JL.Christ Blog

my cover girl

2008-12-17T13:04:00.000-08:00

callie got another cover shot. just wanted to share!
lindsay

wow! can you believe it!!!

2008-10-18T21:41:00.000-07:00

i haven't updated this since september! how sad. i have been busy, will post lots of recent shots .
lindsay

new pics of the girls

2008-09-03T13:09:00.001-07:00

here are some recent shot. they haven't been too into pics lately, but here you go!

slackin'

2008-09-03T13:05:00.000-07:00

we have been a bit busy with life that i haven't even checked this in a while!
i will have to do better!
: -)

We're Back!!

2008-07-15T14:25:00.001-07:00

Had a great time in Maui, glad to be home though, to see the girls and snuggle with them. It is crazy how you can miss the smells of your kids and their squishy touch, with perfect soft skin, and the cutest little voices and giggles. callie was sooooooo cute when she saw us , she could hardly contain herself, arms stretched out wiggling fast to give us hugs and kisses! i haven't ever seen that BIG of a smile on her before. She loves us and missed us! Carly is getting so big! nearly in her sisters clothes ( size 2 ) and she is only 8 months! : ) she has perfected the super crawl, getting really fast. At home i was looking for her and noticed callie left her sandal on the second step of our stairs and where was carly?? well she crawled over and sat on the first step!!!!!!!!!! ahhhh! that scared me! i couldn't believe she could do that already ...

i will post some pics of the beautiful maui sunsets and also a turtle we swam with at Black Rock.
so fun!
lindsay

Maui Maui Maui!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-07-02T21:38:00.001-07:00

okay, i think i am finally getting excited.... not sure why it is taking me so long....
maybe cause i feel a tad bit guilty cause we could really use the money elsewhere ( we planned this trip last year nearly a year ago ) and things were different even just a year ago with gas prices and everything else : )
also i recently ( does 8 months still count as recent !!!??? ) had my 2nd baby in 2 years, so i am not exactly where i want to be health and fitness wise. anyway, i have been tanning all month and i am actually getting brown! normally i am really white and freckly . so here we are 3 nights from our trip, i haven't packed, not sure what to take, wear all that stuff!!! but what i do know is that i want to shop for Roxy Girl clothes for my super sweet girls: ) i love the surfer clothes for toddlers and babies! they are so cute.
i love shopping for them . that is most likely where my suvenior money will go!
hahahaha
next time i post you will get to hopefully see a beautiful Hawaiian Sunset!
ALOHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

: )

sweet nieces!

2008-07-02T21:34:00.000-07:00

our very dear nieces have been visiting and i just wanted to share!
they have been such great helpers, trying to get callie potty trained and are the sweetest girls ever!
we have had so much fun going to the zoo, the parks, fort vancouver and the mall!!!
here are a couple of shots to see -

blogity blogity.....

2008-07-02T21:32:00.000-07:00

wow - everyones blog's are looking so pretty! i should have mine "done" - mine is a bit boring!!!!
nice job shannon for being so creative~

what's new with the christ's : )

2008-06-18T22:18:00.003-07:00

so much has been happening over here. it is like going in warp speed!
callie turned 2 years old, super cutie, getting an attitude for sure. we are trying to get her potty trained, some days are better than others. if anyone has any cool tricks to share, please do!
we have tried: m&m's , stickers, dora anything, princess panties and pj's . and i am sure a few other things.
we Need to get her trained because having 2 kids in diapers at once is EXPENSIVE!
hahaha, we knew what we were in for, but really we didn't KNOW until you KNOW!
ya know!

carly is getting so big, 8 months old, 6 teeth, crawling and sitting so well!
she laughs all the time and is playing with callie so cute. she pulls her hair and i never tell her no cause i figure it is just pay backs from all the times callie smothers her and lays on top of her.
yes - i find her laying on her. it freaks me out. yes i am watching my girls but you know how quick they are to do crazy things !

with jason and i things are great, we are busy keeping up with the girls who are constantly moving : ) and doing well with our photography business. now that the weather is getting better, we can do more outdoor shoots- i love outdoor shoots!

WE ARE GOING TO MAUI!!!! SO EXCITING!!!!!!!!!!! 2 more weeks!
yeah!

i am sure i will send some images over!
i will be laying in the sun and sleeping all night without getting woke up by my girls!
i am really looking forward to a little break with my best friend ( jason ) by my side, we love hawaii.

we have been there a lot.
aloha!
lindsay

what's new with the christ's

2008-06-18T22:18:00.001-07:00

okay okay!

