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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.

{Piper}

… what a cutie! We had such fun celebrating and documenting Piper’s first birthday! And doesn’t she have an amazing name? I love it!

 

Piper celebrated her special one year birthday in style … you know I love little girls’ in tutus!  This tutu is from Tutus by Sha Sha – you can find her facebook page here!

 

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What a cutie! I have had the joy of photographing Piper quite a few times during her first year of life and each and every time it’s SO.MUCH.FUN!

 

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Love, love, love … we worked hard to get a sister shot! They are so special! 

 

 

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My favorite – such a dolly!

 

 

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and momma with her little princesses!

 

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Kristi, what a joy it is to watch your family grow! You guys are so special … I look forward to capturing more wonderful moments in your family’s life! {{hugs}}

January 28, 2010 - 11:06 pm

ROSE:) OMG I can’t believe Piper is 1 already!!! Wow Wow Wow, the girls so look like sisters:) LUV the pics!!!!

January 27, 2010 - 9:33 pm

Kristi Okay…I want to edit my post….”always so much FUN to get photos done with you” I missed a word and it made my post sound funny!! LOVE them!

January 27, 2010 - 1:07 pm

Catherine *loving* the sisters kissing! At our next session you’ll have to get the twins kissing. They sooo love to kiss!

January 27, 2010 - 11:26 am

Kristi thank you so much Gillian!! I LOVE them and cannot stop looking at them!! How will I ever decide which ones to get!! Thanks again, always so much to get photos done with you!

January 27, 2010 - 11:03 am

Jamie Sweet little Piper, you are too cute! Love all the pictures, can’t wait to see more.

January 27, 2010 - 9:27 am

Keri Kitto-Fast Kristi!! Piper’s pics are beautiful!! I love the ‘sisters’ one!!

January 26, 2010 - 11:18 pm

Tanya My sweet pumpkin girl celebrated her first bday in a tutu as well!…love it!!

January 26, 2010 - 10:34 pm

Shannon Those pics are super cute!!! Thanks for the “shout out” with the tutu’s 🙂

January 26, 2010 - 10:30 pm

Courtenay Scerni Absolutely Gorgeous!! Happy 1st birthday to Miss Piper

January 26, 2010 - 10:08 pm

Jennifer Awww! They are all so beautiful! 🙂

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!

I know little Miss Emmie’s mom has been *anxiously* awaiting her sneak peek from their recent mini session – well, wait no longer, my dear!

Keri was one of my very first clients, way back in the day and it’s been so amazing seeing her family grow over the years! Do you remember Baby Emmie’s sweet newborn photos? Can’t believe how fast these months have gone!
While proofing these adorable photos, everytime I opened an image and saw Emmie’s big huge gorgeous smile, my heart was filled with joy. Keri, you are so blessed – a mommy to three beautiful girls and a splendid fairytale love story … {sigh}

 

Every time you look at your little Miss Emmie’s big, toothless grin, let your heart swell with pride and joy for you truly are so blessed …

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Emmie is showing her sweet accessories … part of the La Di Da baby groupies, Maddie & Payton!

And why, YES you are everything nice, little one!

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What a pretty little thing!

 

 

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Miss Emmie, Payton and Maddie are all LaDiDa Babies  – beautiful promoters of these cute, adorable hair accessories!

So this week, we’re going to do a giveaway from LaDiDa – since it’s so approiate with their cute models strutting their cute little selves on the blog!

To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is a leave a comment here on this blog post – the lucky winner will receive one headband with three interchangeable flowers of their choice. 

LaDiDa Babies has the cutest little hair accessories for your baby and toddler girls …  make sure you check them out and then come back and leave a comment. We’ll draw the winning name at the end of the week …

Pink Flower Sequined Butterflies on Pink ClipsBrown Polka Dot Butterflies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Monday!!!

January 29, 2010 - 11:24 pm

Mich What amazing expressions you were able to capture of this beautiful little baby…I love the one of her in the winter hat. Plus the hair accessories just make the pics so vibrant and fun…would love to win for the twins 🙂

January 29, 2010 - 11:17 pm

Anne What a cutie…..love the drool! great hair bands too!!

January 28, 2010 - 11:09 pm

ROSE:) Such a SWEETIE and the headbands are great on her….LUV them!

January 28, 2010 - 6:21 pm

Michelle B Cute pictures as always!!
I know a wee one that would look mega cute in those headbands!

January 27, 2010 - 5:16 pm

Heidi Absolutely beautiful pictures! Our little Miss Jordan would look so sweet with those hair accessories…when she has some more hair of course!!

