A 2 year project...

When Jack was born (aug 2005) my mom came out to help, visit, etc. While she was here, she decided to share her love for knitting with Haley by teaching her how to knit a scarf. Haley was only 5 years old at the time, and it was amazing how quickly she caught on. Her attention span for the scarf would only last for small spurts and then she would forget about it here and there and eventually the scarf got put aside. She picked it up again earlier this year and got right back into it. When she got close to the end, I had no idea how to help her. So... when grandma came to visit in may of this year, we thought we better pull the scarf out and let her help Haley finish it up in the few days that she was here.
Well, she finally finished and is so proud of her cute little 2 year project. She really did a great job and I can't wait to see her wearing it to school when the weathers cools down. Her next scarf she hopes to donate to charity ( so grandma better come back soon to help her get started on that one).
Anyway... Heres the pictures that you requested, mom. What d'ya think?




Beautiful job, Haley!

Such A Cool Family...

Several months ago Bella's AWESOME preschool teacher asked me if I'd mind doing a photo shoot for her kids and their cousins. So 2 weeks ago I got to take pics of 10 kids and then each individual family separately. Unfortunately I didn't get model releases from all of the parents, but Bella's sweet teacher was kind enough to let me post a pic of her cute family.
I had so much fun! Enjoy your little preview Mrs. P......

I'M BACK!!!
Can you beleive I'm back to blogging. For those of you that actually check this thing... I'm sorry that it's been so long. Besides the beginnings of a pregnancy, this summer has been out of control crazy up until now. I've been having a ton of fun, but for the most part, not taking many pictures. AND... I'm actually starting to miss it. Woohoo... maybe the desire is coming back! My sil came to visit for a month and has really been enthused about learning photog and I was really slacking on helping her. I think she might have learned a thing or two while she was here though.
After she left I flew to Arizona to visit my dear friend HOLLY who is an incredible photographer and I didn't even bring my camera. Ha! I did play with hers a little while I was there though.
Now I'm back and things are settling down so I'm hoping to get the cam out and play a lot more while I have the weather on my side. Wish me luck and hopefully you all haven't already given up on me.
But for now.... Nothing too special in the photog dept, but Someone got a haircut!...

She looks completely thrilled that I've gotten my camera back out doesn't she?!? Goofy girl. She actually really is happy about her new "do" and so am I. This girl has the absolute worst hair in the world to try to brush and take care of. I've been threatening to do this for months and finally it's done. Whew! Not the best pic... but it really does look cute on her. :)
That's it for now... Hopefully you'll being seeing more of me.

A Guilty SNEAK PEAK...

This session is taking me FOREVER to edit! I've been feeling so guilty that my friend hasn't had the chance to see a single picture yet of her beautiful newborn. So Heather, I chose a few of my favs and here ya go...


I hope you like them! :) I promise... I'll finish these soon. Thanks for being so patient with me. :)

Another Baby.....

...only this time I wasn't the photographer. However... I did have a little something to do with the picture. And hopefully this picture will help to explain my lack of blogging lately.....

Yup, That baby is mine! On friday I went into the OB/GYN and this sonogram showed that I was 8 weeks along - official due date - December 21, 2007. Merry Christmas, eh?
So yeah, I haven't been feeling my greatest. Mostly gaggy and tired.... okay, EXHAUSTED. And the wierdest thing..... Blogging makes me ill. Yup.. infact, just about anything that has to do with photography makes me wanna puke. I don't know what the deal is, but I hope I get over it soon. I have a senior shoot on Thursday and i'm dreading it. :P
With my last pregnancy it was any music by Jack Johnson.... yuckyuckyuck... and I loved his music. But it was MONTHS before I could listen to it without my stomach turning. And NOW... photography. I don't know what I'm gonna do but if anyone has any suggestions, I'll take em.
So... Thats our big news. We're so excited for #4 to join our family. Cliff's positive that I only wanted to do this so i could get myself a newborn model to work with. haha.. Well...lucky me anyway! :)

Another Baby "T"

...only this time it was a sweet baby boy. And when I say sweet.... I mean sooooooooo SWEET! I have a TON more to proof of this little guy, but this one stood out to me right away. This was actually an "Accidental" shot that I took inbetween poses. Mom was shifting the baby from one pose to the next and I snapped this one. I wish i had set it up a little more so that I could of gotten his cute feet and right hand in focus..... but..... the more i look at it, the more it becomes one of my favorites! I'll have more to share later, but for now... meet sweet baby "T"...

Baby "T"

...which could represent any of this baby girl's cousins since they ALL start with the letter T. But she is the newest addition to their family and she is such a sweetheart. I had visions and dreams of those beautifully posed sleeping newborn shots but she had other plans. I guess it just doesn't work that way when the newborn is 6 weeks old. :) I think i caught her sleeping in 2 or 3 of the shots, but she wasn't too fond of my shutter noise. And I was lucky to capture a few without her hand infront of her face. Can you believe those big beautiful eyes of hers?!? Just gorgeous!



she loved her daddy....



and Wish me luck... I have another newborn in the morning and a family session tomorrow night. What have I gotten myself into????
:)