my friend, sam.
who is beautiful.
but even more beautiful now…
because her body is the home of a growing miracle.
oh, i am just consumed with the beauty of pregnancy.
and the miracle of a woman’s body in growing, changing, supplying, sustaining.
it is sexy. it is beautiful. it is amazing.

seriously…i have no words for these pictures.

sam…i realized tonight how much i love you…and how very beautiful you are.

for more of sam’s pics…see slideshow here.

oh, for the love.

this girl is fabulous…and not just because she’s beautiful. she’s effervescent and happy and her eyes smile every second of the live long day. she’s young and so is her sweet little voice. and she and her mama and i laughed until we cried last night taking these pictures.

…and i was so consumed with these incredible shots i was getting that i, in my own little camera world, walked into the street looking at my screen and almost got run over by a car, but that’s another story.

…it’s amazing how much beauty seeps out of these young girls when they’re just themselves. …happy. and confident. oh youth…with all the insecurities young women deal with these days…i wish i could take every one of them out…take their pictures…and tell them: dude. you’re fabulous. just the way you are. and don’t you ever forget it.

i had so much fun! kaity, you are crazy beautiful, baby!
…and i took the liberty of choosing this as your theme song, k? xoxo

see kaity’s slideshow here.

it’s saturday…and i’m happy for…

~sesame bagels…double toasted.

~a new carton of sidewalk chalk…just these chubby little sticks of vibrant, edible color. yum.

~my finished nook.

happy saturday.