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Charlotte Ashley

6 Months of Smiles | Lexington, SC Baby Photographer

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21 Jul

The winner of the Starbucks egift is (courtesy of random.org)…

Kathleen Updike: “Things I’ve put on the back burner lately include, sorting through my mountain of clean clothes (keep vs. donate), changing burnt out light bulbs in my house (getting kinda dark in here) and cleaning out my car (it’s seen a lot of miles this summer). Love your pics and wish you were closer to take some of my fam.”

Congratulations Kathleen! And thank you all for entering! I will be doing this more often! SO fun!!!

 

OH. my. gosh! I started browsing my blog this evening and have never been so ashamed at the lack of TLC it has received lately.  I realized just how much I’ve neglected it, when I realized I’ve failed to post SEVERAL sessions from the past… ohhh… 7 months. *GASP*  I know, I know… HOW horrible?!?!!! I’ll be honest, life as a wife, mommy of a now 4 year old, and photographer is quite… hmm, what’s the word?… adventurous, tiresome, (is that a word?!) awesome, exciting, and just plain out HARD. There; I said it. Some things just have to be put on the back burner and the poor blog was it. 🙁  AND… because I know I’ll be up way too late doing what I love so much, I’ll surely be partaking in my share of coffee in the morning! I especially love treating myself to Starbucks now and then, and I want to treat one of you to a little Starbucks egift! So… all you need to do is comment on this post and tell me what are some of the things that you have put on the back burner lately? Be sure to leave me your email address so I can send it! I’ll announce a winner Monday, by 2pm!

So without further ado… I decided to start my blog ‘catch-up’ with sweet 6 month old baby Paxton. What a little ham he was for me!!! You’ll see exactly what I’m talking about when you scroll through the pictures.  I’ve been so fortunate to watch his parents grow from high school sweethearts to now the sweetest of parents.  Baby Paxton is one loved little squirt! I absolutely enjoyed every moment of photographing this sweet face, and I’m so excited to announce that this is not the last time you’ll see it! YAY!  Way back when, they booked my baby plan… so you have seen, their engagement, their wedding, their maternity session, their newborn session, and now this… the 6 month session!  In a few more months you’ll be witnessing his 1st birthday!  Enjoy this sweetness! PS: Many props to Ashley of Ashley Uhl Photography for allowing me to utilize her studio space for the first portion!

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  1. Amber Williams says

    July 21, 2013 at 1:21 am

    What a handsome little man! My girl will also be 4 next month, and I’m definitely missing her baby days 🙁 This month I’m putting school on the back burner! After 2 months of summer classes, my little one needed some fun time (and so did her mom!). I’ll be going back in August, but it was nice to have a break 🙂

  2. Brandi Thornton says

    July 21, 2013 at 9:28 am

    Hey! I have been putting school in the back burner as well. I have decided I will be going back in August. I got married and bought a house now to finish my life long dreams. Sometimes I put my needs on the back burner for my family. Good Luck to everyone:)

  3. Rhonda Crompton says

    July 21, 2013 at 3:44 pm

    I would say house cleaning and decluttering. This summer has been busy with the girls dancing and I thought 2 graduate classes.

  4. Kathleen Updike says

    July 21, 2013 at 8:10 pm

    Things I’ve put on the back burner lately include, sorting through my mountain of clean clothes (keep vs. donate), changing burnt out light bulbs in my house (getting kinda dark in here) and cleaning out my car (it’s seen a lot of miles this summer). Love your pics and wish you were closer to take some of my fam.

  5. Shannon Field says

    July 22, 2013 at 9:11 am

    I’ve definitely put packing on the backburner. I move to Greenville in less than two weeks and I have done nothing. I I was going to try to have a yard sale with all of the stuff I don’t need anymore, but I guess that will just have to wait until later this fall!

  6. Alyson Herman says

    July 22, 2013 at 9:18 am

    His smile is great! Love the tie pic 🙂 I need to bring C back down to visit so you and Regan can snap some shots of him. I’ve definitely put a lot on the backburner to spend time helping C learn to crawl. I didn’t plant any flowers this spring/summer, and I’ve been dreading going down to the basement to iron for a few days..uhh weeks…ha!

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I have never, until today during our Latin translations, even WONDERED what ‘alma mater’ means, or the origin of the words. Have you?? It means ‘nurturing mother’ in Latin, which makes so much sense now. 🥴 Why are we conditioned to refer to state institutions as our nurturing mother? 🧐

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And it is no different for this girl! 

Find you a friend who says, (meanwhile, while we are planning a trip to Utah), “Oh! But let’s extend a couple days, rent a car, leave Utah and travel to Idaho for some sight- seeing to check that state off my list! And while we are there we may as well drive on to Oregon before flying back home. And possibly Washington if we have time!” 😳🤣 And so we did! (We didn’t make it to Washington, though.)

Or a friend when returning from a girl’s trip to Hawaii with a 4 hr layover in San Francisco says, “you know… we might as well hop in an Uber and go see the Golden Gate Bridge while we wait.”And already had the Uber lined up before I could think this through. 😆😅 

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Y’all… I really *am* thankful for friends in my life who push me out of my comfort zone. lol! And also plan adventures!!! I do think of the fun adventures in my head, but the planning part is NOT my forte. However, my pal Allison has it down pat! 🙌 She approached me several months ago about an overnight backpacking trip with her and her kids. I was reluctant, but I also have been slightly curious how it would be, since I’ve camped many times- just not by packing everything in on foot.  So, when she said it would be for only one night, AND we would have another gal along who had done it many times, I agreed! 

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