Sunday, December 27, 2009

Fro! Ho! Ho!


Christmas Morning 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009

My First Baby

He's not so little anymore! James fell off the front porch last face first onto the rim of a potted plant. Ouch! I was about 5 feet away but unable to catch him in time. I can still hear the "thud" from his noggin' greeting the ceramic pot. We iced him up (something he wasn't very fond of), gave him his binky (even though he's been binky-free for a about a week now), let him watch Builder Bob, and checked on him throughout the night to ensure no concussion. The egg on his forehead has subsided but the area around his eye is red and puffy...could quite possibly turn into a black eye.
Anyway, back to "My First Baby"....yeah, he's not so little anymore. Look at this mini-man (pre-fall)!



James 12-09

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Umm....Seriously?

I can barely stand it. 3 1/2 months and I am completely, utterly smitten.





Saturday, December 19, 2009

Wagon-Wheelin' through the Neighborhood

One of James' favorite pastimes is to walk through the neighborhood. He meanders all about pointing out new discoveries, checking out his surroundings. Late yesterday afternoon I took him for a walk in the wagon. At one point he wanted out and I showed him how to pull the wagon behind him. There was no turning back after that! Going forward, that's all he wanted to do, and that wagon is heavy for a little 20-month old! He walked and walked, especially excited when the wagon had to go over a bump. Anyway, he inspired me to take on a new wagon-wheelin' project. Hopefully you'll be seeing more of that soon!








Friday, December 18, 2009

Instant Brothers

December has descended upon us and I can't believe we are only one week ahead of Christmas! Yikes! I have been a naughty blogger for sure...not one post this month; I almost can't believe it myself. I'll blame it on starting back to work and having a baby that wants to be held by his Mama whenever he can sniff her out (which is ALL the time). Anyway, I'm really, really trying to catch up on things but I clearly run out of steam by the time both of the babies are in bed. Soooo...to make my life easier AND satiate some of you who long to see the sweet faces of James and George, I picked up the instant camera last night and this morning. Love the fact I can take a picture and have it in the palm of my hand seconds later. Voila!












Friday, November 27, 2009

Georgeous George

A couple of days before Thanksgiving (Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!), I hung out with George at Gjelina for the afternoon. The kitchen was closed so there was nobody in the restaurant other than a few servers, Fran, George, and myself. I decided to shoot our 'baby in the banquette' series with G who was due his share of the limelight. Love these!







....and this one I've been meaning to post for a few days now.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Curls & a Bobcat

Much like George's blue eyes, I wonder if James' curls are here for the duration. I often hear other moms tell me their kids had (past-tense) curls like that once. Oh, how I hope they are. Many already know of the lack of a pair of scissors in this kid's life but at least we got his bangs
cut so that he can actually see.
This afternoon I got out on a neighborhood walk with James, which was a real treat. He played on the Bobcat that was camped out on the street (highlight of his day) and ran up and down several random driveways all the while trying to tear out the neighbors' plants along the way.



Here are a few of him doing his thing...and yes, he refuses to look at me when I have the camera around him. Grrrrrrr.......





Blue-Eyed Boy

Will they stay or will they go?

Saturday, November 21, 2009

George in Boston

I sure do have a lot of blogging to catch up on! The last month and a half has been jam-packed and it's hard to believe Thanksgiving is around the corner. After spending 2 weeks in Detroit, George and I flew to Boston to meet the rest of the Forrelli's. The weather was great and GLove was an angel on the plane, both there and back. I was able to capture some sweet moments of him in Taryn's back yard. He was such a sport about it as we were propping him up against trees, laying him on rocks and on top of logs. These are some of my favorites.
Oh, and by the way, the cute hat is compliments Auntie Brooke and the darling outfit compliments of Auntie Taryn. Thank you Aunties!














Saturday, November 7, 2009

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Michigan Holga

While we were in Michigan, I really tried to use the Holga as much as possible. The results were staggered yet again, but I was able to get some images I really like, especially when I had the film cross-processed. I just love the retro feel of this camera and the images it produces. They are not "clean" and sharp like digital but seem to provoke more mystery, something completely different than my Canon SLR; it inspires me to keep experimenting and hope for the best.