October 18, 2009

Family Pictures

For the longest time, I have wanted to get some professional family pictures done. The problem was cost.

It seemed that most "photogs" charged upwards of a hundred dollars for a sitting... and then you had to pay for the prints.



Fortunately, I stumbled across an old friends Facebook message that she was offering a discount on photography sessions as a promotional deal. 
Even better, a CD of the pictures was included in the price! I called Sarah up and scheduled a session.

October 3, 2009

Happy Birthday, Livi Bean!


Wow! Time sure flies. I can't believe our little Alivia is already one year old! It seems like yesterday I was carrying her, not in my arms, but in my belly. A belly which, by the way, my cousins daughter deemed "a really big belly for just one baby!"

This has been one of the best years of our lives. It has been such a wonderful experience to watch Livi figure out the world and learn and grow. She has such energy and personality, more than you would think a child of her age could possibly have.

Parenting has proved to be more challenging than we ever imagined, but it has also been far more wonderful than we ever could have hoped. Nothing is more endearing than seeing her excitement when "Dada" gets home from work. Nothing is more heartwarming than being the one who has the magical power to make boo-boos better and tears disappear, with just a hug and a kiss.