tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67552475819406622132024-02-21T12:27:34.558-06:00Memories on MarketStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16081999703746680038noreply@blogger.comBlogger310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755247581940662213.post-60296468064779752052016-12-31T11:53:00.003-06:002016-12-31T13:42:51.953-06:00Lerch Life: Reflecting on 2016, Nora Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another year has come and gone. Just like that. It's it strange how time is relative. As a child, the days seems to go so slowly as you are always looking forward to the next "special" day. As a busy adult with a challenging career, lovely little human babe, and fun hobbies, I find that the days seem to fly by. </div>
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So, here we are, the last day of 2016.</div>
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Just like every.single.year. 2016 was full of new challenges and countless blessings for the Lerch family.</div>
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Let's talk about our "little" Nora Lane. Well, she's not so LITTLE anymore. That is for sure.</div>
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What a GROWING year it has been for her! I'm not just talking physical growing, although she still continues to be in the 90th percentile for her height (where she gets that DNA, I am not sure...) 2016 has been THE YEAR of her speech and communication EXPLOSION.</div>
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This was the year that she absolutely BLOOMED into the creative, hilarious, witty, and sweet as sugar little girl. I truly believe all of these wonderful and unique qualities were just waiting to be shared with the world, and God decided that it was finally time to let her awesomeness out!<br />
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Nora accomplished so very much in this monumental year. Here are just a few of the highlights!</div>
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* She finished her first year of dance and performed on a stage for the first time as a cute little "penguin" (we had some tears at the end with the crowd clapping, but she powered through it)</div>
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* Finished her first full year of speech at RBES with Mrs. Eggemeyer (who she ADORED)</div>
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* She really started to COMMUNICATE for the first time (not just repeating what we would tell her)</div>
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* She showed us that she really could full on READ (I'm talking way beyond sight words)</div>
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* Started "real" preschool at Trinity Lutheran with Mrs. Ill and Ms. Angie (she LOVES her school and new friends so very much)</div>
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* Started her second year of speech at RBES with her new teacher, Mrs. Poston (who is teaching her new techniques that are WORKING)</div>
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* She had her first vocal performance at Trinity for Thanksgiving and Christmas (she said she was PROUD of herself and so were we)</div>
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* Is FINALLY starting to produce her "S" sound through her mouth and not her nose (it's her toughest speech challenge)</div>
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This momma couldn't be any PROUDER of all Ms. Nora has accomplished this year. It's never been an easy path, but what in life is, right?! One thing is for sure. Nora is LOVED and SUPPORTED more than she probably will ever know. We will ALWAYS celebrate each an every accomplishment to its fullest because we are THANKFUL for each and every day with this little babe.</div>
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Even though we are ending 2016 with a sick little girl, I constantly remind myself that we have SOOOOO incredibly much to be thankful for. Nora is a true gift from God, and through it all, she is the absolute light of our lives.</div>
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As Nora would say, "Adios 2016 and Hola to 2017"</div>
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Peace, love, and happy reflections on 2016</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Friday, Memaw, Pawpaw, Mommy, Daddy, and Nora Lane packed up and head to the Peabody Opera House to attend Nora's second Sesame Street Live experience. Memaw knew that Nora would love to see "Sesames" as we call them, so she told Santa that live tickets would be just perfect for our little lady. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although it's hard to tell by the look on her face, we knew that Nora would love the songs, dancing, and best of all, the characters! You see, Nora LOVES characters that she can see in books, in toys, on tv... everywhere! Dave and I say that she must be able to make a "connection" with her toys. HaHa! She just so much like her momma, it amazes me. Even though we went to SSL last year, we knew this would be the first time she actually recognized the characters on stage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before the show, we loaded up on the necessary Sesame Street gear, complete with a flashing Elmo light, mini plastic characters, Elmo/Cookie Monster balloon, and little stuffed Zoe (because she doesn't have a Zoe yet!). Yes, we are those crazy people. We have come to peace with it, so you can think it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nora is such an amazing little girl. While we waited for the show, she played with her toys and was just perfect, like always. Just looking at her sweet little face melts my heart. We are so blessed to have been given her as our daughter!