Tara Kennedy | Orland Park Lifestyle and Portrait Photographer http://www.tarakennedyphotography.com/blog Chicagoland Area Portrait & Lifestyle photographer specializing in children, infants, newborns, families and maternity. Serving Chicago and surrounding suburbs including, Orland Park, IL, Oak Brook, IL, Oak Park, IL, Lombard, IL, Hinsdale, IL, Burr Ridge, IL, Palos Park, IL, Palos Heights, IL, Tinley Park, IL, Frankfort, IL, New Lenox, IL, Mokena, IL, Lockport, IL, and Naperville, IL. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:09:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 things i love | day 8 http://www.tarakennedyphotography.com/blog/personal/things-i-love-day-8/ http://www.tarakennedyphotography.com/blog/personal/things-i-love-day-8/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:09:31 +0000 Tara http://www.tarakennedyphotography.com/blog/?p=1076 my little dude’s birthday is three days away now.  he got a special almost birthday balloon from his daddy last night and can’t stop playing with it today.  just watching him play with it nonstop all day reminds me that even though he is going to be turning four, he still has that sweet innocence of youth.

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And today, when my kiddlets were attempting their naps, I looked into the kitchen to see this little girl staring back at me with her sweet eyes.  However, as soon as I grabbed my camera to take a picture of her, she ran under the table in the back corner and refused to make eye contact.  The big black camera scares the daylights out of her.

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No words will every really be able to express the enormous love I have for these two little pumpkins.  I keep telling myself that I really need to sit down and start writing more about the time I share with them so we will all have that to look back on one day.  That is one of my new years resolutions for 2012.  I’m already gearing up to journal snippits of our days to accompany some of the sweet little photographic treasures I capture of my kiddos.  I am also going to undertake something called Project Life and utilize a 52 week format.  This will basically be me scrapbooking images and ensuring that I’m documenting words along with it.  I know I will stick with it and it will end up being one of my most treasured possessions.  I also have hopes to start a new personal blog that will document my 52 week project.  I plan on sharing some layouts for photobooks and some photography tips as well.

It is so hard to believe that the end of 2011 is almost here.  Until 2012, here are a few shots of my little sunshines from this evening.  It is still pretty mild out, so I took advantage of the lovely sunset we had in our backyard today.

You Are My Sunshine
My only sunshine.
You make me happy
When skies are grey.
You’ll never know, dear,
How much I love you.
Please don’t take my sunshine away

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]]> http://www.tarakennedyphotography.com/blog/personal/happy-holidays-2/feed/ 3 My Baby Girl | 3 Months http://www.tarakennedyphotography.com/blog/news/my-baby-girl-3-months/ http://www.tarakennedyphotography.com/blog/news/my-baby-girl-3-months/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:06:18 +0000 Tara http://www.tarakennedyphotography.com/blog/?p=968 I realize it has been FOREVER since I posted on my blog, but it has been for good reason … I was growing this little wonder and now I am taking a little bit of personal time to enjoy her and her big brother.  Life has been so amazing since she entered our family’s life … I love my little girl and cannot wait to see what the world has in store for her!!!

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