Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Reminder | Indianapolis Newborn Photographer
A reminder to pregnant moms:
Please contact me at least 2-4 weeks prior to your due date so I can tentatively put you down on my calendar. I will be out of town from December 31-January 4 and from March 25-31, so if you are currently pregnant and planning for your child's newborn pictures, I'd like to put you on the schedule as soon as possible. Newborn pictures are best taken within the first 10 days of life. After only a few short days, babies lose their squishiness and excessive sleepiness and are much more difficult to pose.
Thanks!
On a somewhat separate note, I received this great hat in the mail this weekend from one of my favorite Etsy sellers, and.....I can't. Stand. The cuteness.
Please contact me at least 2-4 weeks prior to your due date so I can tentatively put you down on my calendar. I will be out of town from December 31-January 4 and from March 25-31, so if you are currently pregnant and planning for your child's newborn pictures, I'd like to put you on the schedule as soon as possible. Newborn pictures are best taken within the first 10 days of life. After only a few short days, babies lose their squishiness and excessive sleepiness and are much more difficult to pose.
Thanks!
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On a somewhat separate note, I received this great hat in the mail this weekend from one of my favorite Etsy sellers, and.....I can't. Stand. The cuteness.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Furry and Festive
It was the second annual no-parameters tie contest. That's what I call it anyway. My husband's work Christmas party has had a tie contest two years in a row. And that's all the details they give. It's just....a tie contest. Last year my brother-in-law won with a bow tie which he had tied himself. Impressive, sure. But come on...you can learn anything on YouTube. I'm just sayin'.
This year I was determined to at least put my husband in the runnings. But there was one problem. I had nothing to wear. And obviously, finding something for me to wear is more important than an accessory for my husband. I spent a few hours on Saturday rummaging through the clearance section at Target (I know, cheapness is a weakness) and found a handful of shirts that I deemed acceptable. Until of course, I tried them on. Back on the rack they went! And it was then that I realized I could probably find a shirt to wear at home, but honestly, the only pair of pants that fits me right now (eh hem, I just had a baby, remember?) is a pair of jeans. And well, jeans were out. I scurried through thoughts of fabrics I had at home and tried to decide if I had the time and talent to make myself a quick skirt.
I opted for 'yes'.
So the afternoon was spent sitting in front of the sewing machine and pretending I have far more knowledge of sewing than I actually do. Somehow I made it work and I finished my skirt with an hour to spare!
Thus began the tie-making.
Actually, the tie was quite easy. I thought of it while I was rushing through Target and just knew it would be perfect! I grabbed a piece of furry fabric that I use for my newborn shoots, borrowed one of my husband's ties, and traced the shape with the scissors. As soon as it was cut, I knew it was a masterpiece.
Am I sounding conceited? Sorry. It's just that I'm just a little excited about the whole thing. After all, I totally would have applauded anyone else who came up with this idea too!
I brought the tie to my husband who was just finishing up shaving his face. He laughed as he announced the verdict: "Awesome."
Being the 24-year old that I am, I have a little bit of college-age style in me. I don't always let this style come out since I feel like, as a mother of four, I'm for some reason not allowed. But I threw caution to the wind and paired my red tights with my green and black outfit. We left for the party seriously in style. Well....at least, in my style.
We had a great time and my husband did win the tie contest. We can't wait to try out this game!
Shortly following the announcement of the tie contest, the door prizes began. Somehow we had wound up with 9 tickets instead of the 2 everyone else got. We didn't steal them, I promise. I never win anything, so I was thrilled when my number was drawn. I walked up to claim my prize, a large flat object. I hardly had time to begin opening it when another one of our numbers was drawn. Since we were each only allowed to win once, I quickly passed the ticket to another woman at the table. She handed it to her husband and as he got up to claim "his" prize, I jokingly stated, "You know, I'm going to take the better of these two prizes, now don't you?"
When he sat down, we both opened our gifts. Mine was a $100 gift certificate to Fogo de Chao, a very nice, very expensive Brazilian steakhouse downtown. Theirs was a Canon point and shoot camera. As it turned out, they had been wanting to try out Fogo de Chao and I had just mentioned to Daniel that I really needed to get a new point and shoot camera. Perfect! We swapped and I came home with this little beauty:
All in all, we felt pretty blessed. And we really had a great time. I mean, yes, after being dragged onto the floor, I did endure a short awkward dance with an extremely drunk Australian whose wine breath I could literally taste while he expressed to me the fact that my husband was very sexy. (Not that I could argue.) But all things considered, it was a great evening!
P.S. Don't worry about the dancing. :)
This year I was determined to at least put my husband in the runnings. But there was one problem. I had nothing to wear. And obviously, finding something for me to wear is more important than an accessory for my husband. I spent a few hours on Saturday rummaging through the clearance section at Target (I know, cheapness is a weakness) and found a handful of shirts that I deemed acceptable. Until of course, I tried them on. Back on the rack they went! And it was then that I realized I could probably find a shirt to wear at home, but honestly, the only pair of pants that fits me right now (eh hem, I just had a baby, remember?) is a pair of jeans. And well, jeans were out. I scurried through thoughts of fabrics I had at home and tried to decide if I had the time and talent to make myself a quick skirt.
I opted for 'yes'.
So the afternoon was spent sitting in front of the sewing machine and pretending I have far more knowledge of sewing than I actually do. Somehow I made it work and I finished my skirt with an hour to spare!
Thus began the tie-making.
Actually, the tie was quite easy. I thought of it while I was rushing through Target and just knew it would be perfect! I grabbed a piece of furry fabric that I use for my newborn shoots, borrowed one of my husband's ties, and traced the shape with the scissors. As soon as it was cut, I knew it was a masterpiece.
Am I sounding conceited? Sorry. It's just that I'm just a little excited about the whole thing. After all, I totally would have applauded anyone else who came up with this idea too!
I brought the tie to my husband who was just finishing up shaving his face. He laughed as he announced the verdict: "Awesome."
Being the 24-year old that I am, I have a little bit of college-age style in me. I don't always let this style come out since I feel like, as a mother of four, I'm for some reason not allowed. But I threw caution to the wind and paired my red tights with my green and black outfit. We left for the party seriously in style. Well....at least, in my style.
We had a great time and my husband did win the tie contest. We can't wait to try out this game!
Shortly following the announcement of the tie contest, the door prizes began. Somehow we had wound up with 9 tickets instead of the 2 everyone else got. We didn't steal them, I promise. I never win anything, so I was thrilled when my number was drawn. I walked up to claim my prize, a large flat object. I hardly had time to begin opening it when another one of our numbers was drawn. Since we were each only allowed to win once, I quickly passed the ticket to another woman at the table. She handed it to her husband and as he got up to claim "his" prize, I jokingly stated, "You know, I'm going to take the better of these two prizes, now don't you?"
When he sat down, we both opened our gifts. Mine was a $100 gift certificate to Fogo de Chao, a very nice, very expensive Brazilian steakhouse downtown. Theirs was a Canon point and shoot camera. As it turned out, they had been wanting to try out Fogo de Chao and I had just mentioned to Daniel that I really needed to get a new point and shoot camera. Perfect! We swapped and I came home with this little beauty:
All in all, we felt pretty blessed. And we really had a great time. I mean, yes, after being dragged onto the floor, I did endure a short awkward dance with an extremely drunk Australian whose wine breath I could literally taste while he expressed to me the fact that my husband was very sexy. (Not that I could argue.) But all things considered, it was a great evening!
P.S. Don't worry about the dancing. :)
Thursday, December 3, 2009
LET it Out Designs
I am just about bursting at the seams. My friend Elizabeth recently started a business with two of her friends. When I initially heard about it, I was like....oh, another jewelry business......well, that's nice. (Obviously I'm not that into jewelry.) But when their Etsy store officially opened and I saw their jewelry, I think my jaw may have actually dropped open.
I'm totally not kidding when I say this: Their stuff is FABULOUS. Personal. Beautiful. Gorgeous. And seriously, I'm not even into jewelry. Like, at all. But let me just tell you, dear Internet, that I will certainly not object to any of you buying me any piece of jewelry from this shop. Every piece is fantastic.
Okay, so enough talk. You want to see the goods, right? Of course you do. I can't take credit for any of these photos, but whoever took them has a career in product photography, don't you think? (Wait, maybe they're already into product photography....) Well anyway, check out some of their amazing stuff:
I'm totally not kidding when I say this: Their stuff is FABULOUS. Personal. Beautiful. Gorgeous. And seriously, I'm not even into jewelry. Like, at all. But let me just tell you, dear Internet, that I will certainly not object to any of you buying me any piece of jewelry from this shop. Every piece is fantastic.
Okay, so enough talk. You want to see the goods, right? Of course you do. I can't take credit for any of these photos, but whoever took them has a career in product photography, don't you think? (Wait, maybe they're already into product photography....) Well anyway, check out some of their amazing stuff:
Fabulous, is it not? So if you have any females left on your Christmas list, here is my hint: Visit the LET it Out Designs shop on Etsy for some very beautiful, very personalized jewelry!
Santa Baby | Indianapolis Baby Photographer
I have a thing for hats. Baby hats, that is. Not so much hats for me. Actually, I like hats but I'm not entirely sure how to wear them with...well...with hair. And hair I definitely have. I'm sure that sounds completely ludicrous but I honestly never know what to do with my hair when I have a hat on. Wear it down? Side ponytail? (Hey, I was born in the 80s - it's allowed.) I honestly think hats frame my face very well (or maybe it's that they hide my face?), but the whole situation makes me frantic so I try to stay away from it for the most part.
Well, being the hat-lover that I am, I ordered a new hat from Etsy seller DebisCreations18. When it arrived today, I simply had to put it on my Savannah while she still fits into newborn hats. :) She's my little Santa baby.
