Love Is... Daniel Luca
my sweet pea of a nephew, Daniel Luca, was born on February 22, 2010. it was an experience & day i will cherish forever.
i was thinking the other day that as spring is literally budding all around us, so is Daniel.
in just a mere month & a half-ish, i have seen him 'blossom' & his little personality shine. it is always absolutely amazing to me how much babies grow in their first year of life & how quickly they change. hence, another reason why i hold photography so near & dear to my heart! to be able to describe to you the way my heart feels when i look at the images below would be equivalent to describing the way my Jones-ers feels when let loose in an open field with nothing but a frisbee & sunshine. ...in other words, a 'happiness' that we all know well, but is so special to our individual hearts it can never be truly 'described'.
so instead, i let my photos 'tell' you.
please meet officially,,, Danny boy 
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i was thinking the other day that as spring is literally budding all around us, so is Daniel.
in just a mere month & a half-ish, i have seen him 'blossom' & his little personality shine. it is always absolutely amazing to me how much babies grow in their first year of life & how quickly they change. hence, another reason why i hold photography so near & dear to my heart! to be able to describe to you the way my heart feels when i look at the images below would be equivalent to describing the way my Jones-ers feels when let loose in an open field with nothing but a frisbee & sunshine. ...in other words, a 'happiness' that we all know well, but is so special to our individual hearts it can never be truly 'described'.
so instead, i let my photos 'tell' you.
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however, before he made his way into this world, he was happily nested here :
and we threw him a baby shower :
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some of our friends & fam that joined in on the celebration!
the food was deeeelish!
TOOO cute for words!
Daniel was definitely showered with love & some amazing books and gifts!
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he was literally not even an hour old here :
his proud parents :
"hmmmm,,,"
i like to think he is saying "hellooooo world!" here :
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i . absolutely . LOVE this photo. the way he is looking at me is beyond precious,,, and he looks like such a wise soul :
me with my wonderful parents & of course, the precious new addition!
day # two,,, in the hospital :
love this :
surrounded by more love, love, love :
these images make my heart happy :
such a darlin' :
Dante snapped these shots which, of course, i *heart* so!
then Easter came along...
admiring his Dedo (Yugoslavian for 'Grandpa'), my Dad :
L O V E everything about this image :
his expressions just kill me!
just touching base with Mommy :
