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This blog is dedicated to my good friend KJ, the wedding photographer extraordinaire. Kevin is like my brother so I can give him grief. He uses my studio on occasion and you should check out his recent NY engagement session and the Dallas Stars Ice girls, ( who were all in my liviing room!) on his BLOG. However, we currently have two bets going. Two top secret bets, and both involve a pair of Manolo Blahniks or an Armani Shirt. Lets just say I wont be buying any Armani shirts. And my little message to him below is to let him know I would like one pair of Manolos as pictured, and the other will be the Something Blue Pair ala Sex and the City. Still available at Saks. :) Kevin, one day I will have a potato garden and will send you a potato that looks like Elvis. I am just sayin.
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| Now JJ, if you are reading this, that is a SWEET POTATO. I would never eat a real potato, for fear of the earth shattering into little pieces. I heart only sweet potatoes with spinach salad. I am OK with that, because I lost FOUR MORE POUNDS and am in a size six now. I have totally reached my goal but I want to drop 10 more. No worries, I will still be in a size six, because the chia pets, while retreating, are fighting the good battle. I think I have lost 20 pounds since April and I am just now not able to wear some of my clothes because they are TOO BIG. YAY! Finally, I am back into most of the clothes I own. I heart JJ. |
It's been the worst of times and the best of times. A crazy, hormonal, roller coaster this last two weeks. The happy sides, I have been able to see a lot of my friends this past two weeks. Last Sunday I went to the Madonna concert with my two BFF's, one new and one old. Not OLD, but we have been best friends forever. She is just 29, I promise. I am too, thats why we get along. :) We ended up with an extra ticket to Madonna and took her friend Maggie who is from Houston and happened to be in town. It was love at first site, we are new besties.
This photo is the only one of about 60 I didn't delete. Crazy girls should not drink tequila. Well, they should, but without cameras present. I knew we were in trouble when the evening started as Melissa was texting Maggie, asking me if you spell tequila with one "L" or two. Who cares. haha. Then Madonna went on TWO and HALF HOURS LATE!!! Ok she is a DIVA and she is 50 and banging ARod, but come ON. Our tequila consumption was totally that divas fault. Then the concert starts, ( finally) and the people behind us were mistakenly thinking they were at a museum. They told us to be quiet!!!! HELLLLO, we are at a concert. My new BFF Maggie almost went Kill Bill on them. We still had fun, no one can stop us from having a good time anywhere.
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| Another good note for the week, one of my clients and friends who has the cutest kids on earth, blogged about me! Misty has her own blog and she wrote an entry about me photographing her girls the last three years, and it really touched me and was the sweetest thing. It truly made my week. Click HERE to read it. And PLEASE add a comment there and tell her to have more kids. Please. More chunky monkeys. Thank you Misty, you know I adore Lilli and Lola!!!! |
| On to Music... which all of you know I LOVE. I am always on my computer, either editing, filling orders, reading Perez or talking to my friends. So my music is always going. I constantly send music to my friends, and I actually sent Misty the album I just discovered and LOVE, Ray LaMontagne , Gossip in the Grain. You MUST get it on Itunes. The first two songs, You are the Best Thing, and Let it Be Me are just divine. Plus he kind of looks a little wildernessy, don't you think? Hot. |
This current week/months addiction is hands down, Taylor Swift! I know I posted the video of Love Story before, which I still love and have wore out in the ITunes Library, but now that the album has been released its FULL ADDICTION. I am on repeat mode. She is a great singer and writes all of these songs herself at only 18! You can relate whether you are happy or sad or indifferent, its so enabling!
My favorite has to be Hey Stephen. I dont even know a Stephen but it makes me want to meet one. haha. It is such a catchy sweet song. And how many guys have no clue what they have, ummmmmm maybe most?!
