Susie B Blogography

Naughty or Nice????

Naughty...I have been super naughty about posting.  And I have a ton to post, but the holidays just keep you busy....and holiday cards keep me busy.  Although I have probably done 20 cards for others I have yet to finish my own.  I plan on doing that this week, but for now I want to do some posting.

I am finally getting to some of the sessions that I did in Fargo back in October.  This session is of three of my favorite little ones.  Their mom and I go way back to high school and our cross country days.  We are both runners at heart and sorta dorky intellectuals too.  We just seem to never run out of things to pick each other's brains about and I know we will be lifelong friend which goes without saying.  Oh and the other thing...she has the most adorable children I am just lucky enough to get to photograph them!

Little "A" here pretends she is shy, but I have her all figured out...it is just a little game she plays.  She totally knows me, but every time I am around her she hangs onto that mama but by the end she is hanging and snuggling up with me.  Is she not adorable...I always think she should be a GAP model.

And there she goes following her big sister up that tree...I can see this picture as an advertisement or something with some quote about how life is about the "climb" and not the destination...

   
 

And miss "E" here....the sweetest girl ever.  I have never heard one disrespectful or snooty thing come out of this girl's mouth ( I wish I could say the same about my girls)

They brought along their dog and wanted to get a couple pictures with him in the mix.  Too bad there was another dog in the park that day and Ryder was getting all worked up so it cut our doggy photo time a little short...

And do you see the legs up there in momma's arms...that is little brother "E".....

So here is an idea for you..mommy got these tshirts that have the "little Mr happy", "little miss stubborn", and "little miss giggles" on them.  I think you can get these tshirts from Target with personality sayings on them.  What a cute idea though...I totally loved it.  The only problem we had though is we waited until the end of the session and little mister "E" had hit his wall, but the resulting picture is just so totally hilarious..

"Little Miss Stubborn" rolling backward onto the ground being stubborn, "Little Miss Giggles" laughing up a storm, and "Mr. Happy"...here is the irony...balling his eyes out.

Bye for now.....Susie

Finding the Right Words?? Birth Photography

I have no other excuses as to why I have not posted these pictures taken at the birth of this little guy other than I have struggled for almost 5 months now to come up with something profound enough to give this moment justice.  And I have been unsuccessful...what can you say about a moment that is this big that gives it meaning in words.  All I do know to say is that there is been no other moment in my own personal life that has been more amazing.   And then there is that moment when your baby arrives and in an instant you fall in love....how can anything be better than that.

Long ago when my good friend was pregnant I put a bug in her ear to let me come up and photograph the birth.  I told her that I would be just a bug on the wall and document her experience only and that I would not make myself a part of the experience.  She took some time to convince her husband and I was thrilled when the final answer came back "YES"! 

I was hoping to be able to get pictures of some of the laboring processes too, but as soon as I arrived the pushing began....

Daddy watches as mommy and the doctor (in the background) work....

 

Right as baby enters the world....

 

In mom's arms for the first time...this is it people....love at first sight....documented..

After quickly getting to meet the new baby the nurse takes baby to examine him, clean him, and wrap him up in his very first swaddle...

After his time with the nurse baby "C" is returned to his daddy...

 And then mom and dad can begin discovering what their new baby is all about....

So the only good reason to wait on posting these picks is to be able to show him brand new....and four months later too...

and a smile too....

And just one more...this is really just a snapshot of his big brother who was enjoying himself hanging around during little brother's 4 month photo shoot...so cute though I just had to show it...

 

I have to "Cruz" ...I am off to bed

Bye for now....Susie