here’s an itty bitty sneak peek of thi gorgeous little biy at 13 days.

more to come mom!

picture perfect fixes!

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Pretty Paisley

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nevertheless, amongst the craziness, our tree is officially up!

i just LOVE the holidays!

between shooting, editing, card design, my real life job, two kids, and a mini vacation i have been drowning in all that i love!

sessions are all booked for the holiday season and the end is in sight! if you are looking for a session for this year, for the holidays, i apologize that we booked up so fast this year! i have had the pleasure of meeting and re-shooting such wonderful families, laughing and making friends along the way!

while juggling all of the craziness, i did manage to take part in the redesign process for a VERY important website.

the littlest heroes project was created with the intention of capturing the little fighters in this world that are suffering from a variety of disease and illness. it is such a great cause and something that i am so proud to have offered my design skills to. thank you queen darcy for all your coding magic..this never would have worked without you!

thank you felicia for bringing this project to life.

if you would like to donate your services as a photographer or if you know a little hero yourself, please head over to the site and fill out an application into the program. please forward the information onto any and all families you may come to know that may benefit from the works of the littlest heroes project.

back to shooting and back to more edits…i’ll be back soon my dear blog….soon enough the rush will be behind me and i will be refreshed and reinvented for another year of photo fun!

A designer, photographer and friend of Prop Insanity has lost her little boy today to pneumonia caused by the H1N1 virus. My heart breaks as i attempt to get through this post.

please read about little Nate here. and if at all possible, please donate, even a single dollar to help raise funds for Nate, his family and his foundation.

we agreed that it be necessary for the “big” girls to come for only a few minutes to say their own goodbye’s to “Poppy”. they made cards for him to take to heaven and they blew kisses big enough to carry him the whole way. And then my niece, as she always does, said somethings that made us laugh when we needed it most.

aly: ”did you see poppy”

kelly: “yes i did. did you see poppy?”

aly: “yes i did. he is the King now”

where does she come up with these things!

as we stood over the casket in prayer and the girls added their handmade works of love to the casket, we hear this:

my sis: “ok girls. its time to let poppy go to heaven now”

aly: “this….(arms raised) this is heaven? (turns to the room full of friends and family in mourning) all of this is heaven?”

and we laughed some more.

remember the good times. laugh at the memories, it helps to stop the crying.

we love you Pop! we miss you more than words can say.

because i CAN!

back to poor lea. allergic to EVERYTHING she couldn’t savor in the standard birthday treats.

(get the recipe for these little numbers here. a BIG hit for the kids and soooooo easy! if you know me, even a little, then you know that i do not COOK, nor BAKE! never, ever really.i’m not kidding. and even i could do it!)

instead of these decadent treats, lea got to eat these:

looks tasty, doesn’t it?! not really sure what it really is. leave it to my sis to search out some sort of gluten, dairy, nut, egg, everything else that’s tasty, free. we dropped one of these on the floor and i think it’s still stuck there. sure am glad i could scarf down a couple slices of strawberry shortcake instead of eating one of these “cupcakes”.

lucky for us, little lea doesn’t know the difference. she seemed to think they were quite tasty.

or maybe not. she doesn’t look so sure about it.

nevermind. that looks like a sign of approval.

have at it little lady. your not going to have many more chances to inhale a cupcake in nothing but a diaper and a bow.

happy birthday baby girl. aunt gigi loves you (even though you walked all over my celebration!)