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Photographic Storytelling

Lauriann Wakefield
Roswell, New Mexico and Utah County's natural light child photographer.

If you love my work, I'd be thrilled to hear from you! Just click on
the "Contact" link above and we can chat about the story you want told with photographs.
I specialize in newborn, children, and family portraiture.
Sessions are on-location, either at your home, a park, a downtown city
area, or another familiar location.

Prices start at $130.  Click on the "Session Info" link above to learn all the details.

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Life in Little Moments

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reunited

Tomorrow Scott gets to be with his daddy again!  It’s been a two week absence.

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courtney bowlden - what a gorgeous picture!!!

Pam Lee - the picture of Perry and scott is so adorable...that one needs to be framed

daddy of 2 - I think Scott's expression says it all. It's been a sad 2 weeks, and definitely the longest 2 weeks of my life. I'm ecstatic that I get to hold my 2 sons again tomorrow!!!

Saren - that is the sweetest picture!

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daddy of 2 - SWEET!!! I've been looking for new wallpaper for my laptop. This one is PERFECT! LOVE the expression on Jack's face and the "What's going on?" expression on Scott's face.

Saren - Cute! I love all the stripes. jacks expression just melts your heart. :)

Markelle - You've got some handsome boys! congrats on the new addition.

Bridget - Hahahaha! I LOVE this! So cute. :) Love you guys so much!

Britt - Cutest picture ever! Cutest kids ever :)

jennifer - This is so cute. Scott is so tiny next to Jack. That must be so weird to carry him around.

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Just came across these pics with all his little newborn wrinkles.  Only three days old.

Saren - So precious! I love the compositions. :)

Newborn in macro

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megan thomas - those pictures are stunning!! He is amazing. I hope you are all doing well and getting some sleep. After 7 months I STILL get woken up several times! So, so happy for you. Much Love.

courtney bowlden - these are gorgeous!!! i love the ones of his back hair and nose. so cute!!! i cant wait to get my macro lens!

Bridget - So, so, so unbelievably accurate and precious! We love you baby Scott!

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Me and my baby, curtesy of Bridget.

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Pam Lee - He is a KEEPER

monique - soooo lovely! congrats!

jennifer - Look at how he is holding your finger already. What a sweetie. You look good.

Couldn’t you just eat him up!

I really don’t believe in eating babies, it just somehow sounds so yummy.

So Scott seems to have the same nose as Jack.  I think.  But they definitely have different mouths.  Jack had really full baby lips, and Scott has more thin wide lips.  And I’d have to say Scott’s eyes seem bigger than Jack’s were as a newborn.  But maybe that’s because he has started out smaller and his face is smaller.  So far he is not a baby that spits up.  Really!  He keeps everything down.  He’s also pretty easy going like his brother.  :)

Daddy had to go back to Roswell today without us and that was hard.  We’ll stay here a few more weeks till it’s legal for us to go to New Mexico.  But boy how much a newborn can change in two weeks!

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Bridget - Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! These are soooo precious! He is so stinkin' adorable! We had SOOOOO much fun with you today! It made my day to hang out with you and watch our boys play. :) XOXO You are such a pro at being a mommy!

efrat - He is a real sweet! congrads!!

Tandy Twitty - Lauri, I am so excited for you to be a new mother again, he is absolutely beautiful. Life with a new baby is so exhausting and exhilarating at the same time. Congratulations.

Pam Lee - He is just the cutest baby you must be so happy yet tired but what a blessing

courtney bowlden - what a sweety! hes so adorable!

Ashley Thalman Photo - He is so delightful! I am so happy for him, and his parents. Happiness all around!

Britt - Well, I just can't stop saying it. How aborable is this baby!? He is soo cute!

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amber b - Perfect.

jennifer - I love it. I bet you are overcome with emotions right about now. God is good and he has blessed you sooooo much and will bless her too.

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Life in Little Moments

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Ananda - Thank you for sharing your sweet little boys! That picture just captures the adorableness of Jack and Scott together.

Britt - My little cousins are sooooo cute!

jennifer - These pictures say it all. So precious!!!

