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January 13, 2011 - 1:18 pm

Catherine Robertson – I have to agree – WOW is right! I am amazed at how well it all came together yesterday! What a phenomenal group of women to work with! Thank you ALL so much for modelling, make-up and photography – as well as just an all around fun afternoon! This was brilliant!

Elanneivy.com will launch SOON – I promise! I cannot wait to start making more jewelry, growing my new business and doing more of what I LOVE to do. Thanks so much for your support everyone!!! <3

I promise to keep you posted! Just bear with me until I get this up and running, then I am open for business! 😉

January 13, 2011 - 9:25 am

Lori – Love it!! Amazing pics Gillian 🙂

January 13, 2011 - 12:27 am

Mich – WOWZERS!! Everything is GORGEOUS…the jewelry, makeup, ladies and pics…way to go GIRL POWER!!!

January 12, 2011 - 11:25 pm

Sherri Smith – Excellent! Photography, jewellery, makeup… Great job all.

January 12, 2011 - 11:17 pm

Nicole – Alright how many times can I say AMAZING today…..well I am saying it again AMAZING!!!!!!!

January 12, 2011 - 11:15 pm

Lynda Lu – well this has inspired me to get back to my jewelry making, maybe tomorrow while my livingroom is being painted…

January 12, 2011 - 11:10 pm

Tracy Nevin – YUMMMMMMMY! I cannot wait to get my hands on that jewellery! WHEN, WHERE, HOW!!!!

January 12, 2011 - 11:04 pm

Grandma Gerr – I can only say Wow!!!

January 12, 2011 - 11:03 pm

Jennifer Gilbert – Gorgeous models, gorgeous jewelry, gorgeous pictures!

January 12, 2011 - 11:03 pm

Brenda (Gillian’s Mom) – GORGEOUS!!! SIMPLY GORGEOUS!!!!

January 12, 2011 - 11:02 pm

Amanda – Love the pictures and the jewelry! Very excited to see more. I think I need to buy the first necklace 🙂

January 12, 2011 - 11:01 pm

Kati – Thank you, Gillian! The pictures look amazing, I LOVE the one of Marifa on the couch. Stunning work!

January 12, 2011 - 11:00 pm

Keri – Today was amazing!! So. Much. Fun!!!

Fairy Dust.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

I’m not sure it’s possible, but somehow in the blink of an eye, my little Sweet Pea Lucia turned three …. how is that even REMOTELY possible? {slow down time, please} I still remember the SECOND she was placed in my arms in the hospital for the first time. I was SO happy to have another girl! And she is so different than all her sisters …. sweet and sassy, definitely – or perhaps that’s just the terrible twos with a few months extension … 😉

One of my favorite times with Lucia is Friday nights. The bigger girls go to the Awana program here in town, Lovelyn sleeps (or at least is supposed to sleep) and Lucia and I get to have mommy-Lucia time. We watch movies together and cuddle up in bed together. It’s fantastic. Having a big family means you have to find that time to spend one on one and it’s not always easy. I feel guilty leaving one girl out if I take another with me on a date, often times they want to do things together and not be separated or sometimes, it’s just not feasible to spend a lot of one on one time if it’s been a busy week. It’s something I want to work on this year – having one on one time with each girl. All to myself.

We celebrated Lucia’s third birthday with a Tinkerbell party …. it was SO much fun (if you live in the Orangeville/Geulph/Waterloo area, you MUST check out Kricket n’ Crew – she is amazing as Tinkerbell!!)

The girls made Pixie Dust ….

The girls were enthralled!

Lucia loved her fairy wings … 🙂

Happy birthday, Lucia! My life would not be complete without you!! xo

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January 19, 2011 - 1:26 pm

Amanda – What magical memories, Gillian. Your girls will cherish them forever! <3

January 18, 2011 - 11:15 am

Heather – Those party photos were soo magical!! Your little girl was beautifully spoiled and the photos will be a gorgeous memory to hold forever!!

