Monthly Archives: March 2008

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Spring Break

March 18, 2008 – 11:40 pm

I have a few posts to create, but this past week has been filled with fun that can be best described with just one word: Tamiflu.

And that, my friends, is all I think I need to say.

On top of that particular brand of family togetherness, this week is spring break, and I have just survived (by the skin of my teeth) spending the entire day, inside, with two stir-crazy kids, as the rain POURED down, while watching the world’s slowest clock tick-tock until bedtime arrived.

Tomorrow I’m heading to Houston with my two little ones, and we’ll be back late Sunday. To better illustrate the fun that shall be had as we drive for hours-on-end, with just Mommy to torture…take a look at this peek into the life of a sister and brother. Bliss!
When I get back I have an inspiring post about Heroes, a cutie pie newborn to share, and A BIG OL’ SALE to announce (It’s spring cleaning time!).

Stay tuned!

Until then….here’s a little peek into Spring! Before the plague struck our house, we had a great time at the Arboretum…there’s nothing as fun as rolling down a grassy hill, dontcha think?
(also a peek into the world of evil color casts…my child is turning into a leprechaun!)

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Work it, Wyatt!

March 10, 2008 – 8:39 pm

This morning brought a special ray of sunshine into an otherwise dark and dreary morning. Mr. Wyatt talked his parents into coming to see me, all the way from College Station.

Okay, so his Mommy is my little sister’s best friend. And he is exactly 2 weeks older than my darling nephew.

And those little “in’s” are exactly what talked me into dragging out (and dusting off) my studio equipment on a nasty day like today. Add a bright strobe to a little guy that’s not used to the this Daylight Savings time-change-a-ma-jig, and I was *shocked* at how much we were able to get.

He was just a supah-star!

I think he looks like a little green pea-in-the-pod on this brown blanket:

And best of all, he only peed twice on my stuff!Okay, so once on my camera…but really, who’s counting?

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Beck + Ella

March 9, 2008 – 4:01 pm





A little souvenier (or two) that I picked up in Mexico for the babies…it’s such fun to see these finally being worn.


Ella is what her Mommy and Daddy like to call “High Maintenance”. And with that-I am EXHAUSTED! Twins are most definitely twice the work. Once we got them to sleep, they were as cooperative as they could be. It was the nursing to sleep and KEEPING them asleep that was the challenge.

I am just so happy for Debbie and Brandon. She even mentioned coming back to work soon…and it took all I had to not fall at her feet and thank her profusely. I think she can tell that I miss her. :)

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Andrew…

March 8, 2008 – 11:10 pm

This morning I had the chance to finally meet this fun little guy. His Mommy has been the recipient of a few gift certificates in the past, and today she cashed them all in for her sweet little man.

We covered a lot of ground in the time that I was there. Andrew was up for anything…exploring the backyard:

Cuddles with Mommy:


Forcing Puppy to cooperate for pictures:


And even cruising down the halls on his tractor (I guess Puppy was the navigator). This is one busy, happy, well-loved little guy!

When Dad suggested we incorporate his guitar, I was all over it. And when Andrew picked his little guitar up and started *strumming* (no lie-this kid can really strum!)-I was shocked! I love this sweet little father/son moment:
And in the end, we did a little swinging (anything to fight off those naptime blues…which could be a song! On the little guitar! Get after it guys…).

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Gold Medal (times TWO!)…

March 7, 2008 – 12:02 am


Remember this little gem from last year?

Well, Saturday night it won two gold medals at the annual Parenting Publications awards ceremony for magazines with a circulation of 55,000 or more (as in, the largest cities in the US) .

Interior Photography (Original)
Gold: Dallas Child, “A Portrait of A Modern Birth, February 2007,” Jennifer Weintraub, photography;
This tremendous piece of documentary photography puts readers in the birthing room. The immediacy and emotion of the images come through, and it is clear that the photographer gained the subjects’ confidence. The images and the text hold together as a tight package. This is a wonderfully strong story.

Feature Layout (Black & White)
Gold: Dallas Child, “A Portrait of a Modern Birth,” Jennifer Weintraub, Photographer;
Elegant photography and typography enhance the beauty of the topic of childbirth. The designer uses plenty of storytelling devices to guide the readers through the package and to invite them into the stories of these two families.

Click HERE for the pdf version

Big, huge, I-owe-you-one thanks go out to fellow photographer and awards ceremony attendee Waynette for calling and texting the night of the ceremony to let me know the piece was not only submitted, but WON GOLD. TWICE!!! I would still be completely unaware that anything had happened if she not recognized my name. XOXO Waynette!!!

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