The Biggerstaffs

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2009-05-08T21:01:00.000-07:00

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Daily Life- Take 1

2009-05-06T11:15:00.000-07:00

She's an artist like her mommy... :)

Ella watching her big sis..Emmagail said, "What do ya think?"Apparently Ella said it was great because then she got a sweet kiss!

Our daily life is filled with many sweet and funny moments lately that I'm afraid I'll forget, so I'm going to make a point of blogging more about what's been going on.

Ella is 11 weeks..Unbelievable!

2009-05-06T11:13:00.000-07:00

Springtime is HERE...

2009-05-03T20:35:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I finally put the portraits I took and ordered for the dining area up..Luke made this table in high school and it is a shadow box table..so neat..I hadn't filled it up since we moved so I finally got around to it..haha!

So, we are busy spring cleaning, re-arranging the house, making changes..planting gardens..today we did the front flower beds...

We planted two of these bright red rose bushes...

My personal favorite and only request was to have some Hydrangeas..we planted a pink and blue one :)

Dahlias..Daisies..Impatiens..Luke showed Emmagail how to plant them..it was a sweet moment that I, of course, had to capture!These Irises bloomed in the last week or so, they are just beautiful and in our front yard..I loved this shot I got of Emmagail I got today...

Some Snapshots..

2009-05-01T16:20:00.001-07:00

I am so behind on blogging and taking pictures, it's been a busy month! Ella is already 10 weeks and I just can't believe it! She's smiling and talking and so much fun discovering stuff! Emmagail is talking like she's 6..she thinks she's quite the "Bootiful" "Primpen" (Princess), I ask her to clean up her toys and she says "No Momma, I'm a Primpen (Princess)!" LOL! She says so many things it's unreal! I really need to write them down immediately because she has a lot of cute one-liners. HAHA! Anyways..here are a couple snapshots from lately..Ella smiling and then Emmagail slurping ALL of the juice possible from the watermelon!

My Loves...

2009-04-12T17:10:00.000-07:00

My girls and I..

Easter...

2009-04-12T11:19:00.000-07:00

I have tons of stuff to show, it will take a while though..haha..so here's the first set..we went to my mom and dad's yesterday for Ashley's birthday and Easter..the first photo is a four generation photo of my Mom, Ella, Grandma, Emmagail and I..and the rest are of Emmagail's first egg hunting experience..

Buddy and her were sneaking around just in case the Easter Bunny was still around..haha

Picking Flowers..

2009-04-05T11:46:00.000-07:00

I'll have some snapshots to post soon from yesterday, I had shoots in Kansas City and my mom and the girls came along..Emmagail got to play at the park and had tons of fun. After we were done we went to my grandparents' house for a short visit and Emmagail picked some flowers..

A Couple Snaps..

2009-04-02T14:21:00.000-07:00

I took these snapshots a few days ago and forgot to share them..Ella..about two weeks ago..

Emmagail cuddling with our dog Lucy..

Dancin'

2009-04-01T18:58:00.000-07:00

Sweet Girl...

2009-04-01T11:26:00.000-07:00

My sweet girl today...

Sisters <3

2009-03-31T16:22:00.000-07:00

Shot a couple of the girls together today..in a brief moment of sweetness...

The Doll.

2009-03-31T16:21:00.000-07:00

While I was trying to do Ella's pictures..Emmagail thought one of her many dolls needed her picture taken too..haha..she was pretending to take her picture right next to me..it was quite a sight! Here are a couple of her doll..

Her Lashes..

Ella is already 6 Weeks!

2009-03-31T16:20:00.001-07:00

Well, I had high hopes for pictures of Ella today, but it didn't go how I wanted it to..here are just a couple, hopefully more to come in the next couple days! I can't believe it's been 6 weeks! :(

Dancing..

2009-03-30T19:02:00.000-07:00

After the pictures..Ashley and Emmagail had to dance a while..Ash had her car stereo going and between that and the wind blowing their hair, it was like a normal fashion shoot! HAHA!

Puddle Jumpin'

2009-03-30T18:49:00.000-07:00

I LOVE spring..I took Emmagail to play in the puddles today..

Happy Spring!!

2009-03-30T18:42:00.000-07:00

We took some fun pictures of Emmagail today..the nicer set..

This one scares me a little..haha!

Snapshots..