Bridget - Ohhhhhhhhhh! Precious! Jack is such a sweetheart. These are beautiful.

Noelle - Okay...my heart just melted. That first one of Jack...oh! Thanks for sharing with us!

Saren - That is sooo precious!

Hours old

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Saren - That last comment from me was Ananda. She accidentally commented under my name. :)

julie - LAURIE!!!! He is so precious. We love you guys and cant wait to see you all again, hopefully soon. I got your message, thanks for making us apart in this experience! We miss you and love you!

Jenny - We have been waiting to hear....CONGRATS!!! He is just beautiful and so sweet! My boys were looking over my shoulder oooing and awing over him! They asked when we could have another baby....hmmm....now look what you have done! Much love~

Saren - Oh how sweet and tender these moments are. Thank you for sharing your treasure. I'll be by to see you in person soon as I'm better and free from germs.

Bridget - Priceless and precious.

courtney bowlden - oh my gosh!!! hes so adorable!!!!! i am so excited for you guys!!! cant wait to see more pix =)

ashley - oh what a doll! hooray for all of you. these are darling pictures - he looks so precious!

Ashley Thalman Photo - So, let me be the first to predict red hair!

Holly - These are so precious. What a great capture of the moment.

Welcome Scott

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Cindi Adamson - Congratulations Lauri & Perry!! I am so excited for both of you!

Pam Lee - what a beautiful baby!! so happy for you two or should I say three including Jack

Kiera - CONGRATULATIONS!! What a perfect baby boy! Im so excited for you and your family Get used to that exhausted feeling. :)))

Ashley Thalman Photo - HURRAH! He has the most darling little face in the whole wide world!

amber b - Oh my! So cute!!! Im am beyond excited and thrilled for you guys. Cant wait to hear all about it!! Things going okay? :)

Aubrey Reese - He's absolutely beautiful! I'm so happy for you. Can't wait to meet him.

Marcene - How cute is that?! Congratulations!

Stephanie - Congratulations! Very excited for your family.

monique - I know it doesnt REALLY matter, but did he get the red hair? Congrats! He is darling!

Shauna Howell - Oh my GOSH. I am dying. He is so cute. Seriously, how can you even stand it? I want to nuzzle that head in the worst way. So happy for you guys. Can't wait to hear more. Lots of love-

Bridget - My goodness I just love his little nose! I want to kiss it. :) He is just beautiful! That last pic is so sad, cute, and funny at the same time. But I TOTALLY see some Jack in him. His cheeks and forehead?

Lucky - He's GORGEOUS! Congrats, y'all! The last pic is incredible ;) Love it :D

tina - Congrats Lauri and Perry! So neat!

Scott's dad - That last photo of Scott's facial expression sure reminds me of "Inconceivable" from "The Princess Bride". Looks like Scott's going to be as photogenic as his brother, Jack.

waiting…

I’m full of butterflies!  In about an hour we’ll head to the hospital and continue to wait for the arrival of the baby.  I can’t believe he’s almost here to join our family.  We’ll be strangers, working on becoming acquainted shortly.
“Hi baby.  I’m your adoptive mom.  You’ll be joining our family soon, and be with your brother.  There are so many people waiting to love you.  And everyone wants to know what color your hair will be.”  :)

Pam Lee - that made me cry... so happy for you

Shelley Henriksen - I'm so excited for you! I hope everything goes beautifully and you get to hold him before the night is through!

Shelley Henriksen - I'm so excited for you! Good luck with everything, I know you'll just love him to pieces!

courtney bowlden - YAY!!!! i am sooooo excited for you guys!!! wish i was there to see the little guy. i bet hes adorable.

From the car on a road

Somewhere between Roswell and Lindon.

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Kalin - Both photos are gorgeous, and I especially hope to see the top one in your Etsy shop.

Saren - Beautiful. Incredibly reminiscent of driving through Utah.

Thinking back

Remembering the early days with Jack.

