The holidays always make me reminisce and truly appreciate all that I am blessed with. I recently took a walk down memory lane and collected these adorable (and hilarious) pictures of my children with Santa over the years. My how time flies! I hope that all my sweet clients are enjoying this magical time of year surrounded by their loved ones. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Love, EBS
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For the past year and a half, I have been so lucky to have the world’s best assistant. I honestly feel that God placed her right here at the very right time. She has been a blessing to me in so many ways.
Early this year Caroline and her husband decided it was time for them to begin their own family. It was a very happy Summer day when Caroline found out that she indeed was expecting a baby in February of 2012! Whoohoo! I am so excited for them.. they really, honestly will be the best parents EVER!
It has been lots of fun for me to walk through this pregnancy with Caroline. Many a day I have spent time reflecting on my pregnancies with my boys and even my paper pregnancy with my sweet girl! I have loved the memories her pregnancy is stirring up in me and I feel honored to be by her side as she experiences each “ah-ha”!
Once she had the date to find out the sex of the baby, we knew we wanted to do something to document the “finding out”. On the day of the ultrasound they took the results to Caroline’s mom and she filled the adorable, handmade box with the correct colored balloons. {I know that trip from the ultra sound to the studio must have been a hard one knowing that they were just minutes away from finding out and fighting the urge to take just a little peek}
We got the box ready and I got ready and then:
They were both shocked! Both of them had been convinced it was going to be a girl…. I love the look on Bryan’s face!
Congratulations Caroline and Bryan. I am praying for you both and for this baby boy! I can’t wait to meet him in 2012!
I hope you all have a great weekend!
I just wanted to wish all the wonderful Dads out there a Happy Fathers Day! There is something so special about photographing a new Dad holding his tiny baby or a Dad making his kids laugh for the perfect image~ moments like those make me love my job even more! I especially want to wish the best father I know, my husband, a Happy Fathers Day. Thank you for everything you do for our family!
We just celebrated two big birthdays in the Smith house. Eliza celebrated her fifth birthday on December 28th and Shipley celebrated his fifth birthday on March 15th. I knew that this might be the last year I could combine their birthdays and just throw one big bash. I actually let the kids decide what kind of party they wanted and they came up with the circus theme. Once the decision was made, I had so much fun pulling it all together!
Here is the invitation:
About a month ago I ordered their shirts for the big day. Several people asked me if I made them… LOL… Here is the link to the gal who does make them. She seems like one really talented chick!
I found the birthday sign here. I hung a couple of them in different locations outdoors. The goody bags you see were each filled with a small journal covered in circus themed paper and accompanied by a funky looking pencil which I found in packs at the dollar store. I always like to have a goody bag that is stuffed with something that might actually be used and treasured. Since all their friends are just really getting into reading and writing, I am hoping this was a fun gift for each of them.
I hired Astro Events to provide the circus themed jumpy house, the popcorn machine and the spin art. The circus sign is a whole ‘nother story. I originally saw the idea on this blog and thought it was adorable. I asked Jeff if he was up for creating it with me and he happily signed on. Okay, I should give him a bit more credit then that. However, I think it was just a bit more work then he initially thought. The sign is really a blog post in and of itself. I love the way it turned out but the lights on it were hard to see in the daylight. It looked really great just about the time everyone had left. Oh well… such is life.
I also hired a clown to come be with us for an hour of the party. She really was the BEST clown ever! She was so sweet and she had this amazing way of interacting with the children. I have had so many parents tell me how much they enjoyed watching her play with their children. Shipley actually hid when she arrived. He told me prior to the party that he wanted nothing to do with the clown. However, she totally won him over and he even let her paint his face! If you are looking for a clown then call CopyCats and request Jayme.
Now, I know you are all going to want to know about these adorable cupcake toppers. Historically, I have used one certain cake place and have always loved the cakes they make. This year I wanted something a bit different for the party though. So, I bought the fondant toppers on-line and then my sweet momma made the cupcakes and we iced them with white icing. The toppers were purchased here and I think she did a great job on them and she got them to me in a timely manner.
Overall it was a great day and the kids loved celebrating with all their friends from school!
Happy birthday to Shipley and Eliza.
I honestly think I am the luckiest wife and momma in the world. I love our family so much and it was absolutely wonderful to celebrate together!
The ladies of Libbie Wicket would like to wish you all a Happy St. Patty’s day by passing on this family friendly recipe to get us in the holiday spirit. Here’s a link for some yummy St. Patrick’s Day punch. Enjoy!
