party all the time...party all the time...

 
 
 
 

First let me start with the sweetness...Little Miss C was just an ABSOLUTE DELIGHT! Her mommy contacted me about me being at the beach sometime this summer and luckily it worked out that I could do her first birthday pics there! Isn't she just the CUTEST! LOOOOOOOK at those blue eyes...AND she's a total hambone too. The camera just LOVED her!

Okay, about the party girls in the next pictures....let me just say that the world is PROBABLY a calmer place because Peyton is my daughter and not my friend Tina's. Because those two together would just be a DANGEROUS package! The world couldn't handle them if they spent more time together...we'd all have tatoos and PINK hair! Speaking of, Callie gave Tina a pink streak to match Peyton's and she did a FABULOUS job!

This last picture is Peyton in one of the Matilda Jane art fair pieces I purchased....It's the Ellie SWAN halter...I LOVE it on her!

Yes, I do have 2 other kids...they just don't like their pictures taken!

sorry I'm a cornball

 

Okay, I think this is funny.... maybe no one else does! LOL

I wanted to give a Chester update: He's still his happy self although I definately see a marked size difference in his lymph nodes since we've gotten back from the beach. Before we left the ones in his shoulders and hocks were not palpable (although they DEFINATELY were before he started on the prednisone) and now I can easily feel them. He's slowing down now considerably. My father took great care of him while we were gone and if we had not promised the kids that little beach trip before he was diagnosed, I probably would not have gone. He's still happy and not in pain but I feel like his clock is ticking faster now. Can't really say much else about it.

This beautiful boxer butt is actually of my friend Tina's boxer, Lucy. Lucy is having surgery today to remove 2 tumors so please send little boxer health prayers for her if you have a moment. Lucy had a photo shoot at the beach with me while we were there...I'll share some of her more ELEGANT and regal model shots later tonight.

Happy Independence Day!

 
 
 
 

I'm a bit late because we were away for the Holiday! I MUST say we had SO much fun and stayed with friends that could NOT have been better hosts! I could blog about a zillion things but I won't...I'm tired and there is a load of towels I need to fold. I wanted to share a few pics of the beach party they had...FABULOUS and MAGAZINE worthy doesn't even BEGIN to explain how awesome it was! The four sisters who put on the party every year (one is the mom of the friends we stayed with) own an awesome store in South Bethany Beach called The shop of the Four Sisters. I did some photo shoos while at the beach so I'll share them in a day or so.

Importantly, my friend Tina's sweet Boxer Lucy is having surgery tomororw to remove a tumor. Please send doggie prayers to her too, if you have a moment! Lucy ALSO had a beach babe photo session and she was total model DIVA! LOVE IT!

I'm leaving...call me if you need me!

 

We are outta here! Call me if you need me! Happy 4th everyone!

Snips and Snails and Puppy dog tails, that's what little boys are made of!

 
 
 
 

Of had some of the cutest little men the past couple days! Little Mr. C you may remember from the fall, he's gotten a lot taller somehow! His B-day was yesterday, so nice for his family to come up from N.C. to celebrate with everyone in their family here and lucky for ME to take his 2nd B-day pics!

Mr. F just turned (guess how many?) a couple days ago? Look at his CUTE IMPISH grin! And that hair and blue eyes...AWESOME! He's the ONLY kid that I've had take a COMPLETE and utter DUNK in the creek, but he just rolled with the punches! LOL! I love that about kids!

Well, I'm off to the beach for a few days with the family and some family friends. My Dad will be here taking care of my household menagerie including sweet Mr. CHESTER! Speaking of Mr. C...the prednisone is making him HUNGRY like the HULK...he stole a HOT cheeseburger we just took off the grill! MAN, he'd never do something like that before...but heck it's not like he's gonna get in trouble and he KNOWS it too! LOL ...more packing to do! Remember, if you need me, I can't get email but most of you know where to find my number...it's on whimages.

Warm and FUZZY!

 
 
 
 

Yesterday evening I had the BEST COUPLE'S shoot! I LOVED shooting these two! They were fun, and cute and so in love that it just made everything so much FUN! The evening light was YUMMY, warm and golden! Such a beautiful setting too. I could show you pictures here ALL DAY, there are so many good ones. So hard to just show you 4!

Funny thing about the bride to be...I was at her FIRST BIRTHDAY...MAN I'M OLD! I don't think I've seen her since then and she has turned into such a beautiful and graceful young woman...her parents HAVE to be so proud!

Hey, it's me again, and Chester.!

