It's that time...

I'm sure that neither I nor Michael EVER threw temper tantrums, so I can't imagine WHERE she gets this idea from! ;)

It's true, we're starting our first tantrums, and this woman is one who knows what she wants, and isn't afraid to tell us! When she's happy, she's the happiest child in the world, and when she's mad, you are in TROUBLE, mister!

We love her in all her moods, through the throwing and screaming...she's our Ivy Mae!

These are from yesterday...her new thing is crawling under her exersaucer.

Ivy Mae: What a dish!

Miss Ivy M. had a great weekend!
Friday we spent the afternoon in Matt's backyard, playing in the sun. Saturday we went to see a short film Mommy did for a film class as MCAD, and Ivy sat and watched quietly...much too quietly for an eleven-month old! That lasted until we decided to be a wiggle worm and Matt and Megan held her for the rest of the time...thanks. ;)

Sunday afternoon Daddy's friends Pete and Axel came over, and Ivy Mae had a playmate for a few hours! She had fun having a "big kid" around.

She spent some time outside this morning, examining grass and playing with Mommy and Aunt Jaimee.

Creeper Crawler

i am not a pretty girl
that is not what i do
i ain't no damsel in distress
and i don't need to be rescued
so put me down punk
maybe you'd prefer a maiden fair
isn't there a "Kitten" stuck up a tree somewhere?

Branch Points

It is easy to miss the way in which every moment contains the enormity of the entire universe, can be full of surprises and unthought-of possibilities, and forget that we can watch them unfold, and are called to participate in their unfolding. Young children are native to this magical world, where everything is fresh and new and possible.

-Jon Kabat-Zinn

Love Song To Ivy

This is one of my favorite things to hit YouTube...

Present/Infant

lately i've been glaring into mirrors
picking myself apart
you'd think at my age i'd of thought
of something better to do
than making insecurity into a full-time job
making insecurity into an art


i fear my life will be over
and i will have never lived it unfettered
always glaring into mirrors
mad i don't look better

but now here's this tiny baby
and they say she looks just like me
and she is smiling at me
with that present/infant glee
and i would defend
to the ends of the earth
her perfect right to be

so i'm beginning to see some problems
with the ongoing work of my mind
and i've got myself a new mantra
it says: "don't forget to have a good time"
don't let the sellers of stuff
power enough
to rob you of your grace
love is all over the place
there's nothing wrong with your face
love is all over the place

-Ani DiFranco

THIS is what I call "art modelling."

I just really love the process, you know?


Mommy's use of light and...paint...during this shoot was just so
amazing!


I did my own make-up for this series...








As an artist and model, I really enjoy shoots that challenge me...I call the piece I'm working on here "Mother's Day Fingerpainting." I got to eat a lot of the purple, which was truly exquisite.

Happy Mother's DAY!!!