Archive for the ‘Riley’ Category

Dear family, friends & clients . . .

Thank you for a beautiful year. It has been simply amazing and one of the best yet. To my family, thank you for being so darn supportive ;) To my children, thank you for being my inspiration, I love you both ♥ To my husband, thank you for being here, thank you for listening, thank you for the compliments and thank you for being my #1 :) To my friends, thank you for believing in me and thank you for pushing me :D To my clients, thank you for being Y.O.U! You are all beautiful inside and out. I would not be where I am right now without all of you. After I leave every.single.session I smile. When I edit each and every photo, I laugh and when I see your photographs in print right before my eyes, I tear up. To say this job is perfect is such an understatement. To me, this isn’t a job, it is my life. So thank all of you for a wondrous 2009 and here’s to 2010!

Oh yeah. And there’s something else I want to say. My children say it best so here’s a photo . . . or two :)

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That is correct :) We are expecting #3! I am due in mid July and I will be taking all of July and all of August off for maternity leave. I will be taking limited sessions in September and you may book starting in January!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Skateboarding is in his genes. He has no choice :p

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He is.

And while he’s hilarious, creative, awesome and just simply amazing, I still long for that tiny little baby with the beach blond fuzzy hair, chubby cheeks and wide, beautiful, baby blue eyes.

I do wonder if he’s going to drive the girls wild at Kindergarten :\

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Just 2 More Days . . .

August 12, 2009

Dear Riley . . .

As much as I am going to miss you, as much as I’m going to long for your constant action sounds as you play, as much as I’m dreading how completely silent (yes, I said dreading silence!) it will be around here, as much as my heart is going to hurt, I am excited for you. I am proud of you. I am happy for you. It is going to be a change, for both of us, but I have every ounce of faith you are going to do just fine in Kindergarten. You will adapt easily. You will make tons of friends. I even bet all the girls will think you are cute :) I mean, how could they not?! You will burst with knowledge! You will come home with smiles and can’t wait to tell me what you did today. And for all of those reasons, make the pain of you not being here with me every single day (for the past 5 years) a little less.

I love you :)

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How precious are they??! I adore every second of their sweetness ♥ Their mean-streak, not so much!

I forgot about this beach (ok it’s at a lake!) until just recently! Can’t wait to use it for some client shots :)

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Because they make me very happy. Very.

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Seriously. I love his action packed imagination. I love his love for all things Star Wars. I love his creative drawings. I love how he creates robots from Legos. I love his little beauty mark ;) But I am absolutely heart broken he’s leaving me in 2 weeks. For Kindergarten. How am I going to get through my days without this adoring smile?!

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Riley James

May 20, 2009

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