I can't even begin to imagine just exactly how many photos we took for the book. Angela was and is such an amazing photographer to work with. I was always verbalizing the h--- out of every shoot we did, what I was hoping for, how I thought we should do it, the cropping I was envisioning, and she was always just like: okay. And I was always like: is she listening? The fact is, she completely did not need direction, instinctually did everything right, and I hugged her every time I felt like it which was often. Poor girl. Point being, there are so many funny, sweet, beautiful, perfect photos that never got a chance to be in the book. There always are. Either the cropping won't work out for the page size or the project isn't shown from a view that conveys the construction well enough or there just isn't enough room in the book or the baby is just too stinking cute and it would make everyone pass out. Or it could be the photo of me above that really just shouldn't be printed anywhere. 'Cept on my blog of course. You lucky readers you. The above does show what the Mariposa Dress looks like tied in front instead of in back as the book cover shows. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to share a few more....
Katherine interprets the Hide & Seek Spectrum Quilt as hide and sleep. Quilts are for sleeping you dumb designer lady.
Marios figures out how to run my dryer about a lightyear faster than I did. He's wearing the Quick Change Trousers (they're reversible!)
Reuben is not down with modeling a flannel-lined hooded jacket in 85degree weather. It is true what they say about models, they are so unreasonably difficult!!! (I love you Reuben) He learned a new word that day. OFF!
Roman gets a little cheek squoosh as he and my dear husband model the Dad Bag. (Which he swore he would never use but uses all the flippin time.)
This would fall under the too cute category. Sigh. Where did teeny-tiny Roman go? He's sleeping on the Sixth's Times the Charm Quilt.
I'm sorry baby Carrie, it's not legal in the continental US to be this adorable, therefore we could not publish this photo. Better luck next time. Try looking uncute next time, kay? She's wearing the Pretty-as-a-Picture Dress. I guess she took us literally.
And printing this one of Claire would have caused nationwide ovulation.
And again, Marios the genius playing with the Nesting Cubes.
Hope you enjoyed these. I have nothing against hiring professional models but this book simply employed incredibly beautiful kids that I just happen to know already. Lucky me. I love all of you darling babies and your moms and dads too!
Tell me which one is your favorite in the comments and I'll draw a few names to send you a signed copy of the book! And an 8x10 glossy of me eating cheeseburgers too!
I'm kidding about that glossy.
ps. handmade beginnings flickr group is up and running!! Please share your photos, questions and any errata you come across!
Entry comments are closed for this post! Thank you for sharing your funny baby comments, and see the winners in this post!
I love so many! But the one with the blocks is sooo cute!
ReplyDeleteI think I have to go with Roman's footsies on the spectrum quilt (I love sweet little baby feet!)
ReplyDeleteRoman's face squoosh! Oh Anna- they are all adorable. Also love the cheeseburger one of you! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletepahahha worldwide ovulation.
ReplyDeleteThe photo with you and the burgers is so cute. As far as the kiddo shots, it's a tossup between Marios at the dryer or little Carrie. Cute outtakes!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, they're all adorable. I love you & your cheeseburgers!! I think out of the baby one, my favorite is Roman (squoosh) and his dad. :)
ReplyDeleteDo I have to pick? I guess my favorite is handsome Mario with the dryer.. no sweet Carrie, those eyes! She is darling! And Romans's smooshed face. It makes me want another and my son is only 9 months! Oh No! Love the pictures and can't wait to win the book. Or scoop it up if that doesn't happen.
ReplyDeleteI love Marios at the dryer...adorable! Plus it really shows of the cute pants!
ReplyDeleteNationwide ovulation indeed! So cute. I love Reuben trying to get out of that shirt. Love his belly button!!
ReplyDeleteBaby Carrie is so sweet! The dress looks darling too. I love the 1st picture though, I'm 21weeks along with baby #2 and it makes me want a burger!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lovely book from what I've seen, can't wait to look at it myself!
I like the Dad Bag photo. Your husband has hot forearms!
ReplyDeleteThese are all great and adorable pictures! Since I love baby pictures, I have to say the one with baby Roman getting squished by his daddy's arm is my favourite! So CUTE!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know that it's possible to pick one. But if I had to choose it would be Roman on the quilt because I'm pregnant (27 weeks) with my third and so dreaming about that tiny baby stage and remembering how precious and difficult it is.
