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I probably could have titled this "World's most beautiful baby" but you might think me a little biased. Yael, 7 mos., is my husband's cousin's baby girl and, truly, SO beautiful. That hair, those eyes, those cheeks! We had a little family BBQ action this weekend and I got to snap a few candids of this gorgeous girl. Lucky me!
I'd like to say I was on vacation in the south of France, watching the sun set over golden hills. I'd LIKE to say I was in Santorini, Greece seeing water so blue it made me weep. Sadly, noeither of those are true and instead we've had a nearly three week bout of on-again, off-again flu go through every member of our family at different times and intensities. It's been rainy and we've felt yucky and not much has happened in the household worth mentioning. Other than surviving, of course, which is really what's important.
We've had a few things going on, which is par for the course with the approaching summer. Finally, FINALLY, getting a little sun. High school prom, school functions and field trips and the start of an itchy green thumb. I have tomatoes to plant, Indy and I made 4 terrariums full of cacti and succulents and bought (and fed!) a Venus Fly Trap. A few pics below because the light was good and my teens were agreaable to being photographed (if you knew how rare that was...), one right before prom dinner and a cell-pic at Lowe's because the flowers were gorgeous in the light. You know, LIFE, or business as usual.
Wow. Just wow. My first born baby is 19. Almost out of the teens and really, truly an adult (as opposed to just trying to act like one!) Two recent pics, here she is studying for a college math test (and trying to watch American Idol at the same time) and on the right, getting ready for a "hot date" (ha ha, with her sister) to watch Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland".
Here are 19 things about Shade on her 19th birthday:
I was shooting his big sister's senior portraits. He had a new haircut he did NOT like (too short!) We all tried to cajole him into a just a couple photos, but nope, no way, lady, no how. I resorted to snapping a few when he wasn't paying attention and when he'd see me he would laugh and try to run and cover. Going to give this one to his mom because I think it's the only one I got when, for a split second, he let me in.
Before and after info: Crop, straighten and basic exposure edits in Camera RAW, and the following actions: TRA Contrast + (Luma) at 20%, TRA Lux (Soft) at 30%, TRA Warm it up Kris at 70%, TRA Oh Snap! at 60%, Topaz Detail faded back to about 50% and then added a vignette.
Just one I really love! Enjoy your weekend and the last bit of warm weather.
