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A few more … | Fairbanks Baby Photographer

Wanted to stop & share a few more from this recent newborn session. I know mom is patiently (right? ;) ) waiting to get her hands on the final goods. Might as well share some of my faves while we take care of a few behind-the-scenes things ~ enjoy!

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I know I already shared this one, but seriously, he’s such a Gerber baby here, I had to show it again! ;)

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  • Yvonne (20 comments.): So precious! Love the images out in the snow!!!! (03.08.2010 09:22am)
  • Shannon (20 comments.): Love these == esp. those in the snow such a part of your life and when this guy was born! (03.08.2010 01:48pm)
  • J'Lynn: Oh Chelsey these are soooo beautiful! Love how you captured these adorable brothers! (03.08.2010 03:36pm)
  • Robyn (1 comments.): These are gorgeous!!! They make me just tingle in anticipation of our up coming photo session! (03.08.2010 04:42pm)
  • Jaidean (55 comments.): So so sweet!!! What cute kids!!! (03.08.2010 05:45pm)
  • cindy (19 comments.): What wonderful images! They are all so adorable, and the oldest looks like such a good big brother! (03.09.2010 10:55pm)

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Fresh Friday Five | Photographer Fairbanks Alaska

1. Sorry! I think know I’ve slacked on a few Friday Fives … man, some weeks Friday just sneaks up on me, I swear!

2. Despite the sun coming out I am thoroughly exhausted! And I’m pretty sure I know why … same ol’ Alaskan daylight syndrome we all have … gain daylight, pack more into the day. Sun gets up earlier, sets later … do more! We’re already at 10.5 hours of daylight these days (I know, isn’t it gorgeous!) … for those of you who don’t live here & are wondering, because we gain almost 7 minutes a day at this point, we’ll be at 13h and 30m by the end of this month. Crazy huh!

3. Had to do some ol’ switch-a-roos when the weather got cold again last week (shhhhh, don’t say it too loud – we need it to stay warm now!) … cold weather is about the only thing that stops us up here. But that just means this coming week will be full of fun! Recaps & reviews, sneak peeks, new sessions, new fun. I’m really looking forward to it!

4. Iditarod starts Saturday! You can see some ‘09 footage here from one of my twitter pals, press pass n’all – who knows what he’ll share this year! And if you have time to browse through his work & see some images of our great state, you should.

5. Anyone have any advice for cleaning out your closets? I swear we just did this, but my closet is just in need of an overhaul right now. I can feel it coming.

Happy Friday everyone!

(*tweens are so much fun! I just love their genuine spirit & warmth.)

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  • Rachel Clarke (1 comments.): Great post!! My weekly posts sneak up on me too!! I was thinking of starting to plan them out ahead of time - but never did it! :) (03.05.2010 01:46pm)
  • Yvonne (20 comments.): Beautiful images! Good luck on the closet clean out. I need to do the same! (03.05.2010 02:48pm)
  • Natasha Whiteley (82 comments.): beautiful images (03.05.2010 03:24pm)
  • Ellen (31 comments.): Love it, and love your new blog! :) (03.05.2010 03:41pm)
  • Jaidean (55 comments.): ha - I always feel like I am cleaning out my closet and it is still too full! :) Beautiful pictures!!! (03.05.2010 07:29pm)
  • Shannon (20 comments.): So fun -- I have two secrets for closets. For the kids I keep a box at the top or bottome and throw things that come back through the wash in them when they no longer fit. for mine - if I have not worn it that 'season' and then it goes (not a real soultion but it works). (03.05.2010 09:54pm)
  • Amii (9 comments.): She's beautiful! I just love your black and whites Chelsey! (03.07.2010 07:12pm)
  • Jen (52 comments.): Ooooh Chelsey! Just love these! Beautiful light. As for closet organization... well- I just went to Ikea and got a lot of boxes... all different sizes. I dumped everything out of the closet (scary!) and then I organized them into categories and put them in the boxes. Then I labeled them with my label maker. Makes things much easier!! (03.07.2010 11:40pm)
  • kelly vella (14 comments.): I LOVE daylight!!! Gorgeous images ... oh and btw, my closet solution is to just keep the doors shut! (03.08.2010 03:05am)
  • cindy (19 comments.): She's so sweet! (03.09.2010 06:53pm)

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