Sunday, July 28, 2013

He's such a model...

Some people are just so talented you know?! For instance a lady from our church in Zwolle, Janny... she takes these amazing photos :) You can head over to see her blog www.lighthousefotografie.blogspot.nl or her photography site www.janny-beimers-fotografie.nl
We were lucky enough to do a newborn shoot with her when Jason was just 10 days old! Her daughter is also a friend of mine who lives close by and we were able to do the shoot at her house. It was really amazing to see how much work goes into these shoots but the results were pretty amazing. I know I'm going to always treasure these pics of our little man...

Here are just a few to show you what I'm talking about :) (although I may post more soon!)






Amazing right? And I can't helped but be amazed by how much he has already changed since then!
If you have a minute be sure to check out Janny's sites and let her know you stopped by! (and if you have a newborn or need a photographer I would highly recommend her!) ;)

hope you have a wonderful weekend!
xoxo Carly

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Pictures from week 1

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You guys are going have to bear with me for a little bit while I post a lot about a certain someone in my life.. hehe.. I hope you don't mind :) I'll try to post on some other topics soon but you can expect to see a lot of him.
He was born at a hospital in Den Haag on May 3rd and 4 hours later we were already home!
That night my in-laws passed by..



3 generations of Mr. B's!
I had a really easy delivery and here in NL they do things a little differently. They actually have a nurse that comes to you home every day for the first week to check on you and the baby and help out around the house.
The lady that came the first day got sick though so we had a different lady the second day and then a 3rd lady for the rest of the time. It worked out so well though because we really hit it off with her, Helene. It was such a blessing to have someone here who could answer all my questions AND took care of the house and everything. Even just to have someone who would take care of the baby while I showered and such. She even brought me breakfast in bed-- I felt like a princess for the week!

Mr. J loves the bath.. here is his first one at 2 days old..
we put him in and he promptly fell asleep :)

punk hair after a bath.. and beautiful big eyes.

One of the best part of the week for me had to have been when my parents came though.. It is amazing to have your parents meet your child.. 
Don't you just love it when things work out kind of perfectly?! About a month before my due date my parents realized that they were going to be pretty busy in the month of May.. it actually worked out that there was just one week that they would be able to come visit.. unfortunately you can't exactly decide what day baby will make his grand entrance.. but they went ahead and got the tickets anyways. Jason came just 2 days after his due date and so it was right on time! My mom got to meet him when he was 4 days old and my dad just 2 days later!

nana meeting her grandbaby.. love this.
smiling at nana and grandpa

seeing them off at the airport



skyping with his great-grandmother


The weeks have flown by and I can't believe this was almost 2 months ago!
I hope you enjoy the pics! more to come!
xo Carly

Friday, June 21, 2013

He's Here!

I can't believe I haven't posted at all this year! So I guess its about time huh?

A LOT has happened as you can imagine but the most exciting thing has to be the birth of our amazing baby boy, Jason!! He was born May 3rd and the past month has been amazing! we are doing so well and so, so in love!
I plan on posting tons of pictures and updates soon! So for now just a few! enjoy!

the night before he came..
i'm so glad my mom reminded me to get a "40week" shot!
daddy holding Jay.. minutes after he was born

20 minutes old.. by then he had already totally stolen my heart
many more pictures to come.. :) xoxo Carly

Friday, December 28, 2012

Ireland!

As some of you probably already know my parents moved to Cork, Ireland this past summer and a couple weeks ago I was able to go visit them!! It was my first time in the country and a very short trip but thankfully they are close by and now I can't wait to go back! And of course it was SO wonderful to see my parents again! 

here are some pics of what went down... :)
(these are all pictures from Cork..)
mom and dad downtown in Cork

the English Market..
like a farmer's market that is open every day
with bread, meats and cheeses.. so cool!


then we went for lunch at this amazing place..
they get all their ingredients at the market and it was SO good!
daddy!
on the left was dessert.. a "cup of chocolate"..
hard to explain except that it was so amazing
i have dreamt about it since :)



cooking lessons with a world class chef :D

I'll post more pics soon of when we went to Kinsale, on the coast.. Hope you are all having a good and relaxing holiday week!
xoxo, Carly

Monday, December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas!!


Merry Christmas everyone! more posts to come (I promise Brian!)

xoxo, Carly and Des