A "non-traditional" beach family photo session! absolutely love all teh love in this family. big hearts and lots of laughter with this bunch!
All in Kids
Happy Birthday Breanna Grace
Breanna grace turned 5 and so we photographed her with her long time best friend Olivia since they were born 2.5 weeks apart. Breanna has grown so big and it shows in this set of image so well! Where does the time go?
Sparkle Session
Sparkles are fun no matter the age and are teh perfect excuse to dress up and dance and let your own sparkle shine through. Take quick peek into Bre's sparkle session and see how much fun themed sessions can be!
Baby Anneliese
Welcome to the world baby Annelise!
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Family Portrait Magazine
A perfect guide to rocking out your session. What to wear with visual examples, FAQs, What to expect and more! It goes off to the printers soon so that you can even take it home with you!
Being Thankful
Being thankful for what we have is so important, be it friends or family or technology, but there is something to be thankful beyond that....
Grape Picking in Valrico
The kids just loved driving on the back of the golf cart to get into the vineyard and of course picking their own fruit. We taste tested a few more than we probably should have, but the owners said it was ok. *whew* There were so many different colors and flavors, and they were NOTHING like the super market kind...
October 3rd.
9:55am October 3rd, 2008, we welcomed him into the world for the first time. Today, my son turns 6. So very blessed to have such a smart, creative and strong boy.
Derek's Dream World
as you know from last week, I made an image of my daughter-so I most certainly couldn't leave out my most favorite Little (big) boy in the world, my son. With a couple of attempts at getting him to pose for me, and few gray hairs later plus a couple more days, I present Derek's Dream World. He helped pick out things (like the grass,) and where certain things should go as i masked and re masked, and changed my clouds 20 times before picking something I liked. I also went with some deviant art stock images again, choosing clouds from the same artist as I used in Bre's art piece to keep them similar...more or less. These were made simply for fun purpose, and they are certainly not perfect in any professionals eyes, (i know my flaws here folks,) but they are for us, and they are so much fun.
Sweet Dreams a Fantasy Portrait
Today I present you a fun piece I created for my daughter over the weekend. I took the original image while she was "illegally" napping (she skipped original nap time and was trying to nap at 4pm-that is a no no here,) it wasn't a fantastic picture to start with but she was so cute cuddling her lamby. Total mom snapshot moment for me. This weekend i rediscovered deviant art and decided to see what there was that i could play with. Well of course i found tons, and as my mind wandered, i found plenty to create what i was envisioning. Not to mention, I have wanted to see what i could create using images from others for a while.
What is a Mother?
Being a mom means sleepless nights and panic attacks when you hear a loud thud across the house followed by cries. Being a mom means a tough job that doesn't just stop when the dinner bell rings...
Mommy& Me Portraits | A limited Time Event
As mom's we often find ourselves behind the camera instead of in front of it. That can be a real comfort for some, but even if it is only once or twice through out your child's life, you need to make sure you are in front of the camera with them. They think you are perfect the way you are and so do I!
Breanna Grace is Two
You came into this world in a hurry, 3 weeks early actually. The Giants had just won the Superbowl the evening before, and all the excitement from prepping for our Superbowl party and our team winning had me in labor and i hadn't known it until 3 am the next morning. I woke with a pain i recognized immediately and waited. Then another and another, but still i waited. I wanted to make sure this was real contractions and they certainly were. After 14 contractions in less than an hour, i knew it was very much time to get a move on. I woke your daddy and while he thought it wasn't rush time at first, i assured him i was overdue to be at the hospital and we hustled! Luckily the hospital was only 5 mins from the house and he dropped us off first-then went and dropped your brother off for a long early play date at our friends house while you came into the world.
Why Are all the Santas Different? and other Santa Questions.
So its way into holiday time...actually only 2 days until Christmas that i write this. My kids are watching their morning cartoons, i am trying to wake up, and across my facebook newsfeed i read about a friend who's daughter asked her Why all the Santas she sees are different. I thought the blog would be a good place to answer this honest and oh so innocent question.
10 {CHEAP} Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Kids
TAG! You're it! You shouldn't have commented or liked it...you fell into a trap, its a game! The person who commented or liked has to choose one of the following to put on their timeline... 1) The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. 2) I'm an angry Elf! 3) A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. 4) I'm secretly in love with Santa Claus...mmmm, i wanna ruffle that white beard between my toes! 5) I just like to smile! Smiling's my favorite. 6) Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip! 7) I flipped off an elf today! 8.) Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year! 9) I cheated on my ex with one of Santa's elves in Dobbies toilets! 10) I just saw a man running down my street wearing only a Santa hat! You have to play and can't tell anyone its a game (only forward this message if they like/comment). Merry Christmas!! HAHAAHA!!!