Today, no joke, Miles came up to me and said, “Wanna shoot some hoops mom?” I’m not paraphrasing, he actually said that, plain as day. I couldn’t believe my ears. It’s like he was suddenly this big grown up kid. Man, you spend a ridiculous amount of time obsessing over all the baby gear you…
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Just thought I would come up for air and post a little sneak peek from last Saturday’s shoot to show you that it’s spring in more than one way. First sign of spring around here has been the daffodil buds outside our front door, second sign is the fact that I’m finally back to shooting…
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She’s adorable!
And BTW, even though it’s refreshing to see new faces, you still never tire of seeing Miles’ Smiles.
Huh! I like that — Miles’ Smiles…..
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Wow, I’m not sure how I didn’t realize the RSS feed got fouled up, but this is a great photo!! I like standing near trains too, where you can scream your heart out and no one can hear you….thus you don’t sound like a fool!!! 😉
This is what fills my world. Here’s Miles home from a birthday party, hence the hat, and just completely enamored by bubbles. One of my favorite things about kids is how easily they can forget their worries and just stay in the moment, enjoying bubbles. I wonder at what point in our growth that that…
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We are SO JEALOUS of that first shot of Miles…that is just such a great photo :)!!! Just too cute, Betsy 🙂
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The “light” in Miles’s eyes in that first photo is awesome.
p.s. love your wrap around each photo…so cute!
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I totally agree! They have a way of being able to stop anything and just take things in. We have so much to learn from them!
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The bubbles pic is a new fav! My cowboy boots are looking a little rough after this winter, too…but yours are authentic; mine are from Charlotte Russe 🙂
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I love your new photo border! super cute!
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I love that he’s wearing your boots and on the wrong feet too!! That is a precious capture Betsy.
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The first photo cracks me up! Look at the way the elastic is squishing his little cheeks! Too cute!
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where did betsy go???? blog stalkers miss you:)
The sweetest blog reader Ali, sent this link to me, and thought it would be perfect for me. Um, yep! PERFECT! Interestingly, one of the early cage mock ups looked exactly like this cage. So here ya go John, here’s a birthday idea and I think it’s in your price range. 😉 I wonder if…
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Actually, if those pendants are only $3, maybe they aren’t hot….
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Oooh, love the border and watermark around the photo! Very nice. 🙂
I’m a blog lurker up until now and I have to say, of all the photographers’ blogs I read, Miles is my favorite kiddo (aside from my Jack, but I don’t read my own blog that frequently)! I think it’s the cheeks! And the blue eyes. Or the expressions. Or maybe just him as a whole. So cute!
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I actually love the pendant…it would cute to attach for packaging.
Two is so blissful. Its like…one day, they wake up and they know they are a hot ticket. I always looked at those sad mothers in the department store with one screaming child in hand and the other in tow…taking them out of the store in a furry of embarrassment, and think…no, that will never be me, and my kids will never do that. Well…yes, they did. Might I add that they included their own flair for drama and I contemplated never ever bringing them to the store again after that time. We still have battles. I was surprised when 3 was actually worse, but I think I have threatened my 5 year old now within an inch of her life so she gets that she can’t get away with anything like that (kidding…sort of). Story time was even too much for Mikayla when she was 3 and she was really an angel. She just didn’t want to sit their and make crafts. So we did what you do…the Y or the park. I haven’t even tried Katie at story time. She is NOT ready, and neither am I.
I love the picture of Miles…I think you are doing a great job with him if he even sits down! And I love his necklace. You will get through this phase. Yes…it is a phase, but brace yourself…its a long one.
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Not to burst your bubble, Betsy, but um….my daughter was even worse at story time till recently (she’s 5 now) than my son is so far, and he’s just a couple of months ahead of Miles.
And I agree with Mandy, 3 wasn’t good for us, two wasn’t bad for us actually, but 4??? Oyyyyyyyyyyyyyy vey. So not cool. She was smart enough to actually fight BACK by then. bug eyes. Talk about embarrassment, but thankfully she was also starting to understand consequences.
The bird cage is super cute! Great symbol!
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Yes John needs to get that for you! We are realizing that sitting and concentrating on something just isn’t an option right now for the age of two. I guess it’s a good work out plan for us chasing after them! 🙂 Have fun on your shoot!
And I love that Miles uses accessories. We can’t get Zane to keep his clothes on!
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firstly, Love the changes.. very you and aries’ of you- secondly, just my 2 cents of the toddler stuff- Never feel embarrased at what your child is doing in public…instead hold your head up high and ground yourself- YOU ARE MOMMY and the more you can express that the more your child and to other people they will respect that of you- You and have a boy..so a boy he will be…which you are shaping him into a man- and lastly, never send your child to a daycare any long length of time that is where bad habits come from…Noah had one tamper outburst- do to a daycare…and really everything is good till about 5…my favorite so has been 4…but really LOVE all walks of life with my little guy- last word promise- it is our job as parents to love our childern..which I know you do so remember that when you don’t get the snuggles… I have too 😉
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Having recently endured my first public tantrums with my soon-to-be 2 year old guy, I feel you on the fun that is this age. 😉 And the chasing, oh the chasing! Thankfully, most of the time, at the end of the day I can laugh at all his toddler-ish antics, and relish all the adorableness and sweetness too. =)
Loving the new branding!
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Yeahhhhh, two’s a little scary. I remember when I met you at the Free to Succeed tour in the fall & I said that I hadn’t noticed a big change in Jack (who’s about 7 months older than Miles). Well, I spoke too soon. He’s CRAZY! Actually, he’s very sweet probably 60% of the time, but the other 40% he’s just on fire. We just had our first real tantrum last week at Barnes & Noble. Nothing like a meltdown in a quiet bookstore to make you feel like a loser. But, like you said, there’s still the lovey side to them too. Anyway, know that you’re not alone & hey, they keep saying it gets better, right?
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oooh, love the clarity of this photo (and hes adorable…my son accessorizes too 🙂 )
I wrote this blog late last night and I thought I would give it some more attention. Plus it was driving me nuts that there wasn’t a photo included. Here’s a screenshot of Miles’ latest “modeling gig” for Paperlili. It’s one of her numbered T’s and you might recall Miles modeled her number 1 shirt…
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That can’t be our precious Miles!!!
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I just had to comment and say once again that I love your new logo! It made me smile when I checked your blog today.
Oh, and as always, Miles is adorable! 🙂
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I always love the fun websites you write about. I checked out Paperlili and looked at the girl’s shirts and was suprised to see the first shirt had my baby’s name on it. Do you know if she does shirts for newborns?
I was just thinking the other day about how I have never met you or Miles (or John!), but I can see how much Miles has grown up since I started following your blog a few months ago. How do you ever keep up with him and the cute things he says?!
What a cool little dude, despite the fact that they’re sometimes sooooooooo terribly 2. 😉 I love the discovery phase, where their vocabulary just explodes each day!