Well, being the hat-lover that I am, I ordered a new hat from Etsy seller DebisCreations18. When it arrived today, I simply had to put it on my Savannah while she still fits into newborn hats. :) She's my little Santa baby.
I even got a sleepy smile out of her!
My goodness, she is a chub! I say that, but I know that in reality she is not a large baby at all. She has her 2-month appointment tomorrow, so we'll see how big she's gotten then!
Sleep tight, little Santa baby!
Sleep tight, little Santa baby!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Corbin | Indianapolis Baby Photographer
Oh my goodness, this little man was SO cute and full of smiles! I had such a great time with him! Halfway through the session I asked his mom how she had found me. A great long story ensued and we weeded our way through an assortment of blogs we both read (and a lot of tangents). We discussed how our husbands think we are weird for talking about bloggers like they are our best friends and how it's bizarre that we get sucked into blogs specifically about babies with health problems. And little Corbin was so patient with us. :)
Kristy got this great hat from someone on Etsy, but I forgot to ask who!
I love all the little man outfits!
And finally, the tickle laugh....
I love all the little man outfits!
And finally, the tickle laugh....
Kristy, I had a great time with both of you. I hope you enjoy this sneak peek until I have time to get your gallery up!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
25 Days Of Service
Weeks ago, someone mentioned it in passing and I couldn't get the thought out of my head. She said she and her kids were doing 25 days of service during the month of December. That sounded way better to me than the dinky little calendar I used to get growing up with the stale chocolate inside. (No offense, Mom. I appreciate the gesture.) I decided then and there that our family would also participate in this "25 days of service" thing, even though I wasn't quite sure at the time what exactly that would mean.
We stress our children's character over any other "accomplishment" in our home, so I thought this would be a perfect addition (and possibly tradition) to our family. I made a list of ideas for service projects we could do together and left room for improvement and changes.
Today marks the 1st day of December and therefore our 1st service project. When this afternoon rolled around, I explained the concept to the kids. They seemed to get it. We made a calendar and stuck it on our fridge so we can keep track of our services to others. We talked about how Christmas is about giving to others, just like Christ gave us the gift of eternal life when he came to earth. We brainstormed ideas of things we could do that would be a service to others. We discussed all sorts of things. It was pretty fun.
Then I told the kids that today's service project would be helping decorate for Christmas at church tonight. They seemed excited about that (since the sentence included Christmas, I'm sure) and they talked about it the rest of the afternoon. When 4 o'clock rolled around, my husband called and said he would be working late and would just meet us at the church. I decided it was acceptable to perform two special acts of service today, so the kids and I took out the trash for my husband. The kids like to do this anyway, so why not make it a weekly chore? I'm sure my husband would go for that!
When we arrived at the church, there was LOTS to do. I know my kids didn't really help much, but the point is that we were serving as a family. They saw us doing our service joyfully and hopefully that will encourage them to enjoy doing services for others.
I wanted to take pictures of our service projects for you, but I forgot to take my camera to church and...well, I just didn't think you'd appreciate a picture of our trash sitting out by the curb. So instead of either of those things, you get to see a picture of my now 2-month old little Savannah. Don't they grow up so fast?!
We stress our children's character over any other "accomplishment" in our home, so I thought this would be a perfect addition (and possibly tradition) to our family. I made a list of ideas for service projects we could do together and left room for improvement and changes.
Today marks the 1st day of December and therefore our 1st service project. When this afternoon rolled around, I explained the concept to the kids. They seemed to get it. We made a calendar and stuck it on our fridge so we can keep track of our services to others. We talked about how Christmas is about giving to others, just like Christ gave us the gift of eternal life when he came to earth. We brainstormed ideas of things we could do that would be a service to others. We discussed all sorts of things. It was pretty fun.
Then I told the kids that today's service project would be helping decorate for Christmas at church tonight. They seemed excited about that (since the sentence included Christmas, I'm sure) and they talked about it the rest of the afternoon. When 4 o'clock rolled around, my husband called and said he would be working late and would just meet us at the church. I decided it was acceptable to perform two special acts of service today, so the kids and I took out the trash for my husband. The kids like to do this anyway, so why not make it a weekly chore? I'm sure my husband would go for that!
When we arrived at the church, there was LOTS to do. I know my kids didn't really help much, but the point is that we were serving as a family. They saw us doing our service joyfully and hopefully that will encourage them to enjoy doing services for others.
I wanted to take pictures of our service projects for you, but I forgot to take my camera to church and...well, I just didn't think you'd appreciate a picture of our trash sitting out by the curb. So instead of either of those things, you get to see a picture of my now 2-month old little Savannah. Don't they grow up so fast?!
(I apologize for the flashy look. I took this using only my external flash late in the evening and I took it ONLY because my mom said she need a recent picture of Savannah. As if 6 weeks ago wasn't recent enough!) :)
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