January 26, 2010 - 11:44 pm

alyssa averes I just love these pictures , great job ….. I have a little girl that would look so cute in those little head bands …

January 26, 2010 - 9:57 pm

Jaime Emmie is so cute!! I just love her smiles! Beautiful photos!!

January 26, 2010 - 8:27 pm

karen What an absolutely adorable little one. She is too precious. Makes getting up in the middle of the night easier when you have a smile like that to greet you 🙂

January 26, 2010 - 7:33 pm

Mandey ; } You inspire me with your beautiful photography & your amazing, fun things you do with your sweet girls! So…thanks for inspiring me & thanks for always having some fun giveaways! Love these! I have an adorable little girl who would wear these well!

January 26, 2010 - 4:44 pm

Tara Could there be a cuter baby?? love the baby drool. Beautiful work 🙂

January 26, 2010 - 4:16 pm

Kristi Adorable pictures!! She is getting so big Keri! I LOVE the accessories! Too cute!

January 26, 2010 - 3:48 pm

Tabitha Such beautiful pictures of Emmie and Keri!

January 26, 2010 - 3:41 pm

Jen Holder so cute!!! Love the hair accessories!!! Do they come in grown up sizes???

January 26, 2010 - 3:32 pm

Julie Cute cute cute!
I love those hair bands – gotta get me some for my lil one.

January 26, 2010 - 3:29 pm

Julie Cute, cute, cute you do such a great job capturing lil ones…and the hair bands w/flowers are soo cute-gotta get some 4 my lil one.

January 26, 2010 - 3:07 pm

Courtney Amazing photos! What a beautiful little girl! I love the tutu’s and the flower headband =) Keep up the great work!

January 26, 2010 - 3:01 pm

Christine what a cutie, I love her big smile, she seems like a happy little soul!! I love the headbands, sooooo cute!!

January 26, 2010 - 2:59 pm

Jamie What a cutie she is! I love the headbands and the tutu!!!

January 26, 2010 - 2:51 pm

Steph I’m always impressed how you can capture a child’s spirit. love the hair bows too.

January 26, 2010 - 2:48 pm

Jennifer Oh my gosh she is precious!

January 26, 2010 - 2:47 pm

Sarah Gillian – you KNOW I have a thing for bows, hats and headbands on little girls…especially if they’re pink! Gorgeous pictures as always!!

January 26, 2010 - 2:44 pm

Stephanie Love them all!!! Soooo cute! You are so very good at what you do! You can tell you love it!

January 26, 2010 - 1:32 pm

Melissa Your photos are absolutly beautiful! I’m so happy to have stumbled onto your blog. It makes me happy to see your work! 🙂

January 26, 2010 - 1:17 pm

Tara Amazing pics!!! What a beautiful little girl!

January 26, 2010 - 12:09 pm

Sonya Cutie! Sweet pictures! And love her name 🙂 Good taste.

January 26, 2010 - 10:23 am

carry Gillian these are stunning and make my heart ache just a little more, so adorable. Great work!

January 26, 2010 - 10:13 am

Chris Fast Wow! Yet again Gillian, gorgeous pictures!! Love them! My fave is the last one (Em and Keri)! So cute!!

January 26, 2010 - 10:03 am

Rachel Manuel Awesome pics! I love the sugar and spice onesie photo and the tutus are adorable! I gotta bring my Isabella for some pics!

January 26, 2010 - 9:56 am

Keri Kitto-Fast Thank you Gillian!!! I love them!!

January 26, 2010 - 9:29 am

Melissa These are truly beyond adorable. I so need to try and convince Matt to let us do a mini-session for Lily. Those headbands would look so cute on her 🙂

January 26, 2010 - 9:21 am

Stephanie So cute Emmie! I love them all! Great job Gillian!

January 26, 2010 - 9:05 am

shelleysomers the photo of her laying down with the frilly tutu on and her hands clasped together is JUST precious, love them!

January 26, 2010 - 8:50 am

Sherri Smith LOVE the sweet as pie pic of her in the tutu. It’s like she knows how adorable she is and is working it. 🙂 Love her huge laugh too, must have been contagious.

January 26, 2010 - 8:48 am

Jenn What little sweethearts and the smiles just melt my heart! You sure know how to capture a babies pure cuteness 🙂

January 26, 2010 - 8:48 am

Julie Fantastic pictures! Adorable little one! 🙂

January 26, 2010 - 8:21 am

Rebecca McLaren Awww I just love Miss Emmie! What a sweetheart. Great photo’s of her.

January 26, 2010 - 8:01 am

Catherine What a beautiful, happy soul! Great job capturing this Gillian!

{Yummy} Mommy.

When I first met Tamara a few years ago, I was immediately drawn towards her. Do you ever meet people like that? You say hello, you chit chat and suddenly you realize you could totally be friends for life. 

