Baby Session

my sister let me take some pictures of her family and here are some of the shots we got. It was so nice being able to hold a newborn and I'm so glad we have this sweet girl in our family now.

heart bokah

I have always love the different themed bokah's that pop up on Flickr. This picture was up on the explore gallery on Flickr and I just loved it!! How fun would it be to create something like this for valentines day?? Its from Black Eiffel








go here to learn how to create this - it looks super simple and something fun to play around with.

play time

We found a "new" "old" toy - it was given to us from a friends little one - hence the old, but new to us because little man was a little too young to play with it before. He really love knocking the trains down on the floor the most, but I think we have many fun adventures ahead of us.

what I'm reading

Here are some of the books I ordered and have on my "to read" list -

Really love the Unplugged Play - all kinds of games for kids grouped by age range so its easy to pick an activity that is age appropriate. Love that its games that don't cost much (if anything) and its games that require activity - not just pushing a button and watching something light up. So far the games that I have glanced at seem to be super easy, cheap, and should be fun. It has amazing reviews on line.

Wish you Well by David Baldacci - its seems a little different from his normal style but I do love his books and it was on sale at Barnes and NOble for $3.99 so I decided to give it a try.

The middle place by Kelly Corrigan. I saw a review on Stepanie Howell's blog and have had it on my to read list - the reviews on it were all really good.

I also just finished the first three books in the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koonz - I really enjoyed the main character and was amazed at how funny they were even though the guy is going through some tough things. I haven't always been a big Dean Koonz fan, but would definately recommend these.

suit case inspiration

I thought I would also share the link to where I got my inspiration for the suitcase pictures. Amy Wenzel. Love her style and bright colors.

photo props

I'm so excited. My hubby brought home some vintage suitcases for me (he really doesn't like clutter or extra stuff around so I thought it was extra sweet that he went to find them and actually brought them back home).

and of course I just had to put them to use right away. My little one LOVED climbing all over them - so much fun seeing him laughing and having a ball.