Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Remembering Sweet Baby Lexi

LEXI
12/2/2007 - 10/5/2021

We said goodbye to our sweet, silly Lexi Lou today.

Just like I did with Zoe, what I really want to do here is just create a space to post favorite photos and fond memories of her that I never want to forget. A place I can return to when I'm thinking about and missing her.  Again, I suspect this post will be fluid, with me returning to add things periodically.

For now, I just want to share a few photos of Lexi that never made it to the blog.  Again, these were taken at the same time as the ones I posted of Zoe.

Lexi, in our yard back in Indiana 10/23/2010:
Lexi, Rest in Peace, sweet baby girl. I am so thankful for the almost fourteen years I got to share with you, but it still wasn’t anywhere near long enough. A piece of my heart will always belong to you, my sweet girl. Your mama loves you, now and forever. I have no words for just how how much you will missed, Sweet Lexi Lou.

I can’t believe that both of my girls are gone. I didn’t realize just how much Lexi’s presence was somehow keeping Zoe here for me, too. Losing her feels crushing because it was the last link I had to the life I shared with them. Zoe made me a Dog Mama after waiting years for the right time to adopt one, and Lexi was the missing piece to complete our little family.

The two of them shared such a special bond. They spent almost their entire lives together: Lexi came home on 2/8/08 and we lost Zoe on 3/5/21 - more than 13 years as sisters! It was just the two of them for almost 10 years. Watching them grow up together and spend their lives side by side was so special. Wherever they are, I hope they are having a ton of fun and raising a little hell together again! Your Mama loves you and misses you, baby girls!
 
Michele Whitacre used to be a portrait photographer serving Phoenix, Arizona.  Now she just takes photos for fun when the mood strikes.
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Sunday, May 2, 2021

Head Shots for the Hubby

Kevin recently got a new job that he's pretty excited about. Due to COVID-19 the office has opted not to have a photographer come in and take headshots of the new hires. Instead, they asked everyone to do their best to capture a professional looking photo for the company website until such time that they feel it is safe to bring in a photographer. Kevin asked me to take his photo for him, and of course I agreed. Here are my favorites of the bunch:
Isn't he a cutie? ;)
 
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Friday, March 5, 2021

Remembering Sweet Baby Zoe

ZOE
9/11/2007 - 3/5/2021

We said goodbye to our sweet baby Zoe today.

Instead of posting about how heartbroken I am at the loss of my sweet, gentle girl, what I really want is to just create a space to post favorite photos and fond memories of her that I never want to forget. A place I can return to when I'm thinking about and missing my girl. I suspect this post will be fluid, with me returning to add things periodically.

For now, I just want to share a few photos of Zoe that never made it to the blog.  These were taken years ago, not too long after I began my foray into photography.  At the time I had a personal blog and I had started a personal photography blog as a spin off.  Once I decided I wanted to create a business, I started this blog but never transferred over any of the early photos.

Zoe, in our yard back in Indiana 10/23/2010:
Zoe, Rest in Peace, Sweet Girl! Thirteen and a half years wasn’t nearly long enough with you. You will always hold a very special piece of my heart, baby girl. Your mama loves you, and I always will. There are no words for how much you will be missed, ZoZo.

Michele Whitacre used to be a portrait photographer serving Phoenix, Arizona.  Now she just takes photos for fun when the mood strikes.
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