Baptism - Karlene Leila Oliva

Don't you just love it when the baby you're photographing crawls sheepishly...

sleeps through her baptismal rites...

and stays quietly in mommy's arms?

This baptism was held at St. Peter's Parish Church along Commonwealth, Quezon City. It had a Rome-like feel to it.

which probably helped us get shots like these --

 

Even the directional sign made a good subject.

One can't help but have a very spiritual connection when the priest draws water from the hands of John the Baptist (of course, baby Karlene was STILL asleep --- idol!)

Karlene eventually did wake up --- and we were all lucky she was in a good mood. We just loved these expressions.

 

We can blog about a thousand and one things about this baptism, but better to let the photos speak for themselves. Please click here for additional images.  

7th Birthday-Ranzelle Mariefaye

We're not so sure who came up with the idea that extra-special birthdays be celebrated at ages 1, 7 and 18 (for the girls) or 21 (for the boys); but good thing they did or we would have missed covering this debut-like party for Ranzelle.

She had this lovely pink dress...

...with shoes to match.

Almost grown up...

but at the end of the day - she's a very special girl enjoying a very special party.

She even had a microphone-eating, er, fire-eating magician :) [we were all looking for the matches]

much to the delight of Ranzelle and the rest of the kids.

Just a few more shots from the party.

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1st Birthday - Jody Heather Mias

 

This blog is about a little angel named Jody...

who smiles a lot and laughs a lot...

with face painting and Bumpy the Clown...

and giggles all around...

with lovely kids and active teens...

and a loving family in between [naks! dapat kasi rhyming :)]

Dada Jogie mentioned how much the family adores Jody, who was, in her own words, born from the heart - that's why little Princess Jody had a celebration fit for royalty.

Here are some party details.

 

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