Monthly Archives: January 2009

Leah Judith June | Day One

Well, I had a fabulous 1-2-3-09!  Laura and Josh’s baby girl entered into the world at 7:19 am at a healthy 8 lbs, 4 oz.  The birth took place close to me at U of M.  I got a text from Josh a little later letting me know it was ‘go’ time.  See, I wanted to be there to document Leah’s first day and I am so glad Laura and Josh let me do so.  Laura looked great for just having delivered a ‘good sized’ baby and had that lovely motherly glow and Josh couldn’t have been a prouder pappa.  It was great being there to help keep those memories forever and I loved holding little Leah.  She looks mostly like her mamma I think, but has some of her pappa’s features too.  I’m looking forward to seeing the June family again soon and photographing Leah in her new home.  Congrats to the new mommy and daddy…Leah is beautiful and I look forward to watching Leah grow and seeing your love for her grow as well!  Pics, pics, pics!!!!

 

This is how my day started out….what a great start!!!

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I would like to introduce Leah Judith June…

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The June girls!

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Happy parents!:)

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Either she’s really cute, or she’s Dr. Evil…..CUTE!

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Love this one…

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Getting her first check up!

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This moment was great and a big tear jerker for me too.  The look on Josh’s face…PRICELESS!

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Opened her eyes to see mommy and daddy…

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Hmmmm, who’s holding baby Leah?

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7 hours old and already starting with the faces.  If you know babies, you know what is most likely going on here…

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Eskimo kisses:)

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Thanks for grabbing this one of me and your baby girl Josh!

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You know we had to get some little details…

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Leah was doing this most of time…I think it’s how she was in the womb…

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She’s already doing the one eyed Pirate thing too….arrrrrrrr.  If she could talk, I think she would say, “I got me eye on you pappa, make sure you keep me booty clean.”

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Layin’ with mamma…

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Here’s the fam…

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Ooh, one of my favs!  EDIT:  I just noticed, in this image, she is exactly 9 hours old:)

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The Junes!:)

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She is loved…

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Cuteness!

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Her feet are already pretty good size…:)

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Leah, we love you and are happy you are finally here!

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Here I am!

I know many of you have noticed, I have not blogged in two weeks.  It’s because I was having issues with actually posting.  I fixed it Friday and will resume as scheduled.  I have a post to put up tonight I am excited about and of course have a Tuesday’s Tidbits tomorrow as well.  I am also going to blog about my blog….where I got it from, why I use it and how awesome it is!  I don’t like posting without pics, so here’s a self portrait of me a couple years ago in an abandoned house and yes, I had permission to be there.  Thanks for your patience!

 

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Laura & Josh & Belly | Lifestyle

Yesterday afternoon, I had the pleasure of hanging out with some friends at their home.  It was great to see them again, but I was there on a mission.  Laura and Josh are expecting and I wanted to document this special milestone in their lives.  Laura is due at the end of this month, so we really got her at the end of her pregnancy.  It was fun to do some maternity photos for once and I look forward to documenting their daughter soon when she is brought into this world.  The biggest thing I noticed with the two of them was their emotions.  It reminded me a little bit of the love I see when photographing a wedding, but it was also a little different.  The look they gave each other constantly was one of the warmest I have seen.  I can only imagine that having a child might refresh feelings and make those more evident to one another as well as others.  It was nice to see this, as it was something unexpected when I went to their home.  We got a lot of great images inside and out and I had a hard time not posting more.  Enjoy you two and thank you so much for sharing this huge event in your lives with me!

We started out with some of momma by herself…

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This is how big she is…

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Laura, you look great!!!

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Enter daddy…

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See, only a woman can carry a baby…

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So cute…

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I think pappa loves his girls!

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L-O-V-E  it!

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Once I took a peek at the light in the bedroom, we moved into there for some more intimate shots…  Josh reminded me of the scene from Benny and Joon as Laura was doing this….hilarious!

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A great portrait of Mamma June!

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Can ya feel it?

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Fav!

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We then went outside on the ice to get some fun shots in the snow…

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Adorable!

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Such a fun couple!  I can vouch for that and I have many pics to prove it:)

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I’m tellin’ ya, this guy loves it!

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Mom and Pop with their house in the background.  This will be their last winter there.

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Here we are.  Good times with good friends!

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Wanda & Rourke | Wedding

Wanda and Rourke tied the knot last night with a small, intimate wedding and dinner after.  They said their vows at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Troy with the dinner following at Andiamo’s downtown Royal Oak.  They are having a big destination wedding in Mexico and will be moving to Manhattan very soon.  For their honeymoon, they are going to Brazil, which sounds like so much fun and I’m pretty sure they should take me with them.  Have fun you two and thanks for being so great outside in the cold last night!  Here’s a few pics…

I love happy faces!

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Husband and wife…

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Andiamo’s is where they went on their first date….cute

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Even the food was LOVE ly.

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The cake was so yummy AND pretty!

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TOAST…I mean KISS!

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We got lucky when we ventured outside for a few minutes…it was very romantic.

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Now that’s a great looking couple!

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I think Wanda’s toes might have gotten a little chilly…

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Are you kidding me?  Gorgeous!

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The beauty…

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 And the, well, groom.  Rourke cracked up right after this shot.  I think he had a hard time keeping a straight face:)

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Snugglin’ close to stay warm…

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Thanks again you two!!!