The eight babies who won but who did not take first
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 11:23PM ;)
This is a fact: if you are going to have a contest for which there is only one first prize, but nine babies enter, then eight of those babies are not going to take first. But look at this baby: she is Christetata Brower and she is a winner - absolutely! She is nothing less than a winner!
And what a beautiful parka she wears!
So this post is dedicated to the eight winner babies who did not take fist.
Shortly after I put it up, I will make a separate post for the First Place winner baby.
Let me say right now that I am proud to have met all these babies. Very proud. One could hardly have a greater honor in this life then to meet such babies.
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Elijah Kagak.
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Herman Solomon, Jr.
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Kyle Nelson - already facing the paparazzi (that would not include me - I am not a paparazzi - I am a very serious photographer. But obviously, this other person is a paparazzi, one who usually shoots celebrities like Britney Spears, Mojo Harris and Weaver MacDonald).
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Mildred Spear.
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Wayne Toovak.
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Jeremiah Benson.
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Pearl Faith Gordon.
I know. There is more information that you would like to know, like who sewed each parka, and who is the mother and father of each baby?
In some cases, I know the answers to these questions and in others I don't and it is nearing midnight and I am afraid to go knocking on people's doors seeking answers.
So I give the full credit to the babies.
Reader Comments (12)
Jeremiah Benson is my grandson and he's outfitted in the Sealskin Parka with the leather and lighter sealskin accent. His mom got blisters when sewing his outfit and stayed up late hours, she had me and her sisters busy looking for skins and ideas on how to make his jacket a little different. We had fun making his sealskin pants and sealskin suspenders. When he finally put his pants on, we thought of Tracy's poppa Charlie Edwardsen and the pictures we saw of him using similar clothing.
The last thing we all made for him was the little sealskin football and it was the "after long hours" of sewing that we were on that "creativity high" of sewing more.
I don't know how anyone could have chosen one over another; they are all number one winners!
And a big thank you to Jeremiah Benson's grandmother (?) for the info about his clothing. You all did a fine job of sewing. those kids are wonderful
Thanks,
Nan C
Wow! Talk about outstanding skin sewers, they are totally all winners.
Adorable babies! Each of them are stunning! And each one is "Winner" in my eyes.
They show great charm and self confidence too.
Congratulations to their parents and families who helped to outfit them.
Your obvious joy and pride in them will help them grow up to be strong....keep it up!
Having lived in Barrow for awhile we sure do appreciate your fantastic photography. You really are a superb photographer and have captured the beauty of the children in these and all of your other photos (I especially loved the drippy nose pics from the Pt. Lay Nulaqutaq !)
Thanks so much Bill I love your photos of my son and the other babies. But one Correction Jeremiah is in the photo before Pearl Faith Gordon. Love the pictures any questions just ask.
I appreciate the comments and thanks, Tracy, for the correction. I had the names correct on my master photo and wondered how I ever made such a goof in the blog, but it is corrected now.
I came here by way of a link from another site. These children are all just absolutely precious. It is amazing to find out these outfits were handsewn. They are all exquisite and the detailing in them is incredible!
Congratulations to each and every one of these little Barrow models. They are winners in every way.
Wow, for me all these babies are winners. Am sure the judges had a tough time picking a winner.
Bill...these were such awesome photos. After having lived in Barrow for 3 years, this was a super walk back in time for me. The craftsmanship andloved that went into each skin is so evident. I also enjoyed the recent picture of the 4th of July parade, especially to see 'Little' Steve Kaleak. I can only imagine 'Big' Steve standing there smiling and cheering!
Agreed:definitely all winners!! Lovely, adorable babies and amazing handwork! Thank you very much to the babies and their families and to the photographer.
Hi. I am the mother of Kyle Nelson from Barrow. He's 14 months old and parents are Lars and Carrie Nelson. I know that a photographer took pictures afterwards but couldn't remember if it was you or not? Do you have any other photo's of us? If so, can we see them? My eye's usually go funny on pictures and our photo's were not that great. O.K. Thank you for sharing this special event in our family.