ReplyDeleteOh the little face sqoosh. I love little baby cheeks!
ReplyDeleteThe one of Rueben, FOR SURE! Love that pictures...but you eating cheeseburgers is super great too!
ReplyDeleteNow really, baby Carrie in that dress? It IS illegal. She needs to be stopped.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I love Carrie's picture! She is so totally adorable.
ReplyDeleteAngela is my hero. I look at her site for inspiration all the time. These are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI love the one of Roman on the sixth's times the charm quilt. He is looks precious.
ReplyDeletexo
-esther
I think I'm digging Carrie the most - although give me an hour and I'll come back with another answer. I'm like a bird.
ReplyDeleteI do love the photo of you with the hamburgers. But as for the baby photos, I just love the one of Mario with the dryer :)
ReplyDeleteOhmygosh! Reuben's belly button! ADORABLE! And yes, beware the nationwide ovulation that those photos are going to cause!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love them all, too stinkin cute as you say but the one of Reuben is super.I can hear him saying "off". Way too cute.
ReplyDeleteReally, all of them are beautiful - I am particularly drawn to the Hide & Seek Spectrum Quilt photo... perhaps once my sewing skills are a little more refined, I will give it a whirl...
ReplyDeleteHow to choose, how to choose...ok, I will go with Carrie, who certainly made my insides cry out 'oh, let's have another baaaaaaaaaby' for about a minute. Seriously though, all of them are so adorable and I do agree with the commenter - your husband's arms are HOT. Love your blog..the colors, the creativity - am in awe of your ENERGY, actually. I read often but don't think I've ever commented - you are part of what inspired me to buy a sewing machine last weekend and FINALLY start sewing again!
ReplyDeleteIt has to be the Daddy face squoosh - too cute! And what a typical male turnaround, my DH is just the same...
ReplyDeleteWoulr lurve the book : )
Carolyn x
Gotta love the cheek squoosh!
ReplyDeletelove these outtakes! The food one is hands down my favorite! Cute, cute dress!!!
ReplyDeleteAww. . . I love little squished Roman! So funny!
ReplyDeleteyou are darling with the burgers. i also like the one of your husband with your squishy faced babe. they are all adorable.
ReplyDeleteThey are all so cute, I want to have a baby!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite would be Reuben wanting to take his shirt off. I know that feeling all too well, it is quite hot here. But I guess it isn't appropriate to do so when you are 26 :)
Oh my goodness, the "off" one is hilarious!!
ReplyDeletethe cheek squoosh is heavenly...but so is carrie! love them all.
ReplyDeleteI will have to admit Claire and Marios are my favorites, those babies are just so cute!
ReplyDeleteThose are all winners. I love that you shared these fun and amazing images. Dangerous too... I think you may start a fertility spike.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite: You, and those burgers. Because honest humor is beautiful.
It's a toss up between the picture of Carrie (so cute with those big chocolate brown eyes!)and the cheek squooshed Roman. I used to carry my babies that way all the time (they loved it) and got many a horrified look from people. "Oh- the poor baby. You shouldn't carry him/her like that". I've always looked very young for my age and so got lots of "helpful advice" about how I "should" care for babies. I took the Madagascar penquin approach- smile and nod and go blithely on my way. And the kids turned out great.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh, I love the washing machine one. His face is priceless.
ReplyDeleteoh, baby claire! she makes me want 10 more.... :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a hard choice they're all so stinkin cute (even the burger one) but I'm going with Reuben with his "off" comment since my 23 mo old grandson now tells me in no uncertain terms "NO JACKET." sheesh!!!
ReplyDeleteClaire! I can't look at it - much too soon for me to have another baby just yet! You should have a 2nd book of just the outtakes. It seems that everything you show us, is just SO inspiring! Can you give away more time to sew along with your book?!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to go with Reuben~he's so darling in the photo that is in the book and just as sweet with that little belly!
ReplyDeleteHappy new book to you!
It would have to be the little boy who learned "OFF." Boy was that CUTE!!! A very close 2nd is Roman with his Dad bag.
