Mr. "I" hits 6 months

My sweet little friend Mr. "I" hit 6 months old back in June (and yes I'm really that far behind in my postings).  I love this little guy ... he's got the biggest dimples you've ever seen and is such a love bug!  I got a ton of great shots of him  in his birthday suit but those are reserved for mom and dad only (sorry it's kills me not to share them)!  

Miss "L" at 3 Months

It's hard to believe but little Miss "L" is already 3 months old.  She's got the most beautiful blue eyes and I can't help but wonder if she's going to keep her beautiful  ginger hair. 

The Dancing Divas

  What a fun session - I love these little ladies.  Mom wanted to get some photos of them before their big dance recital  -- I only wish that I could have seen them perform. 

Doljanchi

I was excited when asked to photograph a Doljanchi which is a traditional Korean 1st birthday celebration.  One highlight of a Dol is a ritual where the child is placed in front of table with items such as string and rice - it is believed that the first item selected by the child  foretells the future.  For example string  means a long life and rice means wealth.  Well, my little birthday girl went straight for the iPhone ... a future in technology perhaps? 

Reflections on my Project 365

 I thought I would take a few minutes and share a couple of my favorite photo's from  my recently completed Project 365 - A PHOTO A DAY FOR A FULL YEAR

Day 79

I love this photograph ... it is the first photo from my project that I thought was truly special.  Beside a little cropping when editing - I did nothing to this photo.   This will probably be one that I get framed one of these days.

  Day 221

I wanted to do something special for Ash Wednesday.  I had my oldest daughter  scoop up a pile of ashes from the fireplace and we headed outside.  What I didn't count on was the windbut it made my photo and I was happy that it was blowing that day.  

  Day 223

 I couldn't help but feel pride when I saw my oldest daughter playing around with my back up camera - it's one of my favorites!

Day 266

What a wonderful moment celebrating childhood.  I didn't have time to even think about what I was doing -  I just starting shooting off frames -- hoping that I would  captured what I was seeing. 

Day 269

This is the last photo of our beloved Abby ... she was a part of our family for many, many years and she is deeply missed.  

Day 338

This was the hardest photograph for me - technically speaking.  It was completely dark and  my camera  was set on a tripod.  The timer was set and I  had to light a sparkler.  Then I had to find the correct spot to stand in the dark and write out AZU  with the sparkler (it was only later on that  I realized that I could have written USA and just flipped my image in photoshop  which would have been a little easier).

Day 323

I saved my favorite photo's for last ... Father's Day 2011.  These are the 4 faces that I love most in this world! 

I am proud of myself for completing this project  -  I didn't miss a day - not one.  I also thought I might cheat a little but I didn't - I truly took a photo a day.  I LOVED doing this project and next time around I'm expecting it to turn out ever better.   Project 2012 is coming soon ....