2008-06-18T22:16:00.000-07:00

i am the worst at keeping up with these blogs.i love reading other folks blogs but i have been so lame - o !
: )

4 new teeth!

2008-05-16T22:41:00.000-07:00

carly is getting 4 top teeth at once- can you believe that. she looks so different without her gummy smile!
so that will be 6 teeth at 6 months!

spring time fun!

2008-05-08T13:36:00.001-07:00

don't you love popsicle drips running down your legs getting everything all sticky!

6 months - getting more teeth

2008-04-24T09:08:00.000-07:00

carly got her 2 lower teeth at 4.5 month and now her 2 top teeth are coming in!!!!
i can't believe it - makes me realize she isn't really a baby any longer .
eating food, gonna go buy a sippy cup for her to hold. : - (

just kidding!!! i am excited she is getting so big. it just goes WAAAY too fast.
lindsay

bless you mama

2008-04-16T16:55:00.001-07:00

ahhhhhhhhh! callie just started saying this to me.
talk about making my heart just melt into goo.

yes allergy season has hit and now i get to hear sweetness from the girl!
gotta love that!

we made it !

2008-04-16T16:53:00.001-07:00

happy birthday my little love!!!
callie turned 2 years old!
i still cannot believe it! her vocabulary is doing so well - she amazes me everyday.
she can count to about 15 and say most of the alphabet!
she is so sweet!

oh man!!!

2008-04-16T16:51:00.000-07:00

i have been soooooo bad on keeping up with my blog-
we had a great time in vegas, learned a ton and we were so happy to come back home.
: )

our girls did great, slept well and kept everyone busy!

Vegas Here we come!

2008-03-13T21:48:00.000-07:00

yeah! we are heading to a photography convention in vegas this weekend!!! so exciting!
nice weather...... maybe getting to sleep thru the night! hahaahahahaha no kids waking me at crazy hours of the night!
thanks so much mom and dad for watching our precious girlies : -) we know we owe you BIG!!!!!!!!!!!

good news............ carly is sleeping 12 hours at night!!!!!!!!yeah~~~~~~~

another tooth!

2008-03-13T21:46:00.000-07:00

i can't believe my baby has her two front teeth already. it really seems a bit early, well at least for me!!!
she looks soooooooo cute with her chubby little cheeks and now little teeth.

carly 4.5 months

2008-03-04T12:40:00.000-08:00

hi everyone !
carly had her 4 month check recently and she is getting so big!
height 50%
weight 50%
head 25%
she is nearly 14 pounds!!
her first tooth broke through the gums 2 days ago.
she is starting to sit up and hold onto her legs. she rolls over from the back to front.

zoo day

2008-02-25T15:38:00.001-08:00

we took the girls to the zoo ! it was such a pretty day, a bit chilly but we all had a good time

sweet little girl

2008-01-30T14:05:00.000-08:00

callie's first sucker, yeah she is nearly 2 years old!! I made her wait a long time, heehee.

these were for her valentines cards, trying out a new backdrop

Mt. Hood

2008-01-25T13:33:00.001-08:00

It has been crazy cold and windy here lately!
Here is a shot we took of Mt. Hood - it was so beautiful!

so fun!

2008-01-13T17:29:00.000-08:00

today we went out on a misson to take some shots for callie's comp cards!!! she made it in the modeling agency! they wanted carly too! we will see how things go, if she even enjoys it, but this i know ........ she is very used to having my camera in her face all the time!!!! today it was so cold!!! 42 degrees, very foggy but so cool!

the other little peanut!!

2008-01-10T13:25:00.000-08:00

here is our sweet babe, carly.
i have noticed that callie was getting a ton of blog time, only cause carly is always asleep!!! heehee
so here are some pics i took today of carly. she is so smiley - i love it!

guess what!

2008-01-10T10:55:00.000-08:00

tomorrow will be an exciting day for us, callie got accepted into Murphy Talent Group. a modeling agency in portland. we find out all the details in the morning. i am really excited to see what happens with this.

a little bit of fun!

