It's a holiday weekend-- live it up & get crazy!
many of my friends will be heading off to WPPI, but i'll be home nursing my fast-growing baby bump and partying with my Littles...
whatever the weekend brings you, hope you enjoy!
xxo
It's a holiday weekend-- live it up & get crazy!
many of my friends will be heading off to WPPI, but i'll be home nursing my fast-growing baby bump and partying with my Littles...
whatever the weekend brings you, hope you enjoy!
xxo
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Lovers don't finally meet somewhere.
They're in each other all along.
-Rumi
The Rumi quote above is one of my faves. not only because it is beautiful and potent, but because it was the first love poem my husband ever gave me. i pretty much knew i was done for at that moment. yup.
so to my love, happy valentine's babe. and to all of you... hope you give and recieve a little extra love today. doesn't have to be anything fancy or contrived, just maybe an extra long cuddle with you S.O., some extra giggle & squeeze time with your Littles, a call to your folks, or maybe just some extra special pampering for yourself.
may cupid be good to you.
xxo
be quiet, and learn the whispers of your soul...
for that's where dreams are born.
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that goes for you too, dreamer.
for ME, too, i should say... been feelin a little out of sorts lately.
think i need some quiet time to stare off into the mist, to listen to the silence and reconnect to those quiet stirrings inside that make me feel centered, purposeful and on track.
hopefully that's just what the weekend will bring.
hope you are enjoying your day.
xxo
Listen/Play: 10 Butterfly
Butterfly...
close your eyes, butterfly
Fold your wings
Dream sweet dreams, butterfly.
sweet baby aiden,
you sweet little boy...
when i first met you, you were a loved little lump in your mommy's tummy.
look at you now, you sweet butterfly
you are the smile upon your mother's lips,
the tenderness in your father's caress,
every inch of you a miracle...
the tuft of your hair
every crevice revealing the promise of your great journey to come...
the sweetness of your rumpled, perfect skin
you are the joy in your parents' hearts
the sweet coo ringing in the ears
Butterfly,
close your eyes, butterfly,
fold your wings,
Beautiful things,
Butterfly
When you feel
the sun warm on your face again
you will fly...
Spread your wings,
Butterfly.
Spread your wings,
you will fly...
-Elizabeth Mitchell & Lisa Loeb
a few posts ago, i mentioned that i had a big project in the works.
HUGE.
as in, so big i'm feeling too big for my britches.
Literally.
... The fact is that I'm 25 weeks preggers with baby #3 -- a boy! He'll be the final piece to our family puzzle. We are beyond thrilled... and slightly terrifed. : ) it's hard to imagine juggling the schedule of family life and my photography... but i'm ust taking it one step at a time. We always wanted 3 kids, and with 2 daughters already, having a boy seems the perfect completion to our family.
thanks to erin for taking these photos! erin has been one of my second shooters for a while now, and she is super talented.
To see how we told the girls, and what Satine's reaction was, check out the video. a bit long, maybe, but her reaction at the end is pretty priceless.
So.
Three kids. cray-cray.
I can't believe that it was such a short time ago that I took these photos when my little Navia Grace was born...
Or that she'll be just 18 months when her brother is born...
Or, the fact that this entire blog started as a personal love letter to my first born, Satine... when she was just a newborn, when i had time to document moments like this, and was blogging photos like this one,
when satine was about 2 1/2, basking in the light, before this blog morphed into more of a professional blog for my photogaphy. before life was so... full. i was about to say hectic, but the 'hectic' is just a new normal, so let's call it full.
Life is great and big and full and crazy... and about to get even more so come May.
Bring it on.
I feel so blessed to be sharing this journey with navia and satine and nahchey, and know that our little baby boy is only going to increase the love. Even when i'm dogbone tired and can't imagine fitting one more thing into my day and wishing I had a nanny, maid, chef, assistant, personal trainer, 3 office assistants and 18 more hours in the day, I know it's worth it... that ultimately, my heart is most full with my family.
for us, three IS a magic number.
xxo