Baby Arthur...

Meet my great-nephew, Arthur. Isn't he beautiful? My niece and her husband named him after my brother, Arthur, who died 6 years ago. In the first two images, he is sitting in the same carriage that my mother (his great-grandmother) sat in with her twin sister when they were babies! Isn't that amazing??? I didn't tell my mom that we were doing this...she is going to be so THRILLED! I can't wait to show her.

Notice in the picture of these 3 on the train tracks...the train is actually approaching behind them! Yikes! I'm not so sure I'll be using that location again soon. Enjoy the sneak preview!

I love this girl...

Thanks to my sister-in-law, I had some wonderful one-on-one time with my youngest daughter, Lorin, today. My baby girl is nearly four years old and it just kills me that she is getting so big! So, of course, being the photog mom that I am, I decided it was time to take her picture! If you look carefully at the last picture, you will see a grasshopper flying right next to Lorin! Pretty cool, eh?

Color, or black and white? Which do you prefer?

This is Lorin making her "I miss Daddy" face.

Do you see the grasshopper???

Asia and Richard...

Our very good friends, Asia and Richard, were married in Warsaw on June 12th...the day before our scheduled departure for the US. I am so glad that we could be there for their wedding day! It was so much fun...they are such a fun and care-free couple. ! just love their attitude. You guys inspire me! I don't normally shoot weddings, but when Asia asked me, I just couldn't refuse her. In fact, I was delighted for the opportunity! I have so many favorites from the day that I had a hard time choosing which ones to post here for the sneak preview. So, prepare yourself for a mega-blog post! Let me know if you like them.

Marin...

Just before we left Warsaw for our summer holiday, I volunteered part of an afternoon to teaching a Girl Scout troop how to take better pictures. I didn't have a babysitter that afternoon, so I brought my six year-old along to do some modeling. This picture is a result of that very short class. Isn't she beautiful? I feel like such a bad mom, though. This is one of the only decent pictures I have of Marin from this past year, and it was completely unplanned. I guess that is the fate of any photographer. The more pictures you take for others, the fewer you take of your own kids! Either that, or my kids have just learned how to "scatter" whenever the camera comes out. What do you think? Do your kids tend to "scatter," or do they ham it up for the camera? Post a comment!

Sisters...

My two sisters and I live in 3 different countries (Marty's in the US, I'm in Poland and Carla's in Texas...;) ) so, it is a very rare occasion when we can be together. 2 weeks ago was one of those occasions! We were able to steal a few hours of time away from the rest of the families for some real "sister time." We had so much fun! We took a few pictures in front of my new townhouse of each other and here is a small sample of the results of that photo shoot. Can you tell which one is me?

A few more...

Just a couple more for you, Mrs. V! I'll let you know when they are all ready!