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8 days left until Christmas and I intend on posting at least 1 Christmas related picture each day :) I couldn't stop laughing at this...this is Aggie, my in-law's bulldog. Isn't she hilarious? This was NOT an easy feat...she's built like a tank, weighs a ton and doesn't smile! haha
Merry Christmas everyone! (click to enlarge)
I gotta say...I found my new photo spot! This place is incredible...everywhere you turn there is an even better backdrop than the last one. Tonight's family session was amazing...I have never quite experienced anything quite like it! There were 10 of these beautiful, loving people and while we took some traditional group shots, they were willing to break up into smaller groups to capture certain dynamics between various relations and it just made for some really natural, fun shots! It was such an experience for me...this family is so loving, so supportive of one another...I just love being around that kind of family...not to mention they were laid back and hilarious and laughed at my jokes haha *thanks guys*! Thank you so much for this opportunity...it was such a pleasure!
~Courtney
because I'm extra happy about being married to him! haha :) 4 months of blissful marriage almost...wowsers, we are REALLY newlyweds, aren't we? lol
Today was my husband's first day at his new job! I realize that photographing this is kinda like being a mom and photographing your child's first day at school, haha, but oh well, I'm so proud of him! He's such a smarty pants and he's gonna do grrrrrrrrreat! Love you!
and trying my hand at a self-portrait. I have seen so many photo challenges that involve self-portraits and I haven't really tried any, because anyone that knows me knows that I hate being in front of the camera. There was a time that I didn't mind it...but as I get older, I'm just less and less fond of having my face recorded...forever. haha But anyway, I gave it a shot tonight. I need to try and do this more often and get creative because it is definitely challenging, but I think it's good to switch it up now and then. Getting comfortable with the tripod, etc...it's definitely "different". Maybe I'll try this once a week or something...no promises that I'll post each one, because if I'm having a bad hair day or a bad face day, then well...in the trash we go :)
Not making it super huge either, so you can't see my flaws! haha :) Baby steps...
As parents, we attempt to document each instance in our children's lives that represent the next step toward their independence. For me it is utterly important...something that I feel necessary so that as the years whirl by I will have something tangible to look at, to recall, a means of experiencing the emotions of watching my child grow and learn all over again. It has been 3.5 years that I have had this amazing little girl in my life. When she was born she was as bald headed as they come :) I mean, literally, she had no hair for about 6 months of her life...just fuzz and I thought "sure do hope this grows!" 3.5 years later, her hair was 9 inches long and had the most precious ringlets I had ever seen. I didn't have the heart to cut her hair, because it signifies a stage in her life that is gone...her baby hair, as silly as it seems, was precious to me. I would sit for hours and tangle her hair around my fingers, it was just something I always loved. Today, as she sat eating her breakfast I looked over at her. Her hair was everywhere...I mean EVERYWHERE. I thought, "what a mess". I struggled for about 30 minutes whether to let it go or do something about it. I discovered it was high time that we embark on cutting her hair...after all it had been 3.5 years and not a single pair of scissors had come near her hair. So, I packed her up, drove to the mall and got her hair cut *gasp* yes, that's right...especially for those of you who know how dramatic this was for me haha. Of course, I brought my camera so that I could remember this moment that I had dreaded for oh, so long. She was amazing...so cautious, yet so curious. Her little head was back in the sink and the ladies in the salon were just mooning over how precious and how still she was. It was my single most favorite moment of her to date...by far! I'm so glad we did it! Here are a few images from the big moment and might I add, I ADORE her new haircut! She looks so grown up, I can't get over it!
Two of them, one for me and one for Piper :) Aren't they awesome? haha...high five to the designer of this t-shirt!
