Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 8:54am
Recently I had a session in Bloomington with a certain grandma and grandpa (aka Nonny and Boppa) accompanied by their six grandchildren at a local park. For our many faithful readers, they will look familiar! It has been a LONG while since we have had them all together for a large group session. I have to say, it was quite an experience getting 8 people (especially 6 kiddos) arranged, looking at me, and yet still feeling natural!! I loved every minute and we all had a great time!
Here are a couple of my favorites from that day:
We also did shots of each grandchild with Nonny and Boppa:
And here is a little pure cousin joy:
I just realized that the boys go back to school in 7 weeks! It feels like we just got summer started and here we are in July already! Contact us soon if you would like to schedule a summer / fall session!
In honor of my middle one’s recent first communion: Mark 14:12-26
Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 9:11pm
Sarah’s family has been in town recently for loads of family fun. It is always a joy to watch the cousins play and talk and laugh! I think we hit every major kid-fun highlight in town, not to mention hours in Nonny and Boppa’s pool and yard J. We also had a photo session with Nonny and Boppa and their 6 grandchildren. I’ll share a couple of images from that in another post. Needless to say it was a great couple of weeks.
While Sarah was here she had a session scheduled. The weather actually held out that evening and we only had to dodge a couple of raindrops before we really got started. I had the MOST fun being her “second shooter”! It was a three generation session in honor of the littlest one’s first birthday. The location was perfect (the beautiful home of the client’s friends)!
The girls are captivating and adorable!!
I tell you, Sarah has such a fun and gentle way with the kiddos! After we were all done, G wasn’t quite ready for the session to be over.
She led Sarah back into the yard for “just one more walk”, chattering all the way!!
”He replied, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you and make your journey a success…”
Genesis 24:40
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 1:47pm
no, i have not fallen off the face of the earth…oh, dear blog friends, i have not forgotten you! it seems as though summer has brought with it even more craziness. lots of bookings lately, so if you were hoping to schedule a summer session, please let me know soon so we can get you on the calendar! i wanted to share some maternity shots from a mini session a while ago. this mom-to-be is amazing, and she is going to be a fantabulous mommy!!! i had a lot of fun meeting these two, who are anxiously awaiting their new two! 
isn’t she gorgeous?
i love maternity sessions, and the best is when i get to meet the newbie littles soon after they are born too! more to share; coming soon!
-S
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:43am
It has been a busy start of summer for blue in the stream ! Things are really hopping around here. We have some exciting news! I will now be accepting family clients :) Sarah continues to provide families with an amazing experience and breathtaking images in the greater Richmond, VA area and I will begin serving central Illinois families. Be looking for an enhanced website and other fun things in the upcoming months!
I had a wonderful infant session last week which was truly a gift for me. This 3 month beauty was so cooperative in helping me try out a few things to jazz up my portfolio! I’m SURE that you’ll be seeing her again as she grows.
Baby toes are awesome! These pink shoes cracked me up! They are so tiny and I think she still has plenty of room to grow into them.
Little miss K. got so comfortable during our “work” that she fell fast asleep!
I love the sheer innocence of a sleeping baby! Here is my personal favorite from the session:
A big thank you to this wonderful central Illinois family for such a fun session!
If you are in the Bloomington/Normal area and would like to schedule your summer session please email me at bridget@blueinthestream.com .
Isaiah 6:8
Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 7:46pm
It wouldn’t be spring (or summer for that matter) with out a few florals! My flower beds are blooming and vibrant. So, I will share the joy:
Where there are blooms there are bees!
I recently acquired a new lens and I do believe I LOVE it! However, my boys are getting a little tired of my “just one more, I need to try out this lens”. Here is one of many from the other day.
Isaiah 35:1-2
Monday, May 25, 2009 at 2:30pm
Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields, Sleep sweet - to rise anew! We caught the torch you threw And holding high, we keep the Faith With All who died.
We cherish, too, the poppy red That grows on fields where valor led; It seems to signal to the skies That blood of heroes never dies, But lends a lustre to the red Of the flower that blooms above the dead In Flanders Fields.
And now the Torch and Poppy Red We wear in honor of our dead. Fear not that ye have died for naught; We’ll teach the lesson that ye wrought In Flanders Fields.
- Moina Michael 1918
Phillipians 1:3-6
Friday, May 22, 2009 at 1:49pm
i just returned home from taking prentice to the allergist. we have been pretty fortunate to have finally found some wonderful doctors for my little guy. this allergist is great, but he told us we need to really step back to square one with his food allergy diet, among other things he outlined in the new plan. i’m just plain happy to have a plan at this point, but going back to such a strict diet is going to be a bit challenging with our kitchen still gutted. anyone remember that we are renovating this crazy house? well now our kitchen is completely gone - walls opened up and stripped down to the pipes…but that is a story for another post (gotta love self-inflicted pain, huh?). anyway, several weeks ago, I did a shoot for the Teresa who owns Allergy Apparel. this gal is driven for sure! she created this line of the cutest shirts and hoodies after her son was diagnosed with a peanut allergy. not only are they adorable, but they remind others not to feed your child an allergen. she even offers them with just the skull and crossbones if you don’t have allergies. they are just so stinkin’ cute!
if you sign up for the newsletter, she’ll keep you posted on all the latest allergy happenings around too - plus you’ll see some blue in the stream images throughout :)!
-S
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 2:40pm
…not to post images from every PONY game we attend this summer. If I did that there would be more than 70 sets of images! However, I couldn’t resist these from the weekend. Two of mine played, one of my nephews played, and another watched (perhaps he was just daydreaming of the day he will play!) It was finally a beautiful day to be outside!
Here is another of J contemplating America’s favorite passtime!
Psalm 71:14-17
Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 10:45pm
last weekend i gave customers of the maternity boutique, It’s Hip to be Round, free mini sessions. i had so much fun hanging out in carytown and meeting new people. thanks to everyone who stopped by! i have a couple of images from that morning that i want to share with you over the next couple of days. the first mini i did that morning was a gorgeous little one, and she couldn’t have been happier running around being chased by a big black camera! she had mom and grandma with her, so i had to get a shot of a little grandma kiss in time for mothers’ day!
enjoy the rest of your weekend! our pool opens this weekend…i just might be cooling off in the baby pool tomorrow (after we do some major stuffing of our bellies at the Lebanese Food Festival after church of course!…yummmmm!)
-S
Monday, May 11, 2009 at 8:47pm
it has been so rainy here lately. spring weather in richmond is so funky: one day it will be 87 degrees and the next it will be 72 degrees, or rainy and 56… one thing that we’ve been able to count on in rain… last week we got a lot of it! in between rain storms, we had a gorgeous day with brilliant blue skies between big puffy white clouds. what’s more fun than taking photographs on a day like that? not much! check out the soccer star i was fortunate enough to be able to spend some time with! it was perfect for both of us - i got to shoot a lot, and he got to show off his mad skills.
spring is in the air; school is almost out for summer - book those summer sessions now!
-S
by Bridget
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