Monday, March 31, 2008

Aruba......

Well - don't expect any posts from me for about a week. Tomorrow I will be packing and Wednesday morning we will be leaving for ARUBA!!!!! Kylie is staying here - courtesy of our friends and family - and we are SO EXCITED to have some time away.

We are going with three other couples, so it should be tons of fun. It will be nostalgic as well since we spent our honeymoon in Aruba just a few years ago.

I thought it would be fun to include some photos of us on our honeymoon - don't we look young? It wasn't that long ago - but it seems like forever.....

These were taken with my trusty point & shoot camera - long before I became a "professional" photographer.



My husband should have known he was in trouble when he saw me setting up the camera on the tree-trunk / cocktail table on the beach. I made him pose for so many pictures - until I had one that I liked...... what a good sport he was!


Hopefully we'll see lots more of these while we are there....

So behind.....

Okay - it's taken me a week to get these up - I'm so behind. SORRY!!!

This was another one of my baby planners - and she is already one year old! I really can't believe it! If you want to see some of the previous pictures click HERE and HERE.

We had fun at the park, then we had a lollipop - and of course a birthday cupcake. She used to just sit and stare at me the whole time while I would take pictures - but now she's WAY more interested in doing her own thing. We had to hold her down to get some cute family shots. :)

Look at her big blue eyes....






Look at that tongue!!


And of course, enjoying her cupcake.

Happy Birthday!!

Sunday, March 30, 2008

The Party

Hmmmm, is this cake really for ME???

It was truly an amazing day. We had a birthday party at Kangazoom for our Kylie Bear. I just can't believe she is two years old. It became so real to me when she woke up in the morning talking about "Kylie's Birthday Party" and "Kylie's Birthday Cake". Could she really understand what we were talking about????? This picture is priceless to me. She was clapping her hands with glee after everyone sang her the birthday song. She was so proud and happy. And we were so proud and happy. Is she really our little girl? I ask myself that sometimes. How did we get so lucky?

Happy Second Birthday (again)..... :)


Thursday, March 27, 2008

Blog Stalker.....

My client and dear friend has been waiting so patiently for me to post some preview pics from our session last weekend - but I know she's checking my blog all the time - so HERE THEY ARE! Woo-hoo! I feel so bad that it took me 5 days to get them up - but with Kylie's B-day, Easter, my new I-phone, blah, blah, blah.... :)

This was our final session for this one year old sweetheart. The first pictures I took were almost exactly one year before these (when he was about 4 weeks old). You can see the previous sessions by clicking HERE.

The time goes by so fast - I know that sounds cliche - but it's so true.

Happy Birthday little man!

This was the view I got of him for most of our session - there's a ton of pictures from this angle - the BEHIND angle! He is on the move and with his own agenda.



And then, this is the second most popular look - the serious face. I'm not sure if he was annoyed with me, bored with me - or maybe both....


But, with patience, you get these faces. The sweet, angel faces that just make your heart melt.


And these faces - with the big belly laugh - or scream!



I'm not ashamed to admit that the next two pictures were taken in the car. Me in the front seat and Mr. "J" in his car seat. Sometimes it's just nice to have a subject strapped down!!!! Especially a one-year-old! Plus - he was flirting with me the whole time.




And the birthday cupcake - YUMMY!!!


Of course, the post wouldn't be complete without big sister. She just turned three and is so much older than her years. Such a sweety pie.

Monday, March 24, 2008

Second Post of the Day

Happy Birthday to our Kylie Bear! I thought she deserved a post all her own in my blog since the world revolves around her - at least that's what most two-year-olds think right?

So, from the words of our little lady.....


It started out like a pretty normal day with a bowl of Kix - but I'm not sure why these goofy rabbits are on my head....


After I played for a while, I went to brunch with the family and ran around outside like a crazy woman. But, I did pause to grace these lucky people with my presence for a picture. Aren't they cute? Dad, Auntie, Uncle and Grampa!


This is my friend "Mr. Froggie" and his brother "Mr. Froggie". I kissed him - but he didn't turn into a prince. What a dirty trick!


After a MUCH NEEDED nap, I went for an Easter Egg Hunt with all my friends. I'm not really sure why everyone spent so much time looking for eggs when the real treasure is the candy inside. I ate a lot of Jelly Beans!


Fueled by my Jelly Beans, Chocolate and who knows what else - I joined the fun in the jumpy house. The best part was mashing my face against the side while my static hair stood straight up! If you want a better look at my face, just click on the picture.



My parents didn't think I had enough to eat, so after dinner they brought out a BIRTHDAY CAKE! Mommy's favorite - chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. My official party is next week, so I'll get another cake then! Woo-hoo!


Oh, I LOVE cake - but especially the frosting...


And the ice cream was soooooo yummy too!


After I finished my delicious treat, I put on my best innocent face so my mommy would get me out of the chair and I could really go crazy from the sugar....... What a GREAT day!

