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  • Welcome to the Gigi Blog!

    Mother to six Little Women and Two Little Men. Married to a Happy Mortician. Caretaker to goats, chickens and many, MANY bunnies. Photographer. Homeschooler. Lover of Jesus, coffee & tea and all things pink & vintage.

{Fairies}

“The woods are full of fairies! The trees are alive:
The river overflows with them. See how they dip and dive!
What funny little fellows! What dainty little dears!
They dance and leap, and prance and peep, And utter fairy cheers! ”

…Unknown


— cousins — how I love this shot.


and all the girl cousins ….

… and my beautiful niece (how I love her like she is my own!)




August 21, 2011 - 1:13 am

Tabitha Oooooh, ♥ that photo of Lyla….really captures her spirit!

August 13, 2011 - 6:58 pm

Grandma Gerr Wonderful pics! Makes my heart swell with pride!

August 13, 2011 - 1:38 pm

Lisa McDonell Stunning pictures of imagination I would love to know where the wings are from, great for Halloween!

August 13, 2011 - 8:09 am

Brenda (Gillian’s Mom) Can’t wait for my canvas! <3

August 13, 2011 - 7:40 am

Jamie so beautiful!!

August 13, 2011 - 6:23 am

Lauren I love the water droplets all over their faces. Ahh to be a child again… beautiful!

August 12, 2011 - 11:51 pm

Chelsey Just beautiful. What an amazing granddaughters image for the grandparents too! Fairytales do come true!

August 12, 2011 - 9:35 pm

Meg Martin How perfectly MAGICAL they are. This is so precious!!!

August 12, 2011 - 9:29 pm

Grandma Gerr What beautiful fairies!!

August 12, 2011 - 9:29 pm

Erynn The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen!!

Pure.

A little something {wonderfully} sweet to start the day …. what a precious little family this was!
Such an absolute joy to work with – so easy going and loving …

Have a beautiful Tuesday. xo

August 9, 2011 - 9:28 am

Jennifer SO beautiful. They look so peaceful…and that baby is georgeous! Makes me want another one!

{love}

Working with this session was oh, so much fun! Cupcakes, pink, and a two lovebirds …!!


(Beautiful cupcake wrappers from Fabby Cakes – she makes AMAZING cakes! She her out!)

August 9, 2011 - 7:29 pm

Erika Awesome pics again!

August 8, 2011 - 4:24 am

Petra A beautiful couple – they are so very photogenic! I love the third picture, and the loveseat is divine!

August 7, 2011 - 9:27 pm

Grandma Gerr Beautiful Pics!

August 7, 2011 - 9:25 pm

Sherri LOVE the studio set-up! All that white with hits of pink, so soft and dream-like. Very cool G!

Mothering.

“Loving a baby is a circular business, a kind of feedback loop.
The more you give the more you get …
and the more you get the more you feel like giving.”

by Penelope Leach

It’s amazing how a heart grows with love for each child … as a mother, you may run out of energy … you may run out of time … but you don’t run out love. Instead,  your heart just expands and fills with more love for each child that is born … it’s wonderfully refreshing and fantastically simple … I take this role, this fabulously, tiring, but fulfilling role as a mother to my girls to heart … I pray over my girls and hope that I am doing them right in how we choose to raise them, I delight in them, knowing they are enjoying their childhood and building memories and friendships together to last a lifetime … I treasure these days oh. so. very much.



Enjoy your children, moms. Don’t rush the days of babies in your arms and toddlers clinging to your legs. They are a treasure in life and a blessing for you to cherish each day.

{I debated sharing the nursing shot on the blog, but it’s something also very near and dear to my heart. It’s always a little scary to be so open and personal on the blog, but hopefully this is not offensive, but instead looked upon as simple mothering.}


So grateful to my hubby who took these images for me …

Be encouraged. xo

August 9, 2011 - 9:33 pm

Kelly This is so beautiful, it made me tear up!!!

August 7, 2011 - 3:03 am

Tara I think it’s lovely that you’re getting in photos with your girls. That’s something i have to do more of. Abby did a gorgeous job.

August 6, 2011 - 4:30 pm

Brenda (Gillian’s Mom) Beautiful intimate pictures of LOVE!!! ♥
Mom xo

August 6, 2011 - 1:47 pm

Erika Absolutely beautiful! Oh my goodness. They brought tears to my eyes.

August 6, 2011 - 7:50 am

Catherine Greenwood-Grabas Just beautiful Gillian! Great work Abby! I love how much you love your job as mother. It gives me inspiration during the long days. Thank you for being you

August 5, 2011 - 11:59 pm

Debbie Lovelyn is gorgeous – and such wide-eyed wonder in the last shot! Beautiful 🙂

August 5, 2011 - 11:57 pm

Angela Tupper I love love love the breastfeeding pics. So beautiful and natural, and the pics display that perfectly!

August 5, 2011 - 9:49 pm

Leanne LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!
You have captured the very essence of what being a mother is all about both in words and pictures. Great job <3

August 5, 2011 - 9:26 pm

Wanda Most beautiful photographs of you and your youngest. Your words hit home as my adorable baby girl is nursing at this very moment. So precious.

August 5, 2011 - 9:22 pm

Amanda Strickland Simply beautiful!

August 5, 2011 - 9:00 pm

Becky I love reading things on your blog they encourage me to be a better person and a better mom, Keep up the great work and loved the nursing shot that captures a very special moment for all moms who choose to nurse

August 5, 2011 - 8:58 pm

BJ Kivell BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
If only time wasn’t so fleeting! It is one of the things that really gets to me! How fast our babies grow! If only there was a way to really truly freeze these days…I would live them forever.
Loved this post and the images! Especially the nursing one! I really need to get my hubby to take one like that of my little guy and I. Nursing is such a beautiful thing, and like everything else, one day that special time will be over. What a treasure to have it documented this way. I read your blog often and I am a big fan of your work! I think we share a lot in common, your outlook on life, parenting (I am a mommy of 4 girls as well, and just had a baby boy 6 mos ago), homeschooling, etc. Thank you for being so personal on your blog, it is so refreshing to read 🙂

August 5, 2011 - 8:54 pm

Caroline Thank you for reminding me why I wanted to become a mother and how I will always love my life because I have Hartley and Norah. xo

August 5, 2011 - 8:54 pm

Grandma Gerr More lovely pics! So beautiful! Hubby getting to be
a good photographer too!! <3

August 5, 2011 - 8:46 pm

Evelyn Gebele Its not offensive but beautiful, caring and just so full of love!

{Strawberry Tea}

“…and they planned the most enchanting tea party,
complete on a warm, summer’s gentle afternoon,
with red strawberries and fluffy cream …”