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So Big…
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Monday, May 31st, 2010

Tomorrow (the 1st) I turn 29. I remember thinking back when I was little, remembering how big I thought my own Mom was. She was So Old. Actually…she was my age. I’m not old at all, not even close. Yes, this being my last year of my 20s makes me stop and reevaluate a bit, or maybe a lot. I have a year to accomplish what I thought I would be doing when I turned 30. Good Luck! I’m so glad I didn’t stick to the plan…

I gave Abby a haircut. She looks so big and a bit sassy now. I tell her she is one of my best friends, she replies, “I know.”

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That kind of love (John & Joan get married….again ♥ ♥)
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

It’s the kind of love that isn’t just a feeling anymore, but a habit, a comfortable soothing routine. The kind of love that you choose to partake in, every single day. That choice is made over and over until you don’t need to consciously make it anymore. Together, you.just.are.

She told me during our preparation lunch together, that it doesn’t feel like it had been 50 years. The look in her eye as she spoke of her beloved was nothing but adoration and respect. She was worried she wouldn’t be able to get through her vows on the big day, but she did beautifully. They were surrounded by a room full of people who love them, admire them and wanted to celebrate their grand accomplishment.

I for one, am very inspired. How will my marriage look 40 years from now? Right now I am encouraged that when we blink our eyes, and our kids are throwing *us* an anniversary party, that we will still look into each others eyes with half as much admiration as John & Joan.

{Thank you so much for allowing me to capture the moment you committed to another 50 years together. It was such an honoring experience. I learned a lot about love that day. }

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Super Beautiful…
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

I may be biased because they are my family. But this is one gorgeous couple and that baby melts my heart. *sigh*

I found a great little spot behind my house to take photos at. It would be perfect for a family session. My sis let me try it out on her little family.

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hint hint
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Friday, May 21st, 2010

I’m photographing a vow renewal tomorrow and so I decided to rent one of my dream lenses just for the occasion. Jeremy dreams about guitars…I dream about pieces of glass :) But since this particular one costs more than all my other lenses combined…it hasn’t been on the priority list of things to purchase :)

I’ve been taking photos like mad with it though! Abby of course is my willing model. She is just lovely.

ps. My birthday is in just over a week. I’m entering the last year of my 20′s. I think that calls for an extra special birthday present right??!! :) :)

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Just beyond reach…
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

What was impossible yesterday, is now possible today. Yesterday she couldn’t tie her shoes, today she is doing it all by herself. Her reaction to realizing she could now do the impossible? Screaming joy. A Big Deal.

I’m just a kid at heart. The impossible is staring me down and my reaction when I finally achieve these illusive dreams of mine? Screaming joy. Everyone will know. Don’t we want to be cheered on? I certainly do.

Don’t lose heart…Things that seem so far away, so unattainable, are just goals meant to be met with a little more work that we are used to.

Do you have something right around the corner? Something that seems so distant that it will never arrive? What are you doing to keep heart as you wait?

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KCRA A List …
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Monday, May 17th, 2010

So I’ve been nominated for the 2nd time for Sacramento’s KCRA A list of photographers. I actually didn’t realize I was nominated until some awesome friends on Facebook started voting for me! The contest only runs for another couple days, so if you can, give me a vote and help me place in the top 5!

Abby & I had some time together a couple days ago, just in our backyard right before bedtime. The light is beautiful at that time and she was a very willing model. Love that girl so much. She lost another tooth the other night. She declared she wanted “ten bucks” from the tooth fairy :)

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Friends…
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010

We had some wonderful friends from out of state come visit us this past weekend. The two days they were here were relaxed, fun, lazy and full. We went to Old Sacramento, walked around, took photos and had lunch. Taking photos of their 4 year old was a treat, she is absolutely beautiful, I mean model beautiful, and loves photos taken of her!! We’ve arranged a marriage between her and my Zach :) No pressure kids :) Of course they have to live in Sacramento and not Ohio…that means that our friends need to move BACK here (hint hint!!) Again… no pressure!!

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This Day…
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Sunday, May 9th, 2010

My sister is celebrating her first Mother’s Day. One of my best friends in the world had a new baby girl yesterday, giving her son a little sister. My thoughts turn to my mother-in-law who raised two boys to be strong independent men who love their families and love God with all their hearts…what a feat. I haven’t celebrated too many Mother’s days, but sometimes it feels like being a mom is old hat. Like “I’ve got this”. Then some days I feel like I don’t have it at all.

Then I think of my own Mom, who seriously *has* been a mom for a very long time. She has put up with a lot of our schemes and tricks, there being 5 of us to take care of. She has endured quite a bit of loss, in a natural sense and I would imagine great loss as well when us kids don’t go down the path that she prayed for us to go down, which believe it or not has happened quite a bit with us kids. This is also her first Mother’s day that she doesn’t have her Mom to celebrate with. That makes me sad.

I don’t know half of what my Mom knows. But what I do know, is that being a mom is really really hard. Can I put a few more reallys in there? Sometimes I can’t even think about my kids, can’t even put their little faces in my brain or the love I have for them will literally hurt so much I can’t breathe.

I never imagined that my life would be given up for three tiny little beings…but it has been given up, every day I give it up again in may different ways…

Changing diaper after diaper
Kissing bloody knees
Searching for precious blankies and lost pacifiers at 4am
Watching them fall sleep
Praying for the nightmares to be washed away
Cooking
Cleaning
Giving snacks
Giving up my favorite things
Pretending I don’t want my last piece of garlic bread so they can have it
Snuggling them to sleep when I know I should allow them to do learn how to sleep on their own
Allowing her to put off doing her homework so I can just listen to her talk
Folding tiny sock after tiny shirt after tiny pairs of undies with buzz lightyear on them or the days of the week
Homeschooling them or making the heart wrenching decision to
Send them to school
Giving up a career
Giving up sleep
Giving up….everything
…and I love it. Every last second of it.

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A first for me…
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Pick up a free copy of Sacramento Parent Magazine and check out the “Haute Mama” spread! How simply fun to see my photos in print. I had a total blast working with the staff and models of Sacramento Parent and Belly Bou‘ boutique!

Aren’t these women just glowing? It makes me miss being pregnant…then I see my three sweet children who all sleep blissfully through the night and I am thankful for the stage of life I am in!

See it online here.

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Rosey…
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

His cheeks are my favorite. They’re squishy and round and red and very kissable. He’s already 7 months old! This is my absolute favorite age to photograph. Anything makes him laugh, he’s sitting but can’t crawl away from me…and something about the camera is so crazy interesting that he stares right in it!

Hopefully we will get to plan a real family session with his mommy & daddy this summer. He looks *exactly* like his dad (minus the extreme amount of baby chub!)

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