AND THE WINNER IS.......

Lollipop picture #1 with 50% of the votes!! I'll be sending Mom the digital image this week. And the winner of the drawing is (drum roll please)........ Amy Bergstrom! She wins a free session or a free 16x20 portrait. Congratulations to BOTH winners! In case you didn't see the contest - here's the link to the old blog post: CONTEST

And, in celebration I am posting two quick preview pics from my other two sessions this weekend. These are two of my baby planners and they both celebrated their 1st birthdays with a few cute (and messy) cupcake pictures. I promise to post more as soon as I can.

LOVED this one with big sister enjoying her cupcake in the background. He's giving me the look - "hey lady, haven't you taken enough pictures yet???"



And this one was so funny - she licked all the frosting off first and then went for the cupcake. Just like mom I guess! :)


Today is my baby girl's 2nd birthday so I'm hoping to get a few Easter & Birthday Cake pictures of her up today as well. Happy Monday!!

Friday, March 21, 2008

See the previous post...

Here's a few pictures of the two love birds during our snow day in January....

(you can click on it to see them a little bigger)



He looks a little scared doesn't he??

My Daughter's Boyfriend...

Well, I hope Mom & Dad don't mind that this little guy's name is on my blog. It's in one of the pictures so it's hard to keep it a secret. But, there's more to the story. These are good friends of ours - and they live just down the street from us. Most of you know that my daughter's name is Kylie but you might not know that we kept her name a secret until she was born. Well, our friends did the same thing and guess what - we now have Kylie and Kyle - born on the SAME DAY only two hours apart. So, does that mean they are destined to be together???

Kyle and Kylie are both going to be TWO next week - and I just can't believe how fast the time has gone. We did this session just a couple hours ago - but I know how excited Mom gets about her pictures - she gives me a hard time when I don't post new pictures to my blog often enough.

So - SURPRISE - here's a few previews for you. There's so many cute pics and I haven't even gotten through them all yet. But, here's some favorites that jumped out at me.







And, of course, a lollipop shot...


Don't you just LOVE the messy lollipop face??


Mom & Dad want some cute pictures with the other member of their family - Miller. But, it's pretty hard to get a dog and a two-year-old to cooperate for the perfect portrait. This one made me laugh though. I think Kyle is trying to choke him.... :)




And this one made me kind of sad - in a good way. He looks so big and grown up - just walking away on his own little adventure - just like my baby girl....

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Love...

I know I have said it before, but it's very refreshing for me to do some sessions with adult subjects. These two were so fun and good sports with me wanting to take pictures all over their house. It's gorgeous - she has a passion for interior design and it shows! Another perk - they live right next door to me - so I didn't even have to drive anywhere! :)

Originally we were just doing a couple head shots of mrs "L" for work - but decided to do a full session with both of them. FUN!







We called this the "Beyonce" shot. The wind was blowing - so it was just like the set of a music video. It helps that she is so photogenic too!


Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Only 2 Weeks Old....

He's so young, but so awake and soooo sweet. This is a wonderful family and I felt honored that they asked me to do their newborn pictures. We met back in June of last year when they were just a family of three. You can click HERE to see a few of those pics. I feel so lucky to meet all of these wonderful people and to be able to do something so special for them. Documenting life's most precious moments.

We didn't have much luck getting this little guy to sleep, but he was such a good sport anyway. He hardly fussed at all. I know mom is waiting to see a few of these previews - so I hope you enjoy!!



His biggest fans! :)


Aren't her eyes gorgeous? This is one of about three photos I got of her this time. She really wasn't interested in taking pictures. But she did say that I could buy her princess crown since they take 20 hours to make - or I could just borrow it and bring it back on Thursday. So FUNNY! The way their little minds work....




And a sweet moment with mother and son. She looks FABULOUS by the way! I hope I can look that great 2 weeks after my next baby (whenever that may be)! :)


I had to include this one - I just love the silhouette of his feet!

Monday, March 10, 2008

Okay - back to the pictures....

I've had some requests for new posts and pictures. I was letting the contest go for a while - but it's time to get back to some fun pictures! Contest winners will be announced next week.

This session was so fun. They were as sweet as could be and we took lots of pictures. They are excited about baby brother coming soon. I LOVED Mom's decorating style. The house was so light and colorful - it made for some fun pictures.

Just look at these curtains - so pretty! But, not as cute as Mom & Dad! :)

You can click on any of the pictures to see them a little bigger.


This was the hallway - it had such a nice glow with the blue walls and soft white pattern. Mom looked so pretty - I thought the mirror was great!


The whole family....

And this little darling is six years old and such a beauty. She gave me lots of big cheesy smiles, but I really liked this tender moment.

And this one too.....


And, I love the little smirk! She has one blue eye and one hazel/green eye - just gorgeous! Thanks miss "K" for taking pictures with me!







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