Category: pieces of life
donut date {lifestyle downers grove photographer}
January 19, 2012
Since it is freezing and snowy here at our new home, people aren’t too excited about doing outdoor photo sessions right now. Unlike our old home in warm California where I could shoot year round. And there were mountains. And non-stop sun. Yes, I am missing that right now… though I do love it here 
. I am just a little cold… SO, I finally have some time to go through some of our own family photos that have been sitting on my computer untouched for months… and I came across these from a little donut date after a soccer game for our little guy. He earned this trip as a bribe from his dad. It is so funny how we teach our kids to not kick or hit anyone or anything and be nice and polite and sweet, and then when they get on the soccer field, we yell, “KICK THE BALL!! GET IN THERE! BE AGGRESSIVE!!” No wonder little J just kept giving us a confused look as he skipped across the gym floor following his teammates… I love him and his precious heart . Since he was having a hard time getting his head in the game, his dad told him if he kicked the ball 5 times, he could go get donuts after the game. That’s all it took. After each kick, he looked at us and hollered out the number of kicks he had accomplished so far. It didn’t matter that he kicked the ball towards the opponent’s goal, or that he kicked it straight into the wall. He focused on that ball and he kicked it. And we were so proud.
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aging by the camera {downers grove child portrait photographer}
September 7, 2011
It’s crazy how sometimes I take a photo of my kids and then I look at it on my computer and I think, “What?? Why does my camera make them look OLDER??” I see them everyday. I kiss them everyday. But somehow seeing them on my computer screen, they look a little different. A different perspective maybe? Or just seeing them still, and motionless in an image… I don’t know, but I am glad that I am capturing them at each stage, whenever I can, before they have completely grown up right in front of us…
Love our girl… She actually likes that the camera makes her look older. It gives her hope that one day people won’t ask if her brother, who is 3 years younger than her, is her twin…
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springtime… {fresno clovis portrait photographer}
May 12, 2011
We are well into springtime. There are only 4 weeks left of school… not that I’m counting… But when school gets out, that means we will be on our way to Chicago… which is sad in some ways, but oh so happy in others, including the fact that we will finally be reunited with Dad/Hubbyman!! We are so beyond excited to be together as a family, doing life together… It has been a very long time… too long!!
Just thought I’d share a few shots from spring around our house…
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Sunny, warm days in the middle of January. Day trips to Yosemite. Camping in the mountains and near the beach. Our amazing church. Our sweet small group. Dear friends. These are just some of the things we will miss as we make a move from the Central Valley to Chicago in just a little over a month. From sunny Cali to windy Chicago. However, the thing that we will love so very much is that we will be living closer to family. For years, there have been over 2000 miles between us. Apart for holidays. Apart while dealing with horrible illness. Apart for t-ball games and talent shows. But now… now we will be able to celebrate cousin’s birthdays together. Take day trips to play with Grandpas and Grandma. Enjoy turkey on Thanksgiving with sisters and brothers. Build even more amazing memories.
So this is the last birthday we will celebrate in our California house. Lots of memories here. This guy was not even walking yet when we first moved in. He’s a big 5 year old now .
We had a pizza party for some of his preschool classmates. It started out as a cooking party, you know, because he wants to be a chef (or he did when he was 4… lately he says he wants to drive airplanes when he grows up…), but focusing more on the pizza theme was just way too much fun. We decorated cupcakes, made our own pizzas, and ate them all up. Happy birthday, joyful, expressive little man!!
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Oh, his party looked wonderful…and delicious! Hope you are getting excited about the big move.
Look forward to more updates.
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Soo cute. He looks completely satisfied. Yum! Hope your new year is off to a great start!