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Finally getting a chance to go through some of these workshop images. Being a the camera crazy nutcase I am, there aren’t too many pictures of  me floating around this world. So I am so so greatful when one appears. And that’s the benefit of going to a workshop I guess . Lots of photogs around ready to snap away! So thank you so very much to my new dear friends Minnette and Michele.

When Hailey was born, Justin insisted we teach her to sleep on her own. We didn’t do any crazy ‘cry it out’ training or anything like that, we simply laid her down in her crib, she cried for a minute or so and then fell fast asleep. This was around 6 weeks old, and she was been an amazing sleeper ever since. I am so greatful for this in so many ways. But in a lot of ways I’m sad we don’t have a snuggly girl. She’s never been one to just fall asleep anywhere. She won’t fall asleep on the couch, she won’t fall asleep in our laps, she needs a bed and, of course, her pink ‘nigh-nigh’. This is why we were in complete and utter shock when she fell asleep in the middle of the airport. THE MIDDLE OF THE AIRPORT people!! We were on our way  home from our trip to Texas in October and some intense storms re-routed us to Colorado…for a fabulous 10 hours. With a 2 year old. Yeah. So around 1:00, I knew she was getting sleepy and ready for nap time, but where the heck was she going to sleep? So, we called on the magic of the pink nigh-nigh…and it worked! our little princess fell asleep for a good 2 hours. Someone was watching out for us that day, because things could have gone much worse.

So being that it is such a rare occassion for us to watch her sleep, and I had an insane amount of time to kill waiting for our flight, I decided to see just how many angles I could catch of our sleeping beauty. Overkill? Maybe .

Just catching up on my workshop work. I love maternity. These mommies-to-be are always so calm and peaceful…and gorgeous. I know, for certain, I did not look this good at 30+ weeks. Sorry for the lack of posting lately. These warm days have had us itching for spring, and we’ve been taking advantage of them!

It’s been a while since I’ve done a post dedicated to our daughter. It’s been a crazy winter so far, but we’re finally getting some time to wind down and just enjoy being a family in our new home. So that means I’m finally getting a chance to peek at all of my photos from 2010. A fabulous new friend suggested I listen to Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift because she thought it fit our family so very well. So when I got the chance to sit down and listen to the song, I was flooded with memories of the past 2 1/2 years with our baby girl. It is the perfect song to accompany a (very late) 2010 slideshow.

Oh Hailey. You are smack dab in the middle of the “terrible twos”. Some Most days you can be pretty terrible. Most days you are pretty awesome, too. You are developing your very own character, opinions, personality. It is so amazing to watch you grow. You still love your ‘pink nigh nigh’ and insist on carrying it everywhere with you. Honestly, I hope when you’re 16 you secretly stash it’s tattered remains in your car because it makes you feel safe and protected and reminds you of home and all things good. You’re in love with Strawberry Shortcake. They’ve actually made some Strawberry Shortcake movies, but they desperately need to make more because your dad and I are going to develop a twitch if we watch it one more time. You’ve definitely got your dad’s attention to detail and engineering mind when it comes to things being exact, or in perfect order. And you’ve definitely got my creative side and love to paint, color, and play pretend. You love your skirts. In fact, I can’t remember the last time you wore a pair of pants (at least without a skirt over them). Blue jeans are so not okay. You love to put a skirt on and the twirlier the better. If it’s pink or got sparkles, you’re pretty much set for a few hours. You are the biggest blessing in our lives and we are so lucky to be your parents. We love you baby girl.

xoxo
mom & dad

(press the play button to view Hailey’s slideshow)

I seem to be drawn to them at every newborn/baby session. They’re just so flippin cute! I can’t help it.

These are some more shots from our model time at the PinkleToes workshop. We got a few hours to work with all of the models on our own, which was great. This poor little guy though…I was lucky to get him first…it was a long three hours for him . He was a trooper though!

I’m not sure what it is, but there is something about Sunday mornings that just screams family time. Jammies, messy bed head, comfy covers, cartoons, and lots of snuggles. This family was kind enough to let me peek in on one of their Sunday mornings, what an honor.

During the workshop a few weeks ago, Michele was kind enough to take some shots of each of us to use for our websites, blogs, etc. We had a great time thinking up a group shot ~ after several nights of wine and SNL clips, we came up with this:

It is so rare for me to get in front of the camera (my fault, I know), I am so so grateful that she took the afternoon to walk around and do this for us. I hope you know how much we love you Michele .