Children are truly God’s greatest gift.  Such innocent little creatures that can brighten up your day with just a smile….it almost makes me want one of my own.  So, I revisited Elyse this past weekend for her 6 month pictures.  This little diva has grown so much since the last time I saw her(Elyse 3 months) and was in a more chipper mood.  We were actually able to get through the session with multiple outfit changes and no crying fits although she still only flashed a smile every once in a while.   Now I only call her a diva because she has the attitude and the look of a diva.  She preferred to keep her shades on for more than half of the session.  Most babies would have thrown a fit to get the shades off their face but not Elyse.  She absolutely LOVED her shades and worked it for the camera.  Thanks Elyse for being a great model this weekend!

Over the weekend I got to celebrate with some of my best friends on a party bus.  I had a blast and couldn’t have asked for anything more. Here is just a glimpse of the night (taken with the canon s90).

The big dig out…What a mess and sadly there’s more to come.  At first the snow was a fun and exciting thought but now it’s becoming more of a nuisance.  I think we got close to 30 inches of snow.  I had my brother(who is 6′2) step in the snow to gauge it and it came up to his knees.    I’m so tired and sore from all the shoveling(though the pictures don’t show it but I did shovel…lol!)  and it’s a mess driving around because people don’t understand that you can’t be driving 50mph and then slam on the brakes.   I’m just glad that a plow finally came through so I could get out.  I think I would have gone cabin fever crazy.  Hopefully the new storm system coming up doesn’t do as much damage as they are predicting, another 10-2o inches.  All this snow will take forever to melt and it will be one hot mess.  Let’s hope that spring comes soon.

Well, looks like the weather people were right again.  Who would have ever thought that this much snow would really fall this weekend.  As of this morning, 18 inches had already fallen to the ground and it hasn’t stopped yet.  We got up and started shoveling away but only to see the driveway covered again within an hour. Here are a few pictures I took of my family in the snow.  The poor dog who is going to be 14 years old next month was struggling to find a spot to go to the bathroom.  Looks like we’re really snowed in this weekend.  Hopefully, I’ll be able to venture out in a few hours to take some more pictures.

After taking some time off and re-energizing, it’s time to get back in the game and put my camera to use.  First, I’m rolling out with a new blog and logo for the 2010 year. If anyone needs an awesome graphic designer, let me know so I can send you to my friend who designed my logo.  Secondly, my first post of the year is of Maddy.  She has just turned 4 months this past Monday and has grown so much since her newborn session.   Her personality is slowly coming through and her hair is wild as ever.  Most moms can’t wait to put their little girl’s hairs in pigtails but with Maddy that’s not an issue.   Though Maddy didn’t want to flash her pretty smile at my camera, I was able to capture a couple of them when she thought the camera wasn’t pointed at her.   The last picture is of the dog, Dayla, who looks sad and neglected as he looks out the window.

photo by claire choi photography

Kolyma originally contacted me a while back for a family portrait’s session but we had to cancel because Mac gave his little sister, Cammie, a hair cut.  Scissors and children can be a deadly combination but I think we all can relate to that.  Then we tried to schedule a session for the past couple of weeks but have been hindered by the weather.  Well, the kids finally got their photo session and we had a blast even though it was a bit chilly outside.  Kramer, their dog, made a few appearances as well.