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I was recently inspired by another photographer to grab my camera and take it everywhere - yes everywhere. That includes a trip to Target in the frozen food section. LOL! I had gotten out of the habit of bringing my camera along on any random trip lately unless I have a photo shoot that I'm headed to. Bad Angie. Bad, bad, Angie. I know better. So...Brennen had basketball practice the other night and I decided to take Kross and head to the local Target for some much needed groceries. Guess who I also took with us? Yeap, my camera.I love lines in photography - angles and lines along with color. This arch above him really helped make these shots for me.
As you can see, he was playing with a football in the cart and that boy wouldn't release it for anything. He had a death grip on it. Literally. In the end, it added to the quirkiness of the images I guess. LOL! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Ha ha!
Did I have some onlookers pass by and glance at me like I was nuts while doing this? Heck ya. I think they thought I'd lost my mind. I was laughing so hard at the whole process though that I couldn't help but get lost in the moment. My giggles surely made them think I was even more nuts. Kross was loving it. I was playing peek-a-boo behind my camera with him to get him to smile. He passed with flying colors. :)We eventually headed back to the basketball courts and picked Brennen up from practice. It was a gorgeous night and I thoroughly enjoyed hanging with my boys - even though I had to pay a trip to the grocery store which I totally detest. Amazing what my camera will do for my soul - even while grocery shopping. LOL!Tonight I'm headed out to dinner with my hubby and some neighbor friends of ours. I'm looking forward to the down time with great friends as well as some good ol' fresh Florida lobster. I have a weekend chalked full of shoots which I'm also extremely excited about. Now if that hurricane that just dissipated out in the gulf will stop the rain from heading this way and canceling my shoots, I'll be a really happy girl. I just finished up a newborn session this after with a beautiful 5 day old baby girl. Swoon! Stay tuned for those sneak peeks to come soon. What a doll baby she was. Other than all that, the stone crab festival is going on here in Naples this weekend. More yumminess to add to the calendar.
I hope all of you have a great weekend and enjoy those Halloween parties that might be on your schedule. If you're in the Midwest, start a bonfire and roast some marshmellows for us Floridians, will ya? Oh...and don't forget to take your camera with you on some random and mundane trips. Yes, even to Target's frozen food section. :0)Blessings, Angie
In the hustle and bustle of our travels back and forth to Indiana, I realized this week that I hadn't taken any photos of Kross for his 8 month anniversary. So...I we headed out the door last night to watch the sunset at the beach and to snap some "beach baby" shots of Kross. Needless to say, Kross was stoked. As always, I thought I'd share some of the images with all of you. I'd love to know what he was looking up in the sky at in this top image and what he was thinking at that moment. If he could talk, I believe he'd be saying "Power to the surf" in this shot below...
Beings that Kross was born with the love of the beach running thru his veins, there is no doubt that he is a certified beach bum by DNA association due to his Mother being a beach bum at heart. So when he began sugaring his hands and toes in the sand the moment he got there...I knew he felt right at home. What I would have given to have grown up on at the seashore, on the coast, in the warm gulf waters with the wicked white surf.
It's a good darn thing a little sand ingestion never hurt a kid before because Kross ingested enough last night to feed a small army. Well ok...maybe a small bucket load anyway. LOL!
As a friend of mine said, he looks like he just got caught with his hand in the cookie jar here...
Like..."Who me???"I love this boys smile. He can light up a room in an instant with these looks...
I think one of my favorite parts to the evening were these shots though...the blackmail shots of the future...
He was waving to passing beach-goers in this shot below. They were cracking up that he was "nek-ed." He kept on smiling and just kept waving to all of them like it was no big thang. :)
OK...I lied. My favorite part of the night was this moment...when Brennen was swimming with his baby brother...
God is good!Until next time...Angie
I like to show you guys pictures of our new little guy each month - just to share how much he's changing. He'll be 7 months old this Saturday which is just astonishing to me. It feels like it was only yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital.
Now he's sitting up, eating baby food, has two bottom teeth, and smiles at just about everything you can possibly imagine. He is an incredibly great natured baby. My husband and I always say that God must have known we couldn't handle anymore exhaustion or chaos (we have a a daughter with special needs as well) so he gave us Kross - this meek, mild mannered, very happy, baby boy. We also have our 12 year old healthy son, Brennen (shown below)...
Both Kenidi and Brennen adore their baby brother and he adores them. Kenidi doesn't understand her own strength sometimes with little Kross but we know she loves him with every fiber of her being. She is our ray of sunshine when skies are gray. (she is shown below)
Kross fits right into our crazy, chaotic,and oh so loving family.
We love you beyond measure Kross. Thank you for bringing so much joy to our lives...
Happy 7 months little guy!!!
It's 2:40am and I'm up - wide awake - with a 5 month old sound asleep on my lap, an almost 8 year old princess in the bed asleep with Daddy (keeping my spot warm for me) and a 12 year old in his bed, sick yet again. It's been a helldacious week here in our household and it doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon. Kross's face in the above photo gives way to the feelings were are spewing in our house these days.
Brennen was home sick on Monday. High fever and vomiting. He went back to school Tuesday feeling somewhat better. Tuesday afternoon while holding Kross on my tummy during my eye-brow arch at the salon (he likes sitting up on my belly when there), he rared backwards, arching his back and hyper-extending his arms as I clutched his little hands. He rared back with such a quick forceful movement that it immediately resulted in this God awful sound. I heard a POP! Not a good POP either. I knew right away what had happened. Two hours and several hundred dollars later, the doctor at the Emergency room had popped his elbow back into place like a pro. It took all of 2.2 seconds which is good considering how Kross was NOT happy about it. Can you blame him? They call it "nurses maid elbow" and I know it fondly because the same thing happened to Kenidi when she was a toddler. She was holding my hand as we stepped off a curb together. She pulled one of those "I'm gonna drop to the ground and make Mommy carry me" stunts as she was stepping off the said curb. By doing so, she went down and I was still holding her hand - which resulted in that same familiar POP. While at the ER with her that time, they told Brent and I it was very common in babies thru toddlers. I guess it happens a lot as their bones are growing and locking into place. The doc here in Naples told me the same thing when we were there with Kross on Tuesday. It was awful. This child never screams but that day - he whaled. I felt like the "suckiest" mom on the face of this earth. There goes my Mom of the year award. :(Once his elbow was back in place, he was a happy camper again - instantly.
I wish I could say that our night got much better from there but it didn't. While in the ER with Kross, Brent calls to tell me that Kenidi's school had been trying to reach me at home. She was apparently in class vomiting. Needless to say, she came home sick. High fever just like with Brennen the day before. I was supposed to go out with my photography friends that evening but began questioning whether I should just stay home at that point. I got home and no sooner did I utter the words..."Boy I hope Kross doesn't get what you guys have" did little Mr. Kross himself puke all over me. I knew then that it was God's way of telling me..."STAY HOME ANGIE!" And so I did. I couldn't bare to leave Brent home fighting that fire with all three of them sick. I cuddled with my sweet babies and prayed that God would heal them both. Today was a better day for Kenidi. She seems to be on the up and up. Kross has some congestion and a runny nose but no more vomiting. However, que the 1:30am wake up from Brennen as he is making a mad dash to the bathroom because he is vomiting again. WHEW! I'm clueless as to what bug has taken over my kiddo's but I'm praying it exits our household FAST!I have two of my girlfriends coming in from Indiana this morning. I pick them up at the airport at 9:30am. It's 3am now and I'm still wide eyed and awake. Go figure. It's the Mom in me that can't sleep. I keep going in to check on Brennen and make sure he's ok. Amongst the chaos this week, he's learning how to swallow pills for the first time ever. When he has a headache or has been ill in the past, we always gave him tylenol melt-a-ways. Well they've apparently taken those off the market now. It's no fun trying to co-erse a sick 12 year old to swallow tylenol pills while they are in the middle of being so ill. I tried all kinds of tricks. In the end, he broke them in half and chewed half of them on the way down. Gross!
