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My Little Autumn Layla 18 Months

Dear Autumn,

This is a tribute to you because lately I have realized that you are not a baby anymore, even though you will always be my baby, you are a little girl. You have a beautiful and unique personality that has shown me parts of our God that I might have never seen if He hadn’t given me you.

In celebration of some of your new milestones, skills and “big girl” ways of life, your big brother and I work on this little photoshoot with you so that we can all remember this time in your life and all the little sweet, precious and fun things you do, so here they are! These are the things we want to remember always about you and what you do.

Love,

Momma

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The way you love to dance.

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The way you hide so we can see you.

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The way you give kisses all the time.

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How you are such a free spirit and how that usually means you aren’t very modest :)

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How you wave at people you have never met.

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The way you hug and kisses all your bears and baby dolls.

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The prissy little thing you do with your arms crossed.

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How you like to point out your facial features.

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How sweet you look when you are serious.

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And how you light up the room when you laugh.

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How you make sweet eyes.

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How you explore the world.

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The way you look at everything with fresh eyes of wonder.

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The way you throw your self to the floor when you get mad.

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The way you point to yourself and say “O-NOM”

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The way you love to wear all those pretty things even though you are already so beautiful.

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The sassy little way you hold yourself.

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The way you are. We love you.

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Josiah was such a great little assistant, hold down the light stand in the wind, and carry equipment! Oh and climbing on my back. :)

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My Little Sweet Hearts

It’s been too long since I made a blog post about Josiah and Autumn! They are loving out new house in Texas  making some new friends and having time to go on play dates, make things and take long walks together! Plus Josiah is completely potty trained now and takes himself to the bathroom! Autumn is also using the potty, although with irregularity, but she enjoys it just the same.

Here are some from our back yard today!

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Cousins and Snow

I have written and rewritten this post in an attempt to share my heart and yet not be sappy about friends, family and packing. In the end all I really have to say is that I think my sister in law Katie is the best ever and that cousins and snow are fun. :)

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Snow Day! (for real this time)

I love the snow and it hasn’t snowed this much in North Louisiana since I lived here as a kid so I am super excited. Plus I never got my kids out in our artifical snow set up in December so I was pumped to take them out in it today!

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Crystal’s Snow Photography Tips!

  • Dress your kids in colorful clothes so they stand out in all the pretty white!
  • Make sure you have a fully charged battery (and a spare if possible) because they go dead faster in the cold.
  • Exposure your picture for the skin of the child instead of the bright snow, otherwise your child will be too dark.
  • For pictures showing the snow falling around your child try using a more closed aperture like 2.8 or 3.5 and keep your shutter speed at 200 or higher to catch the moving snow flakes falling.
  • I wear a big jacket with big inside pockets to keep my camera dry in between shots, a towel to wipe flakes off the camera body may be good as well.
  • And to shoot leaves or branches close up with tiny flakes, use a macro lens to get those crisp up close shots!

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