Trend setter...

I met up with 18 month old "P" this morning. You all may recognize her from my website and also the banner up top here. She is my most photographed baby for sure, so she is all over the place. This was our 8th session together in 18 months :) Her Mommy likes to get her pics every 3 months, so I see a lot of them. Plus, her Mom is super awesome because she gives the best baby shower gift ever... a gift certificate for a session with me! As a matter of fact she got another one this morning for a sweet baby girl to be born this summer! "P" has somehow turned into a toddler since I saw her in November, so it was a little sad for me. She is walking and talking and in general a big girl now :( It is so unfair how fast these little ones get all grown up on me, my own included. It was a challenge trying to keep an active toddler interested and on the backdrop but we managed and got some adorable shots of her. I guess we haven't worked indoors since her 6 month session, ah seems just like yesterday. The shot up top is from that session. I call her the trend setter because she does not like to wear her pettiskirts or tutus on her waist. She likes to pull them up to make them a top. I figured this should catch on in Hollywood anytime now:) Anyways, here are the sneak peeks...



The "P" original petti top


Throwing this frog was our source of entertainment to keep her in the chair :)


The few moments we got with the petti on the waist.. You can see the blur in her hand as she is about to try to pull it up :)


I am off for about 2 weeks, so hopefully these 3 days of sneak peeks will tide you all over for awhile!

3 girls and a boy

I was so glad the weather was perfect for my first outdoor session of the year. The temperature was perfect and I had some nice clouds rolling in to soften the light. It is always risky working outdoors this time of year b/c it can be quite chilly, so we really lucked out with a high of 66 today! I met up with the sweet as pie "M" family. Dad is a little outnumbered with three girls in the house, but he seems to take it all in stride. I photographed baby GG as a newborn, so it was good to get to work with her again. Big sister "C" is a typical toddler, lots of funny faces and cheesy grins. Anyways, enough babbling and onto the pics...

Baby "GG"


Big sister "C"


Momma love


The whole sweet family

Swoon...

Oh Miss "R", how I adore you! "R" is 6 months old now and she just gets cuter and cuter. This is our third (fourth if you count inside the belly)session together and I couldn't be happier that I get to see her again in 3 short months. We had a fun mid-day session today. She wasn't in a particularly smiley mood, but that doesn't bother me a bit. She is so pretty I don't think she could do any wrong. I did get some smiley ones but am saving those for the gallery, so for now just three of this little beauty...

Scheduling updates...

Ahhhh, I feel like time is just flying by! I have 7 weeks until my due date. It is getting a little rough crawling around on the floor now working but it is good for me. Most of my sessions coming up are my 6 month baby group, so they shouldn't be moving too fast yet! I do have one 12 monther and an 18 monther, so they may give me more of a run for my money. I wanted to put out my scheduling updates as this is the time of year business picks back up.
February- full
March-full
April- will be busy having a baby so I am off
May- supposed to be "off" but ended up with 4 sessions :) So full!
June-3 sessions open
July-3 sessions open
August-1 session open
September-2 sessions open

PLEASE SCHEDULE EARLY if you know you want to come see me. I really dislike turning people away so plan ahead! Thankfully my 1st year baby plans are my most popular package, so I get to watch lots of babies grow up which is the best job perk. However, they do take up most of my schedule as well, so I have very few slots open a lot of months for anyone other than my planners. This is also a good reason to get on a plan b/c I always have spaces reserved for you since I know when you are due for sessions the whole year. Otherwise it ends up being first come first serve. I do have an awesome photographer in the area I can refer you to if I can't get you in, so just give me a call or email me for her info! I won't be able to host my Easter minis this year since it is so close to my due date :( I was thinking of doing some Halloween/fall minis and then of course my popular Christmas minis. So, there will be a few opportunities for those of you who prefer the minis over full sessions. I have 2 sessions today and one Tuesday so check back for sneak peeks in the next few days!

Longing for the warm weather...

So, after having more snow this week I am really longing to see green again. Back in August I got to do a super fun urban shoot with one of my top models "H". "H" is the daughter of my very best friend and she is a total natural, so nice to do something for my girl and get some great stuff too. If you have visited my site you will see her often. We get together at least once a year for our annual shoot, it would be more if she didn't live in Texas. Anyways, I am embarrased and proud to say we had so many great shots from this summer I am still working on edits. In my defense, she came to visit about the time my schedule got out of control so I was struggling to keep up. Good for me but bad for her it didn't let up until December. Mom did however get to go through the proofs and pick out all the ones she wanted to order AND got an awesome gallery wrap as a birthday gift, so she can't complain :) I am however just picking through a few stragglers and wanted to post some more pics from the session even though it was 6 months ago. The green grass and summery dress make me long to feel the sun on my skin (with sunscreen of course) and to get back outdoors to work. I also want to showcase how much fun an urban shoot can be. I find almost all my clients like to do the nature thing, which I totally love, BUT urban is super fun too! It is a fun, modern alternative. Anyways, I was supposed to have Miss "P" come over for her 18month shoot tomorrow but we had to reschedule. So, Saturday I will be working with 6 month old "R" and hopefully the "M" family if the weather holds out, so I can get you some current stuff to look at. Enjoy a little trip back to summer '09!

This pic just makes me smile...

Love the perspective and the sweet little smile on her face

My girls... love "H's" sassy little stance and face

Just sweet...

This wall is amazing!

Are you missing me??

I am totally missing blogging on a regular basis and I am sure you all miss me, right?? Things are about to kick back into high gear around here, so hang tight a few more weeks. I have three little girls and an adorable family coming to see me later in the month, so plenty of eye candy for you. My pettiskirts arrived all the way from Hong Kong and they are sooooo adorable. I can't wait to use them this month. I might be able to squeeze one more session in if anyone needs to get in for February. I only have one opening left for March which is when everyone starts coming out of the woodwork, so I imagine this will fill quickly as well. However I have to say I will be pushing it a little if I schedule to the end of March since the baby is due April 13th. My other two were a week late, so hopefully this one follows the same schedule and I don't get surprised in March sometime. I am going to try to schedule everyone as early in the month as possible just in case! I will be out April and May and most likely part of June unless I am going stir crazy. Don't stop checking the blog though b/c I have a few of my baby planners due for sessions in May and June and of course I will be taking tons of pics of my own babe. I have a head full of things I have been wanting to try but for one reason or another I haven't gotten to do yet with client's newborns. My husband is so not looking forward to all the cute daddy and naked tiny baby shots I want to do. For some reason he thinks it is gross to get tinkled on :) I can only hope my delivery goes smoothly and my recovery is quick so I am up for the work a newborn session entails just a few days after he/she arrives. I am really wanting to shoot with a very fresh baby less than 5 days old. Okay, okay I am so rambling on. I should have some sneak peeks next week sometime (still working on a reschedule), if not for sure the following week. Two of my favorite girls for Valentines week, how appropriate since I totally "heart" them.