Ty and Katie

(sorry for some of the photos being cut off- as is the case with the one above)

You wouldn't believe the gorgeous day we had at the coast today! There were clear, blue skies since morning!
I shot Ty and Katie's wedding with assistance of lovely Laurent Hurt. We only had 6 hours scheduled to shoot, so we hustled across dunes, bridges and church stages to get all of our shots!



Anyhow, now that I am pregnant I am in dire need of an assistant to keep my equipment (along with keys, phone, et cetera) in check. It's amazing how this mommy-braid kicks in right around 3 months. ( : Lauren was simply a life saver out there today! I couldn't have done it without her!






























You can take a look at a quick slideshow by clicking HERE.

Amusement

This is a before:

And an after:

I am posting some more shots from the Oaks Park shoot.

Rising

This is a shot I took a while back... sometimes I don't get to edit my favorite shots, because they are not what the client and contributors are looking for. I really enjoy this one though.

Stretched Art

I think I will make a set of these to match babies room. I will be making the blanket and padding next month, so I'll probably select some fabric to match. And then I can either paint or draw with black ink to create a wall set.

It's a GIRL!

The fourth photo reveals the sex of the baby! I love how the last one makes it look as if she were blowing bubbles ( : But that is actually part of her umbilical cord! Also, Jelani says she looks like a little frog in the first picture where she has her mouth open!

I can't believe that I was right about the baby being a girl! Jelani says it was a 50/50 chance, but it's still weird to have your intuition proved correct! Now that we know it's a girl, I'm hoping new inspirations will begin flowing for girl names! We'll see.

So far we can only agree on "Ella" as a partial name ( :

Me and Amy rolloff

Me and Amy rolloff
Originally uploaded by lavendamemory

This is a just a snapshot from a shoot today at the Rolloff farm! M'chel Bauxal did makeup and we shot IN THE RAIN!


Amy Rolloff was a trooper, however, and I am excited to post some of the shots later this week!

(Photos were done for Amy's personal promotion and website purposes).

To read more about The Rolloffs, check out their page on the TLC website.

News!!!

I am so excited to share the good news; Jelani and I finally found the new house we're moving into- this June!!! We are stoked to settle into a family-sized home with a proper oven and dishwasher! And better yet, it has plenty of room for baby! The backyard is kid-friendly with a playhouse and a play set right outside our own backyard!
Since becoming pregnant I have discovered the importance of a safe yard, a mold-free bathroom and other such baby-friendly necessities. ( : I want to thank and send many, many blessings out to Lori and Lance Charlish who will be renting their home to us come June!
More good news: my 19th week is coming up in just 2 weeks! This marks the exciting date for the Sex ultra sound! We had previously scheduled the ultra sound for my birthday, but a recent check-up with my doctor called for a reschedule. Looks like we'll have the "boy or girl?" question answered right around the 16th of May!
Which brings me back to the original news about the house... I can't express how excited I am to work on the new nursery. Though we will be working with a small nursery budget, I am looking forward to working on some creative projects for the new baby! I'd like to actually paint my own changing table to mimic this (very expensive) one from Baby Posh!





So, after the move and as the creative projects start rolling... I will be posting pictures of my baby ventures ( : More to come!