Blog, friends, newborn, photoshoot

Zeke and his mommy

I feel like I should start out this post by acknowledging the fact that I am not, nor do I think I am, anywhere near a professional photographer. Actually, I don’t even like to use the word “photographer.” I am a girl that just happens to have a decent camera. But when one of your best friends has their first baby? That just calls for a photoshoot. I asked Stef if I could take a few pictures of her and her sweet baby boy while I was over at her house for a visit. 

And let me just give props to those newborn photographers. When you see those pictures, they don’t come easily. So while these pictures aren’t professional quality, I sure did have fun taking them. Here are some of the pictures from our day. Stef is a beautiful mommy and Zeke is super handsome!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He even popped in a smile for me at the end 🙂
I’m looking forward to watching this little cutie grow!

August 28, 2014

Blog, friends, photoshoot

New Town

Yesterday was a day of spontaneity and adventure. Maggi heads back to school next week so our chance to have some summer fun was running out. I had no idea what I wanted to do, but I knew that it had to involve ice cream at some point. It is, after all, National Ice Cream Month. We ended up heading out to the St. Charles area, along with Mayci and Mysti. And since we were going to be in the area, we picked up Stef to join us.

 

First stop was to New Town. This charming little community has it’s own little “Truman Show” vibe. So everything was picture perfect, with a slight hint of creepy. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Along with their own shops and church, they have a farm–also charming!

 

 

I noticed that the problem with hanging out with girls with cameras is that no one wants to be in front of the camera. I managed to get a few with my lovely friends 🙂

 

 

 

 

we headed to historic St. Charles for a quick stop

 

 

 

After a few more stops and dropping Stef off, we (of course) stopped at Quiktrip for their amazing pretzels and cheese. But we still hadn’t gotten ice cream! We had our hearts set on pretzel cones from The Fountain. After taking a major detour to get this much desired ice cream, we pulled up to find that they were closed. Major disappointment! In the end, we found Tower Grove Creamery and we were still able to get a delicious treat.

 

It was so nice to get out with the best of friends after being sick this past week. I hope you’re enjoying this amazing July weather as much as we are!

 

 

 

July 29, 2014