Portrait Project

December 28, 2014 by Summer

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eloise: The last portrait of the year. I found it much harder this year to capture your beautiful face. You have grown from an infant to a baby to a toddler to a little girl, running around, chatting, yelling, singing, jumping, joyful, angry, sad, curious, loving and wild. It was harder to carry my camera around and it was harder to interrupt our play for a snapshot. Pictures this year turned out ever so slightly blurry. I even forgot until the last moment for several weeks to capture a portrait. You are just always moving now and we’re always busy. I’m hoping next year to capture your portraits a little better, but we shall see how the year turns out…

(You are ending your year in Boston with your Nana and Papa. We fly back to California on New Years’ Eve, ringing in the New Year with Gramma and Grandpa- from East coast to West we ring in the New Year!).

-joining Jodi for one last time this year for the 52 Project! Hoping many more of you will join us next year!!

If you want to see all of this year’s portraits, click HERE!

Portrait Project

December 21, 2014 by Summer

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eloise: the wonder in your eyes is magic. I love sharing this time of year with you. My merry. My joy.

-joining the 52 project! EEeeekk! one more portrait! I can’t believe another year is almost over.

Portrait Project

December 14, 2014 by Summer

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eloise: it doesn’t rain much in California, so when it did, we spent the majority of our time outside, in it. You were happy as a clam with your new rain boots and rain coat, stomping around in puddles and not caring one bit that your hair was getting wet or your hands were ice-cold. I had to drag you inside kicking and screaming. You’ve spent the past few days singing “rain, rain go away”, but I kind of think you’d like it to keep on raining.

-joining Jodi for 2 more weeks (eek! only two more weeks left!) for the 52 project!

Portrait Project

December 6, 2014 by Summer

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eloise: this shot is a bit blurry, but it captured those wet curls right out of the tub and you were very busy walking along a box like it was your balance beam, standing tall like a queen. This photo, caught a bit of the magic of the season and a bit of the magic, that is you, my Eloise.

-joining Jodi for the 52 project.

Portrait Project

December 1, 2014 by Summer

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eloise: our wild child… climbing and jumping and dancing and moving…. always, it seems.

-joining Jodi for the 52 project!

Portrait Project

November 23, 2014 by Summer

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eloise: The joy of hearing you sing every day is too much. I love it… “Da Fama in da Dell”, “Baa Baa Black Seep”, “Easy Goin”… the list goes on and on. Your Dada and I get the biggest grin on our faces when you break into song. Keep singing my love. Never stop.

-joining Jodi for the 52 project!

Portrait Project

November 15, 2014 by Summer

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eloise: You tell me, “I’m big Mama.” “Yes, you are growing bigger,” I reassure you. You want to try the big kid things. The big kid swings and the bigger structures and the bigger bites of food and the bigger bike. You are growing all right. And your Mama would love it if you’d slow down… just a bit.

-joining Jodi for the 52 project!

Portrait Project

November 8, 2014 by Summer

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eloise: you stroll down the block pushing your baby in the stroller. You hit a bump in the sidewalk and she slumps over in her seat. “Oh no! P.B!” You exclaim. I watch you as you kneel down beside her. “You okay baby? Oh baby. It okay.” You take her out of the seat, give her a hug and settle her back into the stroller. I love watching this empathy in your play develop. Some days I feel as if I’m failing as a mother, but then on days like this, I see, I must be doing some things right.