OUR LITTLE WILD THING (lots of images)

The above image is the Valentine's card that I created for Natalie to share with her friends at school and for me to send a few late greetings.

When they did not come in quick enough, I re-sized it and printed a few 4x6 for Natalie to share with her friends at school, but the quality of Wal-mart print can be so tacky sometimes and sometimes not. This was one of those times! So they late Greeting for everyone else except facebook and blog readers...YAY! YOU!

Gymboree called this Zebra line "Wild One". I had recently purchased many items (probably way to many) from the previous line, "Sweeter than Chocolate". So I limited my purchases of the Zebra stuff. I couldn't resist the boots and the swimsuit I that purchased before Christmas along with the other winter clothes (pink/brown clothing...sweeter than chocolate) that I gaver her as part of her Christmas gifts.

My new friend who I met through ebay...believe it or not made Natalie's Zebra tutu. Rachel (the friend) has a business out of her home (sound familiar?). She mades tutus, headbands, hats, cute, cute little baby shoes. She made my favorite Christmas Tutu for the studio! The Zebra Tutu was just as darling. Once I got the idea of doing "Wild Thing" for Valentine's, I also orderd her the pink leggins and Gymboree top to go with it. Okay...now I sound like an ad for Gymboree and Punkin's & Peanuts Baby. Actully we are doing ad work for Rachel...too bad Gymboree won't make the same trade-out arrangement with us! That would save me a ton of money! [Check out the link to see more of Rachel's items. Her website isn't finished yet, but you can purchase through ETSY!]

I took Natalie to Duncan Park to create some fun images with intentions of creating her valentine's cards. With no particular ideas of what we would do. Of course, she had to cooperate at her photo session before we could go play, but she really didn't seem to mind being photographed...I am sure I did a few more than she had in mind, but I am so glad that I did and I am so glad that she is much more cooperative about having being photographed than she used to be. Makes it more of a pleasure than a chore!

On NO! I accidently deleted one. These are just a few of my favs. I ended up with 88 that I kept. I plan to post most of them on facebook. So if you happen to be one of my facebook friends you can see more real soon.

Finally she is through doing portraits and we are headed to the car to change into play clothes!

I love her expression in this one

and I love how she stopped and looked over her shoulder at me.

I had soooo much fun swinging. After so many cool days in January, this was our first pretty Saturday. I am so glad that we enjoyed some of the day playing at the park!

I am also very glad that Cari joined up took this photo of me and Natalie. I will treasure it forever. I just love how it shows our excited at the park!

This should be my The End Shot.

But I wanted to include this one of Emma and Natalie. Emma and Brittany also joined us a little later too. It was about time to go by the Emma got there. We had not ate lunch yet and we were ready for our LaFiesta Fix!

SO HAPPY VALENTINIE'S FROM NATALIE AND HER MIMI!

Saturday afternoon (09.20.08) at Duncan Park

OUR MINI PHOTO SESSION She looks so old in these. She's only three, but when I look at these, she looks so much older...well, at least 4.
I love the beauty in this image even w/o a big smile.
I love these shots...

My favorite of these.
a "brown" (coke) icee break...

After being forced to shoe shop, then a mini portrait session, Natalie wasn't in the most cooperative mood for looking at her Mimi while playing. Though I did manage to get a few before my battery died!

whee!

I hate that my camera battery died, but I knew it would probably happen because I forgot that it was low and thus I forgot to re-charge it before leaving. I am just glad that it did not run out before taking a least a few of her playing.

~~Natalie's Mimi~~

A EVENING AT THE PARK

THESE WERE TAKEN ABOUT A YEAR AGO AT DUNCAN PARK. OH MY! HASN'T MY LITTLE SWEETHEART GROWN SO MUCH IN A YEAR. STILL AS ADORABLE AS EVER, BUT MUCH MORE LITTLE GIRL LIKE THAN TODDLER LIKE AS SHE IS IN THESE IMAGES.

