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I am so excited to announce this (and if you follow me on Facebook you already know) but after some long thought and a few things happening at the right times….I now have a studio. I could dance (and in fact I did) over the thought of being able to shoot year round for my clients, having my props for newborns at my fingers tips and being able to better serve my clients!

I will be sharing a studio with Lisa Garnet from Playful Moments. Lisa specializes in boudoir (and is AMAZING, check out her work!) and graciously offered to share her space with me. This is such an exciting starting point in my career!

The studio is located in the uptown region of Saint John at 89 Canterbury Street. Many moons ago, as a newly wed I lived uptown and loved every minute and it gives me such great pleasure to know that I will be working in this area again. This building is a restore historical building that has quite a bit of history to it, big beautiful windows and houses some of Saint John’s most creative artists!

After announcing on social media that the studio is opening I already have several bookings for newborns and cake smashes. I love collaborating on these sessions to make each one unique!

I am also excited that I will now be within driving distance to Moncton and Fredericton families!

I am so excited to announce this (and if you follow me on Facebook you already know) but after some long thought and a few things happening at the right times….I now have a studio. I could dance (and in fact I did) over the thought of being able to shoot year round for my clients, having my props for newborns at my fingers tips and being able to better serve my clients!

I will be sharing a studio with Lisa Garnet from Playful Moments. Lisa specializes in boudoir (and is AMAZING, check out her work!) and graciously offered to share her space with me. This is such an exciting starting point in my career!

The studio is located in the uptown region of Saint John at 89 Canterbury Street. Many moons ago, as a newly wed I lived uptown and loved every minute and it gives me such great pleasure to know that I will be working in this area again. This building is a restore historical building that has quite a bit of history to it, big beautiful windows and houses some of Saint John’s most creative artists!

After announcing on social media that the studio is opening I already have several bookings for newborns and cake smashes. I love collaborating on these sessions to make each one unique!

I am also excited that I will now be within driving distance to Moncton and Fredericton families!

I shy away from the camera. I am not comfortable in front of the camera. Part of the reason is being self conscious and the other part it not being control. I know how to make nice images, I like being able to adjust the pose and positions. Being in front of the camera I have to relinquish some of that control and I need to let go of those self conscious thoughts. More importantly I feel a deep need to be in front of the camera. My children are growing too fast, like all children. I also need to face that there will be a day I will not longer be here (I personally hope not for many, many decades to come!) and that there are few pictures that include me.

This afternoon, I set up the camera, grabbed Cecilia and Peter, my (almost) 9 year old, was in control of the shutter button.

My kids don’t see how many pounds I am overweight, they don’t know or care that it was a bad hair day. They only see ME. Mommy. Mom.

My goal is to make sure I am in more pictures with my children, to make more of an effort. It isn’t about me, it is all about them.

I shy away from the camera. I am not comfortable in front of the camera. Part of the reason is being self conscious and the other part it not being control. I know how to make nice images, I like being able to adjust the pose and positions. Being in front of the camera I have to relinquish some of that control and I need to let go of those self conscious thoughts. More importantly I feel a deep need to be in front of the camera. My children are growing too fast, like all children. I also need to face that there will be a day I will not longer be here (I personally hope not for many, many decades to come!) and that there are few pictures that include me.

This afternoon, I set up the camera, grabbed Cecilia and Peter, my (almost) 9 year old, was in control of the shutter button.

My kids don’t see how many pounds I am overweight, they don’t know or care that it was a bad hair day. They only see ME. Mommy. Mom.

My goal is to make sure I am in more pictures with my children, to make more of an effort. It isn’t about me, it is all about them.

I cannot believe and I don’t want to believe but she is nine months old. My baby Cecilia, is growing up too fast. She has decided that laying around is for the birds and is now creeping all over the place. She wowed us with sitting up on her own this evening. Yells at her siblings for attention. Is the apple of her Daddy’s eye and a million other little details that only us Mothers find amazing.

My older three kiddos all play soccer a few evenings a week, Josh coaches and this gives Cecilia and I some time alone together. Time alone with me usually means a photoshoot. I like to mark occasions, small things, or just get a picture of them in cute clothes  but I figured turning 9 months old (in a few days) counts as an important moment. Actually, this was the first time she had ever been on grass. I know from experience some babies hate the feeling. I was prepared and armed with a blanket but once again my happy girl thought grass was GREAT and was awesome to pull and eat…

Reggie, one of my yorkies, decided he was going join in the action and had his picture taken a few times.

I am behind on my blogging but my Mommy Goggles declares that my kids get to come first, lol.