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As the show began, Nora had to take it all in for a few minutes. She wasn't quite sure... Especially when the characters came down the aisles. She wasn't scared, but it took her awhile to figure it all out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our seats were right on the aisle (good job, Memaw), so Nora got to "meet" Zoe, Grover, and Ernie. Pretty cool!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Overall, she LOVED the show. By the second half, she was in the aisle jumping and exploring (as much as mommy would let her).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the show the whole fam went to Delmar and ate at the famously yummy, Fitz's. Nora got to eat her favorite, fried pickles, Memaws french fries, and delicious ice cream from Mommy's orange soda float. Not really the most nutritious meal, but hey, at least she filled her belly. That tends to be our thoughts lately. Feeding a two year old isn't always the easiest...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All of the fun and food made for a WORN OUT little girl. She handled the day like a champ! She didn't fuss one bit, but as soon as Mommy gave her cuppie and blankeys, she was O-U-T!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What a great day with our little biscuit!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 27th, 2015. That's the big day for Marco and Kady.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's hard to believe that the same "little" girl that I met all those years ago (she was in 8th grade-crazy, right?) is getting ready to begin a new chapter in her life with such an amazing young man. It's been the family joke for like ever that Kady doesn't keep boys around for too long. We all knew the truth though... she just hadn't found the RIGHT one yet! Fate has a funny way of working out, and God put his master plan to work in bringing Kady and Marco together. And now it's clear to see that Kady and Marco are truly made for each other, and we just couldn't be happier to welcome Marco to our family!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love Kady not only as my sister-in-law, but also as a TRUE friend. So, when she asked me to be her MATRON of honor (fancy words for old lady...hehe), I was honored! I knew that I wouldn't get to photograph their big day, BUT she and Marco did ask me to shoot an engagement session at the same location where the wedding will take place. Yay!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">K & M will be getting married at Chaumette Winery, which is located in the rural area outside of St. Genevieve, MO. This area is GORGEOUS, and it's known for its wineries. As I said on the trip down, "This is like the redneck version of the Napa Valley." I know, I'm weird. ANYWAYS... the venue is the bomb diggity! Seriously, it's perfect. To top it off, we had sunny skies and 50 degrees in January!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had such an AWESOME day! We shot photos first, did a tasting of all the wedding food options, and then enjoyed some relaxation outside with a "few" bottles of wine. Thank you, Kady and Marco for allowing me to take your photos. Really, it was a fabulous day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As much as I'd like to talk all day about how much I love my family (and future family), I'm sleepy after a long day at Sesame Street Live with Ms. Nora Lane. I'll leave you with a few more photo shares of my favorites from the day. I have to tell you though, every shot is a favorite because you can feel how much these two love each other. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kady and Marco, Dave, Nora, and I love you both very much and we just couldn't be any happier for you two!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why hello there... Let me introduce myself. I'm Stephanie. Mother, wife, teacher, photographer, and aspiring (slow) runner. Put all of these together, and this is the reason I haven't written in FOREVER (and a day).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Where have I been? Well, since you ask, here's the gist of it all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Being Nora Lane's mommy has taken the majority of my time. Nora is getting dangerously close to being 2 1/2 years old (already)! She's an amazing little girl, but boy oh boy, she keeps me busy, busy, busy! Who would have thought that my child would be one who literally never (EVER) stops moving?!? We've learned that her body actually craves and needs movement, so our little bean is constantly on the go. It's all good though. We've started to figure out what works for her, like her favorite, the trampoline! One things for sure, no matter how crazy (or busy) the day, my heart constantly tells me that I'm the luckiest mommy in the whole world because I have the most AMAZING little girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another important part of my day to day life is teaching. I'm in my 8th year of teaching fifth grade at RBES. I consider myself to be a professional educator, so therefore I take my career and commitment to my students extremely seriously. I read, I research, I constantly am striving to be better for my students. My personality does not allow me to settle or get to "comfy". Add in high (and always increasing) curriculum standards, evaluation demands, law and regulation changes, and all the regular teacher "stuff"... that means another huge chunk of