Living The Dream

a quickie...

I'm still recovering from a busy weekend AND gearing up for 4 days w/my Mom in New Orleans...no time for chit chat today, but I wanted to share some sneaks for my friends, Diane and Jen. 

How cute is Katherine? When we did her pictures last year, Mom's favorites were the ones we took in the grass...I hope she'll be happy with this year's too :)

 

Love it when Grandparents come along for photos...3 generations of beautiful women here...

Hannah and Jonah were fun and all over the place...we had to work hard, but it was worth it. ;)

 

 
Okay, that's it for now...more tomorrow. Hope everyone had a great weekend! Happy Monday! :)

Sneak for Michele...

This session was fun...little Noah was full of energy and so hilarious and Olivia was just as sweet as can be. Check out Noah's AMAZING eyes! I did very little editing on this photo...they really are THAT blue! 

 

And how can you beat smiles like this?

 

They were both such a joy to photograph...naturals!

 

In other news...I've been enjoying a low-key week at home, for once. We haven't gone anywhere after school or done much during the day either. We've been going going going so much lately though, so it's really nice. I've also been cooking more this week after last week full of quick convenience foods and fast food. ick. Tonight I made the Pioneer Woman's enchiladas...they were pretty good and not too hard to make. Jackson was not a fan, but he's been pretty picky lately about things that aren't in the regular rotation. :P Brady really liked them and said "wow, these chinchiwadas are really good!" lol. Tomorrow, I'll make Jackson happy and make something he likes. I'm going to try to make some teriyaki steak in the crock pot and steam some broccoli and rice. That's his favorite kind of meal. 

Well, it's Wednesday night TV tonight....looking forward to Modern Family...anybody else watching that? SO funny! 

Happy Wednesday! :) 

Sneak for Jackie...

Gorgeous parents + gorgeous 5-year old girl + one pregnant belly = one happy girl with a camera :) 

 

 

 

Don't you love this color combo...grey and purple...these seem to be THE holiday colors this year! So pretty! 

Okay, I'm back to scrapping for RR's Holiday workshop...I think I'll be all caught up w/my Christmas scrapping before I take this year's photos though. ;) 

Monday, Monday...

First things first, an overdue sneak for Leslie...these girls were some of the smiliest I've ever photographed. SO much fun!

 

Check out their good looking parents...love this one!

 

The whole family....

 

Now, onto to personal stuff...how was everyone's Halloween weekend? Ours was crazy busy! The kids had a blast on Halloween night...they were too cute in their Star Wars costumes. Brady kept telling everyone that he was "OBI WAN NOBI" super loud. ha. He LOVED the trick or treating and made it through the whole neighborhood. Jackson made it about 1/2 way around the block, but he actually liked giving the candy out more than getting it. ha. He and his cousin, Madi, were the official candy givers. 

My Star Wars crew...I was supposed to dress up as Princess Leia, but I just ran out of time and couldn't get it together this year. Ah well, at least everyone else looked good. :)  

 

Jackson was a great Darth Vader...

 

This is his serious Jedi face. lol.

After a few busy weeks, I'm thankful to have almost nothing on the calendar this week! I'm hoping to catch up on editing and I have to hurry and create a ton of projects for RR's Holiday workshop this weekend. Thank goodness my boys seem to have adjusted okay w/the time change so far. Jackson has been up a little earlier these past 2 mornings, but not near as early as I expected. Happy Monday! 

More sneaks and some other things...

Okay, first things first...the SC November kit went live last night. Check it out here:

 

It's full of such great product...I'm in love with that Bazaar add-on...totally a fave for me! Here are the 4 that I squeaked out with this one. 

 

A two-pager....what????!!

 

 

I think this one is my fave from this month, even though the whole thing is terribly crooked, which i didn't realize until after i photographed it. ;P 

 

One last thing for my friend, Deanna, who has been so patient and who I know is eager to see some sneaks of her photos. Deanna, here's your sneak :)

I adore the way sweet little Max is looking up at his Mama in this one...

 

Check out her hot red shoes...LOVE!

 

I've discovered that the best way to get kids to smile is to tell them to NOT SMILE. And then they giggle...

 

One more photo sneak tomorrow plus a few personal pics from our trip to the pumpkin patch tonight. :) I'm off to watch Modern Family...anyone else LOVE that show? SO funny!!

Editing, editing and more editing...

