Matthew at Six Months

Can I just tell you how much I love this family? I love that when I walk into their home I see that most of the pictures on their wall were taken by me. They are so sweet! I photographed Shannon and Robert's wedding two years ago. Then last year I got to meet their sweet little baby. Remember Matthew? He's one of my Bundle of Joy babies now, and I can't believe he's six months old already! We had a lot of fun yesterday. (And as you can see, I'm in a black & white mood!)

We played with some blocks...




We munched on some fingers...


And of course we had to plop him down in my big mug. He wasn't quite sure what to make of it!

Mush Brain

I can't believe I forgot to post this sneak peek! That's what Thankgiving mayhem will do to you, I guess. Anyway, I had a lot of fun with this lovely young lady, her parents and their two rambunctious dogs. I don't think I've ever seen a dog jump as high as this little guy did!!

The sisters, again

I'm just finishing up the proofs from this portrait session, and I had to share these. Two sisters just hanging out on the hallway bench, making faces and looking adorable. I especially love the last one...

Storyboard Sale Week, Day 5

I'll finish up this storyboard week with one of my favorites (and not just because it features my sweet little Griffin!). This "Hip to Be Square" design comes with either sixteen squares as seen below, or with nine squares, which is similar to the "Going in Circles" design seen in Monday's post.



The storyboard sale continues through Sunday night, so be sure to get your orders in for those great Christmas gifts!

Storyboard Sale Week, Day 4

Here's another 10" x 20" storyboard, this one vertical. This "Lots O Dots" design features the beautiful Ali...

Storyboard Sale Week, Day 3

Today's storyboard design is another square design, which are available from 12" x 12" up to 20" x 20". It's called "4Square" and this one features the lovely Miss Audrey...

Storyboard Sale Week, Day 2

Today's storyboard features the lovely miss Larkin, who recently celebrated her first birthday. It's a 10" x 20" horizontal storyboard called "Simply Me" and can be customized with any background color.

Storyboard Sale Week Begins!

I've been offering storyboard designs for a while now, but I don't believe I've ever featured them here on the blog. Well, the holidays are coming up and storyboards make excellent gifts. So each day this week I will be featuring a different storyboard design. And the best part is that they are on sale! Normally there is a design fee added to the cost of the print, but this week that fee will be waived, and you only pay for the cost of the print! The storyboards come in many sizes, the most popular being the 12" x 12" square and the 10" x 20" horizontal or vertical print. This week I will feature some of each, just to give you a taste of what is available. Keep in mind that you can pick which images to include, and also customize the colors and text.

Today's storyboard is one of the most popular. It's called "Going in Circles" and it includes eight images as well as one circle for a name or other text...



Sale details: This sale runs from Monday, 11/17/08 through 11:59pm on Sunday, 11/23/08. Any storyboards ordered during this sale period will have the design fee of $10.00 waived and will only be billed for the regular print price, plus sales tax. Storyboards are not available for all print sizes; please contact me for available sizes. This offer may not be combined with any other discount and prior orders are excluded.

Sisters!

This morning I got to spend some time with these adorable young ladies. Here's just a quick sneak peek for their Mom & Dad. Now I need to get back to proofing some earlier sessions!

Expectations..

I spent Sunday afternoon with a wonderful family who will be welcoming a new member this Christmas. Baby Kash is due next month, and his mom was nice enough to be my first maternity model! I've only had time to proof a couple of images so far, and here is a little sneak peek...



BTW, I am still looking for a couple more volunteers to be maternity models for me. If you are or know someone who is in the last 6-8 weeks of pregnancy and would like a free portrait session, please contact me!

Autumn fun

Yesterday was a gorgeous autumn day. Even Lake Neatahwanta looked nice! I spent my morning with these guys. The kids are both on the swim team with my boys, so we see a lot of each other. We found a little trail back behind the high school, right on the lake. It's amazing the places I've discovered lately that I didn't know existed!

