Grayling James

This is a sweet post and moment for me.
I would like to introduce you all to Grayling James. Grayling (Gray) was born on April 19th. He is about 5 hours old in these photos. Graylings mom, Nikki, and I have been friends since before we could walk. We grew up next door to each other. Over the years we have talked about what it would be like to get married, to have kids etc. It is amazing how life changes and what things and people come and go, but, what truly amazes me is when you have friends that you honestly can't recall your life without. Connections of the heart are some of the most beautiful things we get to have in this life. The love for family and friends is the strongest connection of the heart I know. I am so blessed that I get to see the answers to the lifes questions that I had with my friend. Funny thing is, the answer came in a 7 lbs 4 oz package named Grayling.

Chunky Monkey!

I was able to photograph this little chunkers this last weekend. This is AJ, Anthony Junior. His dad kept calling him 'chunky monkey' during the photos and he would just giggle and giggle. He is 6 months old and 23 lbs!! I love fat babies!! I've always said I want a chunky little boy that I can just wrap up and squeeze!

Thanks for bringing AJ to see me, I've heard so much about him and am so happy I finally got to meet the little man! You two are adorable parents, I wish your family all the best and lots of love!

Thanks to you!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU to so many of my family, friends and blog readers!! I have truly been touched by all the kind words so many of you have emailed about the new site. It is always scary to just toss something out for the world to see. I have so many ideas just swimming around in my mind to do, I will be needing lots of help and volunteers that want to be photographed. Check back often, I'm dying to start some new personal projects!

Again, thanks!!!!

ITS FINALLY HERE!!!!

I can barely believe it! Its finally here.......

My brand new (long overdue) website!!! I'm so excited I can barely contain myself! Here it is, please take a minute and check it out!
Yippppeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!

www.3pstudio.com


Its still a work in progress but its a great start!

tiny tiny Ellie

Meet little Ellie. Ellie was born three weeks early to my friend Jill and her husband Jim. She is very tiny and very sweet and has a big sister who loves her very much. Her favorite thing about Ellie is holding her. How sweet is that!

You guys have such a beautiful family! I'm so happy for you Jill, it is a joy to be a part of this after all these years.

email problem

I just realized I'm having a bit of email trouble. Well a heap of it actually. My paige@3pstudio email is not reaching me. I have no idea how long this has been going on. If you need to email me use popeterson@gmail.com until I get this figured out. Sorry for any inconvenience and if I haven't gotten back to you recently it is probably due to this.

popeterson@gmail.com

Meriah

Meriah still just rocks.
Meriah is a gorgeous, funny, sweet, kind, dirt bike riding, music loving senior. I got to meet up with her again for senior photos, if you recall I met Meriah when she was on her way to compete for modeling in NYC. By the way, congrats for doing so well there!
She is going to graduate and go into nursing. I am so thankful for people who can be in that field, if I cut myself and there's lots of blood it is all I can do to not faint or just plain freak out. I would make a horrible nurse.
Best of luck to you in your adventures and don't stop riding!!

Emily

Emily is another Dowling senior, she had quite a bit of spunk and was lots of fun to photograph. It was quite cold outside so we had to stay in a bit more then usual but ended up getting some great shots!

Ruby!!

So I finally got to meet Ruby! Ruby is my friend Amys niece, she doesn't live in Iowa so it has been a bit tough to get her in the studio as you can imagine. Ruby is quite amazing, she isn't even four and speaks and understands four, yes I said four languages. English, Spanish, French and Portuguese. Not to mention she is a miracle baby. She was born premature with many complications, one being her heart is on the other side of her chest. She will proudly tell you that she has to cross her left hand over her heart, not her right. It is amazing how powerful and strong we all our even when we haven't even realized it. Ruby has had a will and a fight to live from the beginning. It just shows you miracles can happen, and do, and that love is one of the strongest weapons around.
Last but not least, she is a girl after my own heart.....look at those cowboy boots!!

Many people love you Ruby and keep you close at heart and in our thoughts, your one of the strongest people I know.

"being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage"