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Four! The many faces of Sam

  By Amanda | December 3, 2013 - 8:28 pm |
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Dear Sam, Do you know you make my heart soar? Do you know you can make me laugh even when I’m in my worst mood? Do you know that your daddy and I exchange smiles when you are so excited you can barely find the words to tell us your story? Do you know that the day you burst into my life you taught me the true meaning of Thanksgiving and gratitude and unconditional love? Do you know that you saved me from grief? Do you know that you are one of the best things that has ever happened in … Read more →

Out one Door

  By Amanda | August 22, 2013 - 9:02 pm | , ,
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Today was Sam’s last day of daycare.  I am confident in saying it was more traumatic for me than it was for him. We have been amazingly lucky to have wonderful daycare providers who have invited my kids into their home and their hearts.  They have loved and nurtured both my boys and given them a safe place to grow from the babies they were carried in as to the kids they will walk out as. They threw Sam a wonderful party today – complete with his favorite lunch (Tania’s homemade rice and beans) and cupcakes and took picture after … Read more →

Bikes in the Park

  By Amanda | August 9, 2013 - 5:05 pm | , , ,
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It’s been a real long time since I’ve blogged something here.  My brother keeps reminding me!  We’ve had a very full summer.  We did some trips to both NJ and Indiana, have spent many a day and evening pruning our fingers in the neighborhood pool and I’ve been launching a photography business.  And the next few months are shaping up to be just as busy. The boys are sick today so I’ve had some time to catch up on tasks and do some editing of our family pictures.  These are from an evening when traffic was light so we all … Read more →

Clickin Mom's Blog Circle – Shallow Depth of Field

  By Amanda | July 2, 2013 - 9:00 pm | , , ,
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I think this month’s Clickin Mom’s challenge, shallow depth of field, is a favorite amongst photographers.  I know it is for me.  Shallow depth of field is when your focus falls on a very small portion of the photo with the fore and background falling quickly out of focus. Chasing two toddlers around, I very rarely have a chance to position them so that distractions are eliminated, opting to capture them in the natural (cluttered) environment.  I use shallow depth of field to isolate them from the background A LOT! Here are a couple of my favorite images where I … Read more →

Let Them Be Boys – Hose

  By Amanda | June 4, 2013 - 11:59 am | , , , ,
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I always thought I would be a girl mom.  Even though I had two brothers the thought of raising boys was foreign to me.  Until . . . Until, I held my sweet Sam in my arms for the first time.  Until I looked into Will’s wild eyes.  In those moments I knew that I was meant to be their mom.  I was meant to be a mom of boys. They are my chaos.  Shaking up my carefully balanced world. But I realized on a recent trip to Indiana that all too often I try to control their wild.  I … Read more →