beyond the looking glass

All Dressed Up

I don't care how old I get, I love getting dressed up. I love wearing and shopping for dresses. Dresses eliminate the whole short legs syndrome I've got going on, standing just shy of the five foot mark.

It was so fun taking pictures of Miss J. getting ready for her junior prom. I couldn't help gasping every time I opened up one of her photos to edit. I've known her since she was just a little bit older than Camryn is now. I can't believe how quickly she's grown up!

As for the ballerina-- Camryn was in her first recital recently. I had never been to a dance recital for three to six year olds before. I laughed so hard I cried! Let's just say my kiddo tends to incorporate the dance techniques of Chris Farley and the Disney Princesses into her routine. But seriously, she looked so happy on stage.

And one she likes to call, "psycho ballerina."

Good excuse for bad blogging?

Yep-- I'm a little more than five months along. Any guesses as to Baby T's gender? I'm the only one who knows, since Ernie wants to be surprised. Wish me luck hiding all my shopping trips! :)

Pillow talk at the Thebado household

Camryn: Mom, I love your eyeballs.
Me: Thanks, Camryn.
Camryn: Now, where are your ribs?
Me: Here.
Camryn: Oh, they're just like the ones you eat! (laughs)
Me: Goodnight, Camryn.
Camryn: Mom?
Me: Yes?
Camryn: My feet are growing right now.
Me: Yup, you'll grow even more while you're sleeping.
Camryn: And when I get bigger, I'm going to give you and Daddy shoulder rides.

I love our little talks every night.

On a different note, I'm getting really impatient for spring to get here! I miss being able to hop on the T with Camryn and take the bus to Harvard Square or Boston. I know, I know. I can do that in the winter, too. I'm so resistant to taking the T in the winter though. I hate wearing my bulky winter jacket and then squeezing onto the bus, the swaying, the other people in their bulky winter coats... I get car sick! It's that same feeling you get when you've been walking around the mall too long, breathing in the stale air. My sister and I used to call it, "mallaria."

I'm being such a whiner right now.

Anyways, there are some good reasons to enjoy winter: adorable winter hats, chunky sweaters and my new favorite funky jacket. Well, Camryn's new funky jacket, which you'll probably end up seeing more of since I bought her some cat ears at babyGap the other day to go with it. Meow!

Where did fall go?

Okay, lately it seems like I'm blogging maybe once per season. I'm such a bad blogger. Seriously though, what happened to fall? We just got hit with our third(?) snowstorm of the season and there's a Nor'easter heading our way tomorrow! Camryn and I made "Frosty the Snowman" last week and there is so much new snow here he's been completely buried! All I can see is the top of his Boston Red Sox hat. Sorry, Ernie.

Anyways, here are a few glimpses at what I've been busy with.

(Okay, it's been so long I'm forgetting how to add pictures to my blog... sheesh!)

Got it. Here you go:

A sneak peek...

I love the light in the fall. So yummy. Do you recognize these two? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge... look in my header. The last time I saw this little guy, I don't even think he was rolling over. Now look at him, conquering stairs! Okay, maybe he had a little help. :)

Are you ready for a picture overload?

Okay, maybe not an overload... yet. I'm finally getting around to proofing the pictures from our trip up to Maine. DH comes from a big family, so instead of buying Christmas presents for the adults, we chip in for a house up in Maine each year. I love this house. It's right on the water, full of character and broken in the way a beach house should be. And it's got amazing natural light. We did have a few chilly days, so I bribed my nieces and nephews into going along with me for some pictures. I promise I'll have a few more that aren't in front of this door, but I just love the color so much.

Oh... and Renee tagged me for 8 interesting things about myself. I don't know if these are interesting. Weird, yes. Interesting? Not too sure.

1. I love avocado egg rolls from the Cheesecake Factory.

2. I’ve seen the musical “Rent” five times. Or six. Basically, every time it comes to Boston. The first time I saw it was the summer after I graduated from college. I moved back into the old room I shared with my then seventeen year old sister and we would sing along to the cd together all the time! I still know all the words to “La Vie Boheme.”

3. I'm 4'11 and 3/4. On one of my first dates with my DH, we went to the zoo. When we approached the ticket desk, the lady looked at us and said, "One child, one adult?" And of course, DH said yes.

4. I completely stink at sports. I am so clumsy it's not even funny.

5. I worked at a paint your own pottery place at night while I was in grad school. It was really fun.

6. When I was in third grade, the tv station that used to air repeats of The Monkees removed them from their programming because of a change in season. Being raised in a politically active family, I got out my clipboard, grabbed my best friend and set about collecting petitions to send to the station demanding that The Monkees be returned to their proper 5 pm slot on the air.

7. I can remember the exact moment I first fell in love with photography for real-- it was spring break in college and we were in LaJolla, CA. It was one of my first trips without my parents. I had gone out by myself and was walking along the cliffs and took a picture of these gorgeous pink flowers. Purely by accident back then, flowers were in focus while the background was this perfect blur, just the right depth of field. For me, that was what I really saw-- the picture didn’t just record the details, but what I felt about what I was seeing.

8. Even though I'm proofing pictures from Maine, we actually just got back from a night up in the White Mountains. We haven't traveled much since Camryn was born, and now I'm really craving more trips. I really miss traveling!

Whew! Now I'm off to tag 8 people-- wherever they may be. Muahahaha.

Hey sugar, sugar...

More to come. :)

I'm so lucky.

I love meeting the families of these little cuties I photograph. This little girl's parents are always such a blast to work with. You may remember them from back in March when I first photographed them. Anyways, they are so great at just going with the flow and had me cracking up during the whole shoot. No wonder she's such a happy girl!

Had to put this one in black and white