CMJ PHOTOGRAPHY

Monday, September 14, 2009

Starved Rock State Park - Utica, Illinois

Saturday, September 12, 2009

All of these were taken while carrying my 18 lb son around in the baby sling! Not easy! I thought they turned out pretty good...I can't wait to go back and get more!

2 comments:

The Angle of Dangle said...: I don't know if we are supposed to comment, but listen that kid looks like he most likely passed out because of your armpit stank, from all the hiking. I would like to say I am happy you didn't have him turned around to the backside facing your stank swass!! Peace and love, peace and love; September 21, 2009 at 11:51 AM
That's a Shit Stain said...: Hey angle of dangle, don't be such a jerk.. you gotta understand girls don't stink. They always smell like fresh buttery avacado slices, if not that then butterscotch kisses. I think you should apologize and then realize that that's an innocent baby there & their sense of smell doesn't start until they are 3 years old everyone knows that....; September 21, 2009 at 1:42 PM

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For as long as I can remember I have also loved taking pictures. Then, in 2007, tragedy struck our family as I lost my 2nd son Shane at birth. However, inspiration also found its way in... A volunteer photographer came to the hospital when Shane was born. She was from an organization called "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep". She took pictures for us when Shane was born, as we held him and bonded with him, and as we said our final goodbyes to him. The photos she took are the only visual memories we now have of Shane. They are beautiful, beyond description. She not only gave us all the images, she gave us a slideshow, framed photos that she took, and brought all of these things to our home for us just days after we went home without him.

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