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The Bug is four l Kansas City child photographer
Let’s just say she wasn’t hot on the idea of wearing a skirt.
And striped leggings.
Oh. And did I mention a skirt with ….. (cough, cough) …. ruffles. In hot pink.
Anyone who knows my soccer shorts and t-shirt-wearing little tomboy, knows I had to pull out the big bribes for a whopping 20 minutes of camera time to capture her official four-year pictures.
But despite a 100 percent humidity day, buckets of sweat and the three ticks I came home with, I’d say these were worth it.
(And, yes, I’m trying out yet another blog frame for my images. One of these days, I might actually decide on one and stick to it. Until then …….)
The next two are “so Bella”:
The candy, that is. Those poor Twizzlers didn’t even stand a chance. And the Skittles … forgeddaboutit. Bat Girl was out in full force last night and we have the pictures to prove it.
Happy Day After Halloween … and day two of the enormous sugar highs. (Forgot to mention: This one is for Aunt Judy who says I don’t post enough Bella images.)
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Snug as a bug in a …. {Kansas City newborn photographer}
Remember this beautiful belly and proud set of parents-to-be? (Remember how they left our maternity photography session and proceeded to give birth less than 16 hours later after a few trips to and from the hospital?)
Well, it appears the reason for all that fuss looks a little something like this. Meet Arraya (pronounced ar-ee-uh). Caution: May cause spontaneous urge to reach toward the computer screen and squeeze those little arm chubs.
Um. Yea. That’s a real smile, people. I swear there’s a lot going on in those little heads even while they’re sleeping.
And, for the photographers and trendy moms/grandmas/aunties out there reading this, the beautiful swaddler she’s wearing was custom made by the lovely and talented (not-to-mention-mom-to-three-busy-little-girls!) Britanie Ramirez of My Pinkytoes Baby. You can see and commission more of her stuff, including her awesome designer labor/delivery gowns (yes, you read that right — check ‘em out), wipes cases, minky swaddlers, bows and designer onesies at her Etsy store. The fabrics are to die for! These make great gifts and – my favorite – add fabulous color/texture to a newborn/baby sessions.
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My colorful girl {Kansas City child photographer}
My favorite session with my own child to date! A whole lotta urban color, tons of attitude, big toothy grins. The best part: A whole lotta Bella. She’s three to a “t” and loving every minute of it. Enjoy some of my favorites from her session. (Lots of images ahead, but I seriously couldn’t narrow down the blog picks any further!)
Three years ago today, we were beside ourselves with fear and amazement having just delivered this:
Now, three years later, we’re still beside ourselves most days with a different kind of fear (mostly for her safety amid exceptionally daredevil ways) and the same jaw-dropping amazement. She keeps us on our toes, for sure. But her smile, quick sense of humor, spunky attitude and kind spirit occupy the very brightest spots in our hearts. She’s a girly-girl and a tom-boy all rolled into one who likes Toot and Puddle, Nemo, strawberries with homemade whipped cream, taking baths in the “big” bathtub, playing soccer and finding new ways to antagonize her furry buddy, Baker.
Today, our Bella Bug is three years old and all of a sudden, she’s looking like a big girl to us. It began about a month ago when we woke up one day and all of her pants were suddenly two inches two short. I always tell my clients I can often “see” what their little ones are going to look like as adults after spending many hours staring at their images on the computer screen during post-processing. And I have to say, the bicycle pictures below are the first time I’ve been able to see that in my own child.
She had an amazing birthday weekend of celebrations with little friends, her favorite babysitter (thank you for coming, Abby!), and lots of spoiling from Grandmas, Grandpa and Uncle Kory. I’ll let you guess which gift was the big hit, hands down.
We had so much fun this weekend and never stopped going, going, going during our visit with family “back home.” It was great and I can’t express enough how much I love our family get togethers, complete with aunts, uncles, cousins, grand babies and, now, grand babies’ babies. Even though life is constantly evolving and we’re all getting older, it always seems like nothing’s really changed. So a big THANK YOU and I love you to Aunt Judy and Uncle Bob for hosting us Saturday afternoon; Grandpa Tom, Kory and Sheri for hosting us Saturday evening; and especially Grandma Gail for hosting us during our whole visit and ensuring the Easter bunny found his way to your house. We had a blast and, as I type this, my eyes are burning I’m so worn out!
So is our own little “bunny rabbit.” It took her exactly 15 minutes to go from 60 m.p.h. downstairs to snoring (yes, snoring) happily in her bed. She colored Easter eggs for the first time with Grandma Gail, hunted eggs outside for the first time with her little family buddies and ate way tooo much sugar. But the smile on her face says it all.
The last picture is truly the best kind of snapshot. For those of you wondering how ISO 1600 looks on the 5D, this is it. I didn’t bring my flash, so just bumped up the ISO to capture Bella and Grandpa Tom swapping hats. I’d say he’s rockin’ the Dora hat.
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