2008-01-10T10:52:00.000-08:00

callie got a new vintage tricyle for Christmas from uncle nick and it is a huge hit! she loves the thing!
we got her a new warm coat and i had to photograph her outside in it!

my little baby gap model

2007-12-28T14:58:00.000-08:00

here she is.........

we got her a new coat and shoes- the perfect prop for my little cute girly clients! : )

had to see how well they photographed!

callie was up for some fun.

Carly 2 mo.

2007-12-28T14:54:00.000-08:00

carly had a great check up the other day, i cannot believe she is already over 2 months old! where does the time go??
she is over 11 pounds, in the 25% for weight, 25% for length and 50% for height!
hopefully she will be taller than me ( 5'3" ) : )
we had another hearing exam and this time she passed in the low tones for the right ear! yeah!!!!
i will take some pics of the girl when she wakes up!
she is a sleepyhead these days.

happy turkey day!

2007-11-22T17:56:00.000-08:00

we had such a wonderful feast! nick ( a gourmet chef ) was sweet enough to cook us up some gobble gobble and make some gravy. we had sweet potatoes, fruit salad, honey baked ham, pumpkin pie, apple pie, ice cream and i made some peanut butter cookies with butterscotch morsels! we all feel like we gained at least 5 pounds. ( should have done a weigh in! haha )
thanks for the good time today!

then we ventured outside and took some shots. i will share more as we go thru them!

fall days

2007-11-21T20:33:00.000-08:00

it is so pretty today!
trying out the news lens..loving the shallow depth of field in these.

beauty

2007-11-20T17:23:00.000-08:00

i can't get over how cute callie is!
i just wanted to share my litte sweetie with you all.

brr!!!!

2007-11-20T17:17:00.001-08:00

it sure has been chilly the last few days! callie and i went outside to play today ( and take some photos- of coarse! )
while carly was sleeping! i had to get her bundled up because it was only like 45 degrees!!

lindsay and callie : )

eleven years

2007-11-19T09:37:00.000-08:00

i am so excited to say Happy Anniversary to us ! jason and i have been married for 11 years . friday night we went out to cattle company and ate and ate and ate tehn we had dessert!
i had baked potatoe soup and salmon and rice and veggies and jason had prime rib, rice, veggies, lobster and prawns and then we had a giant brownie with hot fudge sauce and ice cream!!!!!!
what a treat.

after thanksgiving we are back to eating healthy but sometimes it is fun to eat what looks so yummy!

it happened........

2007-11-19T09:34:00.000-08:00

okay callie has been trying to open the doors for a little while now, but today it happened.
i was getting ready for the day and callie was in her room playing. then i hear her opening the door and running down the hall and she comes into my room!!! i couldn't believe it.

six hours

2007-11-19T09:33:00.000-08:00

wow! i am so excited ~ Carly slept six hours 2 nights now. she is 4 weeks old and growing so big. her normal sleep time is around 3 hours so that has been a real treat!

thank you miss shannon!

2007-11-18T16:07:00.000-08:00

Being friends with so many photographers is so much fun! We are blessed to have images taken of our family that we couldn't have taken ourselves.
Shannon Sewell has featured us on her blog! You can check out the beautiful shots she has taken of us at her website:
http://www.shannonsewell.com
you can see us on her blog and also by going to her website and click under client proofing and enter "christ" as the password to see our full session.
Thank you Shannon so much for your talent! We Love our images.
jlcc

our family photoshoot

2007-11-13T22:11:00.000-08:00

here are some sneak peeks. we had a photography friend emily take some images for us. thanks so much emily you did a wonderful job! i love my family!

piggys are so fun!

2007-11-10T23:01:00.000-08:00

who knew? apparently callie LOVES them!~ she wouldn't stop laughing and grabbing my face and ears : )

our girl

2007-11-10T22:53:00.000-08:00

look how big callie is getting!
she is already 19 months ~ we enjoyed a nice fall evening tonight playing outside.
we love her so much!
JLCC