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And our first day with Jack out of the hospital.
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And I kept this one in color to show the trauma Jack went through from his delivery.  Bulge on his crown.    Red eyes, and broken blood vessels on his face.
And this is how he looked after two weeks of healing.
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Britt - Yeah Lauri's coming to town! And baby Scott too! The pictures of Jack totally melted my heart. He is sooo cute! Oh my goodness, I just want to hold and cuddle him. :)

courtney bowlden - those are gorgeous pictures! he has such a sweet little face!

Jennifer Stanford - I can believe how soft and fragile he looks in that last picture. What a trooper. He had red hair from the start. I cant wait to see pictures of Scott. Will they look alike? Will he have red hair? How big will he be? ECT ECT ECT. So happy for you that the time has finally come.

Today…

Today outside my window…it’s half beautiful sun and half shake the roof Roswell wind.

I am thinking about…packing and hoping to get everything we need.  Can’t forget!  And how can I help Jack feel better.  He’s been sick that past few days.  And why is the birth father being difficult all of a sudden and not signing his papers?  And what can I do to help Jack adjust to a new brother?  I’m also thinking how can I manage a toddler and a baby, and how can I meet both their needs?  How can they both be number one in my life, and my spouse, and taking care of the daily things, and caring for myself?  How?

I am thankful for…a sleeping boy who needs to get better.  He woke up with a fever today.  We sat and cuddled on the couch and before I knew it, he was asleep, at 9:30!  Two hours later he’s still asleep in his crib.  I hope it’s that deep sleep you have when you’re sick and you wake up feeling much better.  I’m thankful for prayers.

From the kitchen….are piles of my packing.  Food, bags, baby stuff, and lists.  To Do lists, Don’t Forget lists, my To Do in Utah list.  My mom taught me about lists.  :)

I am wearing…the usual glamorous morning wear of red fleece pants and black sweat shirt.  They are the same fleece pants I bought to wear when Jack was a newborn.  Bare foot as usual.  Will I ever wear socks…

I am reading…? Not sure what to start next.   Just finished Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, good name.  And I quite liked it.  A kind of future science fiction, Utopian idealism, conservation kind of book with a compelling story.

I am looking forward to…the first time I hold our baby Scott when his birth mom hands him to me.  A special moment dear to my heart.  I’m looking forward to playing with Bridget and Brittany.  Looking forward to taking thousands of pictures of my newborn.  The warm welcome of being home.

I am hearing…Jack’s lullaby nap music drifting from the baby monitor, again like last time.

A few plans for the rest of the week…DRIVE TO UTAH!!!!!. and wait for baby to come.  We still don’t know what day we’re leaving, but it’s this week for sure.  Tomorrow- a most enjoyable, feel good massage.  Can’t wait.

I need to remember….Someday I’ll get a good nights sleep again.  Someday I’ll have more time to exercise.

A picture to share…The curls I can’t get enough of.  And just the other day at the store, a sweet grandma was adoring Jack.  Said she didn’t like boys much, but Jack was a keeper, so beautiful.  And oh! that hair!  She asked if he had a grandma in town, and how she’d love to be his grandma.  And she asked if we take him to church.  Which of course we do. :)

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Pam Lee - Lauriann just know that it will all fall into place and the love grows with the family. Somedays will be hard of course just like anyone can attest to but the Lord helps you to grow so all can fit nicely into place. It will take practice and endurance but eventually it all comes. Patience is the key. What's up with the birth father? take care and drive carefully

Love

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Bridget - CUTE CUTE CUTE!!! Do you know when you are coming up here yet? I'm so excited!!!

Santa Fe {New Mexico Guide}

I’d have to be honest and say it wasn’t the most perfect trip we’ve been on.  Like for one, I forgot to load Jack’s stroller so we had to hunt down a supermart and find an umbrella stroller.  Which takes time away from exploring.    Oh, and Jack spilled his water all over my lap at lunch.  I brought extra clothes for him, but not for me.  But I’ve been on enough perfect road trips to know that you must go with the flow, make due without what you failed to bring, and that sometimes it isn’t the place you go, but the journey there, the talks in the car ride, the scenery along the way.

