A new day

Today is a historic day in our lives and in our children's lives. We have a new president, and while I didn't vote for him, I pray that what others have seen in him as a leader of change will come to be. I hope that as American's we realize that no one man can do it on his own, that we all need to change in order to give our children the best world possible. We really do live in an amazing nation, though I take that fact for granted every single day. Im excited to see what comes out of this day in history, and to see what it means for my babies... I thought I would share a quick image from the web. How easily people overlook the importance of God in our country, it is moving to see that the oath our nation's leader takes is taken with one hand on the bible. Im grateful that I live in a country where on such an important day, the new president started it by going to church, and the ceremony was opened and closed in prayer.

New Website

Well it isnt quite ready for its big reveal yet, since its missing galleries, but it was my goal this week to at least make it live so I can use it for proofing. I hope you like it! Megan Abelard Photography

When Grandparents Babysit...

My parents are so over the moon when it comes to Gracyn. It seriously is so fun to watch them interact with her. The silly songs they sing, the ways they make her laugh, the sheer joy on their face when she does something they find funny. Gracyn and I spent 5 days down in Indy after Reese's birth, and she was spoiled every minute of the trip. On Saturday I decided to have a night out with my friend Beth and her husband Adam. So I put Gracyn to bed at 6pm (she usually goes down around 6-7) and went out to meet them for dinner and a movie. When I came home, my mom told me that around 8pm, Gracyn woke up and was "too excited to go back to bed" (read that as "the grandparents wanted to play more with the toy"), so they decided to let her out of bed for a few hours. She showed them all her favorite dance moves and charmed them with her smile in order to bribe them into giving her milk and cookies and a frozen fruit bar. She got to stay up until 10pm! I would complain about messing up our routine, but lucky me she slept like a rock the rest of the night and let me sleep in until 8am. I cant complain about that!
Anyway, here is a video from her late night with Grandma and Grandpa... she is dancing to Little Bow Wow... lol.

Im an Aunt! Welcome baby Reese!

On Wednesday January 7th, my sister and my brother-in-law welcomed their first little baby girl into the world. Reese Elaine Elpers was born at 3pm, she weighed 8lbs 6oz and was 21in. My sister called me at 10pm on Tuesday to tell me that her water broke. I kinda panicked running around trying to pack everything up for Gracyn and I to leave. Unfortunately, it was snowing quite a bit here in Chicago and with it being so late Greg and I decided it was best if I waited until the morning to leave. I was so sad, thinking I would miss her birth, but in the end I was able to make it in time to see her born! My poor sister was in labor for about 17 hours! And she did it all medicine free. She really was so strong and focused, and Ryan was an awesome help to her. It was a great experience to get to witness her birth! I think I will still choose the drugs though :) Anyway, Reese is gorgeous with tons of dark hair and dark eyes. I cant wait to watch her grow up and see her personality develop. Here are a few pictures I have so far, I will have lots more soon!