Happy Family

All that is missing is our crazy dog Zoe. Thank You to our good friend Peichi Waite for taking these for us!!

Hunter - 5 Months

Hunter just turned 5 months and WHAT a whirlwind the last 5 months have been. I finally feel like I can breathe again. Every day I waited in anticipation for Hunter to outgrow his fussiness, and that day finally came about 2 weeks ago. Praise the Lord!!! I can finally, honestly, say that I enjoy motherhood. He is just the most precious baby in the world, to us, and I just want to show him off. Finally got my camera back and so the impromptu photo shoots begin. I have to say though, he still is not a big fan of being photographed. He must take after his dad. Well, unfortunately for Hunter, he has no choice.

Hunter - 4+ Months

So this long break from blogging was due to my lens being sent out for repair. I finally got it back and am back to photographing our precious son Hunter. He is now officially 5 months old. Wow how time flies!!

New Year, New Baby, New Home

It certainly has been a while since I've blogged...but for good reason! We bought our first home!!! It's been very exciting unpacking and trying to get settled in. But we've been here for a little over a week and there are still boxes everywhere. Having a 3 month old really does put things on a halt. And now everything is about the baby. I knew my life would change, but I can honestly say, I was not prepared for this much change. Then I look at Hunter's adorable little face and all seems right with the world. I've become one of those parents who thinks their child is the most beautiful child ever born. Can you blame me? :D
Here are a few memorable moments from our trip to the east coast.

Merry Christmas...

...or maybe not so Merry when you're a 2 month old baby and your mom is forcing you to wear a hot, itchy wool hat.
If you were not one of the lucky ones to have received a Christmas card from me...(it was probably b/c I did not have your address)...so here it is!! Zoe, our funny looking yellow lab, was supposed to be in the picture, but she would not cooperate. I was trying to get creative and wanted a photo of just Hunter and Zoe, but Zoe was a snob about it and didn't want to be near Hunter. So then we went to plan B and just decided to do a family portrait style card. Well, Zoe got so excited that we actually let her on the bed for the first time, that she thought it was playtime and would not sit still!! Finally, we had to just kick her out. Poor dog! It's bad enough that Hunter would not sit still, I couldn't afford to have two things blurred out in the photo. :)

Originally Hunter was supposed to be wearing this hat.

But then, he decided he didn't like it, and Dave spent the next half hour trying to calm him down. So I thought, I'll just keep clicking away...

...no such luck...so I'm still clicking...

...so I thought, hmm, maybe Zoe would like to wear the hat. hahaha Who do you think wore it best?

The end of a long day of modeling. I just love this shot of her. She looks so sophisticated.

My Wonderful Hubs

This is my wonderful husband, the Navy Chaplain, getting ready to attend the Marine Corps Ball in Las Vegas. Doesn't he look smashing?

Hunter In Vegas

So when Hunter was about 3 weeks old, we took him on a road trip to Vegas. His first trip out into the real world involved a one night's stay at Caesar's Palace with the sound of slot machines ringing all around. The hotel was beautiful!! I should add that the only reason why we went to Vegas was for the Marine Corps Ball.

This first round of shots involved a lot of running back and forth b/c Hunter kept falling sideways.