Someone you can share laughs with.

And stories about your kids. And hubbies.

We have the same faith. And the same hopes for our Christian walk. And the same outlook on life. 

A perfect setup for a friendship.
That’s how it was with Tamara. And now, three years or so later, I would definitely call Tamara one of my best friends. We have gone through a lot in the past year – including our trip together to La Tienda. She was an amazing support while we were there and an amazing travel companion … despite the fact that she was very early in her pregnancy and we had no clue , which resulted in nearly passing out several times and hurling her lunch into a plastic bag on the side of the highway… Tamara pushed through and climbed mountains, nearly passing out from heat exhaustion and nausea … she really was a trooper. (Oh my goodness – I look back now and feel so badly – because we didn’t know there was a little bambino in her tummy at the time! The POOR thing!)

But now …

Now, nine months later, she is ready to welcome her fourth child into her beautiful family!!

We had SUCH a blast shooting these pictures – we worked around four kids, three of them toddlers, diapers changes, soother hunts, lunch time hassles,  wide open windows with no coverings since Tamara just moved into a new home, and a curious crew of construction workers, climbing up and down ladders just outside her windows, often times seeing a little bit too much of what was going on in her house! Oh boy!

 

Four hours, two dirty diapers, one lunch of fishie crackers and yogurt and a Sleeping Beauty movie later, we managed to get what we wanted! 

Tamara, you are gorgeous – inside and out. Your love for your children, for your husband and for the Lord radiates from you. You are so blessed and rightly so! This new little wee one is so privileged to call you mommy.

 

I’m beyond excited to meet this sweet baby when she arrives!

 

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We didn’t get many photos of her and the children together as one was in school … but don’t worry – we will get them all together once baby #4 arrives…

 

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*Okay, just because …..

Here’s a little *semi/full nudity* warning for the next batch of images….*

 

 

Can you believe this is her FOURTH baby?! Wowzers!!

 

 

 

 

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Love this one …

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Tamara, thank you for being open to my ideas! You were amazing …. and now I cannot wait to photograph your little one when she arrives!

January 25, 2010 - 2:56 pm

Heidi These pictures are absolutely stunning! What a blessing to capture this special time of your life in a way that only our fabulous photographer friend Gillian can! Congratulations!!:):)

January 25, 2010 - 12:12 am

Tabitha WOW – these pictures are absolutely stunning – congratulations Tamara!

January 24, 2010 - 10:50 pm

Jenn A Tamara you are absolutly Beautiful!!! Such a wonderful way to show the beauty of pregnacy and motherhood!! Gillian your work is stunning!!

January 24, 2010 - 10:23 pm

Michelle B Oh Wow, Tamara you’re stunning! And Gillian what amazing talent you have.

January 24, 2010 - 7:11 pm

Stephanie Absolutely fantastic! I can’t believe this is baby #4?~ wow!

January 24, 2010 - 5:47 pm

Tracy Nevin Oh my gosh…..Stunning stunning stunning…..Your very brave Tamara…..The best I have seen so far….Awsome job Gillian. xoxoxoxo Tray

January 24, 2010 - 2:29 pm

Phylis Halfyard One word…..AMAZING!

January 24, 2010 - 12:47 pm

Devon Sorry I meant Gillian not Jillian! 😛

January 24, 2010 - 12:46 pm

Devon Stunning!! You are absolutely gorgeous Tamara! Your art of photography is so wonderful to look at Jillian, what a gift you have. 🙂

January 24, 2010 - 10:58 am

Christine Wow Gigi, every time I read your blog you amaze me with your talent, of course it doesn’t hurt to have a beautiful model, Tamara, you look fabulous so late in your pregnancy. All the best with your labour and delivery!!

January 24, 2010 - 10:19 am

sharon she and the photos are beautiful. 4 kids obviously suit her!

January 24, 2010 - 10:07 am

Jamie The images of Tamara are beyond beautiful! Your kind words of Tamara gave me goosebumps, what a wonderful person she is.

January 24, 2010 - 1:27 am

ROSE:) WOW Absolutely gorgeous….nothing like a woman being pregnant…what a sight of a miracle that has happened to her.
CONGRATS once again Tamara:) You Look AWESOME!!!

January 24, 2010 - 12:11 am

Mich Gillian, all I can say is WOW!!! and Tamara…you are gorgeous…baby #4 and you look this good…that is amazing!!! These shots are just so beautiful…I love them all..can not pic a favorite…you are always coming up with the most amazing ideas for pics 🙂

January 23, 2010 - 11:39 pm

Tara Absolutely GORGEOUS pictures! Incredible that she looks SO amazing after 4 kids! Way to go!

