June 5, 2009

I love the family I married into...

And I love that we were able to find el-cheapo plane tickets (Jet Blue rocks!) at the last minute so we could meet our new niece! :-)

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lincoln park pond

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Hanging my niece :-)

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Daddy & Daughter

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my nephew

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More baby pics to come...

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28 comments:

Tracy P. said...

Oh, Susan! I'm speechless...

ARK said...

WOW...absolutely blew me away...stunning...gorgeous...WOW

fxmixer said...

A really beautiful gift you've given them.

Deidra said...

Goosebumps!

I'm sure your relatives are thrilled about the cheap tickets, too. They get amazing photos of their beautiful family!

Aunt Tea said...

wowzer. really beautiful.

love the tones, especially the muted ones. any processing recipies?

Skeller said...

Thanks, All :-).

Pam-
All the muted ones are some form of TRA's Pool Party + Lux Soft at varying opacities. And shame on me for not keeping track. If you look at the 4 walking pics you can tell I edited the 2nd two on a different day and couldn't remember the right "mix." sigh.

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful family! I seem to always use beautiful, wow, wonderful, amazing when I stop by your Blog...you are truely gifted and Blessed! Shi~

Rhonda said...

Beautiful!!!!
(as always)

Heather said...

oh. my. goodness. Simply gorgeous, Susan... I am in awe!

tearese said...

I love your new takes on the classic baby shots. These turned out great!

Unknown said...

Absolutely gorgeous!! I love how the colors just pop!

Anonymous said...

those are amazing pics! i'm sure they feel just as lucky! did you do the eyes in these shots with Lightroom? i can't figure out how to make my eye's POP in that program yet!?!

great pics, Susan...as alwasy! you are such an inspiration!

Heasleye said...

These are special and precious and priceless and lovely. Congrats on the new niece and your wonderful trip to meet her. Thanks for sharing your beautiful extended family with us!

the monkeys' mama said...

that is so neat that you did that and I'm sure they were thrilled--look at those amazing family portraits!

Becca~CapturingSimpleJoys said...

These are all so beautiful but the one of the baby swinging in the tree is my fav! So unique!

april bodenburg said...

Lovely images Susan! The shots of the baby hanging in the 'hammock' - GORGEOUS!! Great job!!!

Teri said...

Oooh, the little bambino lying on the grass...looks like a little spring sprout of sweetness!

Erica Lea said...

Oh, your family is so lucky to have you around! Those eyes...wow. I love how your photos are spontaneous. Lovely documentation of the new baby.

Heidi said...

Whew! I'm running out of exclamations, here.... I'm guessing the family is very glad you married into it. :-D Just gorgeous, all of them. Can't wait to see more baby photos!!!

Lizzie said...

what cute little subjects you had for this shoot! LOVE the baby swinging in the green fabric thingy

Lizzie said...

me again :) just wanted to let you know i FINALLY figured out how to add peoples buttons to my side bar and i added yours :) hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Di said...

Does anyone else just want to curl up and sleep in that green hammock? What a blessed baby; what a beautiful family.

Diane

angie {the arthur clan} said...

Why couldn't you have married into MY family?! lol!

These are absolutely astounding and AMAZING. Wowza!

Unknown said...

Love, Love, Love the shots with the baby hanging there sleeping... so beautiful! :)

Darcy @ m3b said...

I wish I knew you when my babies were babies. What a treasure. Those are fantastic.

I bet they loved that you married into the family, too!

-D

Beth@Pages of Our Life said...

Oh wow! These are all so over-the-top. My favorite one is the hanging one that is up close.

Those secrets are really working some magic. Congrats to a special family.

Suki said...

Stunning pictures!
I love your family.

Molly said...

Oh my!
You took my breath away with your stunning shots at such a precious time. Just beautiful -- all of them!
I love stopping by here to be inspired. These pictures are just gorgeous.
You are incredibly gifted, Susan!
Thanks for sharing with us. :)