Category Archives: Family

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Eli {Frisco Newborn Photographer}

March 5, 2010 – 6:29 pm

This family has waited a long time for their second sweet little boy… and it was worth the wait.  He’s perfect… and is so lucky to have such a loving older brother (I heard him tell his Mommy at least 3 times that he loves baby Eli!!)  I had a great time with you all this morning….  Enjoy your preview!

PS… I will be taking a vacation for two weeks… so will be slower to return emails and calls.  Anyone placing orders will receive their prints after March 22nd.  When I return I will be starting to set up bluebonnet sessions– so keep checking back!  (I’ll also put up a few sessions I have set up while on vacation– and of course pictures of my own kids!)

ENJOY:

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Levi {Frisco Family Photographer}

February 28, 2010 – 8:05 pm

Levi was a dream subject… laughed at all my silly moves, looked directly at my camera, loved all my fun hats… and didn’t mind changing his clothes outside (despite the frigid temps)!  We did a FULL session– like three-outfit-changes kind of session– in 35 minutes flat!  Most two year olds will give me about 45-60 minutes before they have had it– so we were rolling along hoping to maximize the “happy” time!  We pulled out the lollipop just for fun (not as a bribe like it is usually used as!)… he looked at it, licked it and then slammed it down on the ground.  And didn’t cry!!!  What a trooper!  I hope his mom & dad enjoy this preview– I had a fun time with you all!

ENJOY:

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Sweet Storyboards…

February 22, 2010 – 8:09 pm

Everyone should have one of these in their homes…. such sweet memories.  Enough said!  ENJOY:kids3togetherproof

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Dallas Blooms! {Dallas Arboretum Photographer}

February 19, 2010 – 3:56 pm

All of the info is on my facebook page… so become a fan and get some pretty shots at the Arboretum.   They are filling up fast (one whole day is already gone!)

One from last year… ENJOY:

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Lucy {Frisco Baby Photographer}

February 15, 2010 – 8:30 pm

I photographed this blue-eyed beauty as a newborn and had THE best time… and we had another great time doing her six month photos.  She is a doll…. super sweet– and although she wasn’t as smiley as she normally is (when there isn’t a gigantic camera and a stranger in her face), she still looked so adorable and innocent and beautiful.  I hope her Mommy, Daddy and Grandma agree!  I could have taken pictures of her all day long, but alas… she had to nap.  I want Lucy’s mom to decorate my house– love everything about it–  so fun and colorful—and I loved using some of her furniture as props.  (Remember the baby on the turquoise table… that was Lucy!)

ENJOY:

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8 Days New… {Austin Newborn Photographer}

February 15, 2010 – 11:03 am

I LOVE photographing newborns– especially when they are my nephew!  If you have not seen the pictures of his birth from last weekend, scroll down… but these are pretty special too!  :)  I flew down to Austin yesterday morning, took pictures and then drove back home with my father-in-law… so it was a long day, but WELL worth it!!  You only have about 10 days to get pictures like this so I couldn’t miss that chance.  I know his Mama & Papa will be happy it worked out!  :)

ENJOY:

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Snow in Texas!!

February 11, 2010 – 3:44 pm

This isn’t the first snowfall this year for us– but it is the first time we’ve been able to take advantage of it!!   With not one thing planned for today (which is SUPER rare), we have already been out in it three times– made two snowmen (1st one was knocked down by some middle school boys after we went inside– I could only see their backs!), made a fort, went sledding, made snow angels and had a snow ball fight!  Phew… They are begging to go back out, but I am making them “rest” and dethaw for an hour… so here are a few of my favorite shots from today!

ENJOY:

(yes… she has socks on her hands… so did I– no gloves in Texas, right?)

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Triple the fun….. and triple the tears?

February 10, 2010 – 11:52 am

No!!!  One year olds are one of the hardest ages to photograph– simply because they are usually a tad afraid of strangers AND… they don’t take bribes!!  So– with triplets, there is very likely going to be at least one who doesn’t want to participate.

Mama didn’t think we got ANY cute shots (because of a little stranger anxiety, a little bit of cold wind and a lot of time indoors this winter)… but I’m here to prove her wrong!  I already sent her one family shot on facebook just to ease her fears… but here are some more!  We didn’t get a whole lot of the three kids together without their parents, so we’re doing a mini-reshoot inside next week!  I’m sure we’ll have better luck!  How cute are they though?  Almost one– and so much fun!  I was SO impressed with the way these parents kept their cool– even with all the tears and frustration of not being able to take some of the pictures we wanted.  These are some lucky kids!

ENJOY:

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The Birth of Austin Charles…

February 7, 2010 – 8:39 pm

I had the honor of photographing a 2nd birth (only a few weeks after the 1st) and this time it was my precious nephew!  Christina’s water broke at 2am, contractions started shortly after… so I raced to find people to watch my twins (husband worked yesterday) and then raced to Austin… to wait… and wait… and wait.  The sweet little boy was very content where he was and took his time coming out (finally around 10:20 last night)… but it was well worth the wait.

His mama was a CHAMP– not one complaint– took every order the nurse or doctor gave her with almost a smile…. and produced a magnificent 8lb 2oz little boy.  Congrats Jeremy & Christina— and thank you for wanting me there!  :)  By the way— Jeremy was so sweet and supportive the entire process (as you’ll be able to see from the pictures).  I could tell he wanted to take on her pain so she wouldn’t have to suffer… so sweet.  Newborn session scheduled for next weekend… so back to “Austin” we will go!  Here is some of what I captured….

PS… for any photogs wondering:  2.8 f-stop, 1100 ISO… no flash!

ENJOY:

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XOXO to Haiti previews…

February 4, 2010 – 9:10 pm

I am still editing all of the fundraiser pictures (hoping to get them out by Saturday so everyone can order by Monday and pick up by Friday!  Pheww…. here are some cute ones– thanks to everyone for making it such a FUN success!  For such short sessions (10-15 minutes) we got some awesome shots that I know your husbands (in most cases) will love!!

ENJOY:

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