Sunday, March 7, 2010 Posted in Personal
My boy has been attending baseball games, playing whiffle ball in the street, and dreaming baseball (painted above his crib) ever since he could walk! We love it, live it, watch it, play it, and now are a big part of it via little league t-ball! It is more a sport resembling tackle football (fielding), golf(batting) and rock climbing (dugout fence) but it is the best one hour of the weekend, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to spend it at the ball field.
And because of this rainy weather, reserved for the weekends, this weekend was our first game. He definitely has the makings of legitimate baller, all with his enthusiasm and gusto. He will literally, much to the frustration of his coach, run all the way from left field to pitchers mound to get a grounder. And, as we like to call him the mayor with his social skills, in baseball, he doesn’t disappoint. He does more talking then playing. And when I say more, I mean mostly talking, and a little playing. He’ll get it, eventually! And I will be here to enjoy it each step of the way.
The last four years of my life have been a training of sorts. Its a training through raising a boy who gave up his nap around 17 months, and that is if you call his 20 minute nod-offs naps in the first place. En-er-gy! We are talking about the boy who will come home from school to a play date, and as the two friends gently fall asleep on their five-minute drive home, mine is whisked off to the park on his bike, and then to a second play date. And, as is typical for this child, he asks me on the way home, “where are we going now?” All this for an, oh so early bedtime of 8:30. But all that training has given me an edge I am thrilled to possess. The energy to keep up, and chase, and enjoy! a session of energetic kids.
The mom of these four kids deserves respect from each and every one of us because she made it look so easy! It was like I was meeting my sister friend who knew exactly what I had to go through, times four. Bless you and your sweet beautiful family, and thanks for letting me see the joy that you all share every day.
Saturday, February 27, 2010 Posted in family
Just a sweet sweet session that is dear to my heart. Mom and son. One of my most precious relationships. I get it. One amazing mom, and a cool kid that kept me laughing the whole time. So thankful for the opportunity and honor photographing these two!
Soon, I will find time to write and post a workshop recap either here on this blog, or here. We met 20 amazing new friends that took in all we had to say, and took such amazing pictures by the end of the class. I couldn’t be more excited for our next workshop in April.
Thursday, February 25, 2010 Posted in family, kids
My email has been acting out, and having a mind of its own lately. Think it is all figured out. I know I missed some emails, so sorry. If you sent me mail in the past week, and I haven’t responded…. can you send me another? Thanks.
Here is a recent Phamily shoot….
Can you believe the luck? A big giant truck, on the beach??? What fun. I couldn’t get enough of this sweet girl. She melted my heart!
And, on a side note… my sweet little guy turned five last week. In his words, “man, i have waited forever to be five. and i love it!” (it has been his favorite number for like at least a year!)
and to that I said back, “man, i have waited forever to be your mama. and i love every second!”
just wished it didn’t go by so fast……
Just as every parent swears that they don’t have a favorite kid, I do not have a favorite customer card. I don’t. But if there were to be card awards for Bosh Holiday cards, this card would have definitely won most creative. This card was the collaboration of some really creative people and staff of Chalene Johnson, mostly her fantabulously talented model kids!
I first met Chalene after a Hip-Hop class she was teaching. My ankle was still hurting from an injury, and the non cardio lifestyle was getting to me, so I TRIED to attend her awesome class. 10 minutes later I left the class knowing that it wasn’t going to work. Although I knew Chalene was super hip, stylish and fun, what I didn’t know was that she is super big-hearted as well. She came looking for me out in the gym to see if I was okay, and to teach me moves that wouldn’t hurt my ankle.
Months later, she stumbled across some of my past holiday cards and we started sharing our love for creative card ideas. That is when i begged, uh i mean asked her to collaborate with her on this years Johnson card. And it was a lot of fun working with her. Check out what we created. This card had three pieces to assemble, and even had moving parts!
One of the funnest additions to my business has been to incorporate my love for teaching with my love for photography. It is a great privilege to be able take what I have spent the last 20 years learning, and try to use that to help others better understand their camera. It is humbling to see the response we have received after teaching only three classes. Our February workshop was scheduled last week, and it is already half full! If you have a digital camera that changes lenses (DSLR) and want to use that camera to its fullest capacity, check out the website for more information on how you can spend one day, not an entire semester at a JC, and come away with a better concept on how it works.
Here is a
I have been taking things easy and working from here. Family time, so much snow, and a new experience for CJ as he learns how to snowboard. It must be the teacher in me, but I get so much joy watching him learn something new.
We put him on a snowboard for now hoping it will slow him down a bit. Last year we were tackling him the whole way down the mountain as he raced down with his skis, and for now anyway, we think the snowboard has given him reason to go slow. So, it may be taking me a bit longer to respond to emails up here, but I sure hope you are having a wonderful start to a great new year!
And here it is again, a new year, and the expectation of a new and improved you! Well, for me it seems that with each new year, my aspirations in the fitness sense are more and more lofty. Before having a kid, my goals were unrelated to fitness, like read more books, or get organized. Now, my day consists of little time to eat healthy, and stay fit, and therefore my new years goal almost always entails at least one fitness or health goal. That is why I am so excited to have photographed this beautiful mom for her new website. And if you have a fitness goal on your resolution list, click over, and be sure to sign up for some awesome information.
About the website:
“Kiana’s Fit Mom TV” is a brand new, 1st of it’s kind, fitness series on the web - just for moms. Kiana Tom, founder and host of Kiana’s Fit Mom TV makes fitness simple and highly doable for moms to incorporate exercise into their busy lives. Internationally renowned fitness expert, Kiana Tom, leads moms through exercises that can be done at home or in the gym, using hand weights and household items. Workout routines are demonstrated to target common trouble areas for women such as the tummy, hips, thighs, butt and arms.
Kiana Tom, mother of 2 young children, will share her personal fitness tips and tricks to getting back in shape quickly after having a baby and staying in shape with as little as 30 minutes per day, which can be accomplished in realistic 10 minute increments. Kiana’s Fit Mom TV is brought to you by Kiana Tom and the producers of “Kiana’s Flex Appeal,” the #1 rated fitness series on ESPN, reaching 80 million homes around the world everyday. “Fit Mom TV” will make it possible for moms to incorporate fitness into their busy lives. We took the proven, successful format of “Kiana’s Flex Appeal” and re-designed it
just for moms!
“Kiana’s Fit Mom TV” will officially launch on www.fitmomtv.com, on New Year’s Day,
January 1, 2010, just in time for those New Year’s Resolutions.
Another session from the end of the year to share. The mom kept going on and on at how well I understood her four-year-old daughter. You know, I realized through this session that I know and get in every single way, a kid about six months younger than CJ. Once I have HIM figured out, and know how to successfully manipulate him into what ever I need (ie sleep, or get in the car quickly) and get a little cocky over it I would say……. he moves on, and I can no longer figure him out! Tricks often work for about a month at best, and it takes me about three months to come up with that brilliant trick. And then, he grows up some more, and I need a new bag of them. BUT! Alas, give me a child six months younger than CJ, and I will rock their world! I laugh looking at these pictures remembering the fun we had. Thanks guys, it was an honor to photography you again, and Brooke will be the perfect age for me, for as long as tricks are needed.:-)
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