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Christmas Cards!

Adding on to yesterdays post about Christmas Cards...

I have so many friends who have had new babies this year, and I have been thinking of a Christmas Card designed with them in mind. Here is an example of a custom card available! (The picture is little Crew, just an example of the picture you can use if this is YOUR card!)

   

Hi Friends!

I have had lots of you ask how I do Christmas cards, so here are your options!

Card 1: $35 for 25, $1 per card after 25

Custom designed, or choose from "Dreaming of Christmas" set. 5x7 size. Printed on photo paper, one sided, lustre (matte) finish. Minimun order of 25 cards.

Card 2: $45 for 25,  $75 for 50 cards , $90 for 75 cards

Custom designed, or choose from "Dreaming of Christmas" set. 5x7 size. Printed on thick cardstock, 2 sided, lustre finish, minimun order of 25 cards. Side 2 can be used for a family letter, or additional photos and text.

All orders must be in by the 1st week of December to aviod rush delivery charges. Please contact me with any questions! To see a few example of the "Dreaming of Christmas" set, please click HERE.

Sessions for the months of October, November, and December are quickly filling up! Don't forget that the session fee rate is going up as of September 3rd. All sessions booked after the 3rd will be at the new rate.

Have a wonderful and safe Labor Day weekend!

Why 3 Year Olds Should Not Be Allowed To Dress Themselves

Chayse loves to get herself dressed. I never imagined I would have one of those kids with messy hair and mismatched clothes. The type where the parent just shrugs and says "She like to dress herself. What can I do?". I never imagined that I would have a child who REFUSES to wear anything that's not a skirt. Sometimes, she'll wear a dress. If you even TRY to get this child to wear shorts, she acts like you just asked her to wear something made out of needles and snot.

Chayse came downstairs today in a Build-a-Bear bikini top and leggings. Sweet.

What can I do? (shrugging shoudlers).

She's gifted, I just know it.

August, 2007

Here are a few pictures from a recent photo shoot that I did...the kids looked amazing, and were so much fun to work with! I woke up that day to cloudy skies, and when I got in my car it was 78 degrees...so we headed outside in August! It was a beautiful day, and it was such a treat for me to shoot outside again! I really miss those months out of the year when the weather doesn't really play a factor in photo shoots. Here in Arizona we get to play outside 9 months of the year, it's those 3 summer months that keep us indoors! But I feel really inspired to get back outside and enjoy the sunlight! So now that it's back up to 111 degrees, I am going to keep looking at these to remind me of  crisp, breezy afternoons, and cool starry fall nights ahead!

I really loved this family and had so much fun with them. All 4 kids were as sweet as can be, and so was their mom! Here is one last picture of mom and baby...

Twins!

I did a shoot with my friends Mindy and Jeremy who have two of the cutest twins ever!  We braved the hot 110 degree weather and went outside! I am really happy we did though, becasue the summer glow worked really well for our pictures. Here are a few of my favorites:

 

Hip Hop

I thought my little Bunny was cute.

My friend brought her little girl over yesterday, and I just about fell over when I saw her little outfit:

I don't even know what too say. She's too cute for words!

The Tiniest Of Sneek Peeks

Do you ever have days like this?

For you, M!

More on the way soon!

Notice: Prices are changing

Hi Friends!

I want to give you a heads up that my session fee will be changing as of September 3rd. Print prices and products will stay the same. Any sessions booked before September 3rd will be at the $65 rate.

(The session needs to be booked before then, but doesn't have to take place before the 3rd. So if you have already scheduled and confirmed a date in October, you get the old session rate. Please contact me if you have any questions!)

Sessions booked after September 3rd will be at the new rate.

Also, Slideshows will be available to view for 30 days after you recieve it. You now have the option of puchasing your slideshow on DVD. The session albums will be available to view for 2 weeks (no changes there!).

If anyone has any questions, let me know! Thanks for visiting!

Have a wonderful day!

Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner

Nobody puts Brookie in the corner either! Actually, nobody puts Brookie down. We love our little Brooklyn! She is so loving and sweet. She is also very...demanding. Bossy. Particular. I say that with love, of course! She doesn't really like to be put down or left alone, and she has no problem letting you know when she is unhappy. I always think of that nursery ryhme "When she was good, she was very, very, good...And when she was bad, she was..."

well, you know...

She was probably put in the corner, and is just letting you know how she feels about that.

Gotta LOVE her!

As you may be able to tell by our first photo, this shoot was  so much fun! It's hard to believe that with this many babies everyone would be well behaved and cooperative, but it's true! I think it has a lot do do with the parents... all very cool and laid back, willing to try anything and help out! It was a great experience! (And yep, the last two little cuties are twins!)

   

I did a newborn shoot the other day with a really great family. It's always so sweet to see a couple with their first child...the love is pride is just beaming from their faces! It's such a joy to be around, and such fun to capture the moment!