The Jones Family...

Ever heard of "keeping up with the Joneses?"

Well with 4 little ones running around, it sure gives new meaning to that saying!
We headed outside for a family shoot- Dad was on military leave for a little bit, so it was a great opportunity to update the family portrait!







Thank you Angela, it was great to meet the rest of the family!

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- Sooooo.... some of you have been asking about this whole Baby Photo Contest that has been on the website for about about 2 weeks! I finally got everything together and I am ready to announce it... but I am going to wait until tomorrow because I want it to have its separate blog post. I can tell you that the Grand Prize winner will get $200. That's not studio credit, that's money on a gift card or CASH for you to spend however you like! WOW~

New Haircut...

After a looooong couple of years, my daughter finally got her haircut today.

The rule is that it must be long enough during softball season to easily put in a ponytail or braid. She missed the cutoff after last season and another year of growth went into it. Things ended up pretty well, because she played catcher and it was much easier to control her hair in a braid.

A few things have happened lately, so the cutting of her hair means so much more than just being cool for the summer.





It is a very versatile type of cut... she can leave it unstyled like it is in the pictures for a casual look, or curl it for something more dressy. She had it in a pony tail earlier, and I had to look twice, she looks like a young adult!

I highly recommend the woman who did her hair, she works out of her home. She did a fabulous job. If you want her contact info, let me know.

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Tomorrow is the 4th of July. We are celebrating with our family! Its kind of a bummer that we can't have fireworks, but over the years I have gotten used to watching from our windows. I hope everyone has a FABULOUS 4th of July!

Meet Paul...

Paul is starting at a new company as a loan originator, so of course his company sent him to me to get his new business portrait for his business cards!





Paul took advantage of an excellent deal - he took his picture, had proofs to choose from, and his selected image in hand all in ONE DAY. Excellent service and turnaround, all for a very reasonable price. If you are a professional who has been putting off making yourself stand out from the rest, give me a call and we can get something put together for you FAST!

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Its time to do some fun sessions... stretch the ol' creativity a little bit. So keep reading and maybe suggest something, or perhaps you or your family will model for me!

Its Monday...

And what better way to brighten up a Monday morning, than to share newborn pictures...

This sweet little guy is soooo cute! And he is super noisy too! Not crying noisy, but grunting and snorting and of course some cooing thrown in there!





Thanks for letting me photograph your adorable baby!

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Its another busy week at our house! I'm almost caught up with all my sessions and getting ready for the next wave! Bring on July!!

Outdoors with a one year old!

Some of you will recognize this little one - her 4 month session is featured in the sidebar of this blog!

She is turning one, so you all better watch out! She can walk now and she is as adorable as can be!

We went out to the park for some fun shots:

Mommy and Daddy







Thanks for spending the time with me, and allowing me to capture your beautiful family!

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The CHN Expo is officially about a month away. Once the schedule goes live, I invite you to start booking your session for family and student portraits after you have highlighted all those speaker sessions that you want to go to.
I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Karate School

Earlier in the month, I went to one of the local karate schools to shoot some portraits. Here are some fun out takes from that day:





And of course, a class shot of the kids and instructor...



Thanks for having me come out!

April Wedding!

I can't believe I didn't blog about this wedding!

Two wonderful people, joined together with their friends and family on April 24th, 2010

I loved the color scheme of the wedding, and the guests were fabulous people to photograph and hang out with :D







Congrats to the two of you! May you have many years to cherish each other!