For Kirsten...

This afternoon Kirsten kindly pointed out the date of my last post. I got the hint. So I broke out the camera and decided to take some snapshots of my little one. Here she is at Grandma and Grandpa's house on the playground that went up today.

More than swinging, Abby was interested in "fixing" the playground like Grandpa and Daddy.

She loved those wire strippers.

Grandpa got everything assembled except for the slide. Abby would have camped out to see it finished, but we decided to take her to the park so she wouldn't have to.
Love this of Daddy and Abigail. I don't suppose you can see the resemblance?

After a few times down the rather tame, straight slide, Abby moved on to the twisty, big kids slide. I don't think she'll go back.

We managed to break away from the playground to take a little walk on the beach.

Time to go, but we couldn't escape without two more times down the slide. Here she is on her way up.

And what trip to the park is complete without a tantrum when it is time to leave?

A very full, fun day. Now she's sleeping away, no doubt dreaming of slides. There you go, Kirsten. Enjoy!

Happy One Week Birthday, Emmeline!

One week ago I was photographing little Emmeline's birth. What a privilege to get to do her newborn photos, too! Angel and Eric and I had a great time chatting while waiting for their new little one to drift off to dreamland. I love hearing the parents' versions of the birth story -- especially when I was actually there!

Emmeline came into this world absolutely gorgeous, and she didn't disappoint today, either. See her little smile?
And Mama said she really likes the yawns, so here you go, Angel!

This week I did a little antiquing (is that a word?) and found this scale. I was afraid that Emmeline might not take to it, but after a LOT of nursing, she fell fast asleep. One of my favorite shots...

Eric had his heart set on a drum shot (he's quite the musician), so after the scale we just slid her over onto the drum. I'm so glad we did!

And she just kept sleeping, so we got a basket shot as well.

Ahh, the bum shot.

We ended our session with some shots with mom and dad.

See the love?

The squished cheek is what gets me with this one.

Angel and Eric, thanks so much for making me a part of your transition from expectant couple to loving parents. Emmeline is obviously already very much in love with you both, and the calm I felt in your home today is a testament to how naturally you have taken to parenthood. Congratulations!

What did you do this weekend?

Angel had a baby! And I got to photograph the birth. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday, I'd say. Here are just a few pictures of Emmeline's arrival. I'll share more later, but I wanted to post these right away. Isn't birth amazing?

You can't witness this kind of miracle without wanting one of your own. Good thing I only have to wait until July!