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I had quite the drive to my session the other morning, and I had to be up mighty early. So on the way back, I was trying to stay awake and popped in Justin’s iPod. Since the hum of the road was lulling me to sleep, I thought I could rock out to his running playlist. I figured that would have some steering wheel drumming music I could stay awake to. So, when Taylor Swift started singing to me, I couldn’t help but smile . It’s okay babe, I won’t tell anyone . Anyway, this song came on and it immediately brought my mind to Hailey. I’ll admit it doesn’t take much for her to come to mind when she’s away from me, but this one hit home. It’s not exactly about a daughter, more about a boy, but we’ll just ignore that and appreciate the lyrics as they are .

You’re beautiful
Every little piece love, don’t you know
You’re really gonna be someone, ask anyone
When you find everything you looked for
I hope your life leads you back to my door
Oh but if it don’t, stay beautiful

Stay beautiful and goofy baby girl ~ xoxo

This is baby Dino. He is 5 weeks old and was an absolute angel this morning at his newborn session. While a bit older than most newborns, he pulled it off like a champ. Nice work little guy.

And this is Dino’s ‘big sister’ Lucy. She is very protective of her new little brother and she wasn’t so sure about  me at first. But once she got over her fear of my camera’s shutter we were fast friends.

It is soooo cool to put band-aids on your nose!

I got to meet the sweetest little girl over the weekend. This session also let me head back to my home sweet home CHICAGO for the weekend which made me happier than you can even imagine. I got to check out the home I grew up in, and show it to Hailey ~ who couldn’t have been less interested, by the way ~ and see how much the streets of my home town have changed. I got to see my best friends and nothing could be better. Man I miss that town!

The following shot caught my eye immediately. Addyson is the first grandchild for these new grandparents. And they are absolutely head over heels, over the top, madly in love with her. I get a warm fuzzy feeling when I look at this shot and the utterly content smile on grandpa’s face. Adore.

It’s okay Hailey, nobody loves the dentist.

Ashley is one of my very best friends. We lived together in college and have now seen each other become mothers for the first time. Our lives have definitely changed but I think we both agree spending time with our beautiful families on a Friday night beats any college party. Right Ash? .

Words cannot express how happy I am for Adam and Ashley as they welcome Austin into their lives. He has got two amazing parents who are full of life and can’t wait to show him everything this world offers.

I love you all like crazy!

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