My family

Wishing you much happiness in 2013!

When I sat down to make a list of all that I want to improve on this year, the list kept going...
photography wise,physically,mentally,spiritually,etc., but biggest to me - as a wife & a mommy.

tents in the yard

As we were setting up our sleeping spots for this last week of summer, the girls got a little distracted...

Bennett 8m

He is the happiest, most smiley boy around. I never knew a baby could be as good as this one. We lucked out (does that mean he'll be a crazy later?) right now, he is way mellow and content all the time.

The night we did these he was drooling and runny nosing all over the place. Gotta love those teeth coming in.

anticipation & a few thoughts

Devin has been taking the girls on surprise "daddy daughter dates" every other month. Biggest highlights of the year so far, that's for sure. She has that look on her face, that look you want to see in every child - perfect joy, love, excitement

Thinking while I'm at it, I'd share a few of my own feelings(for my own record)- Photography could consume my life, every single bit of me. If I let it, that's all I think about day and night. There's so much I still want & need to do with it....

I want my clients to feel the emotions and joy that I know we can reach together through my images. There is something speaking in my soul, I've got to project that...

Find me on Facebook

here

I have a whopping 4 fans. correction! I actually have 9.....that's more than double what I thought. Whhhewy. I'm feeling extra special! Is it silly to ask or invite people? Uhhhh...I'll just give it some time. By the way, I am obsessed with this boy.

toothless camper

welcome summer!

discovery

This is the stage of anything & everything that he gets his hands on, goes straight to his mouth.

peaceful

Do you ever take those moments to just stare at your children while they're sleeping? This boy is perfect in every single tiny way, to me.

A whole lot of love & adjusting

Alright, I must say the girls have been delightful and very helpful, sometimes wanting to help too much. Anyone relate? Yesterday I tried to take Bennett from Seb, so that I could feed him and she clentched on him like he was a toy that she wouldn't give up. The more I tried to take him the harder she'd squeeze! I got a little to the end of my rope with her (for other reasons as well). She ended up outside on the swing. When I found her out here to apologize, I felt so much emotion come over me. What was going on in her mind? How is she really feeling about a whole new life coming into our home? Are we giving her enough attention and love still? Her innocent little mind seemed so frazzled.

Tomorrow we're having a Thanksgiving Feast at her Preschool. I'm going without my other 2. Just me, there to see her and be with her. I must say, being a parent is the best thing in the world....and a struggle at some moments.

I am so grateful I am able to save some of the feelings and emotions with my camera. Even if they are shoved in folders on my computer, I'm grateful to have them.
ps. We're going to have a "raking leaves party" in our lovely yard - in a week or 2. We have six gigantic trees that have let maybe 1/3 of their leaves fall so far. I think they're over 100 yrs old, those honkers. It'll make for some fun piles to jump in.

our baby boy

Bennett Ronald Davies
October 20th, 9:37pm
7lbs 12oz, 19.5 inches

After a couple of weeks thinking "he was coming" and him tricking with lots of false labor....he proved that each pregnancy is so different and they come when they're supposed to :) He decided to really come Thursday evening, what a beautiful moment. We are all soaking in every second of this new little life.

I'm feeling it

See the ones Brienne posted here : azurebphotography

I'll throw these few of the many that my cousin in law took of me. She is an amazing photographer, and I'm so glad her and I are friends and get to talk photography and other things lots. She is awesome. I will post more when I have more time

It's feeling like this pregnancy is winding down now :) There's a whole list of things this time around that I swear I didn't have with carrying my girls. Maybe it's because it's the 3rd time? Don't know, but one that makes me laugh - my husband has had to stop me from full on snoring the last few nights. Like an old woman has to plug her old man's nose when he won't be quiet. It's that loud. Embarrasing. I'm trying to not have my mind set that I will go early, in case I don't (guessing I will because both my girls came early). We'll see!

My last shoots before my break will be next week. I'm sorry. I haven't planned to schedule any after that.

I wish I could let you all know when I'll be "back in business" after he comes and we all get in a groove around here. Probably not until the beginning of the year, if that? I just don't want to regret not enjoying every minute of the time with him, plus I may just be a head case for awhile. Sohoooo with that being said, feel free to contact me if you need something specific, BUT until then it'll just be up-dates here and there from us.

Maternity leave October 3rd - mid January

Halfway

I started feeling him move this last weekend. Now I can start really enjoying being pregnant. Maybe people will look and know now that I am, and I didn't just eat a few too many peanut butter shakes. these were taken by my photographer husband - sitting on our porch last night and decided to start tracking (which we never did in the past and wish we had)

yesterday

I was taking some pictures of our sleeping child by the pool. (kids look the most lovely and peaceful as they sleep ;) and Ava got a little jealous I think, she sat there watching me take a zillion pictures of her sister, in one position....next thing I knew she had gone into Granny's make-up and spruced up her lips to grab my attention. Maybe I'll put some others on later of her posing (so funny!) when I've got some more time. Entertaining kids. Devin says I always seem to be in a better mood the day I do photoshoots or even when I just pull out the camera for little things like this. It's the truth, it makes me feel so happy...

Excuses

We moved again. I always knew I wanted to live in an old (over 100 yrs) house someday, for even a short time. We love it here, and are still working on getting all settled in.
and the greatest & most important of all, I've been working on our little guy in my belly. With little energy the last few months. There are so many things that come with being pregnant, I think I forgot. For instance, losing brain cells (I've been forgetting things so easily), I could sleep all day long - literally, the hips expanding, the headaches, way weird dreams, the hormones (I've done the laughing and crying at the same time many times), of coarse the nausea and heartburn. I know I can't just blame pregnancy for everything, but man, proven stuff right? I'm dang Grateful for them though, just keeps us knowing I have a healthy baby in there makes it all very WORTH IT.

These girls are my favorite things in the world. You should see how thrilled they are to be getting a brother. Now we just have to continue waiting for October!
......That is a bit of why I have not kept up on here :)

more of my girlies