my time and energy is gone with the wind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let's not forget about my darling husband, Dave. Being a two teacher household gets a little crazy at times. I know some people believe that we've got it made in the shade because of our "work hours". Well, I'll tell you that we both are working everyday. Sometimes I think we need days "off" work to actually get work done for when we are actually at work. HaHa, does that make sense? My husband is also a dedicated basketball coach, so when he's home with his girls, we love to spend our family time together doing a whole lot of nothing! Some of my favorite family moments are those where we are playing and cuddling on the floor with our missy lou! Thank goodness that Nora and I have our rock. Even though I know he may not always feel it, he's the glue that holds our crazy together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the parts of my life that used to be take a lot of my time that I've recently put on the back burner is photography. I knew at the end of the summer that it was time to give up shooting for others... at least for awhile. My head was constantly spinning and the overwhelming feeling took over. The craziness of life took over, and I just wasn't happy when I was shooting. For my own happiness (and sanity), I decided it was time for a break. Life is feeling much more settled now, so hopefully sometime I'll feel like it's the right decision to come back to shooting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well that's all for now. I can't believe how good it feels to blog again. Maybe, just maybe, I'll be back soon to share. For now it's time for N's bath, which always proves to be an excellent form of entertainment!</span></div>
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This is our little princess, Nora's, favorite video right now...</div>
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Well today our little princess is 17 months old! She is becoming such a special little girl. I can't believe the journey our family has been on in the past 17 months. Every moment has lead to today, and I wouldn't change anything one bit. The love I have for this little girl continues to grow minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day.</div>
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I can't imagine this world without her sweet little grin...</div>
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Elmo and Sesame Street now have a place in our hearts...</div>
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It's amazing how we look at the small things so differently now...</div>
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Where will these little feet take her in the future?</div>
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She has filled our home with so much love (and chaos at times) </div>
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17 months ago, I had only been a mommy for a few hours. Now, 17 months later, I can't remember what my life was like without my Nora. I don't want to remember...</div>
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I know that I'm not a perfect mom, teacher, or wife. I do know though that our amazing Nora Lane has made me better at all of my "jobs". It's amazing how one little active red-headed girl can change all parts of my life. I don't know how she does it, but she has changed all of our lives and won all of our hearts. She is amazing in every way, and I am honored to have been chosen as her mama.</div>
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Love you, Nora Lane. Happy 17 Months!! Mommy and Daddy love you to the moon and back!</div>
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Peace, Love, and Princess Snuggles</div>
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It's almost Valentine's Day!!</div>
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Nora says that I'll be back tomorrow with a full Valentine's Day Post!!</div>
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See you soon :)</div>
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I'd like to think that over the years I've become somewhat of a talented photographer. I don't deliver pictures to clients unless I LOVE them. With that being said, it's SOOO different when it's your own kiddo that you're photographing!</div>
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I had the wonderful idea that I would take a "real" photo session with Nora for Valentine's Day this year. </div>
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Well, Ms. Nora had other plans. Isn't that how it always goes though. Even though it wasn't what I envisioned, I love our results. </div>
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100% Not "Fancy"</div>
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I had a hard time getting her favorite, "cuppie" away from her!</div>
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I don't think so, Mommy</div>
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I'm busy and can't be bothered</div>
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Come catch me...</div>
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Is this good? I'm looking at the camera!</div>
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How about this face? Good stuff?</div>
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So... We took a snack break!</div>
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There's my big girl's smile! Isn't it just precious?!</div>
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The food did the trick... Bring on the smiles, Ms. Nora</div>
