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Look who is pulling himself up.

Oliver eight and a half months old.

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Yesterday afternoon Lilly had her first dance recital. It was absolutely adorable. Her dance school does a smaller scale recital for the little girls instead of having them dance at the large (and much longer) full scale recital with the entire school. It worked out really well.

Photographing the recital was a new challenge for me. No flash, limited room, lots of movement and low lighting.

Chloe is ready to dance too.

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For many years now Mother's Day weekend has been when we plant our annuals in the flower beds and pots. I use to be able to do it all in one day. Now it takes a little longer and a bit more help. Now almost a week later everything is planted. The rhododendrons that my mother and grandmother planted bloomed just in time for Mother's Day. After years of wanting them I got three Knock-out Roses. I also added a Columbine and some Black-eyed Susans to my perennials.

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Lilly was also invited to Meghan's ear piercing. I hadn't seen her in weeks. It was so wonderful to get a great big Lilly hug. While we waited for Meghan's turn to have her ears done Lilly played with the hats and sunglasses at Claire's.

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My little friend Meghan has been asking for earring for over a year now. She is about to turn six years old and for her birthday she got her wish. I was so happy to have been invited to the big event.

waiting excitedly for her turn

a big hug from Mom for courage

getting ready, ears are cleaned and dots are placed

the big moment

There were tears but in the end she seemed to really love them.

Crazy glasses, beautiful earrings and the promise of ice cream made it all worth while.

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Monday night's overcast skies provided some dramatic clouds and very little traffic in Annapolis.

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Sunday afternoon was spent celebrating little Miss K's second birthday. I was pleased that her mom decided she should wear the shirt and skirt I made her as her party outfit.

Lilly and Chloe were also invited. Lilly was unfortunately not feeling well but I got to spend the afternoon Chloe and Paige. Chloe has grown a lot in the past seven weeks. I was afraid she might be forgetting me. I was wrong. She seemed just as excited as I was when we saw each other.

Ian, Christy and Oliver were also there. I was able to get some shots of him with his Mom and Dad.

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