Emerson's One Year Photos

I guess you could say I'm way behind on this blogging-in-real-time thing! Currently I'm typing this out one-handed while holding my little snoodled up Teddy Bear and catching up on Parenthood episodes. :) Life is good. I promise an update is coming on Mr. Theo, complete with a ton of newborn baby pictures. Promise.

For now, I'll leave you with these... Emerson's One Year Photos and our Family Photos. Again, Tami with Lorene Photography took them last August and they turned out so good. Not without a lot of effort though... as you can see, we had to use a lot of props to distract her (Hi Mr. Conductor!). I'm actually surprised that Tami got any good shots at all solely because of how Emerson was so grumpy that day (she captured those emotions too, which are actually some of my faves)! Tami truly knows how to get the smiles out of the little ones though! 

And man, do I miss those delicious baby leg rolls!

 

Gummy Bear Maternity + Family Photos

Hello there! I thought I'd stop by to share our maternity and family photos we had taken back in April before the Gummy Bear joined us! For those of you not following on Facebook or Instagram (where I post more regularly), Theodore Michael Kane joined us on June 11th! More to come on his arrival, but first, let me share with you our maternity and family photos (might as well try and stay in somewhat chronological order, huh?). 

Tami with Lorene Photography (Facebook, Instagram, Website) took the photos and we love how they turned out. She is a pro! We've been working with her for almost two years now. She's also done Emerson's Six Month Photos and Emerson's One Year/Family Photos (just realized I never posted these - coming soon! So much for staying in order...). I would HIGHLY recommend her for all of you in the Seattle area (she's based out of Snohomish).

We took these photos over at Carkeek Park in Seattle. I loved Emerson's outfit - I wish she would wear it every day! (Jean Jacket and Lace Dress both from Target, Jelly's from Old Navy). My dress is from Target and Zach's sweater is from Gap years ago. I tried to coordinate without being too matchy-matchy and I have to say I loved how the navy turned out mixed in with the greenery. I was about 34 weeks when we had these taken. Emerson did really well until the very end (you'll notice the snacks in some of the pics... whatever works, right?!). She loved being in her "pretty dress" and showing the Gummy Bear Bump some love! Can't wait to get these printed and put up around the house!

Ten Months

So... I have a one year old now. Yeah.... so crazy! I can't believe how fast this past year has gone - so many changes and so much fun. Now it's time to force myself to finish up these last couple months of Monthly Updates for Emerson! I can't stop now! Must. Finish. All. So here we go!

Maternity Photos (One Year Later)

So this may be a little weird, but I realized I forgot to share with you guys my maternity photos! We only got them taken about a year ago... :) If you follow me on facebook, then you probably saw when I posted a link to them (you can see them here). But, I also want to share them on the ol' bloggy blog since this is my little diary. :) We used Katia Hudson (she also did Emerson's newborn photos) and she did an amazing job! We love how they turned out so much! Check her out if you are in the Centralia/Olympia area - she's awesome.