ReplyDeleteSO cute, I would LOVE to see the rest of the pictures in the book.
They're all great photos, but for me it has to be baby Carrie in that beautiful red dress. That calm intense gaze is just so babyish and wonderful - before they learn to be shy!
ReplyDeleteThe burger picture is my favorite. Is it you so cute? Is it the burger that is making me hungry? Great picture!
ReplyDeleteThe little boy trying to take off the jacket...too cute!
ReplyDeleteI think you are adorable with the hamburgers but... honestly it has to be the one with your husband and Roman. Because I am a sucker for a guy with a baby (and a bag) :)
ReplyDeleteFavorite? It's like trying to pick your favorite child -- they're all cheek-pinching cute! Roman's squooshed face in the Dad Bag shot is adorable!
ReplyDeleteI'm going with Reuben too - what a cutie.
ReplyDeleteI like Roman's squished face! Too cute! :)
ReplyDeleteI like the one with Marios and the dryer the best. Those pants!
ReplyDeletePick a favorite? How about my top three? OK, then: I love the one of you with the burgers, I feel for poor Reuben, and I love Roman's squooshed face in the Dad Bag picture. I want to gobble him up!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness... the one of Carrie in the "Pretty as a Picture" Dress is just adorable, those eyes with those eyelashes, really just breath-taking.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure I can handle this book it might give me a wicked case of baby fever.
I really do love the cheeseburger picture as well, something about your braided pigtails and shoving the cheeseburger in your mouth, the counterpoint of being able to be so child like while being pregnant. Very cute.
The cheeseburgers! Pregnancy gives that wonderful license to eat. If only it just vanished after. You look adorable!
ReplyDeleteI love so many of them!!! But my favorite would have to be Carrie- she is too too darling and I can't wait to make that dress she is wearing!
ReplyDeleteLove little Reuben trying to take the flannel jacket off! What a cutie!
ReplyDeleteIt's tough to pick, but I would swoop up that Carrie and smooch her if I could. She is a beauty.
ReplyDeleteI love them all...but I have to go with the one of Reuben!!! How adorable can that be..!!!
ReplyDelete(You and the burguers is really my favorite...but you better not know about that :) )
All adorable the cheek smoosh one is priceless!!!
ReplyDeleteGREAT Pictures! I had a hard time choosing a favorite, but I love the one of Roman and your hubby, the cheek squoosh is just too cute!
ReplyDeleteThis is a tough call because I love a photo of lady in a pretty dress double fisting hamburgers but Roman's smushy face has won me over. I love the ease and confidence that Dads have carrying around their little ones and this captures it perfectly.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing and congrats on your new book!
The burgers picture, that's my preferred way of eating them too...
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the dad bag picture! I thought the look on that baby's face was too much! But I love how colorful and bright all the pictures are. I LOVE that about the things you make!
ReplyDeleteI am loving Marios little soft belly and arm roll... too cute!
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw your book was for sale I sent it to my hubby saying "I need this for mothers day". We're expecting our first baby in November, so perfect timing! Thank you!
The burgers! That's amazingly adorable!
ReplyDeleteBaby Carrie is adorable. And, thanks to these pictures, I want a squooshy little babe to hold!
ReplyDeletemy favorite is sleeping Roman on the sixth-times-a-charm quilt, because it reminds me of my five month old boy just five months ago....your book looks so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteTeeny Tiny Roman on the charm quilt - up until then I was sure I was done with having babies......
ReplyDeleteVery sweet photos ... I chuckled at the captions almost as much as at the pictures!! Little Reuben ... the look on his face ... and the struggle with his clothes ... I can almost hear him cry: OFF! Love it!
ReplyDeleteALMOST impossible to pick!!! I'm going to go with Carrie, because the color of her dress sings to me. Roman with the Dad Bag is pretty stinkin' cute, too. But then there is Marios with the Quick Change Trousers..... and of course your cheese burgers. I've never double fisted cheeseburgers before.... great idea. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, are you trying to make me have another baby? Well, if I had to chose a favorite, it would be the "Off" pic, too cute and reminds me of my son.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway, heres hoping I win!
omg!!!!! so many cute pic's there the man carrying baby and boy at the washing machine are the best of the lot!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love them all - seriously great photos! and some fabulous peeks at great projects as well! i think my favorite would have to be sleeping Roman on that gorgeous quilt... but ah, those photos of carrie and claire are getting me too! oh, and reuben trying to get that hoodie off - what a great expression!
