Sorry I've been MIA, I have a decent reason - 2 new blogs!! I've decided to separate my friends and family blog from my professional one.
The new KelPhoto blog is here: professional blog
And the new friends/family blog is here: friends/family blog
Yes, there might be a little overlap from time to time, just like in the recent Sydney basket posts. And yes, they look kinda similar right now, but soon they'll look different. Thanks for following along!!
You might remember some posts on this blog about the incredibly talented singer and songwriter Chelsea Lee. She is really doing super well and there are a couple of articles about her out right now! If you see today's (Saturday) Washington Post, check out the back page of the Style section and you'll see her in a photo by yours truly! Also check out the October Washingtonian Magazine, Chelsea is on the cover!! The photo I took is also in that article! Congratulations, Chelsea, I wish you the very best!!!
Here's a snapshot of the Style back page:
She's doing all sorts of fun things - playing peek-a-boo, sticking out her tongue (in fact she just started combining the 2 last night - now when I see her after she 'hides' she has her tongue sticking out!) Her second tooth is just coming through and she has a cold :( which doesn't seem to bother her much, thank goodness! She's just a happy baby.
Peek-a-boo!
the tongue:
My baby is getting her first tooth already! She's not even 5 months! It's already been flying by even faster than you'd think because she's a big baby (19 lbs at her 4.5 month check-up!) but I wasn't prepared for teeth yet!
Here she is last week. I've got to get faster at putting these up!
When we ask Katherine who she saw yesterday she says "ELMO!!! AND his friends". We took her to Baltimore for Sesame Street Live and yes, she LOVED it. It was really really fantastic seeing Katherine so incredibly excited, I didn't watch the show very much but just watched Katherine watching it. We felt a little under-dressed, most kids and families were wearing Elmo attire. I'm so glad we aren't at that level (and won't ever be, thank you!).
We only brought the point-and-shoot, here are a few snapshots. It was too dark to get any of Katherine watching though :(
Ready to go with her Elmo backpack (apparently he enjoyed the show as well). This doesn't count as attire, right?
We had to stop for dinner first
Katherine has been begging for her and Sydney to wear their matching dresses but I always tell her it's too hot. Finally on Saturday it was pouring rain and a bit cooler so I gave in. She was extremely pleased, as you can imagine. And Sydney is tripoding/sitting really well all of a sudden so I got a few extras of her the next day!
Or the end of the pool season at least. I wish they'd stay open a little longer, it's definitely hot enough! We will miss the pool...
Still busy around here! I will be blogging more though, I promise!
Here is Sydney, just hanging out (as Katherine likes to say)
I wanted to get some pics of Katherine doing her peacock dance. She wants to be a peacock for Halloween. This is the dress (that my friend Marina made for her and also one for her baby doll!) that she always wears when performing her peacock dance. Today, though, she was not in a performing mood. Oh well, I'll try again. Sometimes she looks so much older than 2.5.
Her first dandelion, we told her to make a wish and blow. She blew on the wrong end but I think her wish will still come true.
Her baby, on the phone with Halmony (Alex's mom)
Don't worry, Sydney gets a turn too
Sydney is yet another month older today. It flies even faster the second time.
What a week it's been. Katherine has decided to take 10 steps back with her ability to fall asleep on her own. Of course she decides to do this when I have many many things that I need to do once she is asleep. She's all about good timing you know.
And here is Miss Sydney, yesterday and today.
Yes, I do this shot every month but I always love it the most.
She looks so serious in this one but that's because she's studying her sister. I have no hope of getting her to look at me if Katherine is in the room.
Oh - and she's not sitting up on her own, Alex's hand is behind her bum.
Things have been busy in our little household and I've been a bad blogger. A few recent shots!
We got to hang out with my cousin Kim last week and Katherine and Sydney's second cousins (or is it first cousins once removed? Alex?)
Just one of our evening walks...
I love Sydney's little crooked smile
