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People often assume that I have books and boxes and hard drives filled with photos of my own children, but I can promise that if you read this blog you have seen pretty much the only ones I have ever taken of them! I definitely have a clear distinction between my life as a mom and my life as a documentarian of other people's families, and sometimes I enjoy just living my life and not having to be inside it and outside it at the same time.
But Sunday was Lila Mae's third birthday, and I needed to shoot with something better than my iPhone camera. I was incredibly humbled by our neighbors, who hosted a party for her in our across-the-street park. I had just come back from a beach wedding weekend (that post coming soon), so we had planned to do something for Lila next month when things quiet down a bit in our lives. Instead, she was treated to balloons, cupcakes, a bubble machine and presents -- a perfect birthday! Special thanks to Olga and Pat (Bad A** Baby Anya's parents), and all of our Highland Park friends for reminding us what community is all about.
If you are in a browsing mood, you can see what her birthday was like
last year, and if you are just tuning in to this blog, here are some more
entries about our family. Happy birthday, sweet Lila Mae!
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Her big brother takes such good care of her! (As long as she is not messing with his Thomas the Tank Engine set or generally annoying him in some way...)
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We had such a perfect day at the
Goat Lady Dairy, and I have a few sneak peek photos to share. Families came with picnic baskets and curious kids and some even got to hold Olive, a week-old baby goat. Enjoy!
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Blog readers will remember this cutie from
"A Girl and Her Cupcake":
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And remember
"Baby Anya is a Bad A**?" -- here she is snuggling with a goat!
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...and here is her big sister, Sofie:
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Love this shot of Kaelyn....
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...who is the daughter of some dear friends:
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This ray of sunshine is the spunky daughter of a wedding couple from a few years ago, and their story will be shared on an upcoming post:
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No, that's not Owen Wilson, but instead the awesome Nate Tate, whose family operates Goat Lady Dairy. He and his wife Mills were married there, and now run Goat Lady Events. If you've never attended one of their famous
Goat Lady Dinners, you are missing out! (That's Olive the Baby Goat in his arms.)
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Check out these adorable burlap bags that Mills had made for us -- they are the perfect size to hold a tub of farmstead cheese, which each family took home after their twenty-minute photo session.
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Fresh cookies that Mills made for us -- this was taken before I devoured almost all of the oatmeal raisin ones. They were amazing. Hope to see you for Mini Sessions in 2011!
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Bald Head Island: Maury + Chris
Here's a delicious wedding to celebrate spring and all its optimism -- Bald Head was the perfect setting, and Maury and Chris just made the whole weekend glow. Happy Monday!
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Flowers:
Kelly Odom
Dress: Vera Wang
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Maury with her niece, Lily
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Her parents' cake-topper:
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The band invited Chris to sing a few lines, and I'm not sure they thought he would actually do it, but he had an amazing voice!
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A gorgeous shot by Traci to end the evening:
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Congrats, Maury and Chris!!
My apologies for never following up on my
teaser post about mini-sessions. We made the announcement via our newsletter and they were sold out that afternoon. If you would like to be put on a waiting list for next week,
email me with your contact info. Mini sessions now only happen once a year, so be sure to sign up next spring when we open them up!
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