"hi daddy!"

My sister and nieces came over for a Mommy and Me shoot. Willa was busy 'talking on the phone'. She enjoyed the lime light after her sister, Dovie, had about a 30 minute meltdown right before we got started. After some Motrin and some fruit snacks we decided to wait to do the remainder of the shoot since she had puffy, red eyes and didn't seem to feel all that well. I wanted to post something about it because these things happen, and that's life! We can always try again! It's not always the most convenient thing for parents (get everyone ready, everyone dressed, everyone to the shoot fed, rested, and happy), but it's an option!

Anywho, Alison says when her girls pretend to be on the phone, they say, "hi daddy!". Mine say, "hello....nuthin'". Kids are so dang cute!

Peek-a-boo Fun...

...at the arboretum. These two were funny! I enjoyed my time with them last week! Working on a spring card, so I don't want to show too much, but peek-a-boo at their age always makes the cutest pictures!! Thanks, Jen!

Mommy and Me Special!

We are celebrating mom's around here a little early this year!

Because moms are usually the ones taking pictures of their kids, you might not be well represented in your child's photographic memory lane! If this is the case (like it is in my house) take advantage of this offer! Come enjoy your kids and get some fun shots with them.

Have a tea party, dress up, rough-house, read a special book, build a Lego house, play with blocks, sit and smile, give them kisses and cuddles, tickle them like crazy! Whatever you want to do with your wee one(s)! The goal is just to have fun with them! They'll love it - for years to come!

But wait, there's more! (I don't know why I HAVE to say it, I just do....forgive me!)

• Also receive a digital image (1 inch x 1 inch) for your facebook page!
• Refer a friend and get another $25 print credit! Please share this offer with all the moms you know!

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Singing in the Snow!

Here's a couple of my two playing in the snow today. Who would have thought!!! NOT me!! But I'm glad it did, because last time I was too busy playing in it to take any nice shots of my family.

Love these two crazy kiddos!

My two...

Just wanted to share a couple pics of my two I took for an upcoming spring project...

Teagan is now 2.25 years. She has the tiniest little voice that teeters on the fence between innocently sweet and straight up whinny. She's a creature of habit and has many OCD moments including, but not limited to:

1. PJ's - Must be long sleeve with pants. The sleeves must remain at the wrists and the pant legs must remain at the ankle AT ALL TIMES.
2. When she gets out of bed (both in the morning and when we are trying to get her to go to sleep) she has to gather up all her belongings she sleeps with - teddy, George, and her blanket. Yesterday she was sick so we had a bowl with her at all times. This morning when she came to our room, she had all her belongings, including her bowl.
3. Anytime she hears anything about Great Wolf Lodge, she has to say "that bucket fell down" (referring to the big bucket of water that dumps out every 15 minutes or so).

She plays really well with other kids, especially boys. This child loves boys, especially older boys! She's going to keep me on my toes later in life. Her current obsessions are Dora, Chuck E Cheese, Fruit Pebbles (which she calls "candy cereal") and donuts. The girl is tiny, but she can EAT!

Presley is now 3.75 years and is still as girlie as ever. She refuses to wear pants and only wants to wear dresses and skirts. She loves to go to pre-K and asks me every day, "do I have school tomorrow?" She's been asking for a brother, to which I reply, go tell your daddy! She and Teagan play well together, until I notice and think that, and then all heck breaks loose. Presley's also obsessed with donuts! Other than that, she's not a good eater. She can't wait to be as big as so-and-so, and loves to do anything and everything by herself. She washed her own hair the other day and when I got her out of the bath, I caught a whif of the top of her head and it just smelled like wet dog! Guess she missed a spot.

They both can't wait to go to the park more now that the weather is warming up.

Although these two sometimes push every button I have and push my patience to the limit (and sometimes past that), they are sweet girls and are generally well behaved. Hubby took them to Chuck E Cheese by himself and said they were so good and that two different ladies told him how well behaved they were. He was so proud and so was I! (Now, this past weekend when Presley threw her friend's toy and broke it? Not my proudest moment.)

Thanks for letting me talk about my babes!

Family

You'll have to excuse me but I loved these pictures of my sister Kenzie and her two beautiful kids. I didn't get any pictures of them around Christmas, and we just finally got some!! So this might be a lot of pictures! But even still, I had a hard time choosing were my favorites!!

This is how we see my neice most of the time... p.s. this was not staged.






Madden wanted to show how high he can jump!

Pure Beauty

I had the honor of photographing some beautiful faces during the SAKS Fifth Avenue Pure Beauty campaign as part of beauty week where they had lots of exclusive gifts, including a FREE 5x7 for all their wonderful clients!! I wish that I could post a picture all the beautiful ladies I had the pleasure of meeting, but here are just a few!

These two were having a fun BFF day together!


Some of the fellas even got in on the fun (not without a little coaxing, but...)! How fun is that??


All the ladies that day (makeup artists and clients) were so fun and sassy! I felt sassy just being a part of it! (AND because the Doir makeup artist fixed me right up!)

Thanks, Jennifer for a wonderful opportunity!

If you have an event that needs photographing, call me!!