This blog served us well, but we’re moving on uuuup!  Yep, Bamboo Photography has a new home, please head over to visit us on the new site!

A trip to the country, that’s a sweet blessing for us city folk!  We stopped by Oley Turnpike Dairy out in Berks County for lunch and afterwards took the little ones to the petting zoo out back.  I love the sheer delight babies and children express with their first sensory experiences!  Isa kept saying, “Hold your nose, we’re in the country now.”, and Amadou just could not stop giggling and squealing with delight every time the animals came near him.  What a great day!

Just in case you’re wondering…these are taken on my iPhone.  Yep.  And processed on my iPhone with the fabulous ShakeItPhoto app. my current favorite!

Growing beauty…
her hands tell the story of her life’s work.building, gardening, sharing, loving, creating…
she instills a sense of love and hope
and goodness in all that she does.

she pours her whole heart into each encounter…
nurturing, reflecting, healing, growing
the beauty she senses
within
every
thing.

I thought it would be nice to share some sweet blessings every Sunday.  Sweet blessings are about simplicity, love, light, joy; anything and everything that inspires and stirs our hearts and reminds us of the sweet blessings we are surrounded by every day.  Sweet blessings are the fleeting moments, that we should always remember.

My baby, I always want to remember your long eyelashes & thick eyebrows….

The way you pick out the raisins…and sit on a stool like a grown up.

Your joyful smile…and that stream of drool trickling down your chin.

and most of all your light, and the sweet connection that we share.

What are your sweet blessings?

I heard birds chirping today!  That makes me happy…because it means that Spring is just around the corner!  As much as I loved all the snow, and building snowmen and forts with the boys, I’m ready for some sunshine and warm weather.  I can’t wait to start our sessions coming up in the next few weeks, we have soooo many beautiful families and fun things in store!  If you want to get on our calendar for a session this Spring, my schedule is almost completely full, so please contact me a.s.a.p.  We have just two more openings!

I can’t begin to tell you how much fun I had with this family! I did a Sprout Session for them last year, when J.P. was only six months old and what I love about him is that he’s soooo full of life!  It may be hard to keep up with him, but he has such a joy and determination about him, and that combined with how completely and utterly adorable he is…how could you ever, for one second, be upset with him???!  I couldn’t…  ever.  I feel so honored to be able to document his life as he grows.

We swung…

Then J.P. switched into his cowboy boots and his cowboy hat, and showed us around his ranch….

And we recruited dad to see if he could jump over J.P. and his 10 gallon hat!  Pretty good clearance…I’d say.

Thanks for the wonderful adventure, I had a blast!

It’s sooo fun getting to see my little friends again as they grow!!!  First up is a little guy I photographed a year ago when he was a newborn (here and here), so needless to say, he’s grown ALOT. This age is alot of fun, and very unpredictable; I should know, my baby boy is the same age! We had our plans but he had his own agenda, which included a lot of crawling around in the street!  But…I’m a fan of going with the flow, and I’m so glad we did because I am in love with that first image!  Well, actually I love them all.

Stay tuned:  Next up will be the little cutie in the newsboy cap! But, this time he’ll be sportin’ an authentic Ten. Gallon. Hat.

Here’s a peek:

I recently did a session for my friend Lisa, who is just about the sweetest and hardest working mama that I know.  She is one of three super talented and creative women behind Luxecetera, a design and branding boutique, that has been pretty much an overnight success.  I was so happy to connect with someone who could relate to the demands and challenges of juggling a busy family and running a demanding business, all while still keeping her sanity!

I’ve been so pre-occupied with the start of the school portrait season that I’ve put the blog on hold, but just wanted to post a quick peek for Lisa before another week slips away from me.