ReplyDeletecan't wait to get your book. would be totally thrilled with an autographed copy!!
I love the I-can't-believe-you-put-me-in-flannel look on Reuben's face. Poor kid.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. All of them. Baby Carrie's brown eyes are killing me, though. Adorable! (And that red dress - swoon!)
ReplyDelete~Keri
I could look at pictures of babies all day. Roman on the quilt is my favorite with all other pictures tied for second.
ReplyDeleteAlice
It's hard to pick just one...and I'm tempted to say the first one with you eating the cheeseburge (oh my, I need something to eat!).
ReplyDeleteBut choosing between all those cute babies I'd settle for Roman on your husband's arm...I think it's the contrast between those strong manly arms and a tiny cute baby that gets me. Every time...*sigh*....
I love Rueben and "off" photo. Too classic and so like my toddler.
ReplyDeleteI also like your cheeseburger photo...again, it's a classic...
The Roman cheek smoosh (which sounds like an awesome UFC maneuver).
ReplyDeleteThey're all so adorable! But I think my favourite one would have to be Carrie.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am looking forward to getting my hands on your book and getting some stuff ready for when my baby girl arrives (end of August!).
I've got to go with dark eyes on beautiful baby Carrie.
ReplyDeleteOh, it's tough to pick just one. Cute, cute babies! The one of distressed Reuben is pretty adorable, but that photo of Carrie has kicked my nesting urges up into high gear. (And I'm not even pregnant.)
ReplyDeleteBig Reuban fan over here.
ReplyDeleteI was due four days ago. That was my shameless appeal for a pity prize.
These are all so cute. It's not fair to have to choose a favorite. So...Roman in the face squoosh, Carrie (amazing), Reuben obviously saying "OFF". All so adorable.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing these precious photos.
Oh, and the one of you is amazing as well. The book is already ordered and I'm anxiously waiting for it to arrive...
I'm obsessed with the one of marios with the boxes! how adorable. makes me want a baby right now! just have to wait until i get out of school in december...
ReplyDeleteI love the picture of Claire. And of Marios working the washing machine!
ReplyDeleteThey are all so cute, even the one of you eating. :)
How to choose! I think the "off" one is my favorite. Kids are so honest, aren't they?! :)
ReplyDeleteToo cute. My favorite is baby Carrie. I'm not even married yet (almost!) and now I want a baby. Good thing it's not in the book!
ReplyDeleteALL of those sweet babies are too SWEET!! I have to say tho' that the "cheeseburger - cheeseburger" takes the cake (or... in your case, the burger)!! As my man and I ponder over a sweet baby #5, I'm hesitant to catch even the slightest glimpse of your book as it might plunge me head over heels yet again into blankets and booties and SWEETNESS!! Truth is, I can't wait to see it :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the cheeseburger photo, but my favorite baby photo is Roman's cheek squoosh... photos of dads and babies ALWAYS get me... too precious!
ReplyDeleteOh, my.... they're all so wonderful! But I just can't resist baby Carrie's eyes!!
ReplyDeleteoh. mah. goodness. baby carrie's eyes about melted me on the spot. my fave caption, however, involves "nationwide ovulation." i'm pretty sure it's working on me. don't tell my husband.
ReplyDeleteI like the one of Reuben removing the flannel hooded jacket. A close 2nd is of Roman on his dad's arm.
ReplyDeleteThey are all just too cute, but if I had to chose, I think that baby Carrie is maybe just the prettiest thing I've ever seen! She's got a bright future as a model, 'cause whatever she's selling, I'm buying for sure! Such adorable shots, thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteyesterday I wanted a lab puppy....now, after these photos, I want a baby!! Love your site and these photos...especially the "two-fisted eater!" Thanks for providing so much inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThe cheek squoosh one!
ReplyDeleteOh they are all too adorable but my favorite is tiny Roman on the sixth time's a charm quilt. I'm due with my sixth in November that picture just melted my heart!