I've shown some other pics from this session but I like these also, so I thought I'd share. This is the client that brought Mr. Chester that big BONE. I figured I'd update you about him. He is still doing well. Slowing down just incrementally, he's eating like he runs 2 marathons aday but he's not looking like it at all. The prednisone is such a good med for this cancer, just like when we went through this with Cooper 3 years ago. It really makes them feel GOOD and act pretty normal, minus the taking the baked potatos off the island the other night, oh and taking baked sweet potatos last night. He NORMALLY would NEVER do that! But hey, a baked sweet potato is pretty DARN tempting, right? And what does he have to lose, he know's he's not going to get into trouble! LOL

Summer Daze and Dog Butz

 
 
 
 

Today a bunch of us piled into the Commander (GAWD I LOVE my JEEP) and went off to my favorite NATURAL watering hole. It also happens to be one of my favorite shooting spots so it'll probably look familiar. Of course the camera came along! There was a large rock most of the way across the slippery, slimy, semi-swiftly (so dern good with the alliterations) rock that the kids refered to as the GOLDEN ROCK. So there were many races to get to the rock. Look how TRIUMPHANT Tina and Peyton look! FUNNY!

Yesterday, my father brought his JRT (jack russel terror) over when he came for dinner. Little miss Gypsy decided that our Koi pond looked like a MIGHTY fine swimming hole. She swam and swam...the fish were fine but I don't think I'll be getting any good shots of my water lily's this year!

Why I LOVE this job!

 
 
 
 


Meet the H family! They had the most awesome family dynamics going! The love in this little family was truly palpable. We had so much fun and each of the girls had something special about them...just unique qualities! The oldest was so sweet and poised, the middle was all sass and spunk and then the baby...Little Ms. P was just a complete little independent woman! I LOVE love love this pic of MOM and DAD hanging out while watching the girls!

I know I keep talking about the canvases but believe me, I DON'T want you to miss out on this great deal. If you need the details read back in the archives a bit! Or email me with any questions

crazy shoot

 
 
 
 

I could only really ask a friend or relative to do these covered bridge shots (I've done them before with my nephew Mason). But I SO love them! This was the fun shoot from today! Cool cousins all done together...that's awesome! And getting Christmas gifts out of the way, EVEN BETTER!

I'f you want info on the canvases I mentioned earlier, read the below post or email me for info. And I updated about Mr. Chester a day or so ago too....he's doing so well!

FARM FAIR!!!!! YEEEHAAA! CANVAS SPECIAL too!

 
 
 


Tonight I'm going to post some super fun pics from a session I had today...but I need a few hours. For the meantime, here's more of my kiddos!

About the Farm Fair. I'm going to be the 4H photog so I'll be photographing the "showing" of several types of farm animals that kids show. I don't have the details on all of that but it really doesn't matter to you unless you have a kidlet who's showing a piglet! LOL My booth will be set up by the petting zoo...so IF you go to the Harford County Farm Fair (I hope you do, the kids love it!) look for me there! My father and I have been making a cool vintage feeling backdrop and display area...I'm LOVIN IT! I'm going to showcase some recent work in a bit of an unusual way (can't share all my secrets! ...you already know I'm pretty much an open book about my life anyway!) AND I'm ordering these ULTRA cool canvases I mentioned in a previous post! If you want to check them out it's www.pixel2canvas.com . Anyone can order from them BUT if I have taken your photos or will between now and the end of JULY, I'm passing my 5% artist discount onto you! If I get enough people, that might jump up to 10%. SO check out the site and let me know if you are interested and I'll take care of the rest...forwarding your digital file etc. if I still have it archived. I have one of Callie that I LOVE and the other two are getting ordered this week plus a couple of Gracie and Mason too!

A couple cuties, a Peytonism and Chester update!

This lovely family of 4 was just the CUTEST! I shot them at one of my favorite locations and the light was just AMAZING in their gorgeous eyes! All those little blonde heads...love it!

Yesterday, Peyton asked if there was a "daughter day?" I wasn't really sure what she meant so I said, "What do you mean?" and she said , "well, today is Fathers Day and we have SON day every week, what about DAUGHTERS day?" Good point.

Chester is doing VERY well, he hasn't had a bad day since LAST Monday. we've continued our daily walks. On Saturday, our kids went to Grandmoms for a while so we took the two dogs in Matt's Wrangler. The top was off and they got to feel the wind in their hair and soak up all the scents! Then we went for a nice long walk down a local walking path, they got in the stream and generally loved smelling everywhere that another doggie could have been in the last few days! You'd never know by looking at Chesterman that he even had a hint of illness other than he does make a weird hacking/coughing kind of sound after he drinks. Thank you everyone for keeping him in your heart!