I know it’s been awhile but I have good news. I’ve updated my site and blog and you can find me at my new address: www.erinvey.com

Hope to see you over there!

XO,
Erin

And now it is April?

I guess that is what being a new parent is all about. You look at the calendar one day and then you get swept away in the chaos and loveliness of raising a child. The next minute you look up and you have a 7 year old dog and an 8 month old child.

Pure craziness!

I’ve always been nothing but real here, so I’ll just come right out and say that I’m having a difficult time trying to find a good balance. But I take comfort in knowing I’m not alone, that every parent is constantly struggling to find a balance between work, marriage, parenting, and life. But I’ve never been happier. Truly.

What does that mean for my business? Well, I just don’t know. Priorities change, especially when someone (Maggie) comes into your life that you worked so hard to get. I know that dogs and photography will always be in my life, but I don’t know what direction I’m supposed to go in yet. So I do what I always do, I will sit and wait for the right answer.

While I try to figure out what the heck I am doing, you can find me more often over on my facebook page. I find it easier to quickly visit that site to post updates or pictures than I do here.

Because really, who wouldn’t want to spend all their free time with this adorable little nugget named Maggie, Maggie Doodle, Maggie Magoo, Maggareno, Piggy, Monkey…

… and the best big sister anyone could ever ask for. A big sister who is patient, kind, and makes her little sister giggle like no one else in the world can.

See what I mean?

She is such a gift. A gift that we worked incredibly hard for, cried many tears to get, paid tens of thousands of dollars to get us closer to, injected so many drugs it hurts to think about, and then to have her miraculously come of her own accord. Well, we just can’t help but want to spend all of our time with her.

How can you not love this precious little angel?

Untile I figure out what I’m doing…

XOXO,
Erin

I’m slowly working my way back from maternity leave. I can’t believe my baby girl turned 5 months on the 15th. It has been a whirlwind for sure. A friend of mine wasn’t kidding when she told me that pregnancy sucks all things creative out of you and I would venture to say that the suckage continued throughout the 4th trimester. But life seems to be getting back to a new normal for us which feels awesome.

Dog photography sure has come a long way in the last year and that excites me. I’m always looking for something new to do with my photography as I tend to get bored really easily. So I have a few new ideas brewing in my head and I’m excited to try them out over the next few months. Miss Gracie, my loyal assistant, is helping me work on a few things. She’s such a good girl. I can’t believe that she is going to be SEVEN next month. SEVEN?

It’s good to be back!

Good kisses Gracie! That’s a nice girl. (Kisses are highly encouraged around this house)

Last week she brought the wrapped stocking over early and put it under the tree along with some presents for Maggie. 5 minutes later Gracie figured out which present was hers and took off with it into the other room. She unwrapped it and even managed to open the vacuum sealed plastic that surrounded the toys.

We loved watching every minute of it.

Here she is with one of her Christmas stuffies :)

But to see my two girls together hanging out so peacefully sure is a close second :)

Gracie makes an excellent Boppy!

I wanted to stop in and post a few pictures of what I am most thankful for this Thanksgiving.

It’s amazing when you look back at what you were doing last year and realize how much your life can change in the blink of an eye. This time last year we were facing the sad reality that we would never have kids. I had been through many procedures, surgeries, and shots with no success. If you would have told me that we would be sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner this year with a darling little girl at the table, I would have never believed you.

This year I am thankful that we still have our precious Gracie who will turn 7 in a few months. 7? I can’t believe she is really going to be 7! I am thankful for our little miracle baby Maggie who has rocked our world in the best way possible. I am also thankful that we have found a way to make sure Gracie knows that she is still a very important member of our family.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Gracie made sure not to leave her sister unattended for too long :)

Miss Maggie turned 8 weeks on Sunday and since my PPD is clearing up I am finally able to enjoy this little miracle that was given to us. Although it has been a rough 8 weeks we realize how lucky we are to have her and that many couples out there are still struggling to have families of their own. Our own story to get our Maggie is a long one with many tears and heartbreaks. She is such a precious gift. We are extra thankful for our little monkey and enjoy every day with her.

And that includes Gracie, who snuggled with her all Saturday morning on our bed :)