Santa Fe highlights:  Finding Perry a replacement wedding band for $20.  I love it when a shop owner says, “For you, I’ll give you a deal for $20.”  I say sold!
I enjoyed browsing a child boutique, but not the inflated prices.  I couldn’t quite bring myself to buy a $40 baby outfit.  But I must confess, I’ve come a long way, as once in Sun Valley several years ago, at a similar like child boutique, I bought black crocheted baby booties, little Mary Janes, that were sooooo adorable and exquisitely made.  And I cringe at the price of $50, but I bought them, thinking we’d never be there again, and why not splurge.  Yup.  Against all voices of reason.  And so they’ve sat in a box since.   As I don’t have a girl to put them on.  Maybe I can pull them off with baby Scott.  Maybe they won’t look girly.  But back to Santa Fe, I walked out of the shop buying a $6 horse toy.  Frugality, a higher priority now.  Travel splurging is different now that I don’t pull in a consistent paycheck.
So we mostly walked the streets, admired the surroundings.  And simply,  I enjoyed the time with Perry.   We don’t get to spend as much with each other as we used to since his new job.  I really enjoyed having him work from home.  Maybe some day we’ll be back to that again.  Working together, raising our kids together.

Not sure where our next road trip will take us.  Maybe  Lubbock next.  Haven’t been there, yet.

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Be photographed…

Be photographed together.

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Holly - You have Dad's smile. :)

To save it in the archives, press 9

The day has come…… a year ago our sleep got interrupted with a call from my sister that my dad had passed away.  I can still hear her tired voice and the words she used.  “Lauri, we think dad may have passed to the other side.” It’s still a heavy memory.
That whole day was heavy.

When I had a quiet moment and time to reflect on my dad, I remember wondering what were his last words to me.  What was our last conversation?  Did he know he’d be leaving us?  Were there clues in our conversation?  And the regretful question that is heavy to ask, why didn’t I  say yes, lets stop by my parent’s house before we start our drive to Roswell?

Earlier that week in February, I had gotten a voicemail from my dad.  It’s not usual for him to call me as my mom and I are phone buddies, and I know she likes to tell him what we talk about.  Thank heaven I hadn’t answered my phone so his voice could be recorded.  And thanks so much to that Still Small Voice that told me to save this precious message from my dad.  This isn’t our last conversation, but it’s pretty darn close.
January 28th and 30th I had posted blog entries, and my father called out of the blue.

“Hi Lauri.
This is dad.
Just phoning to see how everything is.
Mom read through your latest blog information and had me go read through it.
What did you do, (chuckle)  pinch Jack’s toes or something?
(chuckle)  He really put some expression in that last photo.
Anyway, it’s good the way you keep us informed about your family.
We hope all is well with you and everything is…….I know it’s not as good as you want, but I hope it’s good enough.
And we pray for you everyday and love you.
Bye.”

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Dad,
I know you’re still praying for me.
Things are going well and better than I had hoped.
We are getting another son.  We couldn’t be more happy about it.
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And thanks Tomoko, for the flowers and love.

Bridget - XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Pam Lee - Having lost my dad when I wa 14 I feel your pain. He didn't get to meet my husband or children , well perhaps on the other side, but we were such good friends. I wish I could have his voice recorded but the Lord has seen fit to let me remember his laugh. I don't think I will ever feel at peace with his early departure but I have a hubby that is much like him so I do get a piece of his memory that is present. Best wishes on your memories and keep them alive always. that was a beautiful post.

Holly - Thanks Sis. I sure enjoyed just talking to you today and I love your post. Love you too!

Little Starling Photography - It's okay to cry.

Britt - Well, I had managed to make it this far today without crying. That's over now. Love you! Here's a hug from me. -Britt

Today…

Today outside my window…it’s half overcast.  Fills like March/April weather in Utah.

I am thinking about…TIME and how slow it feels.  How I’ve changed in a year.  How life is going to change in a few weeks.

I am thankful for…Kathryn who copied the dance warm up from my Utah class and sent me a copy.  I’m thankful for surprise gifts in the mail from family and friends.

