An Afternoon with Alexander

Here's an afternoon with Alexander.

Still in his jammies, getting ready for a diaper change.


Waking up from a nap. Please get me out!



Isn't that the saddest face?




He wasn't sure whether he should cry or smile.

Started to be a showoff.

Another cry for help!

Pitiful

Still a bit sleepy. But once he's up, he's up for good.

A typical Alexander face.

Model baby.

And the smiles begin.

I love this picture. I moved to the otherside of the room and he was looking at me like what in the world are you doing?! Get me out!!

He heard the dogs barking outside and was trying to see them out the window. There's just something about black and white pictures of baby feet that I love. Plus, his poor dog was used as a lifter.

Couldn't see the dogs :(

One of my favorites...and I'm not sure why.

Another of my favorites.

What a face.

Changing clothes for the afternoon. I love the look he's giving me.

This is so out of focus but it's such an Alexander face, I couldn't delete it!

This is one of the saddest pictures ever. I love it.

His fits never last long.

Snack time. Peaches...yum!

I love that he's looking at the cup, making sure he didn't eat them all.

That's what I've been doing with my days. I hope you enjoyed the pictures...but nothing compares to him in person!

Alexander

Meet Alexander!

He's a 19 month old who was recently adopted from Russia. I'm nannying him this summer. This is my second week and already, I've seen him change so much. Isn't he too cute?!

Here are a few pictures I shot before his morning nap. :)

He's always showing off his belly.

I think he rides his truck better backwards.

He's been sticking his tongue out all morning. I'm thinking his new teeth have something to do with that.

Lots of playing!

Getting sleepy.

That's his pick me up face.

My favorite for last.

There will be more up soon :)

Silly Little Thing Called Love

There are a few things in life that I love...two of them are photography and me. So, when I can take pictures of myself, I'm a happy gal. This self portrait was done really late one night when I was bored. I put my lamp on my printer and faced it toward my face, trying to make shadows like I learned in class...not so much.
I like the paper, though. And you can kind of tell I'm smiling a little :)

Patterned

Check out this beautiful building in Washington, DC. Again, I'm not sure which building this is (I promise I'll get better at looking at what I'm shooting) but I think it's crazy amazing. First, there's the color of the brick. I love the white brick. I don't see it too often. Then, there's the amazing detail all over the place. The outside of the building is simple until you get to this arch. I love the people at the top "guarding" the doorway. I love, love, love the way the ceiling archs in and the fact there's detail on the top. This building is awesome...I want something similar in my own house!

Shot digitally.

Who Is That?

How cool is this guy? I have no idea who this face belongs to but I think he's really neat. This guy belongs over the doorway to the picture I blogged before this one (you can see him if you look closely at the last picture). My favorite detail about him is that his beard goes onto the top of the arch and doesn't a)hang down or b)cut off. Next time I'm in DC, I'm stopping in and asking for details about this building!

The Same But Different

Washington, DC. I love this city. I was so lucky to grow up outside of it; I know some of the hidden treasures of the city. I took this picture last spring when Shannon and Clint went home and into the city with me. This was a part of the city I was less familar with but easily one of my new favorite spots. Look at this building!! I'm so glad we got off at the wrong Metro stop! My favorite part of this picture is probably the windows at the top. I like how they're the same going down the building but different compared to anything else around it.

Shot digitally.

Water or Ice

This is another one of those "I need to use up film" pictures. Isn't it odd how those pictures end up being my favorite?
This picture was taken one random snow day UVa Wise had. I looked out my window to see how much we had and I couldn't really see. It was a little bit annoying and I laid back in my bed. When I did, I saw it from this angle and I fell in love with the window. *I think it was probably the way the sun was hitting it* I grabbed my camera and boom, this was captured. On the inside, I thought it was ice. It was really water on the outside of the window.
I love the contrast. I love the sharpness of the water drops. I love the lighting. I love everything about this picture.

Shot with film, developed by hand.