embrace the camera.

Yup, it's Thursday.

To celebrate our 2nd anniversary and our family of 3,  we had some pictures taken by the lovely Camilla who also did our wedding photos. It was nice to be in front of the camera for a change.  (looking clean, presentable, and NOT in sweatpants...) 

Lady was totally not in the mood to smile and was putting on her best 

"serious/occasionally pouty model face". 

 She was cute anyway.

Okay, I think you've been subjected to enough family cheesiness for one day.

**Photos by the fabulous Camilla Pucholt

embrace the camera.

It's Thursday again.

So I'm embracing.

I usually just resort to taking pictures with the iPhone, but I finally got around to uploading some of the pictures from my camera. So here are Bean's 3 month pictures. Even though she's 4 months tomorrow. Yay punctuality.

I'm so over this... are we done yet?

No more mum.

If you don't get that camera out of my face I'm going to start making faces like this.

and THIS.

That's some stank face yo.

embrace the camera.

I've been slacking off a bit in the writing department, but Shaun's been very busy at work, which means a lot of Bean/mama alone time, which then results in a tired mama.

It's Thursday, Embrace the Camera day.  So even though Emily is taking a "link up break", I'm embracing anyways.

Oh, this wrap that I'm wearing by Solly Baby.  They are awesomesauce. 

I've tried a few carrier/wraps, and researched a whole lot more, and this is by far the most comfortable one I've used.  So many wraps are made with a thick, heavy fabric.  This is much more breathable and Bean and I don't end up as sweatballs.  

I can also stuff it into my diaper bag and it doesn't take up all the space.

They come in so many great colours, but my choice was obvious.

Um, hello stripes?  Yes please. 

Most importantly, Bean enjoys the wrap just as much as mama.

**No, I am not a sales person, I am just excited about a wonderful product.

embrace the camera.

It's Thursday.

So I'm embracing the camera yo.

Please note that I am not flipping the bird. It's hard trying to get an almost 3 month old to look toward (or in the general vicinity)  of the camera.

I don't think she's feeling it.
And a "family embrace".

Yup.  That looks about right.
It's almost the long weekeeeeend! Yay yaaaaaaaaa.

embrace the camera.

One favourite past time of mine is reading blogs. 

There are SO many blogs out there now a days, and many of them are great, but once in a while I come across one that's so interesting and well written that I can't stop reading it.

(Thus making me feel stalker-ish after a while...)

That blog for me right now is 

the anderson crew

This blog has made me laugh and cry, and want to have a ba-jillion kids (And by "ba-jillion", I mean more than 2.  Probably giving Shaun a heart attack right about now).

It also makes me want to adopt.  

Not that this is a decision that one makes on a whim, but I've always said (not out loud maybe, but to myself) that I would adopt if I was unable to have children of my own.

Turns out that I can, but this blog has brought that thought back into my head.

(If he wasn't before, Shaun is definitely having a heart attack now).
It's just a wonder... or a ponder... 

Okay, I'm digressing from today's point.

What I wanted to do today was 

embrace the camera

Every Thursday, Emily "embraces the camera" by posting pictures of herself with her loved ones.  I'm rarely without my camera (or more recently, my iPhone since balancing a DSLR and infant is near impossible), but 95% (maybe more like 98%) of my time is spent behind it. I agree with Emily about getting in front of the camera once in a while to leave memories with my family/friends, so this is a great incentive for me to get in the frame once in a while. Here we go.

Ya.  She likes to sleep. Just like her mama and papa. *fyi - the Anderson's blog is down for a makeover tonight (Aug. 23) so check it out tomorrow.  It's pretty awesome.