2009-03-29T05:48:00.000-07:00

I have been loom knitting this winter, but started hand knitting last week and I LOVE it! I don't know why I put it off so long, I just practiced some this winter instead of trying a real project and now I wish I would have started sooner!

Here are my next two projects..the first is a blanket for Emmagail..it's going to be unbelievably soft..made out of Plymouth Yarn Company's Heaven (I know it looks like a big ball of mess right now but that's because my circular needles are not broken in enough and still kind of twisted and I have only gotten a few rows done, but i promise it will come together..haha! I'm wishing I would have listened to Jen and dunked the tubing in boiling water to make it straight..oh well..after this project I guess ;) ) and the second is a scarf I am making for her for next winter out of this fun yarn called Pooch made by Paton's.

A couple snaps of Ella from last night..loved her little outfit so I couldn't resist. The blanket she's laying on is the one I just finished knitting..

Luke and Emmagail tilled the garden last weekend...can't wait to get things planted!

Lucy, the bubble chasing dog..

2009-03-23T10:03:00.000-07:00

As promised, here's a video of Lucy chasing the bubbles, I wish I would have videoed the first time because it was so much better!

A Few Snapshots...

2009-03-21T22:37:00.000-07:00

We went out to eat this evening and I had my mom take a quick snapshot of our little family together..it goes by way too fast!

So, Ashley got Emmagail a bubble machine last week and she LOVES it and our dog, Lucy loves it even more..it's so funny to watch her pop the bubbles, I'll work on uploading a video for you !

Emmagail..

2009-03-18T07:48:00.000-07:00

I spent some time photographing Emmagail yesterday morning..she is so full of personality these days! Doesn't she look so sad in this first shot?

I told her Dora was in my camera and she was trying to find her..

She's looking skeptical..haha!

She said "I can't hear you Mommy!" HAHA!

Ella 3 and 4 weeks..

2009-03-18T07:43:00.000-07:00

I took some shots of the girls together this weekend..just a few..

Ella was three weeks here:

Yesterday I took a quick shot of Ella..today she is 4 weeks old..I can't believe it!

Ella at 2 Weeks

2009-03-06T17:21:00.000-08:00

I can't believe Ella is already 2 weeks old! My wonderful friend Carolyn made this beautiful white blanket for her and I got it today and just couldn't resist!

Ella's Announcement..

2009-02-25T13:34:00.000-08:00

Final Draft of Ella's announcement..it's a folded card so you are seeing the front, inside and the back...

Ella Rose 7 Days Old..

2009-02-25T11:47:00.000-08:00

I can't believe she is a week old today! It makes me so sad to think that this will fly by so fast! Here are some pictures I took of her this morning..I made the wraps and hats in these while I was waiting for her arrival..

Ella...

2009-02-24T15:29:00.000-08:00

It has been a very long 6 days, wonderful but long...poor Emmagail has the influenza virus so she has been quarantined at grandma and grandpa's house since yesterday...and I have been trying to recover from the c-section. We are just now getting around to taking some pictures..hoping to do more tomorrow..but for now here are a few...

YAWN! :)

Ms. Ella Rose..

2009-02-20T01:40:00.000-08:00

Our new addition has arrived!

Meet Ella Rose Biggerstaff she was born February 18th, 2009 at 1:40pm she weighed 7lbs 7oz and is 19 inches long. Emmagail is SO excited to finally be a big sister! Here are a couple of snapshots..both within a couple of hours of the c-section..excuse how I look especially..haha!

.Baby Bump.

2009-01-21T09:37:00.000-08:00

The other day we did my official maternity portraits..we figured we better do it now..only 26 days to go!! Can't wait!

Goofing Around..

2009-01-21T09:33:00.000-08:00

I forgot I took these a couple weeks ago..we were playing around with the fisheye lens..haha..she's so funny!

A Valentine of My Valentine..

2009-01-13T13:25:00.000-08:00

Just some fun Valentine's I designed for Emmagail today..

.Love.

2009-01-11T15:09:00.000-08:00

All we need is love. HAHA! And a WHOLE LOT OF PATIENCE! It's not exactly how I had visioned it but here's a few Valentine shots we did today of Emmagail..

A Scarf.

2009-01-11T15:06:00.000-08:00

So, my newest hobby..knitting..and this was my first project..did in on Thursday evening..a little scarf for Emmagail. She's been wanting one for a while now, she loved it..she was saying how warm it was..haha!

