Treat yourself to a Frosty from Wendy's this weekend!

Wendy's is donating 50 cents from every Frosty product sold on June 14th and 15th to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Dads rock. And so does a Frosty over Father’s weekend (June 14-15). Why? Well, participating Wendy’s ® stores will be donating 50¢ of every Frosty product sold to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The funds are vital to helping us find permanent, loving families for children in foster care. So how about surprising your dad with a frosty and enjoy a good treat for a good cause?

Two gorgeous dancers

I love dancers. They are so graceful, and always beautiful. When I was a really little girl, I took ballet for a short period, and loved it. I do not believe I was just awesomely great at it, but I loved it. These two girls are much better than I could have ever hoped to be, and the love they have for dance shines through.

When it comes time for Katie to start dancing, I hope she enjoys it as much as they do. The oldest is going to celebrate her 10 years of dancing soon, and I really think that is awesome!

As I work through the images I will probably post more here because I have so many good ones!

Sneak Peek of Little Miss Adorable

I do have images without the lollipop, and will show those in a few...but...

First the Lollipop...

"Daddy, the lollipop is great! Can you believe I got a BIG pink lollipop? I love it!"


Sometimes I love photos in color:


Sometimes I also love them with "selective color":



Then, sometimes, you must follow them to get some really cute images!




Without the lollipop (in the beginning) and singing a song to her mother.


She wanted to go through the gate and show me the fish in the neighbor's yard.

A few of her favorite things...

This little girl has a special place in my heart as she was one of my first baby planners and having seen her grow up before my lens has been incredible. I'm working on the sneak peek for her parents, and I saw this one image. To me, it reminds me of her favorite things...her backyard, lollipops, dirt, and not smiling at me. ;) Seriously, this little girl gives me the best images, but this one just grabs my heartstrings. I have quite a few from our little mini-session, and I do not envy her parents the decisions they will be making!

ABC's of Me

I came across this fun little post on my friend (and extraordinary photographer) Shannon’s blog, so I joined in the game of tag.

A is for age:
32, but sometimes I feel ever so much older

B is for burger of choice:
Veggie Burger in Disney World!

C is for what kind of car you drive:
Honda Odyssey.

D is for your dog’s name:
I don't have one.

E is for essential item you use everyday:
my computer

F is for favorite TV show at the moment:
Battlestar Galactica

G is for favorite game:
Big Brain Academy

H is for Hometown:
*too personal for the internet*

I is for instruments you play:
Piano and French Horn

J is for favorite juice:
Pineapple Orange

K is for whose butt you’d like to kick:
No one at the moment

L is for last restaurant you ate at?
Moe's

M is for your favorite Muppet:
Kermit - it's not easy being green

N is for Number of Piercing:
2 - one in each ear if they've not grown back already

O is for overnight hospital stays:
2 - childbirth stays

P is for people you were with today:
My hubby and kids, the people at karate, the people at therapy, the people at Starbucks, the people at Moe's, the people at Gamestop, and the people at Target. Just a normal day! ;)

Q is for what you do with your quiet time:
Read

R is for biggest regret:
It's too hard to choose.

S is for status:
Married.

T is for time you woke up today:
8:15. Had to be at therapy by 9:30, I overslept.

U is for what you consider unique:
Unique about me? or just Unique?

V is for vegetable you love:
Oh...ummm...all of them? Yes, including brussel sprouts

W is for worst habit:
over analyzing situations.

X is for x-rays you’ve had:
1 that I remember.

Y is for yummy food you ate today:
My Starbucks drink - a true treat!

Z is for zodiac sign:
Aries

Tag to anyone who wants to play!

From my blog reading

As we've been going through speech therapy evaluations (among other medical appointments), I was sent to this blog by a friend. I found it very interesting to actually hear what a "mild" hearing loss sounds like and what it can do. See, I have been putting off having Katie's hearing tested because she was learning English so well. But she's stalled, and a friend mentioned that perhaps she has fluid in her ears and it's causing some hearing issues.

I thought to myself, "well it will clear up and I can wait until I see the pediatrician, and her ears are not infected so what's the big deal?"

THIS is a big deal!

This author has links to sound files that show what my friend was talking about. I found it so important that I wanted to share with everyone!

She melts my heart

As I'm going through our vacation photos, I found this one. Katie melts my heart. She's trying to become so independent lately, and she's testing those 2 year old limits and boundaries well. However, that smile she gives me reminds me how very much I love her. It also serves to get her out of trouble quite a bit as well.

We barely got done with the outdoor photos before the rain! They were troopers to the end. I had so much fun with these kids, singing, acting silly, and playing. Their backyard is so pretty, and I know my own kids would love that tire swing!


She has such a good singing posture, and she loves to sing. What are her favorite songs? "If your happy and you know it," "The Barney Song," and "Row, Row, Row your Boat."



She was singing and doing the hand motions for one of the songs. I just loved all her facial expressions. So lively, so animated, so incredibly adorable!


But her brother had the very best silly poses and faces!

Back from vacation!

I'm still going through my emails, my messages, and looking at my calendar to remember where I am and what I've promised. Thanks for your understanding as my standard response time is somewhat slower at the moment. I will definitely share some of my favorite images from our trip. They are total snapshots, but this photographer was a Mommy on vacation!



Yes, that memory just about sums up our trip!

June 1st - Price Increase

I know we all hate it when prices go up, but believe me when I say this it necessary! As gas has gone up, my expenses for traveling to sessions, traveling to deliver prints, and meeting for ordering sessions have increased. In addition, shipping costs for prints and other items for the business have increased raising the cost for those items. Then, like they have each year, the lab has increased prices of the actual prints as well! I tried to wait as long as I could, but looking ahead at ever increasing prices for gas I thought it was time.

Effective June 1st, a new price book will be in effect. This will ONLY apply those of you booking a session on June 1st or later! All sessions booked prior to June 1st will be on the "old prices" and "old session fees." It's only fair as they have been waiting for their session time to come up.

Session fee is going to a flat $75, travel outside a specific radius (30 miles) from my home will incur a set fee per mile past the 30 mile radius. Mileage will be determined based on Mapquest miles stated.

Anyone who books a session prior to that date will have their choice of "old" prices or "new" prices if their session is after June 1st. I am creating some new packages based on things clients have asked for in the past.