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding? It's Carrie, what eyes! I haven't seen the book yet, but how big do the clothes go up to? I've got a 20 month old that would look cute in some of these things, but she grows so fast!
ReplyDeleteI think baby Carrie is absolutely adorable! Those eyes!!
ReplyDeletethe babies are super cute, but I just love the one of you munching on the cheeseburgers!
ReplyDeleteLOVE little Reuben in the flannel jacket. poor little man! what a trooper!
ReplyDeleteHow to choose? Hmmm...I guess it has to be Roman with his dad. What a funny picture that I know you'll treasure always. Congratulations on your new book!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I like them all! I like the photo of you eating a burger, but the one of Reuben trying to get his shirt off is adorable.
ReplyDeleteSquooshy-cheeked Roman helping papa model the Dad Bag - that's my fave!
ReplyDeleteAll of these photos and little ones are soooo cute. Baby Carrie is going to break some hearts as she gets older. Those eyes and eye lashes are so vibrant!
ReplyDeleteThe little boy trying take the jacket off! That's too funny.
ReplyDeleteFor me, it's definitely a tie between Reuben in mid-meltdown and Roman's cheek squoosh!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these terrific outtakes!
Is it terrible that I think pics of babies crying are so cute? The one of Reuben is adorable. I just love when their little lips start to pucker and pout. Maybe it's because that's the only time in life that no matter what you do you're cute. Even having fat chubby legs is cute. Now? Not so much.
ReplyDeleteGotta love Mario and the nesting cubes! Exactly what my kids would have done with them. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new book! If I don't win one, I'm going to have buy one! Cuz, I need more crafting type books, you know. ;)
If you want a FAVORITE, I need nine categories.........they are all so flippin' cute! And I NEED that book, because I am finally getting my first grandchild later this year....so I am beyond want and have gotten to NEED!! Kristy in Ohio
ReplyDeleteI think the photo of sweet little Claire did, in fact, make me ovulate. Thanks for that one :)
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ReplyDeleteI adore the one with teeny-tiny Roman sleeping on the AMAZING Sixth's Times the Charm Quilt! Just makes your heart melt!
ReplyDeleteI like Mario using the dryer (and your huge, shinny dryer of course!!!) Greetings ;-)
ReplyDeleteI just found out I am pregnant this week so I would LOVE to win a copy of this book! My favorite pic is Roman and Dad...so sweet. Your "nationwide ovulation" line made me laugh out loud at work.
ReplyDeleteBaby Carrie looks so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOMG! It's a toss up between Carrie with those enormous brown eyes and you eating with that burger. Decisions, decisions!
ReplyDeleteobvi they're ALL adorable, but honestly, I love the cheeseburger shot...
ReplyDeleteI love the photo of Marios at the dryer. Toddlers and their sense of curiosity make me smile every time!
ReplyDeleteI like Reuben with the seasonally inappropriate jacket! Such a priceless expression!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to decide since they're all so precious, but that Mario is ADORABLE!!! He is so effortlessly playful with those nesting blocks! Can't wait for the new book! It seems like everyday another friend is preggers and I'm running out of ideas :)
ReplyDeleteI love the one of you eating the cheeseburgers, it reminds me of when I was pregnant except insert burritos instead of cheeseburgers ;)
ReplyDeleteThey're all great! I love Baby Carrie because she's just so dang beautiful! I also love Roman+cheek squoosh+husband because there's just so much personality in it! Love. It. So. Much.
ReplyDeleteThey are all soooo adorable, but my favourites are the Katherine and the quilt and Carrie and the dress.
ReplyDeleteThe cheeseburger shot is my favorite... because it reminds me of an incident during my pregnancy that I won't admit to here but I'm sure you can imagine.
ReplyDeleteAlso love the Roman cheek squoosh=)
I love the one with the block on his head - too cute! but I have to say, I would get pregnant just to wear that shirt - it is soooo GREAT!
ReplyDeletemy favorite is the little boy saying "off." i did the same at that age, but my word was "back." the projects are so cute!
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna have to say Cheeseburger because
ReplyDeleteA: You're as cute or cuter than any of the babies pictured and
B: Those appear to be Sonic cheeseburgers... instant swaying of my vote.
My absolute favorite is Reuben pulling off his top. The sheer frustration is so cute!