Whew. I'm almost done editing my sessions from this weekend. My first sneak is for Becka...her little guy Noah is about to turn 5. Jackson has been begging to see Noah...they are both Star Wars fanatics and love to talk all things Darth Vader and Stormtrooper together. :) I got to photograph Noah last year just before he turned 4 and he was such a great little subject...this year was no different! He was so great and I got him to smile and laugh just by mentioning Yoda and Obi Wan. ;)

 

 

 

Next up is Kelly's beautiful family...Claire and Olivia are 2 of my very favorite girls to photograph, I mean how can you go wrong with these 2? Such beauties!!

 

The whole fam in front of my favorite set of doors...

 

And sweet sweet Davis...he was all smiles!

Thanks for coming by! Tomorrow, I'll share my Studio Calico layouts (reveal is tonight...go check it out!) and 2 more photo sneaks for Leslie and Deanna. Happy Tuesday! :) 

More Sneaks...

...this time for Christie. These girls were SO much fun and definitely kept us on our toes and had us acting like goofballs getting them to smile. :) It worked though!

 

Beautiful light and beautiful girl...

 

The whole family...

 

Okay, more tomorrow...now I'm off to entertain the boys for the afternoon. Jackson came home early with a stomachache, but it turns out he didn't have time to finish his lunch today (too much socializing!) and we're thinking it was hunger pains. :P

Weekend over already?

Anybody else feel like this weekend just flew by? sigh. Isn't that always the case? We had a great weekend...a fall festival at J's school on Friday night, a consignment sale Saturday morning (I made almost $100!), PF Chang's for dinner (YUM!) and a little shopping at the mall Saturday night, and 7 mini sessions today!

Here's a sneak peek for one of my  families today...

Gorgeous family and their sweet dog, Bentley :)

 

This is Vaughan...doesn't he have the most amazing eyes? He was not in the happiest of moods this morning, unfortunately, but we did manage to get a few good shots. 

 

And sweet Ava was such a trooper and was all smiles today! 

 

More to come tomorrow...hope you all had a great weekend!

Keeping up...

Trying to, at least. ha. I've been a busy little bee...I finished editing the photos from this session and this one too. Just in time too...I have 7 mini sessions scheduled this Sunday. I'm looking forward to photographing lots of new families this year as well as some of my favorite regulars too. :) 

I managed to squeeze in a little bit of scrappy time also. I have a few SC sneaks for you...I only had time to do 4 layouts this month before my deadline, but I'm really hoping I'll be able to get one more done before reveal. 

 

 

 

And I haven't shared any photos of the boys lately...they are getting so big! Brady is NOT a smiler for the camera right now....he gives the cheesy "is this over yet?" smile. oy. So, I was super happy to get this shot!

 

And Jackson...sigh....he is really growing up. He's doing awesome in Kindergarten....reading books on his own and doing crazy things with numbers in his head (he LOVES math). It's fun to see how much he's changing, but I can't believe all the things he's learned since he started Kindergarten just 2 months ago!

Have a great weekend!! :)

Baby Miles

Sweet sweet Miles...he sure gave his Mom and I a run for our money. He did not want ANY part of my photo taking, but we did manage to catch a few great ones. He was the most alert newborn I've ever seen. And get this! He can already roll over! I wouldn't have believed it either if I hadn't seen it for myself, but he actually rolled himself off of the pillow we placed him on. It was crazy...already such a strong little guy! 

 

I have some SC sneaks for you too, but I forgot to take photos today while it was still light out. I even did a 2-pager this month! Crazy, I know! ;) This kit has been super easy to work with and I'm hoping to crank out at least 2 more before I have to turn them in on Friday. 

The weather here has been gorgeous! We've been playing a lot outside and enjoying the cooler weather. Today it was in the low 80's, but nice and breezy, so it felt a little cooler than it actually was. Brady is so funny...today in the car I rolled the windows down and he said "wow, it's nice out mom!" and I said "yes it is, buddy" and then he said "brrr, it's kinda cold out!". lol....low 80's. ha. He's definitely a true Floridian! ;) It was super nice all weekend, we were able to keep the house open which ended up being perfect for our Halloween party Saturday night. There were some hilarious costumes! My personal favorite of the night was my friend Erika's octomom costume. Hysterical!

 

Tom and I went as the Publisher's Clearing House Prize Patrol and 1 million dollar winner. AKA cheap and easy! lol. 

Okay, SC sneaks tomorrow...happy Wednesday! :)