juniper turns 1!!!

i can not believe it's been a year since juniper came into this world. what a crazy wonderful year. i couldn't have wished for a happier, cuter baby. to celebrate we had a small party with family and friends. we had primo hoagies and my mom made a lemon chiffon cake with strawberry pudding filling. pictures of the day can be found here.

photo courtesy of bridget pizzo

back to work

i've had the wonderful opportunity to stay home with juniper for almost a full year. but just recently took a freelance job at free people, doing post production work for their catalog. the job is for 3 months while my friend amy is on maternity leave. as i was making this transition, zach was going through a transition of his own. after 5 years he decided to leave covenant house and go back to school to get his PhD. the timing was pretty perfect. he left his job and became a stay-at-home dad and i became a working mama for the summer. it's been great to have juniper and zach grow their relationship. and great for me to gain some independence.