I cannot believe and I don’t want to believe but she is nine months old. My baby Cecilia, is growing up too fast. She has decided that laying around is for the birds and is now creeping all over the place. She wowed us with sitting up on her own this evening. Yells at her siblings for attention. Is the apple of her Daddy’s eye and a million other little details that only us Mothers find amazing.

My older three kiddos all play soccer a few evenings a week, Josh coaches and this gives Cecilia and I some time alone together. Time alone with me usually means a photoshoot. I like to mark occasions, small things, or just get a picture of them in cute clothes  but I figured turning 9 months old (in a few days) counts as an important moment. Actually, this was the first time she had ever been on grass. I know from experience some babies hate the feeling. I was prepared and armed with a blanket but once again my happy girl thought grass was GREAT and was awesome to pull and eat…

Reggie, one of my yorkies, decided he was going join in the action and had his picture taken a few times.

I am behind on my blogging but my Mommy Goggles declares that my kids get to come first, lol.

Every month I (try to) write a series called ‘Letters to Our Daughters’…

Dearest Cecilia,

Everyday you discover something new. At 8 months you are still so very new to this world and have the dearest personality.

Your favorite food is custard, you cannot get enough.

Your favorite toy is a cross between Sophie the giraffe and the toy remote control (which is horribly loud and obnoxious with sounds and music but you love that).

You now hate having your bottom changed or clothing being changed and try to alligator roll.

You adore your brother Peter, he must stop, hold and cuddle you after school or you yell at him.

We have finally established a routine with you, in some ways I love knowing when you will be having your naps but in other ways it has cut out our flexibility.

You can sit unassisted but we have to help you get there, you are still not sitting up but you are trying to crawl…more like a belly shimmy;)

You are LOUD. You like to talk over your siblings!

The days are warmer and you are loving the lighter clothes and the bare toes.

You still ‘play shy’, you should realize people just want to kiss your chubby cheeks because you are so cute.

You don’t play in the tub, you just sit and look around.

You have overcome your aversion to the stroller and now enjoy our walks, even if they include wearing a frivolous smocked hat.

You have the funniest ‘non’-laugh that no one can get enough of! It is more of a grunt, never a full belly laugh. The result is that we all end of laughing while listening to your grunts.

I cannot believe you were not always with us and I also revel at the newness of you. I will never get tired of you.

 To read another Letters to Our Daughter please head to Lauren’s blog http://www.laurensandersonphotography.com/letters-to-my-daughters-may-2013

Every month I (try to) write a series called ‘Letters to Our Daughters’…

Dearest Cecilia,

Everyday you discover something new. At 8 months you are still so very new to this world and have the dearest personality.

Your favorite food is custard, you cannot get enough.

Your favorite toy is a cross between Sophie the giraffe and the toy remote control (which is horribly loud and obnoxious with sounds and music but you love that).

You now hate having your bottom changed or clothing being changed and try to alligator roll.

You adore your brother Peter, he must stop, hold and cuddle you after school or you yell at him.

We have finally established a routine with you, in some ways I love knowing when you will be having your naps but in other ways it has cut out our flexibility.

You can sit unassisted but we have to help you get there, you are still not sitting up but you are trying to crawl…more like a belly shimmy;)

You are LOUD. You like to talk over your siblings!

The days are warmer and you are loving the lighter clothes and the bare toes.

You still ‘play shy’, you should realize people just want to kiss your chubby cheeks because you are so cute.

You don’t play in the tub, you just sit and look around.

You have overcome your aversion to the stroller and now enjoy our walks, even if they include wearing a frivolous smocked hat.

You have the funniest ‘non’-laugh that no one can get enough of! It is more of a grunt, never a full belly laugh. The result is that we all end of laughing while listening to your grunts.

I cannot believe you were not always with us and I also revel at the newness of you. I will never get tired of you.

 To read another Letters to Our Daughter please head to Lauren’s blog http://www.laurensandersonphotography.com/letters-to-my-daughters-may-2013

Someday she will look back and hate these pictures.

I will look back and remember her rolls.

Someday she will look back and hate these pictures.

I will look back and remember her rolls.

St George, NB had a wind storm today that brought our kiddos home from school early, due to the power being out. No sooner did they arrive home (thanks Mom for going to get them again!!) that the power went out at our home.

They spent the next 20 minutes proving that they were spoiled children. Whining and wondering at the lack of lights, tv, wii, computer, movies…etc. They were not overly impressed at me emphasizing they were learning about the impact of electricity in their little lives (I just received eye rolls and blank stares). We tidied and cleaned because there was nothing else to do (I won’t admit how much cleaning we got done without the computer and tv for distraction) and finally they resigned to the fact there was nothing in my mommy powers that would bring back that power.

