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I can’t believe this little one is already one! You may remember her from 6 months ago, one year ago, and before she was born. She is a walking fool, loves both her mommy and daddy something-fierce, and has such a serious and contemplative temperament! Can’t you just hear her giggling in that second photo?
Happy Labor Day!!!
If you are on facebook, you may have already seen this slideshow, but I wanted to come share it on here too.
Can you tell how much I love and adore these boys? I can never get enough of them!!
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very cute! i liked the 2nd B&W shot about 5 or so in from the start..
1. I haven’t done an update on our garden in awhile. It is looking really pitiful right now, in that our tomato plants look awful and nothing is growing except rosemary and lavender! It’s a far cry from what it looked like in it’s prime in July! I’m going to finish pulling up the rest of the stuff this week, and begin planting fall crops. The good thing is we still have our CSA farm share and have no shortage of amazing local veggies (and we actually got a “baby” watermelon last week!).
2. On a whim, I purchased the Canon 50L lens to add to my ever-growing collection of L glass lenses. Woohoo!!
3. This coming weekend I’m heading down to the Outer Banks for a girls weekend (you may remember two years ago we did the same thing!). Luckily the house is on the ocean side of Duck verse the sound part and no damage was done by Hurricane Irene. Bring on the good times!
4. Is anyone else patiently waiting for Apple to announce the iPhone 5?? The rumors are stating that pre-orders will be at the end of September with a launch date of October 7th. I desperately need a new phone, so much so that I can’t write texts or emails on my phone without going crazy turning my phone one way or the other to get the letter I need typed.
5. I’ve mentioned a time or two about how I also teach Zumba in the area. Since the spring I’ve been teaching ZumbAtomic to kids at the Hamilton YMCA. I was lucky enough to have some really sweet girls this summer. On the last day of class we put on a show for the parents and luckily one mom agreed to take a group photo with my camera. She was a bit intimidated by the size but rocked it out! FYI: there are two ZumbAtomic classes starting on Thursday September 15th, one for 4-7 year olds at 4:00 and 8-12 year olds at 5:00. The classes typically run for 8 weeks. You can register online.
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Safe travels, and enjoy your weekend in the Outer Banks! No doubt you will be taking some beautiful photos down there.
Kim, you’re looking awesome!! Congrats on the 50L, be prepared to want to cuddle with it @ night 
It’s been two years since I first met Julia on the campus of Princeton University. She now has a little brother John and another sibling on the way. It’s amazing how grown up she looks at 4 years old (especially when I compare her to my nephew Randon who is a bit older than she is!).
I love that in the first photo John is holding a piece of brick and the second he has acorns in front of him. All boy!! (a handsome one at that!)
“Hey Julia give John a hug!” She lifts him off the ground and gets close to the neck-grab!
Things haven’t changed much for Julia in regards to wearing twirly skirts and spinning in circles! There is nothing better than that carefree abandonment children have!
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So cute, love the twirling!!! Great shots!
So cute! Love that last twirling series of pictures – so fun!
These are adorable! Love the twirling shots and the acorns, too!!
Thankfully Irene did not damage our place minus water in the basement. All of our Christmas decor is currently in our living room drying out because the wind blew water in through a window/vent in the basement. Luckily the only thing we’ve lost is boxes. I know many others cannot say the same, including our neighbors that lost valuable items in their storage bin.
We live very close to the D+R Canal, which saying it exceeded it’s banks is an understatement. Here is a before + after from the same bridge, same 35mm lens from yesterday. I’m planning to go back out there in an hour or so to photograph what it looks like 24 hours after.
That’s the golf course! (in relation to the photo above it’s to camera right).
A usually non-existent waterfall coming from the golf course into the canal over the walk/run/bike bath.
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I’m so glad that you two are safe as well as most of your valuables!!
Oh wow…so crazy! Glad you are safe and not too much damage!
glad everything is ok for you guys!
Oh wow. Glad you are okay!
Glad to hear no major problems.
WOW!! Ugh, that is so scary! Glad you guys weathered the weather okay.
I really am that girl now! Wearing homemade deodorant and proud of it! The recipe is super simple, I put it in a fancy glass jar (reused from some food item!) and it will last me longer than any deodorant stick will. All you need is 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1/4 cup baking soda, 4 tablespoons coconut oil, + 10 drops of your favorite essential oil. I use lavender. Stir in in a bowl and put it in a jar. Far warning: coconut oil will become liquid above 76 degrees F. No worries – the deodorant works whether it’s a liquid or solid!
I have been asked by several people about sweating. This is not an antiperspirant and I wasn’t looking for that anyways. Antiperspirants are chalk-full of aluminum. Aluminum in our bodies is very very bad. You really want to stay far far far away from that stuff – especially putting it near lymph nodes located near the armpit. Our bodies are meant to sweat – that is one way we get rid of toxins. Even though I sweat, it doesn’t smell awful. This is coming from a person who teaches Zumba several times a week! There are some times that I have to put on an extra bit before working out but overall it’s worked for me (and I’ve been doing this for almost a month now!)
Editing to add about applying it! I just put some on my fingers (you can sorta judge for yourself on how much to use) and apply. If it’s not enough, just add a bit more! Since all the ingredients are things you could potential eat, it’s not going to do you any harm. I wash my hands after I apply it (only because I can’t stand greasy hands!). Another item I meant to mention is about clothing. Though I haven’t run into this problem, I did read about it on the web. Be careful when wearing silk garments. Apparently this can cause discoloration. First off, I haven’t wore silk since I started this so I can’t commit first hand. Also, after applying the deodorant I put on a plain t-shirt to finish my makeup and to do my hair. Unscientifically I think this helps it not get onto clothes I wear for the day!
Keep the questions and comments coming!
Now back to your regular scheduled programming!!!
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awesome!!
Love this Kim! Thank you for sharing. I am going to give it a try.
Ok 2 questions:
1. How do you apply it?
2. If it is rubbed on like a cream, how much do you use?
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Awww! SO cute! Love the shot of her giggling. SO fun!
She is sooo cute!
great work Kim! the laughing shot is adorable.
What sweet memories for this family! I love that you captured them having fun. Love her giggle in that second image!!
Love the emotion you captured in these; beautiful work!
Kim,
Thanks for being Hannah’s photographer.