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11.24.11

I am Thankful for . John E. Hansen . RIP . 11.22.11

Today, Thanksgiving 2011, I am Thankful for the gift of life, love and happiness and for having the great honor of knowing and being the Grand Daughter of John Edward Hansen. Sadly my Gramps left our world for his next greatest adventure into the great unknown on Tuesday, November 22, 2011.

He was a . Husband . Father . Grandfather . Great Grandfather . Veteran . Leader . Pilot . Artist .
Athlete . Builder . Discoverer . Record Breaker . Poet . Writer . Investor . Tutor . Student . Captain .
Fisherman . Friend . and I am sure many more things I have neglected since he spent his life never sitting still…and always on the lookout for another new part of life to learn, love and tackle.

I spent my years growing up knowing him and always holding him high up on a pedestal. He was how I wanted to my life to be. And now after spending my last moments with him, hearing his final words to me “I love you…have a wonderful life”, I am now dedicated to continuing his legacy, his traditions and his wish to me. A new perspective has been placed upon me, and for that I am eternally thankful to him, and wish him nothing less than his worldly dreams on his new adventure he has begun.

Much love to you Gramps,

Tori (aka Marta)

The image below is of him in 2007 and his namesake Luke Edward, my youngest son.

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11.05.11

bean . woods

    I am very lucky that my Bean asks to do sessions now. But this time was hard on both of us. I wanted to shoot 100% film. Normally I swing two cameras just in case I do something wrong with the film, I will have the digital to fall back on. I will tell you, waiting that 2 weeks was tough on both of us! Daily she would ask if the scans are back…and daily I would say not yet Honey.

    I am testing out film speeds and tones to find what fits. As much as I love love love these images…the tones are not fitting just right for me. I guess we will just have to do more mini sessions :).

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10.26.11

Dia De Muertos . Halloween 2011

It started last Halloween. Actually, I take that back. It started before she was born. I studied fashion design and fine arts since I was a child…and have always had a weak spot for Costume and Make-up. So when I had my first, my girl, my bean, she in turn became my muse and my guinea pig. Lucky for me she loves it. I will admit, I fell off the costume making band wagon for a few years, but most of the almost 13 have been handmade and designed by me.

Last year we picked up where we had left off several year prior with the Mad Hatter costume. I of course fell in love with the aspect that it became more than just a costume, but a shoot too. So this year…we decided to go all out again! Dia de Muertos or Day of the Dead. Her makeup is done in the style of a Sugar Skull which were gifted as offerings on the Day of the Dead. My inspiration was from an amazing artist Sylvia Ji.

Don’t worry…the boys were not forgotten. They will be coming soon…she had a dance this evening…and we both were too darn excited to shoot this that we couldn’t wait for them :)

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09.19.11

Big Ben turns 9 .

Benja Boogie . Boogie . Boogie Bear . Big Ben . Squirrel Nut (long story) . Handsome

She looks like me. He is a lot like me. It is scary, humbling, and fascinating to me.

He got my build…large, strong and sturdy. He is bull headed and a control freak. He descreetly studies everything and absorbs every detail and then can translate that into art, or detailed descriptions that will blow your mind. His athleticism surprises us daily. He has an air of quiet confidence but is super sensitive all at the same time. He is a mama’s boy. When he smiles, it is contagious, sincere and from the heart.

9 years ago today he shocked us all at a whopping 11 lb 1 oz and 23 inches long and hasn’t slowed down for  a second. At the size of a 13 year old, we easily forget he is still just a boy at 9 years of age. I am already fending off his big sister’s friends and steadily preparing myself for the actual teen years. Good thing is, that to him, girls are still a little “gross”, or at least he pretends they are :).

Today his birthday cake request was Lemon Cake or Lemon Meringue Pie. What kid asks for that? Mine does…and I love it. So I am making Lemon Meringue Cupcakes for hopefully a happy medium.

I love this gentle giant more than anything and wish him countless adventures and wonderful years ahead.

OX

Mom

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