My friend, Marina, and her handsome fellows…because of them, my little blog springs back to life. Like highway 40 that made the old Route 66 a piece of history, Facebook has had the same effect on my blog. But, alas, my friend Marina doesn’t want to get on Facebook…

not a problem…I was kind of thinking I should revisit this old blog and was happy to see that it still gets visitors (my stats tell me so). Anyway, these are Marina’s two men. The little one, Devin, goes to school with my kiddos. The bigger one, Jess, goes to play tennis (I am sure he goes other places as well but that was where he was headed this afternoon!) We’ll have to revisit this session in a few months when Marina’s second son is born!

Devin wasn’t too keen about giving up too many smiles, but that is okay…he wears his serious look quite nicely, don’t you think? The stick??? He loves sticks and this one was definitely a keeper. I think it makes a really nice hiking stick.

ahhhh, there is that smile we were looking for!

…and of course, how could he resist a smile for Mom?

Congrats Jess, Marina, and Devin on soon becoming a family of four…you might need a bigger house! )

Pictures from my Facebook page. For some reason they look dark on Facebook…

Little Ava’s parents had everything planned…she was to be born on Januray 6th via c-section because she was breech. Well, Ava decided that she liked December 30th better for her birthday. So out she came just in time to enjoy her first New Year celebration with Mom and Dad.

There is no denying this little gem has her Daddy right were she wants him. It wasn’t hard to see he was crazy about his new daughter.  He makes a very good baby whisperer!

Of course Daddy isn’t the only one crazy about his new daughter, Mom is pretty smitten as well. Actually, little Ava had quite a few really nice blankets and quilts made especially for her by fans of hers. She was so sweet to pose on each blanket so that all those incredible quilters and kneedlers can see how fond she is of her custom wraps.

Congrats David and Melanie on your beautiful little angel!

I finally decided to open a Hello World! Photography fan page on Facebook. Unfortunately, I don’t have the time to maintain both, this blog and the FB page so please become a fan by looking up Hello Wolrd! Photography.

I am not going to totally abandon my blog since I realize there are still a few people who aren’t on FB. For those who are still holding out, I will still do their sneak peeks on the ol’ blog.

This has been a very wonderful year for Hello World!  I got the honor of welcoming 24 babies into the world, I got to see babies from previous years grow up before my lens, and I met many new families.

I am so thankful to have a job that I love. It allows me to meet wonderful new families, work around my children’s schedules, and use my degree!

Without my wonderful clients, I am sure I would have a much cleaner house, be so much better organized, and probably make it to the gym everyday….but where is the fun in that??? )

From the bottom of my heart and the depth of my lenses, I wish all my friends, families, and frequent blog visitors the Merriest of Christmases.

May God bless you and your families during these holidays and in the new year.

Best wishes!

Karen, Eric, Caeden and Camryn

Little Davis couldn’t wait a whole year to meet Santa. Instead of hatching in January, he picked his birthday so he would be able to go home on Christmas eve. Darren and Dina (Dad and Mom) just THOUGHT they were finished with their Christmas shopping!

I have no doubt that Davis will one day be an incredible boy scout. He had already mastered tying a pretty impressive knot before he was even born. If you look closely , Darren is holding a piece of Davis’s umbilical chord. At the lower end, you can see Davis’s knot. We were told that this was very rare. Luckily, he is a very smart baby and didn’t pull it tight.

hmmm, something about you seems really familiar… for the first hour, Davis worked hard on focusing and finding his tongue. He had a pretty good routine going of “blink, blink,blink, stick out my tongue, blink, blink, blink, stick out my tongue…”

We were all really anxious to see how big sister, Darbi, would react to her new baby brother. She quickly welcomed him and then thought it would be more fun to feed mom some fruit from her lunch tray. Eventually though, Darbi came over with her arms extended asking to hold her brother.

I have no doubt she will be dragging him around and teaching him the ropes in no time!

yep, everyone  in the room has a good heart and healthy sounding lungs! Dr. Darbi will be sending the bill later,  but for now she has to fill her new little brother in on  all the family and friends who are about to make his acquaintance! Congrats Darren, Dina, and Darbi on your upgrade from 3d to 4D!

A very handsome little Harrison was born early this morning via c-section even though his  mom, Sarah, had really hoped to deliver him 100% naturally. Due to him being breech and the placement of his umbilical chord, the safest bet was to go ahead with a c-section.

In a nutshell, Sarah went through the surgery beautifully, Keith didn’t pass out, and a  7 pound 10 ounce Harrison arrived shortly after 6:30 am.

The downside of having a c-section was that Sarah would have to wait to hold her little guy…but it was a moment well worth waiting for!

…and finally, the perfect first family portrait. This picture was taken after both parents had gone all night without any sleep. Their new son has them all bright eyed and glowing. I guess this is a good thing since somebody needs to get busy with some Christmas shopping since Harrison was born before Christmas! Congratulations Sarah and Keith! I’m looking forward to our newborn session next week.

…that’s right, we are in need of two front teeth. Maren has her two lower front teeth and the two teeth on either side of her two front teeth (Dad said they were just a bit too late for Halloween!) but the top two spaces still remain vacant!

Not to worry Maren, when you are this cute, who needs teeth???

And if you are feeling a bit self conscious about your missing pearlies, this look will do nicely. Who notices teeth when you have big blue eyes like yours???

Atta girl! You just keep gumming on anything you can find this holiday season. Hopefully when I see you in four more months, you can show me what Santa brought you! I wish you and your family the Merriest first Christmas as a family of three.

Max is living proof that 2 pounds can make a LOT of difference. He was estimated to be a 7 pound baby but ended up being more than 9 pounds!

Robin (aka Mom) wasn’t expecting to have a c-section but that is what it took to get Max out.

I love the box in the picture above. Most of my newborns fit snugly in it but I had to laugh when I noticed this little guy’s feet hanging off the other end.

… and a big thanks to Grandma for the Santa suit. I hope she likes his pictures because it was a bit of a puzzle to get on him. Mike (aka Dad) sat

patiently in the  ’big’ Santa suit while Robin and I poked and pulled Max through the ‘little’ Santa suit. It was well worth the effort. He was simply adorable!

Congratulations Mike and Robin on your “not so little” blessing.

…something tells me that is what, Angie and Mike, Connor’s parents are hoping for this Christmas.

It seems that little Connor came home with a LOT to say so they his parents were too worn out to get his newborn session done until he was almost one month old.

When I arrived, little Connor was all about being awake. Actually, I just noticed that all the pictures I picked for my blog, he is sleeping in. The truth is, he was awake for the majority of our session but after awhile, he gave in. Once he did, he was putty in my hands!

May you and your  parents sleep in Heavenly peace this holiday season.