i've been tagged

2007-11-09T15:25:00.000-08:00

my favorite things:
1. i love being up in the mountains where it is really quite and i can see the beauty of what God created all around. it is here where i feel close to Him and i enjoy photographing the natural beauty all around me.
2. my family:
jason~ the love of my life..his zest for life.. humor.. driven .. encourages me to get out of my comfort zone and push the limits.. husband.. father.. friend.. best friend.. i love watching him play with our baby girls. tenderness.. super cute.. makes my heart thump..so many more reasons i am so grateful we are together!
callie~ this girl makes me smile everyday! she brings joy to my heart. i love her little looks. i love her little curls. i love everything about her, she is one really neat little girl. tender. loving. funny. silly. happy. joyful.
carly~ wow, i feel so blessed to have two beautiful baby girls. she is so new, so sweet, smells like a new little miracle. smiley girl.sleepy head. soft. loves me.
3. baby feet:
i just cannot get over the sound of callie running thru the house with her feet going pitter patter down the hall. it is music to my ears. i am excited to watch carly get bigger to join her sis in running thru the house and getting into everything. they sure are keeping me busy!
4. my photography gift:
i thank the Lord for all of the blessings in my life, but i am so grateful for an eye to capture some very beautiful moments i have seen. i truly think life looks so much sweeter thru my lens and it is what i get to share with others.
5. the fall season:
my favorite time of the year. it is so beautiful everywhere you look. the colors of the leaves. the coolness in the air.
getting to wear warm and cozy clothes.
6. the beach:
i love getting to relax on vacation and feel the warmth of the sun and the sand between my toes. jason and i would love to move to hawaii some day to enjoy that feeling every day and have our girls become surfers. we love laying on the beach with no cares in the world. falling asleep next to the ocean from the sound of the waves crashing. things will be different now with having two kiddos, guess we can't just fall asleep at the beach anymore!
7. friends:
i love my friends. i wish i had more time to really hang out with them. that is a goal of mine to make time for others.
8. music:
i just love it! worship at church, feeling like it is just me and God to go thru a millon thoughts.

~Lindsay
( thanks chele for the encouragement to get this done! )

23 days

2007-11-09T15:15:00.000-08:00

i took these today. the lighting was really nice on my bed next to our window. carly is being a really good girl! she is sleeping 5 hours at night before she wants to eat!

due date babe

2007-11-06T14:11:00.000-08:00

well here she is, carly has gained over one pound already and growing like a champ!
can you believe she is 19 days old in this image? where does the time go?

it's a happy day

2007-11-03T13:47:00.000-07:00

today is my mom's birthday~

i wanted to let you know how very special you are to me and that i love you!
i wish you a very happy birthday and hope you enjoy this beautiful fall day.
Love ,
Lindsay

yeah! it happened!

2007-11-03T13:42:00.000-07:00

finally we got callie to sleep in her new big girl bed!
after a week of her playing around and not staying in her bed, she is now staying in there!
it was bad, she would cry, fuss, kick, scream, kick the walls, bang on the door : )
yell mum mum! then she would fall asleep on the floor ( i know how sad! )

yeah! we are so relieved that it isn't a fight any longer.

Jlcc

yawn

2007-10-31T20:04:00.000-07:00

here is my girl!
we finally took some pictures today in the studio! here are a few cute ones i pulled off my card.
more to come later!
jlcc

pumpkin patch fun!

2007-10-29T21:31:00.000-07:00

we got to enjoy a sunny day fall day and went to the pumpkin patch. i can't believe there were actually a few left! although we did see a lot of rotted pumpkins and brown corn stalks!!! oh well, better late than never. callie had a good time even though she looks very serious in most of the shots we took. i think she was checking everything out !

here is a few shots of the girl- and a family pic!

jlcc

smile baby

2007-10-29T09:30:00.000-07:00

i just had to add this image with her cute little smile!

She's Here!!!

2007-10-29T09:24:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!
Thank you all for your prayers and support over the last few weeks! We had a quick delivery and everything is just fine with our new baby.

Carly Tahlia
10.18.07
5 pounds 12.6 ounces
18 inches
6:55 pm

Everyone is doing well and adjusting to being a family of 4!
More pics to come!

Jason, Lindsay Callie and Carly

good news!

2007-10-17T17:39:00.001-07:00

everything looked great at my appt today. i have a scheduled induction at 6:30 am tomorrow morning. i am already dilating so hopefully things will go smooth and i won't need any of the pitocin or other meds to get things rolling!

i will post an image of the newest family member soon!
lindsay

it's scheduled!

2007-10-15T15:14:00.000-07:00

well......... my appt went well today, i have another on wednesday and then thursday is the big day. ( unless things happen on there own ) so the baby's bday could be october 18.
i was ready to stay at the hospital today and meet our little girl, but it looks like i will have to wait.
thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers.

okay... so what's your secret???

