Day 18 of 23

Baby James in his Christmas Sweater.  How stinkin sweet!  He was asleep in my lap on Christmas Eve.

Day 17 of 23

Santa Fionn and Elf Maggie out leaving the Reindeer their treats last night.

Day 16 of 23

In the spirit of Christmas, this is what we're baking today.  Maggie and I made these awesome recipe cards for some family and friends ( so if you get one of these cards act surprised) as her home-made gift this year.  She is so excited to hand them out this week.  If you like these cards, you can find them at The Shabby Shoppe. We love the Shabby Princess for our digital scrapbooking!

Do you all bake for Christmas, work on hand made presents?  We love it, and love giving gifts that mean something to us!  It's almost Christmas, and I'm way behind on my posts, so hopefully between now and the big day, you'll see an increase in posts!

Day 15 of 23

We have this beautiful Holly Tree in our backyard, and when the snow falls and hits it, it's absolutely beautiful.  We look out and see different birds in our tree all winter, and the red berries are a colorful contrast to the blah of winter.  We are counting down the days to Christmas and can't wait to share more of our Holidays with you.

Day 14 of 23

One more of my new nephew, because that's what this time of year is all about.  And I'm partial.  But look at how cute and tiny!

Day 13 of 23

It's SNOWING, really snowing here in Pittsburgh.  I know we live in Pennsylvania, but here in the 'burgh we hardly ever get snow like this all in one day.  We will get a couple inches at a time, but there's hardly been enough snow the last two years to even go sled-riding.  We pulled out our measly saucer and let them play on an "incline"( I don't dare even call it a hill) in the backyard today for a little bit.  We even had to go get the monster boots first as I don't think his crocs were going to work, fur lined or not.

We were only out for a little bit, and even though he couldn't really stand in it, Fionn LOVED the snow.  This was his first time ever really playing in it and sissy was more than happy to help him when he couldn't get up!

What a perfect Saturday, we are now off to make Christmas cookies!

Day 12 of 23

We finally got to go see our new nephew on Monday as well, and or course my sister let me snap away!  This is handsome little James.  Three days old

Day 11 of 23

I'm sorry for the delay in getting new pictures up.  We had one busy weekend.  TWO babies in one weekend, and there were other babies born to other friends in other states as well!  My sister gave birth to my nephew on Friday, and Sunday night one of my oldest and dearest friends gave birth to this little beauty.  She gave the family quite a scare, but look for perfect she is!  Both mom and baby are still recovering, but both are healthy and happy.  We took a LONG road trip yesterday to make sure for ourselves that all was well.  ( I seriously have the best husband in the world, who humored me on his day off just so I could hold this sweet girl)  Welcome to the world Rylann Cecilia.  I don't know how our world was complete before you! 

Day 10 of 23

My newest nephew, James, born today to my sister.  Welcome to the world James, I so wish I could be there to kiss those sweet cheeks!  We can't wait to come meet you.

Day 9 of 23

I love this picture!  My nephew, playing in the leaves in October.  No post editing, shown as taken, makes it even better!  

Day 8 of 23

Day 7 of 23

Ahhh, Christmas Pictures...I love taking other people's, but my own children.  Honestly!

Fionn still doesn't know about the lights, even at 19 months.  Even though I can take his picture any other time; when it counts, when it matters, he is a bear.

This is Mag, hamming it up after we "attempted" our family pictures last night.  More to come from this fiasco, I'm sure!

Day 6 of 23

Back to Omaha for today.  We cannot leave out Mr.A.  He is the nephew of a good friend of mine, and I was so excited to get to photograph him.  I got to see Mr.A every day I was in Omaha (I think) and he was a total ham.  On Saturday he even rocked a little Cornhusker t-shirt before the Nebraska game.   

Day 5 of 23

Today the princess graces our countdown yet again.  I couldn't show you pictures from our Christmas Tree hunt without showing you Maggie.  She is now a pro at finding the perfect tree!  She knows what kind of tree we like, she knows the shape of the tree, and how full we like it.  We had a couple good debates this year over our tree.  Usually we can convince her to keep looking after a few minutes, but there were a few she was pretty insistent on.  The only reason we kept moving was because Fionn pulled rank and ran off, so we followed as good parents do.  This picture was on our ride back with our tree.  That's our tree right there in the background, all bundled up.  She was so excited that we got it and were headed back to the hot cocoa and cookies!  We hope you all had a great weekend, and that you got a little bit of snow wherever you are too.  It was the perfect compliment to our weekend. 

