the meantime, I will send some sort of wonderful prize to the reader who leaves the best "Good News" comment. And it must be real good news! No fabrications! And for your viewing pleasures, a little baby belly and a lot of love.

Happy Father's Day!

Tuesday morning I got up bright and early and walked up the hill to the hippo house. I had gotten a call the previous week from a mom wanting to surprise her husband with pictures of their boys for Father's Day. When she started giving me directions, I new exactly where she lived. Who can miss the pretty blue house on top of the hill with a big hippo head hanging over the front door to greet you? I knew it was going to be a fun shoot! The boys were awesome and so adorable, and I left with fresh lettuce to plant in my garden and a cute little abandoned bird nest that we found. So, surprise to the dad of the hippo house! I hope you have a very happy Father's Day. And happy Father's Day to my dad too! {This is a test to see if you're reading my blog on a regular basis.} :)

To Daddy-

You are so awesome. Thank you for being such a terrific daddy! We love you!

The {boys}

June Gloom

Rain, rain go away
You're making it very hard to get through sessions
And your lightening
Tried to strike me the other day
Amen

Princess Poops-A-Lot

She likes country music, she likes her dad's belly, and you can only call her princess if it is followed in some way by poop...so that she doesn't get a big head! And this girl really likes to poop. How the sheep skin rug and I managed to dodge it, I don't know! Must have been my lucky day. She is the sweetest little ball of love though. I wanted to cuddle with her more than I wanted to take her pictures.

Shabby Chic

There's nothing about her that's shabby. She's stunning. But her session was full of variety, little bit of shabby, plenty of chic, just like her life. Bouncing back and forth between Europe and the States, she and her husband are living the dream. At least my dream! Though the lack of ice, Mountain Dew and ranch dressing can drive a girl a little nutty after awhile, I think my arm could be twisted into living in Europe half of the year. I'm just saying, if you need me to be your full time photographer, I'll come with you! :)

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