Just wanted to share a few images of our stunning proof boxes! This one went out last week, and just came out so beautifully. These have an image from your session on the front, custom wording on the binding, and all your beautiful session images inside! Beautiful, huh?
Love this one.
It’s not often that our little neighborhood in the city receives the attention of a presidential candidate…let alone within walking distance from our house! Since we weren’t inclined to arrive hours early to wait in line (with newborn baby in tow), we weren’t able to get in to the gathering, but I did enjoy the beautiful day, and the energy and excitement of the crowd gathered outside, and was able to catch a shot of Obama on his way out.
This was as far as we could go…but everyone seemed excited just to be near the excitement.
It’s true. We’ve teamed up with the fabulous ladies at Metropolitan Moms to offer artistic holiday sessions!
Join us in this beautiful Center City location close to Washington Square Park. Mommies and Babies will be pampered with drinks & snacks while getting their holiday pictures taken in the comfort of a spacious private photography studio! Let your little one don their holiday best while you sit back and relax.
The Card Collections (starting at $75) offer your choice of customized Designer Cards, Bulk Prints for inserting into your own cards, or Digital Files for printing yourself.
The Portrait Collections (starting at $395) include portraits and popular items such as our signature gallery wrapped canvas, gift albums, and holiday ornaments.
Spaces are filling quickly, so if you’d like something totally unique and hip for the holidays, head on over to Metropolitan Moms and register.
This is my funny little guy. He’s been the baby until just recently, and his personality has really been coming into full bloom since! His latest antic is pointing at you with his finger and most intimidating face and saying quite seriously, ‘futter fly!’. He’s also been standing on top of anything he can climb onto and saying, ‘I’m King of the world!’.
He’s got a super sweet, gentle disposition and he’s known around these parts for his Kung Fu moves, which he learns from his big brother. Here’s to being three and King of the World!
I love how present children are, and how they can find joy all around them…like yellow dots, for instance.
This image to me, really shows his sweetness… It was about the only shot I got him to actually ‘pose’ for!
He’s really into running or hiding from the camera…I loved this series!
This is my most favorite picture of the two boys together… I might just have to blow this one up or make a canvas out of it.
My oldest son, he’s my buddy… Sensitive, silly, insanely creative, generous, helpful, funny, extremely intelligent, thoughtful & independent. He’s a true original. One thing I love about him is that he’s principled. If something’s not for him, or if something’s not right, he walks away, or if he needs to, speaks his mind…even if it makes him unpopular in the moment.
I can’t believe how fast he’s growing up.
Who would think that someone so tiny and cute could pee and poop sooo much?! As much as I wanted to take those adorable photos of him in his birthday suit, he literally soils his diaper within 30 seconds of cleaning him…every time. I think he must be a modest fellow and it’s his protection mechanism from a photographer mama with a blog. And did I mention how often I’ve been peed on since he’s come along??? Too many times to count. I felt so bad the time he peed all over himself, including his face (!) (which my oldest son thought was hilarious)…and so I learned to take the diaper changing thing slow after that one…being very aware of subtle signs, if you know what I mean.
Well, on to more exciting things…for those waiting to find out his name…are you ready? It’s a long name, but we believe that the name a person carries, if chosen carefully can help develop beautiful qualities in the person…especially when you name a child after someone who has lived a remarkable life (our last child, Isa, is named after Jesus…). So without further ado, his full (long) name is Amadou Bamba Abdallahi Nural Deen Scherer. He’ll be affectionately known as Amadou.
Amadou is derived from the name Ahmad which means highly praised, implying one who constantly thinks of God. But there’s more…Amadou Bamba was a spiritual leader, mystic, poet, and monk from Senegal who led a pacifist struggle against French colonialism. His teachings, which emphasized the virtues of pacifism and hard work, were so universal, transformative, and full of peace that ultimately he was awarded the French Legion of Honor. Abdallahi means servant of God, and Nural Deen means Light of the Way of Life, referring to one who leads the way to God.
I know the topic of religion is taboo these days, and people are either fascinated with it or usually completely uncomfortable with it. For me, my relationship with God is imperative to my life and also a primary influence for how we raise our children…trying to instill in them a sense of goodness, compassion, community and an awareness and trust in God. So with the birth of little Amadou, I wanted to offer some small prayer for all children.
I pray that all our children grow up with a strong sense of who they really are, and a strong connection to ALL the people of the world…seeing each other as brothers and sisters and friends in the journey of life. And, I pray that our children develop the qualities and strength to live their lives courageously, making decisions based on love and truth…living life fully and presently, and going further with their ambitions than we’ve been able to. I pray that our children grow up as adults that are filled with love…so so much love.
Please feel free to add your own prayers in the comments section below. I’m off now to change a diaper!
I am so excited to introduce the newest little guy in our family! He was born Thursday night, and we’re all home now getting aquainted with him. He’s strong and healthy, and in my (un-biased) opinion, just plain cute! I think he’s still on his ‘inside’ schedule…sleeping during the day and awake at night, or he’s just a night owl like his mama (yikes!)
He was born on the same day as three (3!) very dear people in our lives, including the same exact day as our friends little girl…how cool is that?!
For those who are wondering about the name…we have decided to follow our spiritual tradition of naming the baby on the 7th day after birth…so no name yet, but soon!
I’m sure there will be more to follow…
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