another beautiful chubs.
i love the chubbers ones.

and i love that this little pint made me work for these pictures. her mama and i chased her, blew bubbles, threw balls, threw sticks, threw grass, made all sorts of embarrassing childish noises, requested the help of the dog, the grown-up kids…and in the end, i’m so happy with our sweet little results. they’re in focus…and that puts a smile on my face after all that movement! sixteen months=sweet exploration.

little bridgit. a precious little tot who loves to move!

…and a little bit of park love from today. an hour before we left for our park playdate, i had a talk with myself. told myself that today was the day we’d have it all together. we’d bring bagels for the moms. we’d have snacks when someone asked for one. we’d neatly tote our sand-digging toys in a cool bag hung on a clean stroller. we’d remember our sunglasses, look nice and arrive completely put-together. with sunscreen and wipes tucked into appropriate easy-access pockets in our park bag.

thing is i don’t have a park bag. so we used a bag we found buried under cracker crumbs in the trunk. and i had to call my friend on my way and ask her to bring juice because i forgot ours and it was hot. and lainey was crying. and i caved and gave her a munchkin from dunkin donuts. or five. and i forgot wipes to clean the powdered sugar on her face after. and i balanced my coffee on the top of the stroller canopy…and it kinda tipped over and spilled. and the sand toys we did bring got spread around the digging grounds so we came home with less than what we started with. and the sack dress i wore that i thought looked cool? later proved to be a strethced out piece of crap.

…but i still brought bagels for the moms. and that’s kinda cool.

and finally, i don’t know that i’ve ever posted a youtube here, but this one is sensational.
this video sums my thoughts on today’s education system beautifully.
seems a proper time being that florida schools are undergoing the fcat right now.
this man sums up profoundly what i feel so passionately about.
ah, creativity.
it’s twenty minutes long but is so worth it. grab a cup of coffee…and enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY

(sorry…i am embed-edly challenged)

love. lots. ~k

finally.
a full 10.
not the shortened five.
not the lazy stream-of-consciousness (although i do love a good stream-of-consciousness)

enjoying the small things…

10. the latest lovelies in front of the lens…

andy and allison…freshly engaged and planning an october wedding.

and my friend and beautiful mama, colleen and her boys…

9. breaking my record for best deal ever. like these brand new fabulous shoes i picked up at marshalls…regularly $98…and a steal at…ready?… five. dollars. that’s right. five.

8. being tricked into feeling like i actually want to clean the house when i wear these fabulous dish gloves. (thank you, heidi).

cleaning has never been more beautiful.

7. smooshy shower door faces. sweet milky sumptuous-cheeked baby face pressed into a foggy door. oh, there ain’t nothin’ better.

6. and speakin of showers…

wet lashes. seriously…i don’t know how she got so blessed in the lash department.

5. getting daisies today from a friend. as kathleen kelly says…daisies are the friendliest flower.

4. watching her spin and spin and spin like mad…

…and then laughing hard when she transforms into a drunken weeble wobble. thankfully, we haven’t been hurt.

3. watching her take off with my photo prop tonight…in just a diaper. oh, and some very pretty silver shoes.

2. pouring a cold glass of milk from not a storebought carton…but this. this lovely little piece of art. milk begs to be stored within the cold walls of a glass carafe. it’s vintage. nostalgic. now if only we had milkmen.

1. the beauty of words. just really delicious words. i’ve made a list in a little book over the years of words–adjectives, adverbs, meaty verbs–that i love. and i’ve found myself adding to it more these days. i love words.

so, there you have it.

and if you wish…when you leave a comment. leave me with your five little things you are enjoying these days. i always love reading them. even if it is…oh, what was it? armpits and puke that you love.

…enjoying the small things. ~k

catching up on some editing from the last few shoots. busy week with shoots last night, tonight, tomorrow night, friday night and sunday afternoon!

whew.

if i don’t get on them right away, i’ll get behind.

with no further ado…

i’m realizing how much i enjoy having something to do with making young girls feel fabulous about themselves. and i am so enjoying taking pictures of these beauties.

two senior shoots…

andrea…

and then last night, addie…

…and then sweet miss kristin with the big blue eyes from last friday:

it hit me last night with a little help from a friend that: holy crap. i’m doing what i love to do.
i love taking pictures. and i am doing it more and more. and it just sort of evolved into this hobby-turned-job. and when did that happen? when i’m in the zone with these beautiful subjects, the whole world disappears for a bit…and i just absolutely love doing this. it’s never a job for me. so…thank you to all you beautiful people, young and old, who trust me to capture them. thank you.

okay…think that’s a wrap…for now.

…enjoying the feeling-blessed things. ~k

apologize for the song. semi-rap, yes. but it works for me today.

oh, wait…p.s.
at the prompting of many after the last post, yes…i enlisted lainey’s artistic talents for her bedroom. her very own art hanging in her room. three little preciously painted canvases. …and i so love them! (tisha, there’s room for one of jonah’s!)

and one more thing: …i mass e-mailed my mailing list on this (if you are interested in receiving specials, please e-mail me at: kascryder@yahoo.com): spring special going on. $130 includes 45 min. shoot and 25 custom-designed premium spring/easter cards with envelopes OR (2) 8x10s and (2) 5x7s. book it, baby.