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About me... I love Starbucks soy latte with 2 pumps of hazelnut. I think that learning my Droid X came with a Kindle reader already installed was a wonderful surprise. Celebrate is my word for 2011. The best thing about the weekend is spending it with my family. I believe I was born to live near the ocean. I am a runner. Learning about photography everyday makes me happy. I learned how to cook from watching the Food Network. Hmmm....that is not everything about me but hopefully it is enough for you to look through my blog and maybe leave me a comment or 2 so I know you were here! XOXO

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Stories | P26 | A visit to the library

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

I have joined up with a wonderful group of photographers from The Bloom Forum to challenge our creativity each month and post in a blog circle (if you follow all the links in the post you will come all the way back to mine).  Each time we will be using images inspired by a different theme or idea.  This time it is STORIES.  My mind was racing with ideas for this one but I kept coming back to documenting a trip to the library.  I have always loved libraries and books {and reading!} so one goal of mine as a parent is to pass on this love to my son.  There is something inspiring about visiting a place that is full of stories and imagination.  The idea that you can open a book and be transported to another place and time never ceases to amaze me.  I get a sense of anticipation when heading to the library where I wonder what treasure in the form of a story I will find.  My son has a love for trains that hasn’t diminished as he has aged so his request on this visit was to find books about trains.  We used the card catalog {in computer form of course} to look up book titles then skimmed the shelves in search of books about trains.  When we had our treasured books in our arms we found a great spot by the window to settle in for that ride to another place.

Can you tell he was totally over having my camera out at this point?  It was still nice to document a real part of our day.  A part of our day that wasn’t planned or styled.  A part of our day that shows our real life just as it is, red hoodie and all.  Be sure to visit Jayme Franklin | San Francisco CA Lifestyle Photographer next to see what kind of stories she has to show us this week.

first tooth lost + a crown for every day

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Little Gavin may not be so little for much longer.  He lost his first tooth this month & I have spent a few different occasions trying to capture that toothless grin with my camera. This has resulted in some not very genuine smiles, silly faces, and cute images that didn’t show off that missing tooth.  Then I uploaded some images after way had just been playing in the yard one afternoon and fell in love with this one.  He had found this crown he made last year at preschool and asked if he could wear it.  How could I deny him?  I wonder what age we decide we are too old to wear paper crowns just because.  No reason, no celebration, just the desire to wear a handmade crown.

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faceless portrait | just my feet

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

I have joined together with some fabulous photographers for a new project for 2012.  Once a month we will post an image that includes ourselves with our loved ones and once a month we will all post our interpretation of a set theme.  This week the theme is faceless portraits.  Since I have a history of capturing portraits that include only Gavin’s feet (gotta love those Chuck Taylors), for the challenge this week I decided to use my own feet.  Wearing my favorite red high heels.  Standing in one of my favorite places.  The backyard. 

Now head over to Jayme Franklin | San Francisco Bay Area Family Photographer  to see what she has for us this week.

Me and Mine

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

I have joined up with a fabulously talented group of photographers for a great new project for 2012 {that I am super excited about} and you can follow the links to see everyone’s image starting off with Jules Trandem | San Diego Child and Family Photographer.  We will be posting twice a month and one of the posts will include an image that has me in it.  This is a challenge for me.  I would much rather be on the other side of the camera.  The significance of this project is close to my heart for many reasons but most of all so that when Gavin grows up he has images that illustrate just how much I love him.  I am great at telling him everyday how special he is to me but I want him to have something tangible to hold that reflects that love back to him.  So, with that in mind I am letting go of whatever insecurities I have about being in front of the lens & trying to capture this relationship.  Thanks to Jules, I got this shot in Oceanside just last weekend!

this boy has my heart

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

 

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