Detra's Creative Workshop!!!

Couple days ago I signed up for a Creative Lighting Workshop with famous Detra Perrotti. I am so excited i get to be part of her group for the next 90 days :) I hope to learn a great deal from this incredibly talented individual. Today was our second day of class and I have just completed the first week's assignment: Dramatic lighting. I have to say that I LOVE the class so far! I am hoping to learn how to use the light in ways I didn't think about before. I want to share couple of pictures from our assignments this week and I am quite happy with them, I like them a lot actually (even though they are not too dramatic).

My lovely mama, posing as my model :)


My sweetheart...

Noah the dog lover!

For the last month or so Noah has really bonded with our two doggies: Lilly and Josh. It gives me a smile just to see the three of them interact :) He follows them around all day, pets on them and even showers them with countless hugs and kisses (this is just too cute!!)Ok so he picks on them as well :) He especially likes to pull their ears and tails and even though they don't like their tails to be messed with, Noah goes straight for them whenever he is in mood for some tougher doggie playtime. Poor puppies. They take it so well and they are so patient with Noah :) Of course there are some boundaries that Noah can't cross when the pups, but I think that he is just going through some phase where he wants to see what he can and can't do. I am just so happy that Noah loves animals. Whenever he sees an animal, his whole face just lights up like a morning sky :)Now this is a sight that i live to see!! By the way our angel is 15 months old today!!!

Noah and his buddy Josh

Little tail pulling...

Giving Josh a little kiss :)


Loving on his furry tiger he received from ciocia Natalia :)


I just love this sweet, little face.

January indoor session!

Last two weeks were really tough for our little sweetheart. This was the first time Noah got sick with fever. It all started with a simple cold and then progressed into a full blown ear infection. I thought this could never happen to my little baby that was being sheltered and always properly dressed up by three full time nannys :). Boy was i wrong. One night Noah had a fever as high as 104 F and there was nothing i could do. I'm not sure how many times i called my doctor but it was a LOT of times. One morning we even had to take Noah to an emergency room because he had such a high fever. What a horror! Long story short, I do not ever want Noah to get that sick again. I know he will... but we will be extra careful from now on. Anyways, Noah is now finishing his antibiotics and he seems to be doing great. His fever subsided and his appetite is almost back to normal :)) Hopefully no more ugly cold viruses for us this season! Here are couple of pictures of Noah i took on January 22nd:

My little baby boy...



Jaki duzy urosne? Taki duzy!!! (how tall i'm gonna be? That tall!!!)




My handsome devil!

Love it!

Couple of pictures I played with tonight. These are from our last session i just tweaked them a bit :) I really like the end result and i hope you will one day Noah...because these are all for you :)


This one has my logo on it. It's pretty busy but i dig it!

Little vintage theme going on :)


Love you baby!

Family photo session 2010!

Happy New Year! I hope it will be even better than 2009...We celebrated the New Year in our family circle. It was rather quiet but that's the way i like it anyway. Me, babcia and ciocia Natalia sat by the kitchen table, ate, drank and talked until midnight. It was a great night and we were happy to be here together. I wish we had many more, quiet nights just like that. Anyways, right before Natalie's departure we set up a family photo session to remember all the good times we had together. I think the session was successful and we have many cool shots as a family :) Here are some pictures from our photo session, which was a group effort by the way :)



Mommy and ciocia Natalia :)


Mommy and babcia :)


Mommy and ciocia Natalia :)



Me and my sweetheart.

Happy together!!!


Here is another storyboard with my beautiful mom and sister :)Love it!

Christmas 2009!

Marry Christmas!! Oh what a wonderful Christmas we had this year! I couldn't wish for more :) Besides Noah and Paul, my mom and sister were with us again AND that's enough to make me the happiest person on the planet. Oh how i LOVE the Christmas season! I honestly think that Noah was really enjoying all that this incredible holiday has to offer. He loved the decorations, the Christmas tree, the roasted marshmallows, sitting by the fire and Wigilia. He loved it all! The day before Wigilia (Christmas Eve) as our tradition requires, me, mama and Natalie gathered in the kitchen and made Polish Pierogi while listening to Christmas carols (It only took us 5 hours to finish but it was TOTALLY worth it :) After that we baked a traditional Christmas cake (makowiec) and prepared other Polish goodies :) It was an unforgettable time together. We spent Wigilia with our Polish friends Jason and Ania who prepared a wonderful Polish supper and next day we went to Pell City and spent a day with Paul's family. Noah had so much fun throughout this Christmas time that I can't even imagine how much more fun he will have in the years to come. It only gets better. I cannot wait to see it!

Noah on Wigilia...dressed up in a suit from ciocia Natalia :)

Our family on Wigilia.

Pretty ciocia Natalia.



Noah with babcia on Wigilia



Noah on Christmas Day opening his presents :)He has gotten a LOT of presents this year!

Here Noah watching ciocia Natalia play on his new harmonica :)

Trying to play on his own. He is a quick learner :) after only couple times of trial and error he mastered his new instrument.

Playing with daddy with his new Thomas the Train that he has gotten from ciocia Natalia.

Noah on Christmas Day visiting his grandparents in Pell City:)

Amazed by the dancing Santa Claus :) He wouldn't leave the Santa for more than couple minutes. We so need a Santa like that :)

With Babcia Ewa...


Opening gifts with daddy...

With mommy :)

Beautiful cicocia Natalia.