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Etcetera 27 {Rainy Days, Finger Painting, & an Announcement}

| Allison

Hey friends! Long time no see! I haven’t been posting on here very often because of an exciting new development: I’m attempting to simplify my digital presence (wow that sounds fancy) by combining most of my social media and WordPress content into one Substack account.

That means, going forward, I may not be very active on this blog. I know that sounds sad and like the end of an era, but really it’s just a continuation of this blog, but on a new platform. Nowadays Substack seems to be the place for long-form written content, while WordPress… well, the blogging community here just isn’t what it was 5-10 years ago. And I miss that. 

If you’ve been a long time reader, thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting a blog that has literally changed my life for the better. I hope you’ll subscribe (for free!) to the new version of this blog right here on Substack, where I can not only share my photography and writing, but shorter notes, small poems, and chats with you guys in the comments. And I may still pop back on here once in a while, as WordPress is still a great place to share certain types of informational posts.

Anyway! I thought I would close this chapter of my blog with a crowd favorite: a massive miscellaneous photo dump collected over many months. Enjoy! 🙂

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Sophia Joy {11 Months}

| Allison

This month’s Sophia photoshoot is a little briefer than normal. It has been an insane week between tons of appointments, preparing for vacation and Sully’s birthday, and especially my granddaddy finally passing away after a long battle with leukemia…

I still wanted to do a photoshoot of our little sunshine baby to celebrate her eleventh month. We managed to stay out in the crazy heat for long enough to get a few cute pictures. Enjoy!

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Sophia Joy {9 Months}

| Allison

 Sophia has now lived in the world for as long as she lived inside me! It’s getting tricky to do photoshoots these days because she doesn’t want to stay still for long. Also because of all the rain and cloudy weather here lately, I opted for a few simple pictures indoors this time. I think you’re going to be surprised at how much she’s “grown up” since last month. At least I sure feel that way!

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Babies & Blooms Retreat

| Allison

Earlier this month, I got to be part of a special little meetup/retreat for a few of my friends who just had babies. Aria’s mom loves to host special parties, and this one was as beautifully fancy and fun as always! Enjoy a few photos from the weekend, including happy Sophia portraits, cute pets, and DELICIOUS fancy food. 

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Sophia Joy {Five Months}

| Allison

Despite this month’s photoshoot happening indoors because of the cold, it turned out SO CUTE AND BEAUTIFUL, AHHH. Sophia is such a photogenic little girl. All my photographer mom dreams are coming true, hehe.

I love looking back on these photoshoots and seeing just how fast our baby is growing up. Hopefully you enjoy them too! Read on for a bunch of day-brightening pictures of our sweet chub friend.

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