The next several hours were spent listening to me read, “Chester Runs Away” by LM Montgomery (same authoress of Anne of Green Gables). The short story is old, there were a few times I had to stop, explain situations (‘No, Charles. They only had one train, no cars.’, ‘Four dollars for 2 weeks work was good pay in 1850.’) or words (whilst, afar, fortnight, etc). The story fit the atmosphere of the day and for a while they were happy little ones.

Supper brought new panic of no hot supper! (Did I mentioned they were spoiled? lol) Dad arrived home and off we went to the Milk Mart for a ‘hot’ supper a bit of a treat eating out on a school night.

Over supper it was another realization of how nice it is was to be unplugged for a day. Yes, I have deadlines looming, editing to be finished, emails to answer, my normal stresses of being a working mother/business owner. But today I had no choice but to sit down with my little ones and just have a quiet slow day, reading, cuddling on the couch. I refused to stress out and decided to enjoy the lack of electrical hum and listen to thw wind and my kiddos.

Cecilia is 5 months old today and the time has flown by too fast. I feel sad thinking how she is now a chubby little baby and those newborn/infant days are over and we are now into baby days (which are fun:). She smiles and amuses herself and us in the jolly jumper. She is smart and has learned that being the youngest means a whimper guarantees being picked up and her ever need met within seconds. I have been taking baby pictures of her as often as I can so I won’t forget these little moments.

While waiting for supper I broke out the camera in public (something I rarely do because normally I am busy chasing little ones and mind is distracted!), the older three didn’t give me their usual funny faces or sibling photobombing. I blame it on the fact I haven’t taken any pictures of them over the past few weeks because I have been busy with doing hockey pictures.

While waiting for our food to arrive the sun broke through the clouds and we enjoyed a quiet supper bathed in pretty sunshine that would make us forget that snow is in the forecast.

Cecilia Turns 5 Months Old

St George, NB had a wind storm today that brought our kiddos home from school early, due to the power being out. No sooner did they arrive home (thanks Mom for going to get them again!!) that the power went out at our home.

They spent the next 20 minutes proving that they were spoiled children. Whining and wondering at the lack of lights, tv, wii, computer, movies…etc. They were not overly impressed at me emphasizing they were learning about the impact of electricity in their little lives (I just received eye rolls and blank stares). We tidied and cleaned because there was nothing else to do (I won’t admit how much cleaning we got done without the computer and tv for distraction) and finally they resigned to the fact there was nothing in my mommy powers that would bring back that power.

The next several hours were spent listening to me read, “Chester Runs Away” by LM Montgomery (same authoress of Anne of Green Gables). The short story is old, there were a few times I had to stop, explain situations (‘No, Charles. They only had one train, no cars.’, ‘Four dollars for 2 weeks work was good pay in 1850.’) or words (whilst, afar, fortnight, etc). The story fit the atmosphere of the day and for a while they were happy little ones.

Supper brought new panic of no hot supper! (Did I mentioned they were spoiled? lol) Dad arrived home and off we went to the Milk Mart for a ‘hot’ supper a bit of a treat eating out on a school night.

Over supper it was another realization of how nice it is was to be unplugged for a day. Yes, I have deadlines looming, editing to be finished, emails to answer, my normal stresses of being a working mother/business owner. But today I had no choice but to sit down with my little ones and just have a quiet slow day, reading, cuddling on the couch. I refused to stress out and decided to enjoy the lack of electrical hum and listen to thw wind and my kiddos.

Cecilia is 5 months old today and the time has flown by too fast. I feel sad thinking how she is now a chubby little baby and those newborn/infant days are over and we are now into baby days (which are fun:). She smiles and amuses herself and us in the jolly jumper. She is smart and has learned that being the youngest means a whimper guarantees being picked up and her ever need met within seconds. I have been taking baby pictures of her as often as I can so I won’t forget these little moments.

While waiting for supper I broke out the camera in public (something I rarely do because normally I am busy chasing little ones and mind is distracted!), the older three didn’t give me their usual funny faces or sibling photobombing. I blame it on the fact I haven’t taken any pictures of them over the past few weeks because I have been busy with doing hockey pictures.

While waiting for our food to arrive the sun broke through the clouds and we enjoyed a quiet supper bathed in pretty sunshine that would make us forget that snow is in the forecast.

Cecilia Turns 5 Months Old