Completely Obsessed...

I know, and I fully admit that I am completely and utterly obsessed with photographing my baby. My shelves are filled with images of her that just melt my heart. I can't put them back in her room because I love being surrounded by her chubby little cheeks, her drooling pucker lips and dimpled fingers.

They make me smile....

I love every expression and the way the light catches her eyes. I dream, or more like I lay awake at night thinking about what I want to do with her next to capture the very essence of who she is and what she means to me. I know she will never be this little again and I want to absolutely cherish every single moment.

Thus my passion for photography.

I have driven past this little antique shop for months now and noticed the most beautiful yellow antique high chair. It is old and gorgeous and so I stopped about a month ago to just check it out. I had to get back in the car and make myself drive away when I saw the price tag. But that little old chair just kept sitting in the back of my mind and every time I would drive by I would hope that it was still there. Well last Saturday after a few sessions I found myself right by the antique shop and there was no high chair out front. I thought I would like to just check to see if by chance the owner had moved it inside hoping I could just look at it again. I walked around the store and just when I had lost hope I found it way in the back. Checked the price tag again and thought I just don't think I can do it, I mean we can't even use it as a high chair she would probably get lead poisoning or something but I love it. So I walked around some more thinking about this chair when I ran into the owner and told her I had been stalking that high chair for months. Without batting an eye she made me an offer I couldn't refuse and I handed over the money and walked out with MY high chair.

See what that little baby of mine has done to me! Of course I have envisioned her in this chair for months now and since I had ten minutes between music lessons and scouts we had a little photo shoot. Here is what she gave me. They are not "look at the camera and smile" portraits but they are her and I love them. Believe me this is not the last of the little yellow high chair...

And since I promised a visual for the little accordion mini books here is one that I ordered of my lovely 4 year old. She had so much fun picking out her favorite pictures from this past year. It is all her, full of color and full of life.