I can just hear them.....

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one”~C.S. Lewis

Well then....they'll be friends for life!

Oh yes....these two....they have something very much in common. Can you guess what it is? Nope....not that. Sorry.....not that either! Try again.....! Yes....both in Kindergarten....but THAT isn't it! Do you give up? do you? Okay....I'll tell you......or maybe they will tell you.....

Danny: "Pssst......hey.....pssst.....Your mom is just as crazy as my mom is about this "picture taking thing", huh?"

Sugar: "ummmmm...you think? sigh.....I'm so bored. I'm sick of posing."

Danny: "Forget them......I'm gonna get you.....gonna get you!"

Sugar: "Hands off buster!"

Me: "Hey kids.....look over here. Just a few more shots!"

Danny: "They'll never quit will they?"

Sugar: "NOPE!" tee hee

Seriously.....these kids deserve awards for being so very patient with not ONE, but TWO extremely annoying momtogs! Could it be any more exhausting for a couple of 6 year olds? Poor little cuties! Now where did they run off to? I still have another memory card to fill!

Wordless Wednesday~ Capturing Sam

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Together

The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. ~Rajneesh




It isn't often that I get a chance to hang out with someone that loves photography as much as I do, so while I was in the presence of Miss Carol down in Orange County, I just had to request that she nab some shots of me and my Sugar....and she was more than happy to oblige.



Let's be clear here....we did not prepare of the an official portrait session. It was off the cuff....just a quick, "Hey would you mind getting some shots of Sugar and I?" So, needless to say....we are as we normally are. Sugar looking cute as ever, and I looking the way I do 90% of the time. NO makeup....hair pulled back (to keep from blowing into my lens field of vision, and not very well thought out clothing, but....BUT....I cherish these photos so very much. If you know me at all....you know that I'm a bit over the moon when it comes to my daughter. And as Carol and her family can attest...the feeling is pretty much mutual. How did I ever come to deserve such unconditional love?




The precursor of the mirror is the mother's face. ~D.W. Winnicott, Playing and Reality, 1971




While some of these shots are obviously posed....most you will see are the ones were we let go of the pose, and were just.....TOGETHER. Those are my favorite. The moments when we are just where we want to be. I can not thank Carol enough for capturing these images of my best girl...and me. ♥



A mom reads you like a book, and wherever she goes, people read you like a glowing book review. ~Robert Brault



I leave you with a snippet of a conversation between Sugar Bear and I, on the third evening of our Disney Vacation, as we lay in bed together.

ME: "Sugar......what has been your favorite part of our vacation so far?"
Sugar: (with a shy smile) "You!"
ME: (giggling) "Now Sugar Bear.....I'm serious.....tell Mama what has been the BEST so far!"
Sugar: (quite seriously) "You Mama! Being with you!"
Me: (Wondering why I've just spent a fortune on plane tickets, and Disneyland admission) "Huh, really? Who knew I was better than Disneyland?"
Sugar: (giggling) "I did!"



Our next vacation....we are staying home and visiting a landfill. Apparently...as long as I'm there....it will be FABULOUS! :)

Playful Moments

I know...I know....I haven't posted my Disney pics...but to be honest...I'm overwhelmed by the amount of pics I took, and haven't really edited but a few of them. I have other pics I NEED to be working on.....NEED TO, so I'm not really allowing myself to touch the Disney shots until I'm done. Sort of punishing myself. Yeah....bad Corey!

But....I did sneak in a few edits of some of the photos I took after Disney while we were still in Orange County with Carol and her family. THIS is the REAL reason we went down there. I wanted soooooooooooooooooo badly to meet Carol....and take pictures by her side. It was everything I dreamed it would be. EVERYTHING!!! The kids had fun....but I'm certain Carol and I enjoyed ourselves a little bit more. We happily snapped away. Sigh.....BEST of times.

These were taken on our last day there. We went to a fun place......of which, I can't remember the name. tee hee.....BUT....I'll never forget what it FELT like to be there among good people.

There is no better way to bond a friendship like playing together. While the children played in their own way.....us ladies played in our special way. It was such a special treat.

Every single day since we've been back....our minds drift back to our trip, and while Disney was a treat.....creating bonds that will last a lifetime.....priceless. We miss them.

They brought out the BEST in us. Watching Sugar Bear bloom under their gaze.....was fabulous. Seeing their fondness for her grow....was something I'll be forever grateful for.

There are just not enough words to express how wonderful it felt to be a part of their family for a few days. We are truly blessed!