I'm soooo behind blogging, but a lot of you are friends on Facebook now so I just assume you see all my stuff over there.
I used to spend summers at the beach lathered in baby oil with no sunscreen in sight. :/ The nice wrinkles around my eyes are proof of that now. I thought my beach days were over - I'm not sure I even went to the beach during the last decade. Well, I now have a little girl and it's a whole different, beachy world. We don't leave the house without sand toys, snacks, towels and sunscreen. I SLATHER my little girl in sunscreen. So crazy how 1) maturity and 2) a life that you've created can change your outlook on so many things. I now worry about sun damage and it's long term effect on my 1 1/2 year old...life is funny sometimes. :)
Anywho, for those of you who aren't friends on Facebook but are following this blog (thank you, again!), here is a sneak peek of a family that I love, at where else, the beach!
...and one of my own Little Miss at, where else, the beach!
Happy weekend!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Beach'ing instead of blogging
Friday, July 23, 2010
Little Miss "E"
From this cute little belly:
...comes this little sweet thing:
She's just precious...
With little bubbly toes...
...and a handsome big brother who loves her to pieces...
Truly sugar and spice and everything nice...
Thank Heaven for little girls.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
In 3's...
What's the saying, "bad news/things come in 3's"? Is that it? Not sure, but it's something like that. Well, I have three GOOD news items to share. Most of my Facebook friends and fans know all of this, but for those of you who follow (or stalk ;)), here's news for you!
1. I am now going out on my own...kymberli q. photography (www.kymberliqphotography.com) is up and running and here's to new ventures! Hubby helped with the logo and I love it. Here is a little shot from a session:
2. We visited the fair to see our images in the Professional Photography Competition and were shocked to see that Al took 1st place in the Children's/Families category and I took 3rd place in the People category. We were sooooo excited and humbled - there were so many great images!
3. I crossed another item off my Bucket List. I completed my first 3.8 mile mud run! I participated in the Irvine Lake Mud Run and it had a steep, long incline, paths full of rocks and fish bones, 3 1/2 foot hurdles, a 6 foot cargo net climb, a 5 foot ramp to scale, car wash bubbles, mud belly crawls, mud knee crawls and mud pools! It was crazy, exhausting, but so much fun! I'll definitely do it again!
Before and after:
Hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend!
Monday, July 12, 2010
Shuffle off to Buffalo...
So sad. My friend Stephanie moved back to New York. I got so lucky with this girl...when I wanted to practice shooting and add to my portfolio, she responded to my 'ad' on a site. I've done four shoots with her and she's just so awesome to work with. One of the images I've taken of her even made it to the O.C. Fair this year. She was game to do a laundromat session with me (you can read that story here) and this was the image that made it's way into the competition:
I asked Stephanie if she wanted to do one more session before she left and if her boyfriend would tag along and bring his guitar. They were game. Here are a few...
Stephanie, you were such a great find. So glad the internet connected us. Thank you for being such a great sport for anything and everything. I hope to see you again down the road. :)
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Happy 18 Months, Baby Girl!
Dear Riley Grace,
You are eighteen months old today! I cannot believe you are a year and a half!
You are saying even more words than last month. One of my new favorites is when we ask you your name, you'll say, "Rirey".
You are STILL wearing a size 3 diaper, size 4 shoes but are growing out of those and are wearing one pair of size 5's, still some 12 month outfits but mostly 18 months.
You had your 2nd dentist appointment. Although this picture doesn't seem like it, your dentist is great!!
You're still a good eater. You love lots of grown up food like Rachael Ray's Tomato Basil pasta and spanish rice. LOL
We have another doctor appt on Tuesday so we'll see your new height/weight stats then.
You've made new friends:
...and visited with some old ones:
You participated in your first Disneyland parade:
You love Minnie:
and Snow White:
but not Cinderella:
I think you're going to have Mommy's curly hair:
Love you, love you, love you baby girl!!
Love,
Mommy