ReplyDeleteI love them all! I'm trying so haaard to get one of my own, but it's not working. My sister's growing me a nephew, though, and I hope he sleeps as sweetly on the quilt I'm making him as your little boy does on your quilt.
ReplyDeletewell I love the burger pic--for me it would have been 2 ice cream cones :) baby roman on the quilt is a beautiful photo. Happy Mother's Day
ReplyDeleteMarios! Those pants are too cute, plus him (of course) and all those close in the washer! P.S. Can't even get your book yet at the local stores! :(
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding! I love them all, but that one of little Roman sleeping on the quilt is lovely, and with my daughter turning one, almost makes me want another teeny baby (can't believe I'm saying that!) Well, husband is trying to talk me into it and maybe this book is all I need to get serious about number 2! (And by the way I would love the cheeseburger pic to hang in my sewing room!)
ReplyDeleteI just got your book yesterday and LOVE it. Another wonderful book Anna Maria. But since i have a dear friend who is expecting her third in June I'll just have to enter this too wonderful giveaway and say that the last picture with Marios and the blocks is just too stinkin' cute for words.
ReplyDeleteThanx, Holly
I love the one of Rueben trying to take the jacket off!
ReplyDeleteLucky me I read the whole post ;) (Actually I always do; I am a blog stalker of yours!)
ReplyDeleteHow could I pick a favorite? They are all so darn cute. I guess the picture of Carrie because my little girl is giving those wide-eyed photos right now, and I *love* them!
hanks for a chance to win.
kelly@ questforrealfood.com
My favorite is certainly Carrie in the Pretty-as-a-Picture Dress. Oh my goodness, how adorable is she!!
ReplyDeletei have to say the face squoosh is my favourite, as it reminds me of holding my little ones just like that when they were tiny (but all the photos are really lovely)
ReplyDeleteWe can only pick one favourite?!!!
ReplyDeleteThe Carrie pretty-as-a-picture photo is divine.
And the smoochable Roman with his Dad makes me laugh - the things babies have to put up with when their Mum's a designer :)
Love all these - and your friends have some adorable children...too cute!
ReplyDeleteReuben's photo just killed me!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, for sharing the outtakes! You give me such motivation to get my own projects out the door this month so I have time to crack the book open!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite photo is easily the one of Rueben. Children are such troopers...until they're not!
Well, your cheeseburger pic is quite entertaining, but I must say that the picture of Mario is my favorite. Not only are the pants cute, but the model is so sweet and reminds me of my sweet baby who is always "pausing" my washing machine!
ReplyDeleteI just got baby fever looking at these pics! The dryer one really hit home, as my son used to do the same thing! I wish I had cute pants like that for him back then!!
ReplyDeleteHands down. The one of you and the burgers. Hilarious.
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crushton7 [at] yahoo [dot] com
The cheeseburger is awesome...it is so exactly how I felt! And I love Rueben's expression!!!
ReplyDeleteHow can one choose? If forced I's have to go with the one of your hubby and the man bag. It captures what I remember of my hubby and 4 daughters.
ReplyDeletemy favorite picture is of cute little Reuben upset in his jacket. i want to pick him up and kiss him! this book would be great for my baby i am having in august! Sacha
ReplyDeletemy vote is for reuben. i think my son makes the very same face!
ReplyDeleteBaby Carrie, hands down. How can you be too cute to publish? I don't get it? Marios sporting cube fez is also to die for! Great pix to share, AM. Roman makes for great arm candy, btw.
ReplyDeleteI love Marios, soo cute!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness--!!! All of the pics are so adorable!
ReplyDeleteBut oh my - Reuben just stole my heart (sorry - other cute and adorable babies). And props to Angela, she caught all of the emotion, temperature, and cuteness right before he appears to explode. Sorry it was hot Reuben, but boy you sure are a cutie!!
Hugs to all the babies~
OOh the spectrum quilt one is the sweetest! Although these pics are all so cute that I'd like to consider hiring a professional photographer and renting your sewing projects to get the cutest pics of my girl. lol. Too cute!
ReplyDeleteOther than you double-fisting the cheeseburgers? Definitely Roman on the Sixth Time's the Charm quilt - my youngest just turned one, and I'm missing those teeny baby days. Guess it's time for the next one...