From the kitchen….Perry is home and gathering food for lunch.

I am wearing…my Disneyland t-shirt. Gray workout pants.  No socks.

I am reading…the Hunger Games.  Quite dark.  Had to skip a few chapters, but have to know how it ends.

I am looking forward to…time with my family in a few weeks.  Shopping in Utah.  Seeing my mom smile.  A massage.

I am hearing…Jack’s lullaby nap music drifting from the baby monitor.

A few plans for the rest of the week…Honor my dad.  Clean.  Find the last baby box in storage.

I need to remember….to shoot my newborn photos in RAW.  I can’t forget!

A picture to share…I’m playing around with some retro toy pictures for my Etsy shop.  Decorative prints for a nursery.
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Proof Books {Little Starling Photography}

Announcing Proof Books, new for my clients.
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The entire session of images viewed in your gallery will be bound as a spiral book.  Measures 4×6.
An easy way to have all the images in one place from your session.

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amber b - seriously awesome!

Jack’s baby

Photographing Childhood

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Getting ready for baby brother.

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Saren - That's adorable. jacks gonna be such a cute big brother!

Tulip Baby {New in my Etsy shop}

New for my Etsy shop.
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I really love these little cupcake toppers!  They are inspired from a vintage baby shoe box I bought several years ago at an antique fair.  While going through my baby boxes I found it again, and put the images to good use as party cupcake toppers.  They can be found here…

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monique - oh my goodness! darling!!!

Silly update

Well, we’re just weeks away from welcoming our little boy into the world.  It occupies my thoughts hourly, and I am busy nesting, I guess.   Cleaning for sure.  Making extra cupcake toppers for Etsy.  Finishing projects.  Stocking up the pantry and frozen meals.  Frozen taquitos are high on my list right now.  Even bought a few extra sweat pants that I know I’ll be living in.
Also photographing this new little person occupies my thoughts all the time.  Deciding what outfits, what blankets, what colors.  I’ve learned so much since photographing Jack as a newborn.  Wow a lot! and I can’t wait to try again with my little guy.  My fear is I’ll be too tired to care, which is what happened with Jack.   But I shot anyway, and I’ve got a few that I LOVE, but I feel I can do so much better this time.  Plus, this might be my last time with my own newborn.  So this go around, I’m having my nieces help me, and I’ll show them what I’ve learned on photographing newborns.  I’m so excited!   See, I think about it all the time.  I have a pile of gear ready to go with us.  Hope the truck can fit everything.
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I have one idea I’m hoping will work, that I’ve thought long about in the set up.  I’ll let you know if it works out.  It will involve about three of us and a cooperative sleepy newborn.  And I’m THIS close to getting a new lens that I’ve drooled for.  I just might be able to order it in time to use with my new baby.  So many photographers that I admire love this lens, and I can’t wait to love it too.

So with new baby coming, I’m slowing my photography business for a while.  At least I won’t advertise just yet, and will just do sessions from word of mouth.   I keep telling myself there’s a time and a season.  So that’s why you haven’t seen much client work here, as I decided not to advertise when we moved to Roswell.  I’ll save that for when I feel ready to jump back in.  Busy this spring and summer, I do not want to be.   But it hasn’t stopped me from dreaming about my someday studio space and thinking about all the little babies to photograph.  I look forward to it, and it feels good to know exactly what i want to do with my creative self.

For the adoption- paperwork and legal stuff is almost done.  Home Study is finishing up.  Found out the birth father hadn’t received his pack of papers to sign, so we got our attorney to quickly amend that.  We are grateful he is so willing and supportive.  This second adoption has been just as perfect, if I dare use that word, as it could ever be.  Jack gets a blood brother, and he is so ready to love his brother.  We talk about his baby brother coming.   And he recognizes things we have “for the baby”.   I can’t wait to bring Jack to the hospital to see his brother.  There’s a lot of love in that word– Brother.

