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Hi! If you haven't been here before, allow me to properly introduce myself. My name is Sara Duckett. I am 32 years old and one of five girls in my family. I am happily married to a handsome, slightly older (37) man named Josh. We live in Orange County, California with our pup Hannah and two kitties, Mason and Annabelle. I am very close to my family and consider my sisters and their husbands my very best friends. We all hang out quite often.

About two years ago, I decided to start an online shop, selling home decor and accessories. At the time Josh and I had been struggling with five years of infertility and I needed a positive distraction. I am a big time shopper (especially online), and thought it would be a dream job to help other people shop just as much as I do! And so Sadie Olive was born. (Sadie Olive being the name Josh and I had picked out for our future daughter). I enjoyed this part time venture until I lost my full time job in the mortgage industry in August of 2007; when I then decided it would take more than one passion put to work to pay the bills around here.

Sadie Olive Design allowed me to keep up with the boutique while helping others start their own online businesses. It provides an additional creative outlet for me and connects me with many new friends and colleagues. I continue to do both businesses, and love it!

Both business have been a dream come true for me and have opened the door to many opportunities I would not have known otherwise; including the honor of being featured in a few magazines. Our home was featured in the March 2008 issue of Romantic Homes Magazine, the Fall 2008 issue of Budget Decorating (A Woman's Day Special Publication), and the Fall 2008 issue of Dovetales (A Boston magazine). My design business has also been featured in Artful Blogging Magazine, the Fall 2008 issue.

For those of you lucky enough to work from home, you know that is has both it's advantages, and it's disadvantages. I get bored sitting alone in my office day in and day out and some crave human contact once in awhile. That is where my passion for photography comes in. I love being behind a camera and capturing those small moments of beauty that often go unnoticed throughout the day. My interest in subjects changes quite often, but my love for taking pictures will never change.

Sadie Olive Photography is a new venture for me, it probably gets the least amount of my attention (I'm juggling quite a few balls here), but it is the most fun of all my hobbies. I truly believe that if you follow your heart and live your passions, they will shine through for others to see. I hope that you find this blog, and my photos worth peeking in on every now and then.

Tippy Toes

Thursday, January 1, 2009

My friend Dee was recently married to Adam Thibodeau and they have a stunning new addition named Payden. (Dee is the same friend from my first maternity shoot: here.) She let me come over this week and play dress up with her sweet girl and shoot endless amounts of photos. I, of course, had so much fun with it, that I am having a hard time even narrowing it down to a few photos for this blog post…. I love them all!!!

Here are more than a few of my favorites:

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Congrats Adam and Dee!!!! Payden is so beautiful and the love you both feel for her shows so obviously on both your faces! That is one lucky little girl!

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January 26, 2009 - 1:08 am deb hodge - She certainly is a beautiful baby! XO Deb

January 12, 2009 - 10:53 pm Tonya - what a cute babe...love the hat! congrats on the magazine feature...your home is soooo yummy! xoxo Tonya

January 7, 2009 - 10:59 pm La Donna - I just love your work! La Donna

January 7, 2009 - 3:51 am Saralee - Rediculously CUTE!! Luv every one of them! Hugs~ Saralee

January 7, 2009 - 3:48 am Penne - These are the very sweetest pictures I just love them.....

January 7, 2009 - 2:12 am deana gayhart - What beautiful photographs. That pink beanie with the GIANT flower on it is fabulous!! It looks so adorable on that precious little babies head.

January 7, 2009 - 2:05 am stephanie - Precious. I love your style.

January 6, 2009 - 11:05 pm Catherine - The last shot is one of the cutest baby pix I've ever seen!

January 6, 2009 - 12:47 am Denise - I especially love the first pic with the dad holding the baby in his arms and all black background and shirt.....what a great idea! I love the love in the husbands eyes for his wife as she looks at the baby......so special. p.s......I love your new site!

January 5, 2009 - 11:24 pm jeanette - i love your photography, your amazing! you are such an inspiration for one me!

January 5, 2009 - 9:12 pm LuAnn - Love the new blog Sara. I hope this year brings you all that you wish for and then some.

January 5, 2009 - 6:04 pm KV Creative Designs - OMGosh!!! These photographs are soooo Precious! I wish I had something like that done when my daughter was born. I am sure they will treasure them forever! Happy New Year and Artful Blessings, Kathryn P.S. Stop by my blog to help Celebrate my Blogiversary!

January 5, 2009 - 4:01 am Sadie Olive - No, she came early! :)

January 4, 2009 - 5:35 am Tommy - as always, totally beautiful work!!!

January 4, 2009 - 12:44 am Stephanie Bolton - Gorgeous photography and beautiful site! Each click brings on another *sigh* of delight! wow!

January 3, 2009 - 8:34 pm Nancy - They are just beautiful pictures of a beautiful baby! I have to ask - was she born on Christmas day?

January 2, 2009 - 7:10 pm Morgan - Oh my gosh...I LOVE the ones of adam with the baby and the one of all three of them...they look so amazing!! I hadn't seen those ones yet! It almost makes me want to have a baby hahaha no it doesn't. lol

January 2, 2009 - 5:57 am Jeanne - Sara, These are STUNNING!!! Will you come to Colorado???:-) I love the ones with the hats. Just precious.

January 2, 2009 - 3:31 am caren - Sara ~ beautiful, amazing pictures. Love the hats! Happy New Year!

January 2, 2009 - 3:10 am Kelly Jones - WoWee! Amazing! I love the shot of daddy gazing adoringly at mommy as she gazes adoringly at baby! You really captured the love all around! Lovely, truly. -kelly

January 2, 2009 - 2:23 am Alyssa - This is not helping my baby fever. At all. ;) Just gorgeous... you do such wonderful work!

January 2, 2009 - 1:54 am cathy - Of my goodness, they are so nice Sara....You are just so good at what you do!!!!! Just amazing!!!! Love Cath xxx

January 2, 2009 - 1:49 am amelia - I LOVE the new blog!!! Wow, this is amazing, I wish I knew how to make something beautiful like this. These newborn shots are darling, I just love your work!! xo~Amelia

January 1, 2009 - 11:18 pm kasey - just beautiful Sara!

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