Kristine Rau Photography

Cori turns 2!

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:23:26 +0000

My niece turned two last week. It seems cliche but I really cant believe how quickly the time has gone! She’s a sassy, tiny little thing – Grandma and Papa call her Stinkerbell. She got a kitchen from Mommy & Daddy for her birthday which was set up her bedroom. All the kids went up to see it at her party and she just sat back and supervised.

We hope you had a fantastic birthday party! Thanks for letting us come help you celebrate Cori!

The backyard.

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:31:47 +0000

Wow, its been a little while since I last posted. But I do have a good excuse, I promise. We moved. Again. BUT I think this time its permanent so that’s something to be excited about! The house needs a little tlc, but the backyard is pretty fantastic. Especially for the little guy & the big guy. Gavin is already taking up golf … and ant smooshing. Watch out ants!

Spring is in the air.

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:00:12 +0000

I love Spring. I love the flowers, the fresh air, the beginning of sunny evenings, dinners outside, and the not too hot weather. Spring is also one of my favorite times to take pictures! I love how green the world is, it just makes me happy! I’m looking forward to spending time with family this Easter weekend – I hope you are sharing the holiday & enjoying Spring with loved ones too!

When the girls leave…

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:22:26 +0000

Gavin will read! Not just one book from sissy’s room, but ALL the books from sissy’s room!!

Pretty in Pink.

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:27:55 +0000

Meet Gavin’s girlfriend. She’s so photogenic I can’t even stand it. The moment she saw the camera she started smiling…

She’s such a sweet, beautiful girlie girl!

Monkey business.

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:30:30 +0000

There’s been a lot of monkey business going on around our neck of the woods…but, I think I found the biggest culprit!!

Cousins.

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:56:17 +0000

I have 5 cousins. 3 on my Mom’s side and 2 on my Dad’s side. We aren’t very close as we are all spread out, 2 in Colorado, 2 in Modesto and 1 in LA, but I’d like to think we are all friends. I often wonder what it would have been like to grow up living around the corner from them and knowing them in a much deeper way. I wonder if my girl cousins would have been like the sisters I never had. I wonder if we would have shared holidays together every year or played endless games of Marco Polo in our grandma’s pool.

I do know that these cousins will grow up close and be buddies for life. 4 boys and one girl. What an amazing blessing each of them are! I imagine the oldest 3 boys will be so protective of the adorable twins. Especially their sweet little girl. They are already arguing over who gets to hold her on their lap! (How sweet is that?!)

The oldest is in 2nd grade. He’s a cutie and I’m sure will be a little heartbreaker when he gets older…

The middle ones are brothers and are adorably sweet.

The babies are soo cute and pudgy I just LOVE it!

Love this picture. Dad’s are standing behind me telling the boys to look tough. Way too cute.

My hope for them is that they will always be there for each other. I can’t imagine how it would be any other way… they do come from 3 sisters!

Album Completion.

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:33:47 +0000

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Its March. I know, its crazy, but it’s true! It’s time to think about cleaning out those closets, getting rid of the unnecessary and think about putting together an album or two! I know perhaps its just too daunting to even start thinking about… your kids are teenagers, you havent done ANYTHING and you wouldn’t even know where to start. But, think about it just for a second… wouldn’t you love to go from this…

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A family revisited.

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:30:41 +0000

Last fall I had several very fun family shoots. This one was at the top of the list. I was going through some photos on my computer and I came across these that I had not yet shared. Want to see?

Happy Sunday!

1 year old.

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:07:06 +0000

Where did the time go? I am still not quite sure, as it seems just yesterday that my little bubb was born. One of my favorite photographers in San Diego took pics of the little peanut when he was 10 days old. Check out the post on her blog http://www.kimporterphotography.com/?p=732.

So here it is one year later. So much has changed in our lives, but I cannot even imagine one single moment without my little guy. He is a breath of sunshine on my cloudy days and I think one of these days he will actually say, “Mommy!” instead of the “Dada” I hear all day long right now. I am amazed at how much his personality grows each day – I feel blessed to be able to stay home without missing any of the little firsts. I know it changes so quickly – I try hard to savor the moments as they come, some days being easier than others. It’s hard to get too discouraged though, when you look at his sweet smile and hear his hearty laugh. I love him so much!

Happy Birthday little bubb!