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And my FAVORITES of the day...</div>
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And this is what I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE lifestyle photography. These photos are my Nora. Silly, adorable, and so very precious</div>
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By the way, I haven't give up on the other outfits and props. That's just for another day!</div>
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So long for now from the Lerch household. It's time for snow evening snuggles!</div>
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Peace, Love, and Pleasant Surprises</div>
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I've decided that I MUST go back through my 2013 sessions and do some blogging. I have WAYYY too many amazing photos not to!</div>
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I'm still working on how I'm going to do this, but for tonight, I'll share just a few pieces of random eye candy.</div>
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I shoot such a wide variety of clients, so I'll just give a samplin' of all of the beauty I had the privilege of capturing!</div>
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New Siblings...</div>
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Amazing Bonds Between Couples...</div>
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And My Favorite, Families...</div>
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Now, I've got A TON of photos to sort through and upload, but I will back back soon for shares. Pinky Promise!!</div>
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Peace, Love, and Photographs</div>
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2014 has already begun, and so have my new ambitions. </div>
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I'm always looking forward and pushing on to see what is around the next bend...</div>
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I am a person who never settles. One who is never "done". I have a few new ideas in the works for 2014, but I'm not ready to share just yet. All I can say is that I'm excited. Excited for new challenges and endeavors, and a chance to prove to myself that I CAN!</div>
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Peace, Love, and Excitement</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">AMAZING!! What an incredible year it has been for the Lerch family. Soooo many ups, and a few downs here and there. Overall though, what a blessed year we had. Mostly because of this sweet little angel!</span></div>
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This shot was from the FIRST WEEK in our forever home on Market Street</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although it's been a crazy busy year, I wouldn't trade a day of it for the world! Although Nora was born in 2012, I feel like 2013 was the year that I truly became a mom. I got to see my little tiny baby grow into a sweet little girl, full of laughter and love.</span></div>
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Look at that smile! It warms my heart EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.</div>
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Nora was about ready to take off walking! I love her little tippy toes!</div>
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Baptism Day in her Aunt Kady's Gown</div>
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Cousin Lou's 1st Birthday Party... She had a BLAST with the Two-Man Band Playing!!</div>
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Nora and her Paw-Paw in Wisconsin... She Has Been His Special Bean Since Day 1</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's kind of funny how looking back through the pictures on my phone really takes me through all the emotions that the past year brought. It just reinforces my beliefs that I am blessed with an amazing life and an amazing family!</span></div>
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Well... It's been awhile... again. I feel like that's all I ever say on here. To be fair, this summer has been intense! Moving, although only three blocks away, is never an easy thing. Throw in an active baby, well you can understand where my time goes to! </div>
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It's hard to believe, but today is my last day of summer break. Monday I go back to work, and Dave is already there. I can't say that I'm not sad, but I'm also really excited! I always feel like the start of the school year is a fresh start. Last year was full of extreme ups and extreme downs, and I'm ready to move on and wipe the slate clean. </div>
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Even though summer FLEW BY, I do feel like we had plenty of time to enjoy our little Ms. Nora Lane. She grew by leaps and bounds in just a few short months. The first day in our new home, she crawled! Within days after that she was pulling up and transferring from object to object. And, in July when we visited Wisconsin, she took her first steps. As you can probably guess, she's now a full-blown walker! That's my girl... already an overachiever! :)</div>
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I'm making a goal to blog at least once a week from now on. I want to not only showcase photos I'm taking, but more importantly, document our amazing days with Nora. Life is so busy, and I don't want to let this time go by.</div>
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Now, of course, I must share a few pictures. Some are "real" pictures from the "fancy" camera, and some are iPhone shots. I've learned though, it's about capturing the moments, not about always have the technically perfect shots.</div>