January 13, 2011 - 10:19 am

Miranda – Nothing short of magical!!! To create all these memories for your girls is such a wonderful gift Gillian! You are the best mommy!!!

January 12, 2011 - 11:16 pm

Rose:) – MAGICAL BLISS!!!!!!

January 12, 2011 - 11:06 pm

Jennifer Gilbert – That’s so sweet! I love the picture of the girls listening so intently to Tinkerbell.

January 12, 2011 - 9:43 pm

Brenda (Gillian’s Mom) – WOW!! Gillian, how will you ever top THIS party??? You are an amazing woman!! xo

January 12, 2011 - 1:20 pm

domestic extraordinaire – looks like a fantastic birthday party. I love the shot of Lucia getting her face painted (and she did such a good job with it!!)

Happy Belated birthday Lucia!!

January 12, 2011 - 9:51 am

Catherine – Happy Birthday Lucia! Sure looks like an amazing party! One on one time is so precious, you’re right!

January 12, 2011 - 2:30 am

Sierramagic – Wow, now that is an amazing party! I just stumbled across your blog and fist let me say your photos alone are so beautiful. The party it’s self looks like the most fun time ever for a Mom and her girl.
How did you come up with the great party idea? I hope if I have a daughter I will be able to think up great party’s like this.

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Friday, January 7, 2011

~ All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition,
that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors ~

John Calvin

There are some days I feel overwhelmed. Not with stress. Not with life.

[Don’t get me wrong – there are THOSE days, too.]

But with the amazing blessings God has given to me … to our family ….

Four healthy children. A home. Our faith in God …

And I know, I KNOW there is more …. there is more to life … more to our family’s story … and we just have to step forward to find out where it takes us. If God has blessed you, you’re not supposed to hoard it and hide it inside – you’re supposed to share it … right?

Lovelyn has filled such a sweet little cozy spot in our lives. It’s amazing how each new baby just slips right into the family tree and holds their position with so much love.

The girls love her.

Little Sister and the Big Sister …

She certainly will not have to look far for playmates and friends in her future – her sisters will be right there for her. [Lord, let that be so!]

I found out the other day that I won a necklace from this blog here – this is the story of this blogger, Rachel, who in the last month had her family grow from four to seven through adoption.

Talk about being blessed & overwhelmed!

Rachel’s adoption story is beautiful and amazing – I completely cried while reading it … how can there be so many unwanted, unloved children in our world? 132 million orphans in the world. But three beautiful children were blessed this Christmas when Rachel and her husband listened to their hearts and opened their hearts and their home – their lives – to these three beauutiful children. Amazing. Absolutely beautiful.
But let’s face it – adoption is not easy, especially financially. Rachel is selling these lovely necklaces (like the one I won from her blog) to raise money for their adoption funds …

Here’s the deal. I’m giving away one of the fantastically, gorgeous necklaces to one of my blog readers – (randomly chosen) – if you will just leave your name here in the comment section. But while you’re at it, go over and check out Rachel’s blog and see if you’d like to purchase any other necklaces to help with their adoption fundraising. (The link is on the right hand side of her blog.)

Maybe this is one way we, being blessed, can bless this family in return!

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January 12, 2011 - 1:20 pm

domestic extraordinaire – those necklaces are beautiful!!

Blue is out – Pink is in.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Finally!! Studio pics!! I’ve had a few emails asking for pictures of the studio. Truth be told, the studio is not much -a room attached to our house, not big at all …. but, I’ve been working away at giving it a fresh look.

You can see the old studio here. {We had just moved in, so it eventually was less empty looking …!}

Annnnnd, here is what we’ve done ….

… and yes, it’s pink.

replaced the woodstove …

one of the new-to-me hutches ….

… bribery tools!!

wall sample sizes …

the second hutch …

I love frilly lights!!

p.s. I found the girls doing their own photo shoot today …… so I quietly video taped them! (As you can see, toys replace clients when I’m not shooting …) I have some assistants in the making!! And yes, that is my camera ….

Here is one of Lacey’s photos …

Not bad for an almost 7 year old!

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