Nursery Dreaming

So not only have a lot of my friends been having children lately, but a few weeks ago, Jared and I found out that we are expecting too! "Meatball" is due the end of September. Since we don't know what house we'll be in at that point, my nursery planning is quite limited right now. On top of that, we don't know if Meatball is a boy or a girl, so that limits things a little as well. Although I must say, I am not one of those people that believe girls should have pink and purple and boys should have blue and green and red... We'll see what the colors end up like, since we may not be able to paint in our next rental (and since we're on a fairly limited budget). But here are some things I've found that I like.... So enjoy my little bit of day dreaming!

I like the chair rail and the paneling in the lower half of this room. It always looks so sophisticated to me. I also like the idea of the wall graphics...anyone know if those are removable or not? (From here)

Love the idea of Chinese lanterns! Not only do they give light, but they're fun for baby to look at!

(From here)

Again, I like the wall graphic. And the wall color in this room. (From here)

Aren't these whimsical little sheep cute??? (From here)

This would be awesome for a little boy... (From here)

What nursery decor/items were fun in your nursery or what would you like to have in your future child's nursery?



Just because

I'm blessed that I live on an old farm where the grass grows tall around the house and the wild flowers bloom every spring.  I took a quick trip up to one of the front fields this afternoon to take a few shots of these pretty little purple flowers that are just covering a few areas of the field....

 See the dark blurry area in the lower right of this photo?

It was this:

One las shot. Just because summer comes early here in Florida... check out these blackberries that are already ripening. Not quite sweet yet but they were a little tart last year too.

Baby Owen ~ Gainesville Newborn Photograher

Ahhh, babies!! :) They're so wonderful and sweet. There's nothing like that good clean baby smell (note: I did say clean.... babies don't always smell lovely!) and that soft, soft skin! You may remember Kelly and Mort from their maternity session a few weeks ago. Well, baby Owen was born on Tuesday the 5th, and I had the pleasure of spending a few hours with them on Saturday to capture some images of their sweet new guy! Owen was so good the entire time -- he cuddled right up on the warm blanket and hardly fussed at all. So enjoy all of the sweet baby goodness!

 This cute blanket and hat were hand knitted by a friend of the family. It was so soft and the hat fit just perfectly (Great job Jamie!!).

Love this one in Daddy's hands. :)

Mom and Dad are SO in love with baby Owen. It's the best thing. Ever. Seriously. :)

And now an out-take. Kelly is a dressage rider and before our session had emailed me to ask what I thought of trying to get a photo of Owen on her saddle. I was game to try it, but as you can see below, Mr. Owen was having nothing of it. Poor guy!! Kelly rescued him off the saddle pretty quickly...

Happy Wednesday!

Alex & Aleska, Sneak Peek

Last weekend I second shot a wedding with the ever wonderful Wendy, which was super sweet and fun! Alex and Aleska got married at the Baughman Center on campus and the reception was held at the Village Center in Haile Plantation.  Everything was lovely! A few shots from Aleska's portraits...

What little girl doesn't dream of a lovely big dress to twirl in on her wedding day?

And who doesn't want to arrive to their wedding reception in a Rolls Royce? 

More to come!