{Booked! January & February...}

Yikes, I'm booked for January and February! I have some openings still available in March and April. I just wanted to let those of you who are interested in booking a session for the Spring, that available slots are beginning to fill. Those who've already booked for May through October - thank you for reserving your spot early. If you have any questions or are interested in booking a session, please let me know so I can reserve a date that works for you. Thank you so much for your interest and inquires!!

{Blog Header...constant change}

My blog header is constantly changing! I can't commit when it comes to my header and my website. I love changing the look... hopefully you'll get used to that the more you visit my site & blog. I just like change things up and adding a different ‘style/look’. I'm the same way with my house... I just can't commit to paint colors, art, and even to prints and canvas prints of my children. My husband goes a little batty with my indecisiveness... thankfully he has a lot of patience {shrug}. Anyway, I just want to put it out there that I like to change things up pretty frequently so don't be surprised when these changes occur. Thanks for looking! ;-)

{Spin Cycle...}

I have been dying to photograph my kids in a Laundromat. I know it sounds strange, odd, weird...I get it. But it's been something that I've been dying to do since I moved here. Laundromats have such atmosphere - so vintage, grunge & now. Anyway, I asked Tyler if he wanted to do anything special for this mini-photo session and he excitedly said, "I want spiky hair - and a Mohawk!”. I was actually all for it- but only since this is a photo session (not an everyday, go out in public type of request). He was due for a haircut so his hair was actually a great length for this particular look. And Brielle, my feisty little one, was miss independent there. She didn't listen to me as I motioned her my way {surprise, surprise} and she proudly pushed her laundry cart all over the room as if she owned the place. I truly dread her teen years {shrug} ;-) Anyway, this was something fun, something different and something that was screaming for a vintage cross-processed look. Thanks for checking my blog out!

Side Note: Don't be a stranger; feel free to let me know you were here by saying hi in a 'comment'. You don't have to have an account with Blogger even though that's what it looks like when you initially try to comment. I've had a lot of e-mails saying comments couldn't be written because the viewer didn't have an account... you don't need one... trust me. :) Thanks!

{ Indoor Studio Play... }

Right now I'm in the midst of submitting and packaging orders which has kept me busy at the end of the holiday season. But I go crazy if I don't photograph for a couple of days...and since it's so cold outside and I didn't want to torture my children by taking them outside, I brought out my studio lighting. I prefer natural light, but alas I needed to use them today. Here are some pics I took of Brielle dressed up in her favorite red petti and angel wings - she was playing peek-a-boo and showing me all of her silly, cute, funny, goofy faces.

Tyler was playing Xbox, a real treat for him since he only plays it occasionally as a 'treat'. I've got some ideas in mind for a little session for him coming up this week.


(A bit of a vintage look...)

{Wishing for Spring...}

Is it Spring yet? I know, Winter just began, but I'm ready for Spring. Today was so warm here - 70 degrees. So I had to go outside with the kids. Here's Miss B pretending I'm not nearby - refusing to look up. Tyler was so excited to be outside! He's been dying to play outside for the past few days, but rain kept us in.

Being the last day of the year, I had to post some shots even though they don't fit with the season. Happy New Year!!

(a little bit of faded vintage...)

{when mommy's on the phone...}

I was on the phone today with a client and whenever 'mommy's on the phone', Brielle is nowhere to be found. As soon as I hung up the phone I went up to her bathroom looking for her (she's obsessed with brushing her teeth). She wasn't there. Then I ran down stairs to my bedroom (she loves to 'pretend' she's sleeping in mommy and daddy's bed). She wasn't there. Lastly I looked in my bathroom. There she was standing on my chair in front of the vanity putting on my make-up. I ran to get the camera and got this picture before she saw me (the colored image). When she heard the shutter she said in a guilty but enthusiastic voice, 'Briella put make-up on - sooo cute. So pretty? Look at my lips.' Then she looked in the mirror and smiled proudly at herself. She had gotten out my lip liner and put it on 'like mommy' she said. If I ever go out of the house with my lip liner going up my lip to my nose, someone please let me know ;-) {Notice how pretty she applied the lip liner to the area above her lip - oh so pretty Briella...}

As for my son... he was completely involved with his favorite thing right now. Miniature cars from the 'CARS' movie. He loves them! I got out my camera to take some 'product shots' but when my son saw what I was doing he asked if I could take pictures of his cars - he even lined some up for me. So I took a couple of pictures :) He was giddy as he arranged his cars for the 'shoot'.
So smooth and shiny...
A little bit of texture...

{Christmas Wishes}

I wanted to wish all my blog viewers a Merry Christmas! What an amazing and special day it is, with many blessings. I hope this holiday season provides you with peace, comfort and love.
Thank you to my clients who have made my first few months in business in South Carolina a wonderful and enjoyable beginning. I can't wait for the exciting new things that 2008 will bring.

Oh my...I can't believe how behind I am on blogging...

I always try to update my blog at least 3 times a week, but this past week has been completely nuts with packaging orders till the wee hours of the morning, wrapping Christmas gifts when my kids are soundly sleeping, baking-baking-baking, making goody bags for school and friends, going to holiday parties {couldn't miss those fun times}, having a little one with strep and another one with a sick bug, and trying to find time for sleep ;-)

Anyway, it's been a fun, challenging and busy month. I'm sure that's the same for most of you reading this.

Had to leave you with one vintage Christmas picture of my kiddos that we used in our Christmas card this year {although it wasn't vintage in the card since there were several other images that accompanied it}.

I'm finally starting to think about my own Christmas Cards for this year, so I took my kids out for a little session on Friday. I ended up just laughing and shaking my head by the end of the session. To start, it was really chilly! So Tyler and Brielle's nose were bright red and my hands felt frozen to the cameras shutter. And they had an agenda of their own... of course. So I finally just gave in and went with it...

We'll see what we actually get for our cards this year ;-)
Anyway, here are some out takes and images that just didn't make the cut this year :)

Aw... can't you feel the love between the two? Well, maybe not today...

Psst... Brielle, a little more attitude please?!

Yep, that's my girl. Doing her own thing and full of tude... I really fear her teenage years...

Tyler, trying to get a reaction out of Brielle, it didn't work. He'll laugh at this someday. I think...