My second favorite is Fearless. I love that song, its like Love Story, gives you hope for love and puts you in that happy place. Third, is Change. Its my fight song this month. Its the song you sang in high school on the bus, on the way to a game, ready to conquer the world. This is the song I listen to every single day to stay focused and on my plan. How come I just discovered this girl? Even people who hate country like her songs, and NO DAWNA, I DO NOT NEED AN INTERVENTION. Dont make me throw potatoes at you. Sweet potatoes of course. |
Here is little Nayan. All of 18 months old. Perhaps the HARDEST age to photograph of all babies. However, its when they are really exploring the world, learning their limits and testing the waters. ( I never went through that, right Mom????) I think I hit this stage at 18 months and um maybe 16. Nayan had places to be, and really didn't have time for us to take his photo. ( Kinda like me at 16)
We tricked him. Let him play in the water, and sang some songs. If only my parents had a pool when I was 16, I would have been home and happy all the time! haha
I love his curls!!! They are precious, I am so glad they let his hair grow and embraced his waves.
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| Here is little Nayan when he came in as a newbie. This was before he knew how to scream. He is just as adorable now as he was then. |
| Nik sent me this photo a couple of days ago, this was the day we were out looking for a bull moose. That was a fun day! Nik was up to his knees in mud at one point, choosing not to take his shoes off. His shoes didnt make the trip home, probably permanently smelling of river water. You know my shoes were off, I would gladly walk barefoot before ruining one of my precious pair of shoes. I'm not sure why I look so short??? I think Nik photoshoped himself taller. Yes, that is definitely what he did. This is why I should only wear heels. Even in the wilderness. |
I know I am way behind on blogging. I have a really good excuse, I was laying on the beach in Hawaii. Trust me, all of my friends have given me enough grief about this, so save it. haha. Im paying the price now, catching up. After returning from Hawaii, I went to the Madonna concert with friends. I will have the photos that made the cut posted in the next couple of days. Then more babies to blog, I have a ton of sessions to share.
I could not wait to post these photos of the Love Triplets. I have posted their big sister Aidyn here many times from her first year sessions, and they decided to expand the family, what a surprise they tripled it! I know it has been beyond stressful with four kiddos under two. When you see these girls, you realize what a special gift they were given. Its going to be an entertaining household when they are all teenagers! They are very lucky to have four beautiful girls.
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| I could not resist the Polar Bear shot. Three naked babies all at once, we had to try it. It was an event, when the girls were being perfect, Barry and Barry would just tumble over or not smile. I think the bears are trying to work me for more money now that they are so sought after. They have gone Hollywood on me. |
| I showed those diva bears, we just turned the girls into Polar Bears! These outfits are from Baby Gap. They are so adorable, it almost makes you want to have a baby. Almost. |
| Mia was the best model. She would have sat here all day posing with the bears in her outfit. She is so cute! |
| Two more of Mia. I love her expression in this black and white one. And the second one, she was always standing up like this. She will be crawling in no time. |
| Jillian! I love that name. Showing us her best pose. She was so happy, just rolling all over the floor, playing with her toes, hamming it up for the camera. |
Here is little Ainslee. She looks identical to Jillian, I could not tell them apart. And they both look like Aidyn, below.
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| These outfits were adorable. |
| This is big sister Aidyn, now two, at her nine month session. I can't believe how much the girls look like her!!!! When they walked in with the entire family, I instantly said they look JUST LIKE Aidyn did. Now Aidyn has cute curls and is very much two years old. She is just an angel with a little Dora the Explorer on and I think she will be a wonderful big sister. |
| the pirate and the princess |
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These are my other two best friends. With fresh haircuts. Stogie and Goldie, the pirate and the princess.
People always ask me how I get them to sit here while I take their photos. One answer. TREATS. They will do anything for treats. They are NOT HAPPY about it, as you can see by the look on their faces, but they sacrifice their pride and dignity for a treat. |
| Im glad looks don't kill, because I would no longer be here. Goldie hates it when I make her sit to take a photo, she hates it even more when I put an outfit on her. She doesn't parade around the house dressed cute, she hides. She goes into a corner or under the bed and wont come out until I take it off her. |
| Stogie is normally a better sport in the studio. The clothes were a deal breaker for him too. He wasn't fond of dress up, but lucky for me, SO FOND OF TREATS!!! |
| I did it. I cut all his hair off. The groomer did it actually. I LOVE It! He looks like a puppy again and it just fits his personality. |
| You can see here, a much happier dog not dressed up in nonsense. |
| No more shows for Stogie, he just gets to be a dog with Goldie. Eating Sleeping and sniffing butts, doggie heaven. |
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