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This was from early in the summer from our first trip to Ted Drewes Custard Stand. If you know me, you know I love me my ice cream. Guess what, Nora takes after her mommy!!</div>
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Speaking of my ice cream monster... We can't eat an ice cream cone in peace anymore. She whines until she gets a bite!</div>
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This was from the Fireman's Parade this June. It was Nora's first parade, and she loved it! Not to mention, we had the BEST WEATHER EVER!</div>
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This was from Nora's first trip to the St. Louis Zoo. We went on July 3rd, so it was a little crowded, but we had a great time with Nana, Paw-Paw, Morgan, and Jacob.</div>
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HaHa... This was after her first ice cream sandwich. Yeah, she enjoyed it a little bit.</div>
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And a family shot from July. My good friend Jackie Wirth was kind enough to do a little family session for us. Nora wasn't exactly thrilled that we went into her nap time, but she was a trooper!</div>
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Well, I hear Missy Lou waking up from her morning nap. We're heading off to have lunch with Me-Maw Kelly and Great Aunt Tracy. We have to soak up our last day of summer break!!</div>
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In just one small, teeny, tiny week, we will no longer call North Fillmore Street our home anymore. That's right folks, it's moving time!!</div>
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We've called this cozy home our place for almost 6 years. And we've experienced everyone of our marriage/work/family milestones under this tin roof. That's everything from anniversaries, job losses, job successes, completion of master's degrees, discovering we were pregnant, and all of the joys and sorrows of daily married life. That's a lot of "stuff" in just 6 short years. </div>
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After many laughs and tears, we will be passing our home onto a new family and moving on to Market Street. Although it's very bittersweet, I'm excited to start a new chapter of our lives under a new roof.</div>
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Because we bought our new home from my amazing aunt and uncle, we've already been slowly moving stuff in here and there. Hopefully that'll make the BIG move next weekend not seem so daunting... hopefully!!</div>
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It's time for me to get busy PACKING! I'll be back soon to document the move... Wish us luck!</div>
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Peace, Love, and Packing Tape</div>
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It's amazing how much she has changed in the last few months. Honestly, she changes from week to week. It has been so much fun to track all of her new milestones, and it makes me so very proud to be her momma!<br />
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Not only is she "crawling" backwards, but she's flipping around like an acrobat! It seems like as soon as we set her down, she's already flipped over and trying to crawl away. She wants to GO, GO, GO!!<br />
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Her favorite foods right now really vary day to day, but I'd say her bananas and yogurts are winning. She tried her mommy's b-day cake and really liked it! No surprise there...<br />
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One of our FAVORITE family activities is going for evening walks. This evening we took the whole crew: mommy, daddy, Nora, Ralph, and Ferd. Nora leads the pack in her pink stroller of course!! Our walks are my favorite part of the day. No matter how stressed I feel, I always feel relaxed after a walk!<br />
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I can't believe what an amazing little girl Nora is. I love her more and more everyday. I can't wait to go through many more milestones with this sweet little angel!!<br />
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Life as we know it has been CRAZY!! It all is a good kind of crazy, but it's crazy, that's for sure!! Not only are we wrapping up our last month of school, but we are also in the process of packing and MOVING!! And that leads me to the NEW BLOG NAME/HEADER!!</div>
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I'm proud of say that this is no longer, "Home on North Fillmore Street", but rather, "Memories on Market". In less than one month, are little family is moving a big ol' three blocks away!</div>
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We're so so so excited because we are seriously upgrading!! We are over doubling our space, and let me tell ya, we need it. It's amazing how fast baby stuff can pile up. Well, our problem is going to be solved in the new house! I can't wait to move in, get settled, and share our new home with you all!! </div>
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In the mean time, I'll share some photos of our sweet Nora bean! She's currently 7 1/2 months old, and growing like a weed, both physically and mentally.</div>
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She is currently enjoying the show "Little Einsteins" and loves her baby yogurt!! She recently learned how to pull herself up!! She is so tiny, but doesn't act like it. She's one independent lady!!</div>
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These photos of her in her sweet peach romper were taken outside at our new house!! I was so excited to do our first "photo session" at our home. Nora was very very interested in the grass!!</div>
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Nora has been enjoying her time with her two boy cousins, Lou and Hudson. I just know these three are going to get into some major trouble in the years to come. The funny thing is... I can totally picture Nora being the stinker out of the three!</div>
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Nora's giggles are infectious right now! She does is the cutest little squeal when she gets excited. Peek-a-boo is one of her favorite games right now. :)</div>
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Cheesing for mommy!! She already loves the camera. She knows exactly what to do...</div>
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Well I'm off to put the little one down for sleepy time. I can't wait to share more of our daily adventures with Ms. Nora Lane.</div>
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This Valentine's day we celebrated with Memaw Kelly and PawPaw Kim, since daddy had parent teacher conferences. Nora got to wear her fancy valentine outfit that Nana Torrie bought her! She loved the sparkles and tutu shirt! (Mommy loved it too)! <br />
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We celebrated by ordering yummy Mexican food (Nora had her pears/bananas). Nora enjoyed her jumperoo and her newest favorite DVD, "Elmo's Potty Time." We listened to "No More Dirty Diaper Blues" and the title track, "Potty Time" all through the evening. <br />
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Nora enjoyed her gifts too! Daddy got her a stuffed Elmo. She didn't let go of it all night! He did a great job picking that out! She also got an Elmo scrubber to play with in the tub. She's really starting to enjoy playing in her bath. It's so sweet!!<br />
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Other than eating and chilling with Elmo, we didn't do much else. We enjoy our calm evenings at home with Ms. Nora after a hectic day at work. Her personality is really starting to come out, and I love being there to see it!<br />
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We love our little Valentine... I smile just thinking of all many Valentine's Days that we will get to spend with her in the future. She is one loved little girl... THAT'S FOR SURE!<br />
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One of the first foods we tried with N was bananas. Out of all the baby foods that we could try, I thought these would be the most appealing for our sweetie pie. She wasn't quite sure what she thought though...<br />
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One thing was for sure though, she wanted to do it all by HERSELF. I didn't think it was possible for a four month old to want independence, but she does. Go figure!<br />
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After a few spoonfuls, she started to warm up to the whole experience. I can't imagine how strange it is for a baby to go from drinking all of their food to actually eating off a spoon!</div>
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Our precious pudding is the sweetest, even when she's not covered in her baby food!</div>
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I have grown so much as a person and value my friends and family so much more now. I can't believe how much my perspective on life has changed in such a short amount of time. Seriously, it's amazing. I've always heard people talk about it, and in the back of my head I thought, yeah...yeah...yeah. :)<br />
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Ms. Nora Lane was born early in the morning on Monday, September 17th. She weighed a healthy 7 pounds, 12 oz. Her first picture is her all snuggled up with her eyes WIDE open. That describes her personality perfectly! She's four months now, but I swear she's going on four YEARS! We've got a little Ms. Independent on our hands!! I love her smiles... dimples... darling giggle... adoring gaze... NEED I GO ON?! <br />
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I'm a lucky momma to be able to say that, "She's my daughter."<br />
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Well, once again... It's been awhile since I've stopped in to visit. Life sure does fly by, that's for sure!</div>
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The hubby and I have been busy preparing for baby Nora lately! We've been working on getting her "shabby chic" room ready and registering for all of the necessities. It's hard to believe that when summer ends, she'll be here!!</div>
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Part of our baby prep has been getting ready for Ms. Nora's shower. We're planning on going with the same theme as her nursery, shabby chic. It's an excuse to buy lots of girlie girl decorations! <br />
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My sweet friend, Steph, even designed me a custom invitation based on the colors of her nursery!<br />
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I think it turned out perfectly!<br />
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Other than baby stuff, I've been doing several photo sessions to "keep me busy" since school's been out. I'll hopefully be back here soon to share from those!<br />
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Well I must get going and do my mandatory housework that I've been putting off for several days now. At least I have an excuse... right?!?<br />
