Quarterly Top Five
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 10:00PM What a quarter it's been. I swear my kid and I have seen the inside of more airplanes in this past quarter than any other mother-baby diad in the history of time. Also, that might have something to do with the fact that my child promises me she'll go to bed if she can sleep on the airplane. Yah right, kid. Remember that time you stayed awake for 36 hours straight on an airplane? Me too. NEVER AGAIN.
Anyway, I'm not too sure how we got from there to here, because really this post is about my five top photographs of said wakeful kid from the last quarter.
These photos might not be the *best*, but they mean something to me. And so, here you go. My quarterly top five.
This photo was taken in our last weeks in Japan, before we headed West for a month, then South for ever the next three years. It's totally Stella. Her wild and crazy and kinda goofy funtimes face. And it reminds me that there were golden moments in Japan. There were.
This image was taken on our vacation back to North America. There were open windows, rustling leaves, lapping water, and loon calls. We did a lot of napping. A lot of bed sharing. And I might have complained about the resultant sleepless nights, but let's not shit ourselves, I loved every moment of it.
Another goodie from our trip back home. We spent a few incredable days with some of my favourite people on this Earth, a friend whom I have known for eaons. And we watched as our own kids got to know eachother, and love eachother as hard as we do. And I'll tell you, my kid still makes a gesture she learned from this friend, and each time she does it, I kind of die from love / longing.
Heyyy....we have a theme! Vacation pictures FTW! But seriously, is there anything more quintessential North American Summer than life jacket wedgies?
And now, here's my girl, in our new home, exploring the lovely lovely lovely lovely golden light that just makes me beyond thankful that we get to live here, right under the equator.
Okay! Okay! Could not stop at five. Had to include this. I just love these quiet weekend moments. And the way her little feet cuddle up to her Papi? I die. Die. Die. Of cuteness.
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Reader Comments (10)
Lifejacket wedgie... dying! :D That's hilarious!
And how sweet is that last shot? Love.
Yes, do believe that the life jacket with "Speedo" giving a slight wedgy is quite funny. Definitely got a chuckle with that one! All of the photos are adorable.
So sweet - I love the processing on the first two shots.
Oh my jeez!! That pic of James hugging Stella just shattered my heart with love and the words under it. Oh dear!! I will never be able to thank you enough for hanging out with us for those days, they're etched in my heart forever. I need to get a copy of this one. And life jacket wedgie made me laugh out loud so hard I got a pain in my belly, probably disrupted baby's sleep or something. My day has been made, thanks sweet E!
Oh my jeez!! That pic of James hugging Stella just shattered my heart with love and the words under it. Oh dear!! I will never be able to thank you enough for hanging out with us for those days, they're etched in my heart forever. I need to get a copy of this one. And life jacket wedgie made me laugh out loud so hard I got a pain in my belly, probably disrupted baby's sleep or something. My day has been made, thanks sweet E!
Oh my jeez!! That pic of James hugging Stella just shattered my heart with love and the words under it. Oh dear!! I will never be able to thank you enough for hanging out with us for those days, they're etched in my heart forever. I need to get a copy of this one. And life jacket wedgie made me laugh out loud so hard I got a pain in my belly, probably disrupted baby's sleep or something. My day has been made, thanks sweet E!
Sorry to have that show up but I was trying to comment since yesterday and it kept freezing when I would enter the security code part. Not sure what was up? I gave up commenting on the post above on how much I loved Stella's fashion sense. But I do! And that dress...sigh....
these are all just SOO packed full of light, love, laughter... loonieness... adorable! Your blog, your wit, your pictures are just such a treat! You've definitely found your 'style' here in how you write/document your life.. and I love it.. LOVE it.
Life jacket wedgie... yessssss.
xx
mel
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Thanks, Ashley. Would you believe that the first one is right off the camera? The second, I just bumped the exposure a bit, and a bit of sharpening. I've been doing a lot of contrasty images lately, maybe time to go back and explore light!
Love them!! Especially the first two.