Baby Bump..43 Days to Go!

2009-01-07T17:40:00.000-08:00

A few shots of my growing belly..hoping it'll get a little bigger in a couple weeks so we can take a few more shots.

One Little Monkey..MY Little Monkey!

2009-01-02T07:46:00.000-08:00

A few of Emmagail from this morning after waking up..I love waking up to her every day. She is always so sweet in the morning. I feel like I need to start writing down everything that she says..she talks so much and is always saying the cutest things. I just don't want to forget anything. The other night I was rocking her to sleep and she didn't really want to go to sleep..she kept saying "Momma I got a secret" then she'd wave me closer "Come here" she'd say. Then she says "ssssss...I love you." HAHA! I know, I have the cutest daughter you don't have to tell me..of course I may be a bit biased. Anyways..I am trying to enjoy her as much as possible while it's just her still...7 weeks until Ella gets here and as excited as I am to have a new baby to love I am going to miss spending so much time with Emmagail just "us."

A Snapshot..

2008-12-25T08:58:00.000-08:00

Just a quick snapshot of the three of us from last night..not the best shot, but we don't have many of the three of us together.

'Twas the Night Before Christmas..

2008-12-24T22:29:00.000-08:00

She waited for Santa...

and finally gave up.

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! Love, The Biggerstaffs

Cooking...

2008-12-22T13:27:00.000-08:00

These are out of order, but we went to my mom and dad's yesterday for some Christmas cooking and here is some of what we did.. you can see all of the pictures on flickr at http://flickr.com/photos/fineartistry/sets/72157611461378651/

Snow Day!

2008-12-16T14:28:00.000-08:00

So with the snow here today, we went out to play for about five minutes..it's about all we could handle! Emmagail thought it was quite funny to launch snowballs at me and my camera for most of the time..haha! I am hoping we get more snow soon so we can build a snowman!

I wanted to do this shot..well something like it, this is the best I could get because...

she thought it was much more fun to look through the heart at everything! Daddy painted her fingernails today too..

It looks like a blizzard, but she was mostly throwing the snow around..it was only snowing a little while we were out..haha!

My sweet snow baby....

Her new Dora boots..we were saving them for Christmas but she had to have boots to go out in the snow!

Isn't she the cutest snow bunny ever?!

So we had a fun-filled day..she's finally sleeping. She loved the snow..of course, we are talking about Emmagail..the child that HAD to make her entrance into the world when there was 16 inches of snow on the ground and I had to be life-flighted just to get to the hospital! That's a long story that I'll save for another day though..

Our Princess Turned 2...

2008-12-04T12:37:00.000-08:00

Monday Emmagail turned 2! I can't believe it! Her favorite thing right now is princesses and Little Mermaid so Monday she played with some of her gifts, even had a little photo shoot with her pink poodle...

Emmagail with Santa

2008-11-21T16:23:00.000-08:00

Last Friday was my Santa special in Mound City and Emmagail was our first appointment..and my guinea pig of course..she was just talking Santa's ear off..she's so social!

Can you tell that when the tounge comes out it's a sign of bad behavior coming on? HAHA!

At least there is a warning sign..

This one cracks me up..she was just chatting away with such attitude..

First Haircut..

2008-11-12T13:15:00.000-08:00

Last Friday, we met up with Alisha and she trimmed Emmagail's hair for us..it wasn't a lot but it was her first "official" haircut..haha..

Emmagail is Almost TWO!

2008-11-05T19:27:00.000-08:00

I took some shots of Emmagail today, it's probably going to be one of the last nice days before her birthday so we went ahead and did her birthday pictures...

First Time on The Beach..

2008-10-06T22:27:00.000-07:00

We spent a few days on the Oregon and California coasts last week and this was Emmagail's first time on the beach..we took a sunrise walk and after we warmed up and drove a couple hours spent few hours playing in the cold water and the sand, but we just couldn't keep her out of it she had so much fun!

I think this may be my favorite...

Idaho..

2008-10-06T22:24:00.000-07:00

We visited Luke's aunt and uncle as well as his grandmother in Rothdram, Idaho for about four days..it was a lot of fun and beautiful country there..we drove to Lake Coeur d'Alene to see it and the surrounding area..it was gorgeous and Emmagail liked playing on the "beach" there...I am including a shot of Emmagail with her Great-Grandma Gail from our trip.

