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May 21, 2008 · 10:53 am

jacob + kathryn: baptism.

a family welcomes twins into their life and their faith.

surrounded by their closest family and friends, four-month old twins jacob flynn + kathryn eilis were baptized on saturday morning. in the arms of their loving parents and new godparents, the twins were baptized by their uncle, father keith. it was such an intimate and beautiful ceremony, a private celebration of love and faith. the prayers of their entire community welcomed these babies into the world, and will no doubt continue to guide and support them. jacob + kathryn have an amazing family and i feel very privileged to have met them and documented this special occasion in their lives!

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May 20, 2008 · 2:28 am

baby luke.

ready, set, go!

luke is on the move!

at 8 months he is crawling everywhere, often with a fierce look of adorable determination, his tiny tongue stuck out to one side, a little man on a mission! i really enjoyed watching luke and his mom colleen play together – looking at his favorite books, listening to his musical toys, and just hanging out. they also spend a lot of time in the jog stroller, so we went for a walk and i caught an amazing silhouette shot of them in a tunnel near their house – love it!

luke is a beautiful baby, and colleen is a great mommy – i loved spending the afternoon with them. i also *love* their adorable dog mary lou – the tiniest, fiestiest, boston terrier ever!

and now please say hello to the dear mary lou:

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May 20, 2008 · 1:36 am

amanda + dave: engaged!

for the love of kickball.

amanda + dave met and fell in love while playing kickball with friends + co-workers in baltimore city. dave proposed in april, and they are both so incredibly happy. they were so affectionate and loving throughout the shoot, i simply adored watching them together. it’s easy to see how they fell in love with each other, and after a record 3-hour engagement session, i too am in love with amanda + dave.

they are a truly phenomenal couple. i had an amazing time photographing them as we made our way around baltimore finding great spots…they laughed, they kissed, and they kept putting their heads together and smiling!! i loved it! we played kickball on the hill, got dangerously close to the waters of the harbor, caught some sweet flare at sunset, rode the crazy carousel, and took some absolutely stellar photos – it was a total blast!

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May 19, 2008 · 10:00 am

zachary + tyler.

a twin photoshoot on mothers’ day.

i spent part of mothers’ day with liz + stew and their charismatic twin boys! the boys, zachary + tyler, just celebrated their first birthday! they were so fun and cute, playing with each other and their favorite new toys, and demonstrating their new walking skills – woohoo! it was a great way to kick off mothers’ day, and liz is so lucky to have three amazing, loving boys in her life! yay for awesome moms!

meet zachary + tyler!

and their parents: liz + stew!

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May 17, 2008 · 12:15 am

hi blog! it’s me, jaime.

no time to say hello, goodbye, i shoot, i shoot, i shoot!

it’s 1am on friday, and i just got home from meredith + paul’s fantastic wedding. it’s been a whirlwind week of shooting and i apologize for seemingly ignoring my dear blog. in the last 7 days i have photographed amanda + dave’s engagement session, liz + stew’s adorable twin boys, little 8-month-old luke, melinda + tim’s engagement session, documented an entire day in the life of sister perpetua, an 87-year-old nun, and photographed meredith + paul’s rehearsal dinner + wedding. WHEW!

tomorrow i am photographing a baptism and family party in the morning, a cocktail reception in the evening and possibly documenting a surrogate’s egg transfer in the afternoon! sunday it’s up to baltimore for another wedding – WOOHOO!

so until the smoke clears and the dust settles (aka monday) i doubt there will be any blogging…forgive me, for i am a maniac.

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May 12, 2008 · 12:51 am

my mom is an all star.

a very happy mother’s day.

it’s true, my mom is an all star. she totally rocks and i had the best time hanging out with her today. mother’s day wasn’t much different than any other day for us, because my mom is a huge part of my life. we talk on the phone and e-mail everyday, go out to dinner often, and do fun/cultural/adventurous things together as much as possible. the only different thing about today was that we fully acknowledged the reason why we have this amazing relationship: because she is a phenomenal mother.

i am so thankful for all the love and guidance she has given me, and especially grateful for the unfaltering encouragement on all my many (and varied) adventures. i admire her for her strength and resolve, her patience and faith, and her incredible dedication to those in need. she is hard-working, independent, and strong willed. she is sassy, funny, and beautiful. she is my biggest fan, my greatest role model, and my best friend.

i am so proud that this woman is my mother.

in addition to all these things, she is also a great photographer, and today i surprised her with a sweet digital canon rebel and a few fun lenses! i’m pretty sure i was almost as excited about the camera as she was! it’s so cute…like a mini version of my 5D, and it takes great photos! and check out the amazing job raven at pulp in logan circle did of wrapping everything up – pulp has the absolute best gift wrap selection + service ever!