And the winner is.....

Little baby 'H' from photo number 5! Congratulations!!!! You have a free session and a free 8x10 coming to you. My second place winner was photo number 7 - they will be getting a free $50 credit off their next session as well...

Thanks everyone for voting - this was a fun contest! I will have to do it again next year some time :) Maybe I will start it quarterly...

Please vote!!!

Voting ends tonight at midnight (Dec 7th) - get those votes in today!!!

Last itty bitty of the year....

Awww! This little one was rescheduled so many times because of bad weather. I was so happy to finally make it over to their home!! Merry Christmas my little stocking baby!

Well - It wasn't easy!

But I have finally narrowed the contest down to 10 pictures. I have to tell you it was one of the hardest things I have done! I love each session for different reasons, and I have a favorite from every session I have done this past year. But - I had to do it. I will e-mail today to let you know if you are in the contest! I will be starting it ASAP (as soon as I figure out the polling system - lol). Don't forget to vote for your favorites!!!

Three cousins, and beautiful colors....

"Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile."
-- Author:William Cullen Bryant

You know I love 'em new :)

As new and as sweet as can be. I have so many pics I just love from this session. She will definitely be on my website soon! Mom and Dad got me a bit nervous when they said they were not happy with their wedding pics (from what I could see they were stunning). They were hoping I got a few good ones. Lol. Well, I think I got more than a few. And Mom - thanks again for thinking of me with the Diet Pepsi! Seriously the sweetest thing as client has done for me :)

This will be my last post for at least a week - Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!!!

Coming soon...

My first and last contest of the year! I will be choosing 10 of my most favorite images from 2007 to be voted on. I will post these images on my blog on December 1st. The winner of the contest will recieve a free session from me in 2008, along with a free 8x10 and the winning photo will be on my home page slideshow at the beginning of the year. Stay tuned to see if your picture is chosen! And please remember when voting - it is not a cute baby contest. All children are perfect in my mind. You will be voting on your favorite image overall. Working hard on choosing my faves right now. It is tough! Stay tuned...

Ho ho ho....

My first (and I am pretty sure last for the year) Santa baby! Oh so sweet!!!!!!!

I just love this boy!

This is the second time I am taking his pictures. The first was 6 months ago. He is actually the little boy at the top on my blog! I dont know what it is about him, but he makes me just snap away. I have a LOT of pictures to go through, but here are a few for the sneak peek Mom! Thanks for being such a good sport with the cake bash! He really smooshed it in there...

Folded...

"A baby fills a place in your heart you never knew was empty"

I have never been able to accomplish exactly what I wanted - until this shoot... I just *love* the look of a perfectly new newborn. Just as folded as they were when Mommy carried them. I rarely post all my faves because I want to leave some surprises for the parents. But in this case I just couldnt resist sharing all the pictures with everyone!

Now - if anyone can convince my hubby to agree to give me a third child I will be forever in your debt! Free pictures for life ;) Anyone?

Happy Birthday!

The Mom of this sweetie e-mailed to appologize that she was so cranky. Lol...








And one because you all KNOW how I love my moody black and whites!!!!

Whew! I'm exhausted...

He picked a pumpkin:
























He mowed the lawn:


























He drove a truck:




















He climbed trees:

























He even went fishing:


























I went home and took a nap!!!!

Three siblings....

It is the sweet, simple things in life, which are the real ones after all. -- Author:Laura Ingalls Wilder

These are the children of one of my clients whos style is almost exactly like mine. She just wants pictures of her kids being themselves and living in the moment - exactly what I want to capture! I read the best quote on another photogs site once - "real moments are rarely ever starched or pressed" (Joyce Smith).

I know it is the real moments I want to remember. So does this Mom. She totally gets me and I love that!