Almost 2!

Where does the time go?

Avery and I went to the park today because it was 75 degrees outside!! What a great surprise with the weatherman predicting rain... what do they know? ;) Anyways, I snapped a few darling shots of Avery and I'm just totally amazed at how much she has grown. I feel like we just brought her home from the hospital yesterday. She's going to be 2 years old on June 3rd!! My baby is growing into a big girl... Just blows my mind! I suppose I'm all nostalgic and emotional since I'm 12 weeks away from having another little girl. I'm on quite the rollercoaster of emotions lately. Avery is really getting interested in my growing belly saying, "Baby sissy in Mommy's tummy," and "I love baby sissy," and "Give baby sissy a hug." Now if only I could get Mark to snap of picture of Avery hugging "Baby Sissy"!!!

Another from last weekend...

My parents are in love with these boating pictures... thought I'd post one more... :) In less than 3 weeks, my precious little girl is going to be 2 years old! Where does the time go? I'm so thankful that I've developed a love of photography! And excited that in about 13 more weeks ;) we'll have another little one to add to the picture-taking adventures!! Avery's going to be the best big sister in the world!

Afternoon at the Beach!

Avery and Daddy playing at the water.
What a beautiful day! I couldn't wait for Avery to wake up from her nap this afternoon so we could head to the beach. I was sooooo excited to have the opportunity to take some pictures outstide in the beautiful, natural sunlight, at the beach on a warm day. I caught a few cute shots of Avery and Mark and Avery and her friend Addie before I realized there was lint and dust in my camera that I couldn't clean out. I was devestated to say the least. But thankful for the shots I was able to catch. So tomorrow, camera is going in for a cleaning!!

Avery and Addie playing at the water's edge.

"I Like to Drive Papa's Boat!"

We just got home from a family weekend in Eastern WA where my parents are now living. Although we didn't get the weather we were hoping for, we still had a wonderful time! Daddy took 4 days off work and we had the best time hanging out with Grammy and Papa, golfing, boating and digging in the dirt (which I didn't take any pictures of because every other picture of Avery outside lately seems to be while she's digging in the dirt)!! Her favorite things to do were go on Papa's boat and go out on the golf course. Mark brought a small golf club for Avery to use for the first time... but she was mostly interested in running and putting the ball in the hole...not necessarily hitting the ball.

This shot is pretty adorable, though!!

Back to unpacking and painting!!

We're still here.....

.....just busy moving!! Although it's stressfull and busy and crazy and exciting all at once, we really are getting somewhere with it. We'll be out of our house next week and I can't wait!! While Avery and I were getting ready this morning, she thought she'd put some make-up on too. I've been dreaming of getting shots of her "doing her make-up" for so long... although it's not in front of a big mirror and posed how I'd like with lipstick all over everything, it's a start!! Enjoy!!

Busy Packing!

We are packing up our house, getting ready to move back to Mukilteo!! I am so excited about this move! As soon as I get off this computer I'm going to pack up my kitchen... procrastinating slightly, but still happy about it! If I don't get around to posting in the upcoming days, here's one to hold ya over for a while!! (God, she's cute! And you should hear some of the things that come out of her mouth lately: "Come on, Mom. Let's go!" Last night Mark's tongue had a big slip and he said, "Holy Crap....etc. etc. So what came out of Avery's mouth about six times in a row? "Holy cap, daddy. Holy cap, daddy!") Enjoy!!!

Cross-processing!!

I really feeling like I'm diving in lately! I love photography...I love the creative post-processing process, but I've felt so limited. It's just a matter of jumping in and trying things. You can't screw ANYTHING up!! What's really been throwing me is Cross-processing. I've seen some images I really love, but just can't seem to make it happen with mine... until today! I took this shot of Avery yesterday at the Children's Museum, it's just a plain shot... not much going on and converting it to black and white seemed to make it more boring. So I tried my hand at cross-processing. I love this shot so much more now! It just has an "edgier" feel to it, don't ya think? I love how her little eyes and lips pop, and her sassy little side pony tail screams girly-girl!! I love how the light is accentuated through the processing too! I just might be getting somewhere, ya'll!!! I'm motivated to snap away and play again and it's a great feeling! Maybe I'll try my hand at some belly shots!! Ha ha ha!!