January 23, 2010 - 11:33 pm

Susan These are breathtaking!

January 23, 2010 - 11:17 pm

Hilary C Absolutely stunning. Real art.

January 23, 2010 - 11:13 pm

LoraM Oh, and I love the bed one too!

January 23, 2010 - 11:12 pm

LoraM Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! I love the bath tub shot and the last one! Is this natural lighting?

January 23, 2010 - 10:16 pm

Julie Tamara you look fantastic! Great pics as a memory for baby #4! Good luck with the labour and delivery! 🙂

January 23, 2010 - 10:13 pm

Julie Fantastic set of images!

January 23, 2010 - 10:08 pm

Andrea W. Wow! I love how fresh these images are. They are light and simple! Lovely work! And #4? She looks great!

January 23, 2010 - 10:03 pm

Wendy What beautiful pictures of a beautiful Mummy! I think that she must have good genes…

Miss Maddie.

Little Miss Maddie … oh, how I have been waiting to photograph you since you were born!

 

You are such a delight and such a treasure, born into a family of only boys – until now! Bring on the pink and flower and smiles! 

I know Miss Maddie has a special place in her momma’s heart .. she is one lucky little lady…

 

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Miss Maddie was also one of our Wee Ones mini session babies – isn’t she darling? I love her chub. 🙂 

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Happy Friday, everyone!

January 24, 2010 - 12:42 pm

Devon Oh Maddie, you are one ADORABLE baby girl!! These are wonderful!!

January 24, 2010 - 1:29 am

ROSE:) OMG So cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! LUV LUV the hair bow flowers, where are they from?

January 23, 2010 - 1:06 pm

Auntie Adrienne& Uncle Ian What a gift! I love when talents are used in such an amazing light! Maddie you are such a joy to our little family – Thank you

January 22, 2010 - 6:59 pm

Grandma Gerr What an adorable baby!

January 22, 2010 - 6:36 pm

Stephanie Maddie you are sooo sweet! Great photos Gillian!

January 22, 2010 - 6:01 pm

Rebecca McLaren Oh Gillian I LOVE them! Thank you. She looks so sweet! Amazing job again!!! Hugs!!!

January 22, 2010 - 5:43 pm

Shannon Oh Rebecca is going to be soooo happy! isn’t she a sweetie!!!

January 22, 2010 - 5:21 pm

Jenna Oh Maddie, you are too cute! Gillian, you are amazing as usual!

January 22, 2010 - 5:12 pm

Courtenay Scerni Absolutely stunning!! Beautiful pictures of a beautiful little girl.

January 22, 2010 - 4:30 pm

Keri Kitto-Fast Love them!!!! Becky, I’m so happy you got your pics!! Gillian they are PERFECT!!! Miss Maddie you are so lovely!!

Pretty Miss Payton …

I knew she would be a cutie with a name like Payton …. but seriously …. too cute for words …

 

 

(Thank you, Gramma, for making this awesome hat!)

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LOVE.

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Miss Payton – you are gorgeous!

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Do you totally love her adorable headband? Pretty Miss Payton and two of her sidekick friends will be featured here on the blog and when you spot three of these beauties and their adorable hair accessories, there will be a giveaway involving such cute little headbands! Stay tuned!

 

Pretty Miss Payton’s session was a mini session  – a part of the Wee Ones Mini Session for babies ages 6-10 months. If you are interested in booking a mini session for your baby in this age category, e-mail me and we will chat details!

January 20, 2010 - 12:35 pm

Grandma Gerr Too cute! Adorable! What can I say!

January 20, 2010 - 11:34 am

Catherine *LOVE* the naked b/w lying on her back. Such a great shot, of such a beautiful girl!

January 20, 2010 - 9:33 am

Keri Kitto-Fast Love, love, LOVE them!! So happy that my BFF finally got her Gigi Pics!!

January 20, 2010 - 8:42 am

Hilary C These baby photos are simply STUNNING!

January 20, 2010 - 3:19 am

Gramma Kibyuk All the pictures are wonderful, you have captured her inner and outer beauty in each and every picture.
Beautiful Princess Payton xo

January 19, 2010 - 11:02 pm

Courtenay Scerni You really did capture her personality. Thank you so much for a fun session and such beautiful pictures!!

January 19, 2010 - 10:42 pm

Shannon What GORGEOUS eyes!!! Too cute for words 🙂

January 19, 2010 - 10:32 pm

Michelle Adorable!!! Amazing pictures!!

January 19, 2010 - 10:29 pm

Rebecca McLaren Oh my Payton looks so sweet!You really captured her sweet personality. You did such an amazing job!

January 19, 2010 - 10:21 pm

melissa oh my goodness she is too precious for words!!! what adorable pictures