ReplyDeletejust what I need - more baby pics to make my ovaries itchier than they are already. maybe if I show my husband teeny tiny Roman sleeping I could tip him into my way of thinking?
ReplyDeleteAdorable.
I love the big brown eyes of baby Carrie. She is really a very beautifull baby.
ReplyDeleteThat's just to let you know, because I really never ever win something.
Kind regards from The Netherlands,
Hannie
www.wiedewottus.nl
Oh the baby feet picture is my favorite and Roman hanging from Daddy's arm is tied for first.
ReplyDeleteAH! I would buy the book of outakes for sure!!! Esp if the one of your punkin sleeping on the 6th times a charm quilt is included. Fun fun!
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness, those are some of the sweetest photos, ever! that photo of baby reuban next to the trike is especially sweet. something about seeing babes in distress... i just want to cuddle 'em up!
ReplyDeleteomgoodness! baby Carrie--those EYES! such long lashes! what a beauty she is!!
ReplyDeleteNow I have to go see what the mariposa dress looks like the other way...I thought you had just sewed an extremely clever nursing top, what do I know?
Haha, 2 favorites! The one of Reuben is great where did he get those eyes?! They match the bike *grin* The last one of Marios with the block on his head. How did you get him to do that and how long did it last? To cute, on all of them! Oh, and I'd love an 8x10 glossy of you eating cheeseburgers! (The book would be awesome to :) Love the cover!)
ReplyDeleteReuben!! My favorite pictures of my babies/toddlers are when they are pouty lipped and crying. Isn't that horrible? It takes me back to that place in time. Smiles are always captured, but crying faces? Not enough.
ReplyDeleteI love them all! I'll say the nesting cubes, because I am making them now, but to use as storage containers for our craft/play room.
ReplyDeleteI was so thrilled to be the first, other than yourself, to post a project in the flickr pool - I was so excited to see that you commented, it made my day!
Ooh, it's a toss up between the eating for two photo and the adorable, sweet photo of Carrie! So cute!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the laundry shot, but the face squoosh is a close second!
ReplyDeletelove the squooshy faced roman!
ReplyDeleteOh my, they are all so cute! I don't think I can pick the cutest baby. So I'll go with the cheeseburger pic. :)
ReplyDeleteYou look so beautiful and happy!
Great great pictures, it's hard to say which one I like the best, but I think it's Marios at the dryer - he's got such a great expression! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI would absolutely have to go with Roman's face squoosh! I love, love the manly daddy arms hoisting the baby around like the pro he is.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post, by the way! I enjoyed your commentary as much as I did the photos.
In love with your vision,
Kat
Blisskat@myself.com
My favorite is the one of Rueben trying to take the jacket off. It's not the prettiest photo (that would indeed be Carrie - wow those eyes!) but it the most quintessential toddler - Every mom has a little one who does this one time or another! It makes me smile. :)
ReplyDeleteReuben!!! I love that adorable boy face! The kind of face that just melts your heart! Awww.... little boys are so precious!
ReplyDeleteI love the one of Roman getting a squished cheek. How is it that Daddy's always get away with things like that? If we hold our babies like that they are screaming their heads off, but for some reason, if Daddy does it, they just deal.
ReplyDeleteRoman's face squoosh all the way - a-flippin'-dorable. Love your blog muchly!!!
ReplyDeleteI love that cheek smoosh! I got so many "why are you doing that?" questions for carrying my baby face down like that, but she loved it! It's especially cute with a strong dad arm.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the book!!!
Now don't get me wrong- I love love love the picture of you eating your cheeseburgers because it's just awesome, but little Reuben made me laugh. Why is there something so cute about little ones when they're frustrated? I can't help but "aww" and want to help him!
ReplyDeleteOh they're all so cute!! I do love little Reuben though. His sad face is so sweet.
ReplyDeleteI love the pants! and the jacket! and the dad bag! and all the babies! I really want to make all of these now.
ReplyDeleteAs always, an inspiration!Claire is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteI think it would have to be baby claire altho' they are all very cute. I'd love a copy of the book and will hold off buying on incase I win! Julie
ReplyDeleteI love Roman's squished cheek - it reminds me of those days when they are so malleable - literally!!! What a great post - what you say is so true about being too cute and ovulating... good lawd! Can't wait to see the new book!