I'm hopeful that the lysoling I've done and disinfecting I've embarked on will be good enough to rid our walls of the germs before my girlfriends arrive. I definitely don't want them (or me) getting sick too. No. no. no. Speaking of the sickies, my laptop is in the shop because it has the sickies too. It's been gone for a week now and I seriously feel like my right arm has been removed. It won't be back for another week to two weeks so I am basically going into convulsions as I wait on its return. Talk about torture. This is one of those times in life when you really find out what you're made of and how strong you really are. LOL! Just kidding! Ok maybe I'm not. :-) Either way, I need the next two weeks to cruise by so that my laptop can come back home to Mama realllllllll quick! I have photos similar to this one to edit...
Mama likes editing best on her laptop instead of my desk-top even though I realize it's a no-no. Since when have I ever been one to obey the rules anyhow?For now, I'm off to snuggle with my boys while my princess is resting peacefully. I'm trying to be quiet so that I don't wake everyone but of course we always become a total klutz when we try to traipse thru our houses like mice. Don't we? You know, tripping over the sick 12 year olds shoes and backpack. Dropping silverware in the sink even though you tried to place it in there gently and ever so softly. Let's face it - being up and wondering around any house at 3am is never good for the additional occupants in your home. I'm thankful I have a fan club here and that they forgive me - a lot!
Have a FAB Thursday! Much love, Angie
Yes, he is here. Finally, eh? Kross Anthony Seaman arrived as planned on December 2nd. That makes him 4 weeks old as of today. Crazy to think a month has already gone by. He is our Christmas blessing and we couldn't be more happy. This year was truly our best Christmas ever. :)
I wanted to post and let you all know that I'm still alive and that the birth of our 3rd child went beautifully. It's been a month since I've posted here on the ol' blog and I figured I'd better jump on here and let each of you know that I'm feeling GREAT and ready to get back to business. As of this moment, I'm officially off of maternity leave - much earlier than I could have ever anticipated. I've recovered very well since my c-section and am totally ready to start shooting again. Therefore, if you have a photography need, hit me up. Do you have a newborn you want photographed, a family session for the new year, an engagement session, children, maternity, a graduating senior or even any event photography? If so, I'm your girl. My calendar is quickly filling up for the first half and even into the summer of 2011. Now is the time to get on my book.
I also wanted to give all of you a HUGE thanks for helping to make this year so special for Angie Seaman Photography. My business is nothing without my clients and their word of mouth which helps to spread the word about my business not only in Florida but also back home in Indiana as well. And speaking of Indiana...we are going to be traveling back home to Indy on Spring Break (approximately March 20th-27th) as well as the latter half of July on into August. If you reside in Indiana and wish to book a session with me during that time, please let me know ASAP. I plan my trips back home way in advance due to my time there being so "tight." With visits amongst family & friends and scheduled sessions with repeat clients, my time back home fills up very quickly.
And lastly...now that I'm off maternity leave again, my online beginner photography classes and my beginner photoshop processing techniques class are set to start again at the end of January. If you are interested in signing up for any one of these classes or even some one on one mentoring time with me, feel free to visit the "classes" page here on my blog or visit my website (on the "classes" page) itself for more details on where and how to register. If you have a new camera you are looking to learn how to use, if you are interested in pursuing your passion for photography, or if you are a new photographer wanting to learn how to process images from point A to point B in photoshop, these classes are definitely for you. Again, they start at the end of January. Sign up now while seats are still available.
In the meantime, thanks to all of you whom have written, called, and emailed regarding the birth of our new little guy. We appreciate all of your love and support during this joyous time within our family. God has blessed us beyond belief! :)
XOXO, Angie 