AFTER NATALIE WOKE UP FROM HER NAP TODAY AND AFTER I FINALLY FINISHED EDITING MY NEXT TO LAST SENIOR PORTRAIT SESSION, WE TOOK NATALIE TO DUNCAN PARK. WE DIDN'T SPEND MUCH TIME THERE. JUST ENOUGH TIME FOR HER TO WORK UP HER APPETITE AND GET DIRTY. OF COURSE, SHE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE. SHE WAS SO SWEET WHEN WE GOT THERE. WHEN WERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE, I TOLD HER WHERE WE WERE GOING. SHE DIDN'T SEEM TO REMEMBER US GOING LAST YEAR OR SHE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS SAYING WHEN I TOLD HER WHAT WERE DOING. (SHE UNDERSTAND SO MUCH THESE DAYS AND HER CONVERSATION SKILLS ARE VERY ADANCED FOR HER AGE, BUT OCCASSIONALLY SOMETHING WILL COME UP THAT SHE JUST DONE UNDERSTAND. AND OH MY! SHE QUESTIONS IT AND ASKS YOU TO REPEAT IT ABOUT 1/2 DOZEN TIMES THINKING THAT WILL MAKE UNDERSTAND AND THAT WAS SORT OF THE CONVERSATION WE HAD ABOUT GOING TO THE PARK WHILE WE WERE GETTING READY. AT ONE POINT SHE SAID, 'YOU MEANT THE BALL PARK' WHICH, OF COURSE, THE PARK THAT SHE HAS BEEN TO THE MOST OFTEN AND THE MOST RECENT. WHAT HER LEARN AND GRASP CONCEPTS ARE SO NEAT TO ME.) BUT AS SOON AS WE GOT THERE AND SHE SAW WHERE SHE WAS SHE GOT ALL EXCITED. SHE REMEMBERED! AS I WAS GETTING HER OUT OF THE CAR, SHE SAID, "I LOVE YOU, MIMI AND I LOVE THE PARK AND POPPA, TOO". SHE THEN KISSED ME. WHAT A GREAT MOMENT TO HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF ENJOYING WITH MY SWEET LITTLE NATALIE.



AS I WAS GATHERING MY STUFF TO LEAVE HERE: MY MINI SHOPPING LIST FOR WAL-MART, A BAG FOR NATALIE, MY PURSE AND MY CAMERA BAG...I MADE MENTAL NOTE TO SELF: "DON'T FORGET TO GET A MEMORY CARD OFF MY DESK". GUESS WHAT I FORGOT. YEAH, YOU GOT IT THE CARD. AFTER I GAVE NATALIE TO RANDY, I WENT BACK TO GET MY CAMERA...THAT'S WHEN I REMEMBERED. SO I HAVE NO PHOTOS TO REMEMBER OUR FUN TIME AT THE PARK, BUT I HOPE THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET HOW SWEET AND APPRECIATIVE SHE WAS ABOUT US TAKING HER TO THE PARK. OF COURSE, IT MAKES ME FEEL BAD FOR WORKING SO MUCH ALL THE TIME AND NOT TAKING MORE TIME OFF TO JUST HAVE FUN WITH MY LITTLE SWEETHEART AT THE PARK OR ON THE PORCH DRAWING WITH CHALK (ANOTHER ACTIVITY WE DID THIS WEEK).



I DON'T HAVE TIME TO WORK ON THE IMAGES RIGHT NOW, BUT I AM GOING TO POST SOME IMAGES FROM AN AFTERNOON AT THE PARK WITH NATALIE LAST YEAR. IT'S SO NEAT TO SEE HOW MUCH SHE HAS GROWN AND CHANGED.


OKAY, I WILL HAVE TO ADD AT LEAST ONE TO ENTICE YOU TO LOOK AGAIN TO SEE MORE. LET ME GO SEE WHICH ONE IT WILL BE. OKAY HERE WE GO AGAIN. IF YOU POST IMAGES AFTER YOU POST TEXT...THEY GO ABOVE THE TEXT. SO YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN THE IMAGES BY THE TIME YOU READ THE INFO.

I HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, BUT I HOPE TO FIND A CHANCE TO POST SOME MORE KITTEN IMAGES AS WELL AS SO MORE FROM THIS DAY ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
~~NATALIE'S MIMI~~