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It was just yesterday when I shared a quick peek at Ms. A's photos, and let's just say that I couldn't tear myself away from the computer yesterday!! So... I FINISHED!! Yay!!</div>
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It's easy to see why I couldn't stop working with this little beauty's pictures!! She has a major case of CUTENESS!</div>
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She maintained her happy all the way until the end of our session. What a good girl!</div>
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Our session turned out GREAT, and I can only hope to get to photograph her again!!</div>
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This morning I had the pleasure of photographing my sweet little second cousin, Ms. Avery.</div>
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Boy, oh, boy, is she a cutie or what?!?</div>
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I'm so proud of myself... I'm keeping up with BOTH of my project 52's! This blog is a bit late, but that's ok. My photo was on time and that's what matters, right?!?</div>
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Anyway, on to Week 2 of Let's Do 52.</div>
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When the new theme(s) were revealed, my mind was racing. Instead of setting up a shot, I just took my camera out and shoot. Low and behold, I came up with a shot that I love for this week's themes!</div>
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This is a shot looking out over my parent's farm. I can't imagine the responsibility that my parent's took on as young adults. Marriage, children, and a self-run farming business is a lot to take on. My parents did it though! I can say that growing up with two very busy and hard-working parents, I too quickly learned the importance of responsibility. As a kiddo, I'm sure I whined and complained about having to step up and help out, but as an adult I am so thankful for the lessons I learned as a child. Responsibility and working hard has gotten me to where I am today.</div>
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What a fun theme this week! Can't wait for week 3!</div>
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What a great topic to think about. As a photographer, it's interesting to see what peoples' inspiration is behind their photos. I think it's what gives everyone their own "style".</div>
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For me, it's all about the light. Amazing light inspires me. I look for it everywhere, and get really excited when I find it! If you're a non-photographer, that may sound weird, but if you are into photography, I'm sure you understand what I'm saying!!</div>
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Take a look at the awesome light I captured filtering in at my parent's house. The shot is simple, but the amazing soft light inspired me to grab my camera and shoot!</div>
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What inspires you to do what you do?</div>
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I'm so enjoying spending time with my camera lately. It's wonderful to step by and shoot just for me. It really is totally different than shooting for other people. And naturally I've been looking forward to week two's Project 52 prompt all week, and it's finally here!</div>
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Today Dave and I trekked out to my family's farm, and of course I had to lug along the camera gear! Good thing I did because I got my inspiration for this week's shot!</div>
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I kept it pretty simple this week as far as how my photo represents "life". The older I get, the more I realize what REALLY is important in life.</div>
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There's nothing in the world that can touch the feeling of being truly loved. No amount of money can by what I have been blessed with. A loving and considerate husband, sweet cuddly springer spaniel pups, and not one, by two sets of parents & siblings that are there for me giving 100% support each and every day. It's pretty awesome. I can't lie.</div>
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What else is there? I'm realizing more and more each day that all that other "stuff" is exactly that. I can get through any day knowing my family is by my side.</div>
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I had a rough day yesterday, but that great thing about bad days is that they end! That's what I tell my students all the time, and I've taken my own advice!</div>
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On Fridays I'm going to begin posting at least one "thing" that made me smile through the week.</div>
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This week, as I'm sure many will be, is brought to you by Ferdinand or "Ferdy" as he is more commonly known. He's a sweetie pie and brings lots of smiles, but brought extra when he decided to cuddle up in the bed with my sister on New Year's Eve/New Year's Day.</div>
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I guess I should notify Ferd Man that he's not a human. It doesn't seem like he knows that.</div>
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Today was a tough day, but I must remember that each day is a gift.</div>
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It's so hard sometimes to remember that, but I'm thinking positive thoughts!</div>
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