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ReplyDeleteI am loving me some teeny-tiny Roman. It reminds me of when my little nugget (Prue) was that little. She is 19 months now and seems like such a big girl.
ReplyDeleteLove the smooshed baby face. So precious.
ReplyDeleteHow can I pick a favorite. They are all so adorable. But if I had to choose 1 I'd say baby Carrie because you are right, it's probably illegal to be so stunning at such a young age. But a very close 2nd runner up would have to be the shot of Rueben. Too cute! Pick me, my neice and nephew would greatly appreciate all of these wonderful items.
ReplyDeleteReally? A favorite of all those cutie pictures?! If I must pick, I'll say Reuben modeling the jacket, and only because he looks so happy to be doing so :)
ReplyDeleteI'm itching to get my hands on a book and start sewing all these beautiful projects! Congrats on a job well done!
Roman and the dad bag. Added to the adorable pic is your use of the word flippin, I've never heard anyone from your side of the world use it before. Made me laugh x
ReplyDeleteAck! how did you ever choose when you had so many adorable photos? I love the one of Marios at the washing machine- too cute!
ReplyDeleteReuben is my favorite. I just wanna pick him up, hug him and shh him with laughter in my voice, cause it's so darn cute.
ReplyDeleteA favorite? As cute as you are, miss Anna Maria, I have to go with baby Carrie. Although that cheeseburger photo should be like, the poster for all pregnant women.
ReplyDeleteI love ALL of the pictures but am completely smitten with the Pretty-As-A-Picture dress :)
ReplyDeleteOH! The one of Carrie just KILLS me! Her eyes are MESMERIZING. I love your book Seams to Me...would love a chance to win your new book! Even if I don't win, I will definately be purchasing.
ReplyDeleteack! how can i pick only one? i do love the Dad with smooshed cheek baby picture though. I love that the ways dads carry babies is so different than the way that moms do.
ReplyDeleteso excited for the book!
I think they would have made the book even more fun :) Momma and the burger is my favorite, but Ruben has a place in my heart! My son does that at least twice a day. He really likes being shirtless or at least trying to pull it off and show off his belly.
ReplyDeleteWell, I have to say that despite all those adorable babes...my favorite is the hamburger one. I am newly pregnant and am still in the stinky sick part and I can't wait! to be at the eating hamburgers and sporting a full belly part. I am SO excited for this book! I have been waiting excitedly for it to be released, and am even more so now that we are expecting our own little one. Trouble is now I can't decide if I am hoping more a for a girl to make those cute little dresses for or a boy who will be darling in the pants!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the inspiration! I don't know how you do it.
I love the one where Rueben is trying to take off his jacket. Poor guy! He looks so cute with his lips stuck out all sad!
ReplyDeleteThat little Carrie is too much! What a beauty! I also loved the blocks shot with Marios. I can't wait to try that pattern!
ReplyDeleteI'm as in love with that spectrum quilt as I am with these adorable pictures of babies, so I'd have to choose Katherine. Plus, I can't get enough of baby toes!
ReplyDeleteThey are all so precious! how do you choose? I have to say I LOVE squishy baby faces so I think the one with your little Roman being held by his dad is my fav! So sweet!
ReplyDeleteI am sooooo excited about this book!!!
Picture number 2: The itty bitty baby feet on the quilt, sigh!
ReplyDeleteMy youngest baby is just about Roman's age and how can I not love the one of him on the Sixth Times the Charm quilt? Oh the smallness. Makes me want to go smell my baby's head. :)
ReplyDelete*Carla
A favorite? So mean to make us choose! I am going to have to go withe the squeezy-cheeked Roman with the dad bag because:
ReplyDeleteA-come on those cheeks! that face!
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B-A dad bag...awesome.
My husband and I are currently trying for our first, so needless to say, I can't wait to snap up a copy!
Happy Friday and thanks for the giveaway!
Lynsey lynseyruml@yahoo.com
PS_If I do win. I would like the autographed glossy cheeseburger photo for my sewing room. It doesn't even have to be glossy :D.