In the Studio

not that I have one. A studio that is. But I am really starting to like the look of my faux studio setup. This is attempt number two and I think they are turning out rather well. It is nice being somewhat able to control the settings since the subject is still very uncontrollable, although during this shoot I pointed and told her to go sit down "over there" and low and behold she did it (for about 2.5 seconds but still!!)

Anyways, here are a few from the setup. I'd love to hear what you think.





I really like this one I just wish her hair would have stayed back in her clip. :(



this is what I call her "evil eye" look


it usually means that we have reached this point...


it doesn't take long!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!! ~ Take 2

So I thought I would share Abriella's first ever birthday with you along with take two of the cake smash. I hope you enjoy! :)

She was so excited she even started the day off early!!


Being one is tough. Library storytime takes a lot out of you.


She got to open up her present.


Her own little chair to read all of her books.
Does this face mean she likes it?!?

And after all this fun, she got her favorite dinner at the OG (cheese ravioli, minestrone, and breadsticks). Then to top it all off a singing Happy Birthday and her very own cake.
Please don't mind the greasy hair from all the soup and ravioli that found it's way there.

And now, cake smash attempt two. I even got her her own little strawberry shortcake supreme and again, she could have cared less.

At least there was no screaming, and I liked my pictures better with my faux studio setup.

I got one shot of her in her hat.


and then...
yeah, it was over.



she even offered to share...

the only bite she took.

and last but not least, my favorite


now the only thing left is her big birthday bash!!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!

I can't believe it's been a whole year. It seem like just yesterday that she looked like this

she was so sweet and cuddly.

I miss that, but at the same time I love that she is so interactive now and her own little person. Everyday she makes me smile.

We attempted a cake smash photo session and lets just say it didn't go over very well. I have decided I hate white backdrops and will never do them again (at least until I actually know how to make them look right). And she hated the frosting and the paper. I got this...


and then it quickly went to this...


I took some more but most of them were of her screaming and trying to get away. It wasn't a very pleasant experience. Hopefully the next try will go better.

Here are just a few more.
I thought kids were supposed to like cake and sugar?!?



I don't know why she hated the feeling of the frosting.



this was the part that ended up with the most cake on it, she stepped right into in as she was trying to run away.



It was so cute that even after she calmed down and was playing she had frosting lining her top lip.


Tonight we are taking her out to dinner so she can get her favorite meal: Cheese Ravioli and veggies. Her present came today and she got to go to storytime at the library. Hopefully she has a great birthday and a great 2nd year.

How Quickly the Time Goes

I am amazed. It has been almost one year since Abriella was born. In less than a week she will enjoy her first birthday. I don't know how it can go so fast. People say it all the time but you don't realize it until it's happened. She has learned so much in just one year and I'm sad that she's not a baby any more.

She's running places and getting into trouble. She has words that she uses now and doesn't cuddle up very much anymore. I've tried so hard to capture all these special moments and I want to hold onto them forever. The sad (and wonderful) thing is that she is just going to keep growing and learning new things, even if I want to keep her little forever.

I'm trying to decide on her 1 yr old picture to put in my book. I'm not sure I got it yet, but I sure love taking pictures of her.


she is beautiful...


she make my heart smile...

...
she can find her toes...

she is ornery...

she has her Daddy's eyes...

she loves her bunny...

she lets me fix her hair...

she let's me dress her funny...

even if she's not that happy about it...

she melts my heart...

even when she steal my lens cap (and then screams bloody murder when I take it back)...

I'm so happy you're in my life Baby Girl! I can't wait to see what the next year brings.