photo j http://www.photoj.net Seattle-based wedding and portrait photography Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:31:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Sleeping like a baby http://www.photoj.net/sleeping-like-a-baby/ http://www.photoj.net/sleeping-like-a-baby/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:31:57 +0000 photojne http://www.photoj.net/?p=875 Joseph is a good sleeper and will zonk out for nearly 12 hours a night. That’s in addition to the two hours he spends napping during the day, so… he’s only awake for 10 hours a day. Ah, the life of a baby.

]]> http://www.photoj.net/sleeping-like-a-baby/feed/ 0 Joseph, 9 months http://www.photoj.net/joseph-9-months/ http://www.photoj.net/joseph-9-months/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:24:01 +0000 photojne http://www.photoj.net/?p=867 Nine months of Joseph and it only gets better every day. Our little man is curious and bright and happy, and we are so fortunate to watch him grow and learn.

Joseph’s red sports car — great for munching on.

]]> http://www.photoj.net/joseph-9-months/feed/ 0 Eight months http://www.photoj.net/eight-months/ http://www.photoj.net/eight-months/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:36:00 +0000 photojne http://www.photoj.net/?p=862 Joseph is a super happy baby. He gets so excited he’ll make a funny face and shriek!

Not crawling yet, but he’s rolling all over the place. And look — those are four pearly whites inside that big grin.

]]> http://www.photoj.net/eight-months/feed/ 0 First snow http://www.photoj.net/first-snow/ http://www.photoj.net/first-snow/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:22:42 +0000 photojne http://www.photoj.net/?p=854 Joseph saw his first snowfall this weekend! We bagged our daily walk to stay warm and cozy inside.

Love those eyelashes. And with cheeks like those, you bet he gets lots of smooches.

]]> http://www.photoj.net/first-snow/feed/ 0 Weekend with dad http://www.photoj.net/weekend-with-dad/ http://www.photoj.net/weekend-with-dad/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:53:00 +0000 photojne http://www.photoj.net/?p=847 Thanks to my super understanding project manager, I’ve switched to weekend photo editing shifts. A huge, huge blessing, because it means Chris can take care of Joseph while I’m working. No more booking babysitters, no more sad Joseph desperate for Mommy’s lap. And best of all, Joseph gets to spend the weekend with the two people who love him most.

My guys had a good ol’ time while I was glued to my laptop. Here, Joseph’s checking out this fun new toy: the curtains.

Joseph loves prunes. Lucky thing, because we take regularity very, very seriously in this household.

It won’t be long before Joseph is too big for Surfboard Daddy. At our last weigh-in around Christmas, Joseph was 22 pounds. He’s 8 months old, and we’re heading into the 18-month size clothes already. I’m building up some Michelle Obama arms lugging this kid around.

]]> http://www.photoj.net/weekend-with-dad/feed/ 0 Happy 2012! http://www.photoj.net/happy-2012/ http://www.photoj.net/happy-2012/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:15:10 +0000 photojne http://www.photoj.net/?p=842 The single best thing that happened to us in 2011:

We are looking forward to walking, talking and more adventures in 2012!

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Joseph was good about sharing his toys, and Anna wasn’t shy about taking things out of Joseph’s hands! She really, really wanted to touch Joseph’s face, and if there was something blocking his face, well, she was going to remove that obstacle.

Our little man can’t wait to catch up to the big folks!

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He gets those long toes from Daddy.

Daddy has a knack for teasing the giggles out of Joseph.

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A hat knit by the very talented Heather, celebrating the year of the bunny.

]]> http://www.photoj.net/joseph-four-months/feed/ 0 Joseph at Fort Worden http://www.photoj.net/joseph-at-fort-worden/ http://www.photoj.net/joseph-at-fort-worden/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:21:09 +0000 photojne http://www.photoj.net/?p=801 Chris’ McGrath aunts and uncles get together every three years for a great big family reunion. Lucky for us, this year was a reunion year, and even better, the reunion was held within driving distance, at Port Townsend. We spent the last week of July at Fort Worden where Joseph got to meet his cousins, aunts, uncles, great-aunts, great-uncles, and best of all, his 87-year-old Great-Grandmother McGrath who flew all the way over from New York.

This lucky little boy got extra smooches and love all week long. His outfit is from his stylish Aunt Maura, and the soft snuggly blanket was handmade by Aunt Ellen.

We stayed in the old officers’ quartes, circa 1904.

Joseph is a natural morning person — all smiles when he wakes up! So we are learning to become morning people too.

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