{Fozzy Friend}

My kids flipped out this weekend when my inlaws brought their newest furry friend for a quick visit. {Fozzy}, a 9 month old long hair Jack Russell Terrier, is the cutest darn puppy I've seen in a long time. Our visit with this furry new friend was brief but he won all of our hearts. I snapped up a few pics of him and even enlisted the help of Tobin(my 7 year old) using my NEW 50 mm lens 1.4. This new lens ROCKS!!!!! I've been drooling over it for some time now but finally it's all mine! Some of these photos were taken by Tobin and I think I have a little apprentice at hand. He has a great eye! I loved the one close up of his ear and face. Good job, son! You make a me proud, babe!

{Newborn Sneak Peek}

I {LOVE }what i do!

Had the yummy pleasure of photographing the sweetest {10} day old yesterday. I'm only giving you a glimpse of only piggies today as I'm working on some special announcements for his mommy and daddy and don't want to spoil any of their surprise!

Thanks for stopping in!

Happy Day....Happy FRIDAY!!!

T

{Ladybug}

Had the pleasure of working with

{Little Miss Ladybug} a few weeks ago. She wasn't buying into our little session though at first until she was reminded of the ice cream treat that was instore for her. I have to say, it was an easy shoot after that bribe! Did I mention how much I loved her darling ice cream dress and ladybug boots and raincoat? Too cute!!!! In another life, I think I will ask for her gorgeous hair color and beautiful curls. I was most impressed with her darling grandmother who partook in our little session. The day was a part of her birthday celebration! I was so touched by the idea and glad that we were able to catch a few sweet moments of that relationship. Note here: {S} you are one of the greatest moms I know. Your mother must adore you! Thanks for letting me capture a memory for you.

Luv,

T

{Easter Photo Sessions}

I'm back from a very long and interesting week of jury duty! First time I've ever served. Quite the interesting process but I'm glad it's over. It literally put my life on hold. The laundry, dishes, chores and grocery shopping came to a stand still. My little ol business took a back seat too! I recently sent out an email to my faithful customers about booking {EASTER} photo sessions. Although I'm not offering any specials on my photography, I am offering some savings on a few of my stationery lines. When you book a photo session with me for March or April, I am offering 15% off your order of 30 photocards {set of 3 boxes} from Whitney English or San Lori. I can custom print any Easter greeting from your family on them with the large selection of fonts to choose from. For those who dare to be unique, I always love the challenge of creating a one of a kind card for your family and friends to drool over! I have plenty of ideas up my sleeve so if you are game, so am I.



A quick note about my blogging quest: I mainly look at photography blogs for inspiration but a few months ago, I started coming across these incredible crafty, beautiful blogs by ordinary moms with extraordinary talents. I have posted only a few {the best of the best in my opinion} on my blog. If you have some time, click on the links. I'm sure you will be in awe as I am at what you find. As I come across good ones, I will keep sharing with ya.

Thanks for stopping by!

T

{T.G.I.F.}

T.G.I.F. It's always a great week for me when I can do what I love to do. Photographed a pregnant friend last week. She has such an amazing story and I can't wait to share those photos on my website/blog soon. I also had the pleasure of a photographing one of the cutest 4 year old girls on the planet! Her blue ice cream dress was so cute and I seriously want a pair of her ladybug rainboots! I also began taking this amazing photography lighting class! Some of you probably already know this, but I am completely self taught when it comes to my photography. I feel like such an ding a ling though when it comes to learning all the technical mumbo jumbo but I feel this class will really pull a lot of things together for me. Still plugging right along with my stationery business. Keep looking for my March/ April specials and {Easter} is coming up soon so stay tuned for what I have in store. Last but not least, I had to say goodbye to my rented 50mm lens {i so loved it...it's definately on my wish list!} but I leave you with some my favorite images.

Happy Friday Everyone!

T

Feeling Sentimental

Woke at 5 a.m. this morning completely rested. Not my usual Saturday morning feeling. I was anxious to get a cup of joe and resume my latest hobby...blog questing. If as if I don't have enough hobbies right now, right? I've always been one who likes to learn about new technology. For example, I only recently discovered what blogging truly is. I honestlly thought it was something only teachers used to communicate with parents! I know ...I know...what rock have I been under...uh it's called MOTHERHOOD! Anyhow, now that my kids are getting a little older(and in school full time I might add), I have had more time to explore the possibilities of the web. To shorten this up, because I have to get to my real point of this blog post, I am in awe with which people use this blog business. I have seen the most fantastic and creative uses of it from photography, hobbies to business. Recently saw one mother take her posts to create a BLOG book. How cool is that! It has inspired me to do more posting and journaling as I'm doing today. More on my blog obsession later...I am feeling sentimental this morning because all this week, I've been turning my camera on my own boys rather than clients. I also rented a 50mm 1:4 for a week which I'm seriously considering adding to my bag and needed to practice with it. In doing so, I found myself remembering some details of my relationship with my children. I will start with Tobin, my youngest little man. We took our sweet, senior pet, Mickey, for a walk this week and held hands. Now this is something we do all the time but what hit me hard was I forgot about the LOVE SQUEEZES. This is something I've done with all my boys since they were wee tiny. When we hold hands I would squeeze their little hands and tell them that when mommy does this, this means I LOVE YOU. On our little walk, Tobin, squeezed my hand more than I can tell you. We could of kept walking all day as far as I'm concerned. Of course, my tears spilled out and our shaddow caught my eye and gave me some inspiration for the pics I am posting. Part of my weepiness has to do with him being my baby and that I know what happens when they get older, this little detail disappears for a long time. It's so sad but I can't remember the last time my 13 year old held my hand. I have a huge lump in my throat right now...my sweet Tobin... you are my little man, my sensitive boy, my beam of sunshine, my beautiful brown eye boy...stay little for just a while longer for me, K? Love you buddy XOXO, Mommy.

Mia, Fiona and Company

Haven't posted in a while. It's been a wet few weeks here in the Bay. The mood quite gloomy. My boys wanted to do nothing but play on the wii and computer. My hopes to play Monopoly failed. War games won out. Oh well. Had some time to take some pics of these little neighbor munchkins today. They added a little sunshine to my day! I grabbed these huge Gerber daisies last minute before the shoot. The girls quickly named the flowers Mia and Fiona. They were such polite things and eager to help me with all the silly posing I made them do. Little bro came along toward the end and we were able to get a few fun ones to end our session. I do admire their dedicated mom. I do believe she is the first mom I've heard to sing the Big B--- in any of my sessions so far!! J.. you are a riot! BTW, J, the Fart Book had my boys in stitches tonight! We could barely eat our Taco Bell. Yea...I know...TB again! Really, I do cook for my family.