Been Traveling...

2008-09-29T13:49:00.000-07:00

Just a few shots for now from our three week road trip...these are all around West Yellowstone..

A Message To KyKy...

2008-09-17T11:55:00.000-07:00

A little message from Emmagail to her beloved KyKy..she misses her soooo much!

New Shots..

2008-08-27T17:42:00.000-07:00

WOW A LOT has happened since I posted a real post on this blog last! We have moved to Lincoln, MO and are expecting baby number 2 in February! I have been so busy with that and starting a new design job that we haven't been able to do any nice portraits of Emmagail lately, so we just did it today..went to the park first, and then to where Luke and I were married in Sedalia, MO. The waterfall shot is where we got married, right there where I stood to take the picture so these shots will be special to us. I photographed Emmagail under the archway where my dad and I waited before I walked in to get married! She is getting so BIG! Saying so many things and she's so excited for the baby to come already..lol. HERE ARE SOME FROM TODAY!

I LOVE these curls..I am going to CRY if they disappear!

Emmagail's Colors

2008-08-01T06:45:00.000-07:00

Wildflower Garden..

2008-06-27T19:45:00.001-07:00

I planted a wildflower garden in our backyard..I love to photograph flowers and I always like to have fresh flowers in our house...Emmagail went out with me last night to take some pictures and smell a few..haha! More shots of the flowers around our house on my Fine Artistry Blog.

4th Anniversary.

2008-06-27T19:35:00.000-07:00

Luke and I celebrated our 4th Anniversary yesterday, but this weekend we went down to Osage Beach on the Lake of the Ozarks..we went there last August when I had a shoot and had a lot of fun..we went to the arcade next to the hotel and enjoyed a great dinner at our favorite restaurant there called J.B. Hooks..

DeeDee

2008-06-27T19:32:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when DeeDee comes to town..Ash got in yesterday for the weekend and immediately they got into my tutu and hat stash to dance around to latino music! They are so funny!

Catching Up!!

2008-06-27T18:59:00.001-07:00

Okay so we have had a busy week! Emmagail got to visit Mimi and Papa's house from Thursday to Tuesday!! Almost a week and boy is she now SPOILED! Here are some shots from Saturday when they were feeding the chickens..Luke and I celebrated our 4th Anniversary by going to their house on Saturday and then on down to Osage Beach for a night on Sunday..

She loves her Papa!!

Just Playing...

2008-06-15T17:28:00.000-07:00

Today we were going through stuff for our garage sale which is on Friday and Saturday and we found this little dog..lots of new toys she can play with now that she is a busy little woman..I hate having my picture taken, but I know I'll regret not having any later so I had my sister take a couple of us today really quick..excuse my terrible hair..haha!

My favorite from the day I think..

Love the First One..

2008-06-13T19:54:00.000-07:00

I didn't take these but here are a few of us from last summer...

I Love This Girl..

2008-06-13T19:53:00.000-07:00

Summertime..gotta love it!

Dirty Feet...

2008-06-12T07:18:00.000-07:00

A few shots from this spring and winter...

Random Shots..

2008-06-12T07:12:00.000-07:00

This week..we did some shots of us together and a couple shots of me for our website..The color one is from another shoot and I'll post some from it later, but Emmagail was playing in a box that my repaired laptop came in..Emmagail did some "work" to it and broke it..haha!

Memorial Day at Mimi and Papa's house..

Ice Cream..

2008-06-12T07:09:00.001-07:00

Emmagail had her first ice cream cone...our good friends the Schneiders were over for their annual pictures and we had ice cream afterwards..she LOVED it!

The First Year..Highlights..

2008-06-12T06:44:00.000-07:00

A Fresh Blog...

2008-06-11T19:50:00.000-07:00

Well, if you are reading this blog you probably already know us, but just in case..we are the Biggerstaffs: Luke, Amy and Emmagail. Luke and I have been married for 4 years in a couple weeks and Emmagail is 18 months old. I take a lot of pictures of her, but I hardly have time to go through and edit them and have them printed, so I am starting this online journal about our family in the hopes of having this wonderful keepsake someday. I will try to post some old pictures of us all and then start with the most recent stuff after that. I hope you enjoy our blog!