2007-10-13T14:10:00.000-07:00

i can't seem to get callie into her new bed! she thinks it is some kind of game and soooooooo funny! ( although i am not the one laughing! ) so mom's please do tell! after i try for a while with no sucess, she ends up in her crib where she doesn't fuss, complain or nothing and then....... she is OUT! fast asleep.
i so wanted her to be in her new bedroom BEFORE the baby came....... doesn't look like that is going to happen!

good news!

2007-10-13T14:07:00.000-07:00

i had my appt on thursday my fluids are up! 8 cm and my other tests had good results too. we will have another visit to the peri and more u/s and testing on monday oct. 15 and that will start week 37 for me. i am sure baby will be here this next week! thank you all so much for your prayers - we are doing really well and excited to meet our new little girl!
she still needs a name though! hahaaha

more updates

2007-10-09T12:59:00.000-07:00

wow, what a bit of a stressful week we have had.
we had some testing done at our appt on monday and things looked pretty good ( baby movement and such )
my doctor gave us some options and decisions need to be made.
depending on how my appt goes on thursday ( baby stress test, fetal monitoring and fluid check ) we may either be going straight to the hospital or scheduling an induction for monday october 15.
i will be just starting my 37th week.
my fluids are at 7 cm right now and basically if they are at a 5, then we would be going to deliver the baby.
if all is well on thursday i can either set up the induction appt for monday ( knowing there is a chance the baby may be in the NICU for a few days to a week ) or i can wait and have another appt on monday to check everything and then decide to set up an appt . it is all going to happen within a few days of each other regardless.

we would be asking for your prayers for this to happen for our family:
thursday appt goes well, fluids are up to a 10, i could wait and not set up an induction appt. i would have appts next week to keep monitoring baby and then at 38 weeks ( oct 22 ) my body would naturally go into labor . baby wouldn't have to go into the NICU.

oh! and we thought callie had gotten the chicken pox over the weekend she broke out in a rash, but on monday's appt the said it was a reaction to her antibiotics from her ear infection. my poor little girl. good news now is no pox, and no rash!

thank you for all your thoughts and prayers during this time for our family.
Lindsay

Baby Christ Update

2007-10-04T12:33:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, we just got back from the doctor visit and my fluids are down a bit from 3 days ago . they were a 9, then 8 and now a 7 . the perinatologist wants me to be monitored 2 times next week and said i most likely woudn't be going past 37 weeks before they would just induce me due to my fluid levels.
it is going to be real soon that we will be a family of 4!!!!
please keep us in your prayers for a healthy baby and safe delivery!
love,
jason, lindsay callie and baby c.

more words!

2007-09-30T17:18:00.000-07:00

okay, i forgot a few words callie says so i thought i would post them!

daddy was giving her chocolate today and so she asks for more and i heard her say.............

chocolate! i couldn't believe it! she also says
good
movie

A Recent Pic

2007-09-29T16:14:00.000-07:00

Here she is! Her hair is getting really long and curly. I LOVE IT! I don't think we will be cutting it for a long time!
Lindsay

okay these images aren't showing her hair the best but i will show you more later!

My Sweet Callie : )

2007-09-29T16:02:00.000-07:00

We are having such a great time with Callie, she is nearly a 1.5 years old. I cannot believe how fast the time has flown!
Here are some things she can say, as her vocabulary has really gotten good! We have also been teaching her sign language so I will also include those!
words~
up
down
happy
mom
dad
papa
mama
mum mum
blankie
apple
num num
pee pee
poo poo
baby
ball
hey
jason
i love you
hi
uh- oh
no-no's
kitty
dog dog
duck duck
oon (moon)
eese ( geese )
amen
na-nuh ( bananna )
oatmeal
sit
stop
elbow
moo
pooh-toy
oval
please
she whiney's like a horse
all done

signs~

dad
drink
eat
all done
milk
hurt
more
please

i may have forgot a few, but she is doing really well!

My family blog

2007-09-29T15:57:00.000-07:00

I have decided to start blogging, since I have been really enjoying all of my friends blogs - it is really fun to see what they are up to! We have a lot going on right now in our family so I thought this was perfect timing !
I promise I will try to keep things updated!!!
-Lindsay