Day 4 of 23

This weekend we did our annual trek out into the country to get our Christmas tree.  This is really Fionn's first year of "helping" pick our tree out.  He had so much fun playing in the snow that fell this weekend.  Really it made it a PERFECT day to go out and find our tree.

From our first Christmas here in Pittsburgh we've always headed out to Buchanan's Tree Farm and we've been nothing but happy with our trips out there.  They are located in Beaver County and everything about our experience there is fun.  From the hay ride out to the trees, to searching through all the choices, dragging it out, then them helping us load up our tree is memorable every year.  Not only do we get our tree there every year,  but we all pick out an ornament in their warm little shop while we sip our hot cocoa and snack on our cookies before heading home.

In case you can't tell, we love Buchanan's!  If you live here in Pittsburgh, we highly recommend them for your live Christmas Tree. 

Day 3 of 23

Back to Omaha for day 3.  Miss L. is not only beautiful, but is a survivor as well.  Just looking at this adorable round face you would never know the struggle she has had so far in life.  But look at that smile.  It's contagious.  How could you be anything but happy when you're around her?

Day two of 23

So this may not be what you were expecting, but it's what you're getting!  My children keep me busy, and today is no exception.  Because I think this is hilarious, YOU get to see my daughter's face after her little brother bit her on the nose.  She was none to happy and asked me to document it for daddy to see.  She says she was only trying to hug him after he "bumped his head off the wall by himself" but I'm not so sure! 

Happy 3rd of December everyone!

23 Portraits in 23 Days.

We have been truly blessed this fall with many chances to travel and to meet new families while we travel.  Last month, while in Omaha, Nebraska I met with some fantastic families to capture the love that they share.

This is probably one of my favorites from this family's session.  Grandma brought this apple as a treat after we finished the session.  What can I say, I'm a sucker for kids with candy.

This season is moving along quickly, and in honor of Christmas, I plan to do a blog-post a day for the next 23 days.

Our sessions are now done for those of you that needed Christmas Card designs, but we are still taking regular family portraits through the 13th. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at ginger@framesofinfinity.com

Baby J - a NILMDTS session

 

I know that I never post pictures from my NILMDTS session, I allow the families to share what they want of their beautiful children with who THEY want to.  This summer I have been very blessed to go to The Children's Home, not once, but twice and meet two very beautiful, very alive little babies who have limited time here with their families.  Both families have given me permission to share their children with you, but today is the first time I am choosing to do so.  Baby J.  is just beautiful isn't he?  What a sweet little baby, and I thoroughly enjoyed my time in his presence.  His family was just so welcoming and loving, and it was great to see them all interact with him. 

I won't share much of his story, but I will tell you that his parents are wise beyond their years, and the strength I saw in both of them today will help carry them through the tough time that is to come.  Please take a moment to stop today and say a prayer for Baby J and his family.  Although he looks perfect in every way, he is not, and only our Heavenly Father knows just how much longer we will be graced by his beautiful presence.  

-G

Andrew and Kelly Sneek Peek

Baby Sophia

 

Not long ago I had the privilege to take Maternity Pictures for Erica and Jay and I am honored to say that I also had the privilege to go and take their beautiful new daughter, Sophia's, newborn pictures as well.   Here is just a taste of what we got.  She was absolutely beautiful, and I loved the time I got to spend with them. 

 

  

 

 

Back to School Sale

Summer Fairy

Every summer we do "princess" pictures. This year it changed up a bit to "fairy" pictures. Who am I to say NO to a tutu?? Once again, my favorite model did a great job and I have more beautiful memories of this childhood that is going WAY too fast!

Sneak of the day #2

Last weekend I also had the pleasure of meeting up with a friend and fellow Photographer for a family session! Their family will be growing again soon, so it was time to document when their time as just a threesome! Of course she picked this AWESOME spot for great family Portraits, and it was fun getting to play in the water!!

Sneak Peek at Chrissy and Jason's Wedding

There are so many to chose from, but I think this is a great jumping off point! What a great day, thanks again Chrissy and Jason for allowing me to share that special day with you!

Summer Fun

I am absolutely in love with these children, and love every minute I get to spend with them, which sadly is never enough! I had the pleasure of shooting 6 month pictures, and loved watching her "love up" on her big brother! The love they share is beautiful!