moved!
i am here

been away for a while...

have been getting together my photography business -
www.cherynbolasci.com

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I'm my husband's biggest fan...besides Layna, she actually may like him a little more than I do.
Vote for the Black Hollies!!
So far they're in the lead!

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thanks for the support :)

Layna's 1st Halloween

Layna's 1st Halloween, MORE HERE .

The cutest little chicken around.

Frozen

Scott was filming Layna..I put a cap on her...she froze...we cracked up.

Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild on Vimeo

This was taken a while ago, before L learned to crawl, but it is a funny little clip showing a variation of the monkey call (along with some moments of frustation- the nerve of that teddy bear to be so unresponsive). More monkey calls to come...

The Stroller Pose

Just chillin'.
This how she always ends up situating herself in the stroller- has to get that one foot up.
Today was a beautiful day.

"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather." - John Ruskin

Pumpkins

pumpkin picking, taken by cheryn.

We all went pumpkin picking today, and were reminded that there are way too many people in NJ. Three places we passed within a 5-10 mile radius had car lines waiting, with an already jam packed parking lot. One of them must have had about 100 cars parked all over the farm, and had caused a traffic jam. Trying to appreciate the simpler pleasures has become not so simple. Layna enjoyed the many opportunities to nap while in the car, while also entertaining us with her monkey calls from the back seat. (next post- monkey call video)

Shout Out

These photos were taken about a month ago.....
but just wanted to show Aunt Sarah
how much I love my caterpillar
and my flowery hat

The Wonder of It All

I was inspired to post a favorite bit of words, and to compose a photo to go along with it...

"sitting there in your pajamas & all the time in the world
& if I could keep any moment it would be this:
watching you & holding my breath with the wonder of it all."
Brian Andreas

hi

Hi Aunt Heb!
I'm counting the days until you come to visit. I can't wait to show you all the new things I've learned, and my first tooth!

the crawl

EXTREME swinging

What's up with that hair?
Nevertheless, she loved the swing.
watch her in action here

perspective

this is the start of a new workspace. now layna has plenty of room to hang out with me while i work. (once she's done with the filing)
we spent our sunday doing a domino change of all of the upstairs rooms except layna's. new bedroom, new guest room, new office/studio. a fresh new perspective.

daddy's little girl

she is scott's mini-me.

had to go to the eye dr. to rule out a lazy eye. she passed with flying colors. all good.

one step at a time

Template change due to layout issues that were beyond my know-how or want-to-know-how.

LAYNA'S CRAWLING!!!!
will post a video as soon as time reacquaints itself with me.

Today I am reminding myself to take one step at a time.

This photo was taken at night at a class I took a few years ago at NYU. It seems like yesterday, but my world is such a different one than it was at this time.

I'm all over the place.
And so is crawling Layna.

Old Soul

more from this set here.
Someone's sportin' the coolest new onesie around.
Cutest chick on the block.

Bath time

bath time.
baby booty.

the walk
uh-oh. the moving begins.
some other videos from this weekend, including the walk part 2, and another funny little clip, round & round here

I'm so honored to be the first interviewed (click here) by the talented and inspiring fellow mama, Wendy Cook, on her blog, Mother Rising ...hoping to connect with the many amazing mamas out there!