Baby faces
I had a great weekend visit with college friends for our annual Christmas (or thereabouts) gift swap and a surprise baby shower at the same time. Friends came from all over to gather together just a few months before our fifteenth college reunion, and we had great fun—and great food, too, of course.
The pregnant mama-to-be is glowing with anticipation (and still learning what to do with her baby gear, as you can see) and we’re all thrilled about the arrival of the newest baby in the group.
But in case you needed a visual reminder of how fleeting babyhood is, some of the original babies of this group have somehow turned into big, beautiful grown-up girls now.
It was impossible to pass up taking photos of these fresh faces, all while remembering what it was like to hold each one of them as newborns. SIGH.
These sweeties are my Best Shot Monday. For more Best Shot Monday and children growing faster than you can believe, click here.
Tags: baby shower, college friends, college reunion, Photography
January 28, 2008 at 3:04 pm
sounds like great fun. the girls are all so beautiful. your best shot really captured the essence of little girls - giggles.
January 28, 2008 at 4:06 pm
How lucky. You got some beautiful girl models. I was getting all excited thinking I was gonna get that yummy pasta recipe.
January 28, 2008 at 5:15 pm
that last picture is fantastic! add a few decades and you’ve got my group of girlfriends from high school, who get together every fall for one of those porch-sitting, laughter-inducing weekends. fun at any age!
January 28, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Omigod, they’re gorgeous. I absolutely love that last photo - so genuine.
January 28, 2008 at 5:39 pm
That is one gorgeous gaggle of girls!!
January 28, 2008 at 8:55 pm
ooh, that last one is so precious. what a wonderful group…
January 28, 2008 at 9:27 pm
such a cute troop of blondie girls!
January 28, 2008 at 9:58 pm
That is so cute! And it sounds like a great group of friends - how lucky for all of you!
January 28, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Ok, so when can you shoot my kids again?
January 28, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Those pictures are awesome! And those girls are beautiful!
Also, what is in that bowl? YUM.
January 28, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Makes me nostaligic for days like that with my girlfriends! The last shot is just a treasure…pure innocence, fresh faces, and the JOY of laughter. Fantastic.
January 29, 2008 at 10:05 am
Here I am for the first time! I am a regular Hank & Willie reader, but have not been computer literate enough to reply. But I think it’s not too hard, so here I am for my first attempt! What a wonderful weekend it was. So great to see the Wheaties and I just love all those photos you included, Anna. That pasta meal was incredible, TJ! And the picture is as wonderful as it tasted. Thanks to everyone for making the weekend so special and memorable!!!
January 29, 2008 at 10:29 am
Anna those are some gorgeous shots of the girls! I love the last one of them all laughing too!
January 29, 2008 at 11:12 am
whoa - mgn - who’s shootin who?
It’s that awesome camera that takes these awesome pictures.
January 29, 2008 at 11:17 am
that last photo is gorgeous. wow…anna! (as are each of the girls!)
January 29, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Liz looks great. When is she due? Tell her I said hello.
January 30, 2008 at 2:32 am
Such good looking kids!! And that pasta..ooooh the pasta. Great shot.
January 30, 2008 at 11:57 pm
looks like such a fun time and what great pics! love your choice for BSM.
February 13, 2008 at 6:23 am
They are indeed gorgeous girls and I know what it is like to hold one now who once fit into your hand and now towers over you by half a head