Mom and the kids found a pile of leaves...

...and Dad and the kids went out on a limb. Nobody fell in the water, but Grace did lose a shoe. We got it back, but she had a soggy foot for the rest of the morning.

Grace and Caleb...

Riding on Dad's shoulders. (Hey Tom, I think the muddy knee just makes it look more authentic!! :) )

Just a quick one...

Here's a little sneak peek of one of last weekend's portrait sessions. I had a request to do something similar to my family's Christmas card from last year. Which makes me realize that I haven't even thought about what to do for this year's card - I guess I'd better get on that pretty soon!

Flying High

I had such a great time with this family yesterday! We had a large group of extended family, with cute kids galore. We took a break from the more traditional posed groupings of family to spend a few minutes on the trampoline. I've heard of this kind of trampoline before, but I've never seen one. It sits level with the ground and has a large pit dug underneath it. So much fun!

Here's a few pics of Hannah and Jacob doing their thing. I don't think that this small sneak peek will be enough, so expect to see more soon. :)

Six months old!

It's hard to believe, but little Miss Ali is now six months old! Ali was my very first Bundle of Joy baby. She's gotten so big!

This morning Ali got to try out the pretty new pettiskirt that I bought (stay tuned for more info on these awesome skirts).

Then she had to sit in the teacup, of course! She loved being in the teacup.

We tried playing with some hats, but she wasn't fond of those.

She did like sucking on her fingers, though. :)

What a gorgeous family!!

My boys

The latest pics of the Marriner brothers...

This business is going to the dogs!!

Really!

Lately I've had a few requests for pet portraits. I spent Saturday afternoon with this rambunctious crew. We had a great time and by the end we had these guys and gals worn out.

Meet Kendall, the "baby" - I love those ears!!

And then there's Meeka...

This is Noah...

...and his brother Killian.

And last but not least is Grady, the senior member of the crew...


What a fun bunch!

Duncan Has His Say

Let's get one thing straight right up front: I don't smile. You can make all the silly noises and funny faces that you want, but you will never see the corners of my mouth turn upwards. I thought I made that clear to this strange lady with the camera months ago. But apparently she doesn't learn. And is she ever persistent! I was glad to see all of the rain out my window yesterday; that meant the whole picture-taking deal was canceled. Oh, but that darn sun had to come out today, and there she was again, pointing that silly camera at me. {sigh}

Nope, no smiling. I'll sit here in Grandma's chair and look cute, but I will not smile.


I'll stare at you with my big eyes and make you beg for a smile, but you're not gonna get one.


Ooooh, flowers! I love flowers. I'll grab some and I'll have fun with them, but they won't make me smile.


I'll just eat them and watch the adults go crazy trying to stop me. I'll be smiling on the inside.


Because I don't smile. I know you think you can make me, but... HEY, THAT'S NOT A SMILE! It's just gas, I assure you. No, it is not a smile!


Like I said, I will stare at you all day with my big beautiful eyes, but there will be no smiling.


What was that you said? The crazy camera lady is leaving and Mom's got me back in her arms? OK, maybe just one little smile. But no more!!

Chase!

I just realized that I never posted a sneak peek for this session! Meet Chase, a Belgian Tervuren. Yes, I had to look up the spelling on that one. :) He's such a sweetie dog, and I had fun photographing him a couple of weekends ago at Fort Ontario.


Don't you just want to cuddle up with all that furry cuteness?

Beautiful Girl

Yes, she is!

Cutie Patootie Alert!!!

This afternoon I spent some time with little Miss Larkin (love that name!!), who is just a few days shy of being one year old. The weather was not cooperating with us, so we had to relocate our portrait session from outside to the front porch and living room. But we still had fun!


Ummm, could she get any cuter??



To celebrate her upcoming birthday, Larkin had a cupcake. She didn't really eat it, she just squeezed it to death and sucked a few crumbs off her hands. :)