I think about the baby’s delivery too.  That I get to be there this time, if mother nature cooperates.  The birth mom has agreed that both Perry and I can be there for the delivery.  It means so much to me to be present.  I’m not sure why.   Maybe because I missed it with Jack, and when we heard his first cry over our cell phone, I just longed to be there to hold him.  We still had about 6 more hours to drive.  His birth mom kept texting us along the way, wanting to know how close we were, what town we drove threw.  And she even texted us our first glimpse of baby Jack.  Got to love technology.12-01-07-lauri-hearing-jacks-birth3b

I’ve witness one delivery so far, of my dear friend.  I was present to photograph, with care, the arrival of their beautiful baby girl.  And as I probably will never go through it first hand, I’m grateful for that experience.  I think everyone should witness the birth of a human being and feel the emotions.bwimg_0241

Well, anticipation is high.  Many are praying for a  good and healthy delivery. I almost can’t believe this is happening a second time for us.  And happening in February, a year after my dad died.
I know with adoption you can expect nothing, but patiently hope for everything.  And wait and see the outcome.   Pretty much everything is out of our hands.  The only thing we could really control was our answer, that  “Yes! we would love to adopt your baby.”

Yolanda - Thanks for sharing - I know the emotions well! So much joy and anticipation - truly a wonderful time in your life. We will be praying for a safe delivery and that you and Perry will make it in time. I love that Jack is so excited to be a brother - what a great time for your family.

courtney bowlden - i am just so excited and happy for you! you are so amazing! i cant wait to see the pictures!

Kiera - Lauriann, I wanted to wish you the very best of luck with your newest addition. I also had to tell you that I absolutely ADORE that picture of you in tears. It is one of the most beautiful images I've ever seen. So honest and true. You were meant to be the mother of these two brothers. :) Congratulations!

Little Starling Photography - I suppose "Silly" because I felt silly rambling on about what's going on.

Heather - I agree with the other commenter - what is silly about this update?! This post is just beautiful. I'm so excited for your family!

Saren - Can't wait to see your pics of Scott! love you!

Pam Lee - so happy for you Lauri and hope all goes well so you can be there for that first cry. We wish you well in your adjustment to a second child in your home.

monique - so very very exciting!

Noelle - Good luck! I am so happy for you!!! He is one lucky little guy to get such amazing parents!

Shauna Howell - Lauri! I can't believe it is so soon. I'm so happy for you guys. I can't wait to see your pictures of him! (I've been longing for that lens for ages. Mind if I drool a little on yours?) :)

Ashley Thalman Photo - Silly?????! What about that is silly? Not one word. Now I know you are asking yourself, "Who is this Ashley Thalman character? She neeeever comments on my blog!" I know, I know. I have been horrible as of late. All apologies. So, email me your address ASAP I have a "New Boy Coming" gift all ready to be sent! I can't wait to see how your projects go, what #2 looks like, what his name will be and how much he will LOVE YOU!

Shower

The local ladies threw me a sweet baby shower filled with good food and good company.  Check out the fabulous table spread and the diaper cake!  I don’t dare take it apart.  The chocolate cake top was inspired by the birds adorning our nursery.

I’m so grateful these women have invited me into their circle of friendship.  It means a lot to me to feel connected and cared about.

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Antonella Di Pietro - HERMOSO!!! divino todos los detalles!!

Michelle Wilkes - Wow! I've never seen a cake I made look so good! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! It was lots of fun! We are all so excited for you!

amber b - Showers are so wonderful...gets you all excited about the EVENT!! Im sending good thoughts your way...cant wait to see the little guy!

Britt - Wow what an amazing diaper cake! I kept the one Holly Made for me in Luka's room as a decoration for months! :)

Pam Lee - wow that was incredible!! so happy you are feeling welcomed and loved. Now only about a month before your new son appears on the scene

courtney bowlden - i SO wish i could have been there! i am so excited for you guys!

Hey…

Hey ya-all, it snowed yesterday.
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Jack's dad - We'll fix ya of that "ya-all" soon. That's definitely a dead give-away of being new to the area. Here we say "yall". We might even try to be somewhat grammatical and add an apostrophe, so it ends up as "y'all". :D

On the road to Hobbs

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About an hour outside of Roswell, New Mexico

Exploring the process

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Just trying new ways of proofing.  What do you think?

