August 31st, 2010
After 2+ years we finally decided to break our self-imposed plane trip embargo and book a trip to the west coast with Jasper! There are several reasons I thought it was the right time. One is that Jasper has FINALLY …
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August 30th, 2010
He may be short but my baby has skills.. check him out getting three in a row!
So far this is his favorite b’day present, thanks to Auntie Diane and Uncle Peter.
In other news, I finally released my second …
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August 25th, 2010
First of all, the stats!
Wt: 27lbs (and five grams, but who even knows what that means?)
Ht: 34.5″ (Does this mean he’ll only be 5’9″ as an adult?)
Head Circumference: 50cm
Which puts him, for the first time in …
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August 24th, 2010
OK, so that’s the video highlight reel, here are all the details: In general, the colors were kraft paper brown with blue highlights because blue is Japer’s favorite color! There were other touches of red like in the red bandana …
Filed under: birthdays, party planning by ariana
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August 23rd, 2010
I say Birthday “day” because this is a post about his birthday last Thursday, a post about the party (Saturday) will be next!
Daddy bought Jasper the COOLEST shwinn trikey, red and chrome with flames and a wood ride on …
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August 19th, 2010
Dear Jasper,
Today you are two. Or, “one, two” as you would say it, holding up just one finger from each hand because you can’t yet hold down your two little fingers to make two with one hand:

It seems …
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August 17th, 2010
I LOVE when becoming-mom readers book sessions with me… it’s like meeting a long lost friend, which was just how it was when I met Cathy and Maddox.
They had been through some difficult times, and Cathy wanted to document …
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August 16th, 2010
Here’s a really quick little Lightroom tip..
If you expose to the right (ETTR), which means the maximum number of pixels pushed right up to the right side of the histogram as much as possible without clipping, you may often …
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August 12th, 2010
The way it works is you just post any question you have in a comment and other readers can comment with an answer to your question or post one of their own..it can be about parenting, photography, or just whatever …
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August 11th, 2010
I’ve been asked so many times what would be a good gift for Jasper for his birthday and I’m kind of lost.. I always say books are great, and he needs some new bath toys. I think I want to …
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