posted by Julie Walton Shaver at 4:14 pm
Good morning!
Bath time.
I am very lucky Lia is so interested in my big camera!
This is the stereotypical “putting on the wedding dress” shot, taken back, oh, say, 25 or 30 years.
Those EYES!
Nap time.
Nap time.
Play time.
Feeding time.
Mommy time.
posted by Julie Walton Shaver at 6:45 pm
Grandma Angie is 104 years old.
Maybe it’s just me, but WOW, she looks fabulous!
This is Angie’s friend, Janine, looking through some photo albums.
This is Angie’s daughter, Delores.
Angie is blessed to have such good friends and family.
Angie’s parents, sometime around the 1880s or 90s.
Click here for the sweet slide show!
posted by Julie Walton Shaver at 6:29 pm
Introducing Lisabeth!
She is the daughter of Lauren and Guy.
Lauren is Mike’s daughter. He is one happy grandpa!
Isn’t she cute?
(She just came home from the hospital today.)
Everybody say, “Awwwww!”
Uncle Bradley and Uncle Gregory are very proud of their new niece!
(I am still unclear as to whether this makes me a grandmother. “Stepgrandmother” is just too weird. Maybe I can have her call me Jules. Yeah, that’s easy.)
posted by Julie Walton Shaver at 9:43 pm
Mike is out of town, so Bradley and Gregory had to come to the Times with me tonight. Gregory watches “The Iron Giant.” (Thank God for built-in DVD players.)
See the clocks in the distance? It is just past midnight.
Look at those dark circles under Gregory’s eyes. Poor kid.
Bradley fits right in — looking at one’s screen while playing with a Star Wars toy is perfectly within the realm of reality here.
(Darth Vader has guarded my computer against intruders since before Gregory was born.)
posted by Julie Walton Shaver at 11:59 pm
posted by Julie Walton Shaver at 3:31 pm
Gregory’s playdate friends are no more safe from my camera than my own children. There’s a reason they call me “mamarazzi.”
posted by Julie Walton Shaver at 3:35 pm
A sneak peak at Lia’s 6-month photo shoot!
Thank God for baby’s nap!
(I love this shot.)
More pictures to come.
I love photographing Lia!
posted by Julie Walton Shaver at 10:21 pm
I love Lia’s eyes.
As Lia’s personal “first year” documentarian, I was happy to make some time to shoot some pictures of her first Christmas, but it wasn’t quite the right time for her 6-month-shoot. So, I’m going over tomorrow to get some more shots.
She apparently enjoys her toes quite a lot.
Or maybe she just enjoys chewing on things.
Maybe it’s because she’s cutting teeth! Ouch!
Tomorrow we’re hoping to get some bathtime shots, maybe some naptime shots, or, as usual, we’ll just wing it. I look for any excuse to hang out with Lia. She’s so adorable!
posted by Julie Walton Shaver at 11:07 pm
Gregory’s winter concert was today. I missed it because I fell asleep on the couch. (Most of you probably know I rarely sleep more than 4 hours a night because of my crazy schedule.) The concert started at 10:15. At 11, I jumped awake, threw on my coat and ran. But by the time I got there, it was over. I walked slowly to Gregory’s classroom, my head bowed low from shame. He ran up to me. “Mommy! You ARE here! Were you in the back? I didn’t see you.”
I thought for a moment that I could answer yes and be off the hook. Aren’t all kindergarten concerts the same? Very crowded. I could easily have been in the back and not have been seen. I knelt down and put my arms around him and whispered, “I’m so sorry, Gregory. I just got here. I missed the concert.”
He stood and with a big smile and holding my hand, waved bye to his teacher, as if to pretend at being happy. He was silent on the walk to the car while I tried to explain how sorry I was that I missed his concert. Then when we were both safely buckled in, all Gregory said was this: “I love you, Mom.”
I am an undeserving recipient of unconditional forgiveness. And I can’t stop smiling because of Gregory.
posted by Julie Walton Shaver at 5:18 pm
