L'exposition d'Amelie

Amelie's been taking an interest in the family camera recently so I've been letting her give it a whirl.  After taking a look at her composition skillz, I've noticed that she has natural talent.  Not surprising since she mos def has my creative genes.  I've decided to start her shutterbugging young like when parents have their children start playing the piano or getting golf lessons when they've just exited the womb.  Anyways, welcome to Amelie's first photography exhibition at the radiant age of 20 months new!

'V8 Kind of Day'

(isn't the composition of this one just so daring?)

'Finger of God on Her Life'

(this one is just so profound.)

 

 'Sandy Toes'

(after shooting this, she took one look at me and said, "beach". how brilliant is she?)

'Hello Toes'

(she was very retrospective of her feet that day.)

'Strike a Pose'

(hint: picture an invisible person actually visible in those moccasins)

'Rushing Light'

(i mean come on, look at the detail she shot this one in.)

'Peekaboo'

(this piece is her voila moment when she suddenly realized that she could freeze her current favorite game in time! isn't she remarkable?!)

'Self Portrait #1: JOY*'

(she had to do a couple self-timer shots on this one due to the exact depth & height she wanted this in.)

Adventures with my Banana

Amelie's been filling up our lives with laughter, lots of chasing around and rapid growing.  You don't want to miss a moment at this age because they are just too stinkin' adorable and this is where their curiosity, imagination and longing for adventure really start to take off.  Lately, she's been having a growing interest in interacting with other children.  We're thinking that it may have been sparked by the tots that have been hurling themselves at Amelie with tackle-hugs & kisses at her Gymboree class.  Anyways, here's a little clip of Amelie who was frolicking outside the gelato store while enjoying her favorite snack as of late and catching the eye of a boy walking by with his parents. 

Arriba Arriba Amelie!

Amelie came back home last week from her Helen Emo's house with some fast feet.  No, really, quite literally.  I didn't think much of it when Ms. Melanie took her off into the other room & started doing football drills with the little one.  Sure enough, the very next morning, we're playing in the foyer and she starts fast feeting!  I didn't even ask her to!  I was like, "what in the...world?"  This unique little girl will only fast feet by herself when she's on this particular rug by the front door.  Strange huh? 

Enjoy!



Her coach, Ms. Melanie is currently working on Amelie's Heisman pose.  Stay Tuned!

Learning Amelish All Over Again*

So what's been going on with Amelie?  With the summer slowly winding down and Amelie already more than halfway to becoming 17 months, it's never a bore.  Everyday I'm reminded of all the firsts I've had as a toddler growing up.  The fascination in her eyes watching an ant crawl by.  The innocence of not understanding why it's not ok to eat her dog's food and why the toilet is a very dirty thing and not a water table.  There's actually so much zipping through that brain of hers that she's been wanting to say a whole lot.  Here she is trying to explain to us all that she's been through lately in Amelish. 

(Please email me directly if you can help decipher any of it.)



Amelie's also been helping to remind me that still, everyday is filled with something new so we should look forward to it.  I'm throwing it back old school style by kicking away jadedness and bringing optimism back into my life again.   

Hello again, Optimism.  Here's to hoping for a better tomorrows*