Pam Lee - He looks so soft

courtney bowlden - i like it! it has a very antique feel to it!

How a toddler drinks his juice…

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I give him props for creativity.  Forget the cup and straw, Jack is drinking his juice by way of hair.  He pored out his juice, leaned over to sip it up, but in the process discovered it was more fun to catch the drips off his hair with his tongue.  Way to go boy!
This is our special juice, and that is why it has a green tint.  It’s juiced, apples, carrots, spinach and lime.  MMMM good.  The only way I can get him to eat his veggies now-a-days.

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Jack's dad - It took me awhile before I could stop laughing long enough to actually type a comment. Jack is just too funny! I love his exploration.

Heather - So cute! I'm telling you - juicing is the way to go. Every morning, Max and I (and sometimes Kevin) drink our 'green juice': spinach, celery, cucumber, parsley, apple, lemon, lime, and ginger. I think it's good, but I was shocked that Max liked it too! I'm just not going to let him see this picture and get any ideas...

Marcene - I love it! I'm glad someone can get their kid to eat veggies!

Spring {Etsy}

New in my Etsy shop.

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Chalk and a sidewalk

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Chalk drawing has a history with me, and I hope it will with Jack too.   As a child and pretend city planner, I designed whole towns on the huge driveway behind our house.  I tried to ride my bike along the mini roads.  Back then the chalk came from my dad’s sheet rock lying around.  And since he was a construction owner, there was plenty from my point of view.  Sorry dad, for all the broken corners.
This is Jack’s first time with sidewalk chalk and he practiced his straight lines.  Got them down pretty good.   Maybe next time he’ll try circles.

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I started drawing him a puppy, in a field of flowers, that went to a party, and was wearing a tie.  Then realized it was getting too cute, so a dinosaur came to eat it.
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To all our Utah family, we love and miss you!

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Linda - That is so stinkin' cute!!! I literally lol when I read that you tried to ride your bike on the "chalk streets" you drew! That's awesome! Jack is blessed to have such a talented Momma!

courtney bowlden - what a cutie!!! i love that red hair!!! girl- i am just so proud of your work! its amazing!

Britt - and then a dinasour came to eat it - I love it! :)

At the cabin

Found this photo the other day as I was going through my “Photo A  Day” folder for 2008.  I thought it would brighten my mom’s day.  Love you!
Jack was 7 months old here.

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Spring River Park and Zoo {The Roswell Guide}

The other day I felt we should go feed the ducks at the Spring River Zoo.  We haven’t been there in a while and a  stale loaf of bread could be put to good use.   What fun it was to see way more geese there than I ever have.  They kept taking flight from the water and would circle around in the sky.  Groups and groups of them.   Jack was just keen on throwing the bread to the birds that crowded around which was a highlight to his day.  He was quite mad at me when I tried to get him in his car seat to go home.  It’s my goal to teach him to love and respect nature, I suppose this is helping.  :)

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Post it

What would you do with Mickey Mouse post-its?

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courtney bowlden - he is so stinkin adorable!

Lynnette - Perfect place to stick them.

Bridget - Awwwww, this make me smile huge!

Janelle - Anything you post of Jack is so dang cute!!!!

Britt - What a cutie! They are all growing up way to fast!!

Photo booth

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Technology is so fun. I showed Jack Photo Booth on my laptop, and he went crazy loving it!  A lot of laughing hysterics and jumping up and down.  I think the novelty was seeing himself on the screen and moving.
What we captured cracks me up!

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Pam Lee - he looks like such a big boy not just 2 years old

Little Starling Photography - I agree, it is a curse. :) But you do a great job making the best of it.

Holly - Looks like you guys had so much fun. I'm a little jealous - the curse of the working mom - but so glad that you're able to spend this time with your little man. Jack's going to be a super brother to baby Scott.

Holly - That looks so fun! I'm a little jealous - the curse of the working mom - but I'm so glad you get to spend this time with you little man. You waited long enough that's for sure. He's going to be a super big brother.