L Wine Lounge

Last week I was at an event at the L Wine Lounge , which I have to say is so so so chic! Not overdone or too stuffy, to benefit the American Red Cross and it was so great! There was a fashion show ... here are some images ... and great people there ... here are a few of my friends that participated and that attended, thanks so much to Christine with Brown Bag Botanicals and Britt from Britt Steele Designs for putting it on ... you guys both ROCK, Emily with Wildflower always has such unique items, I bought an awesome ring ... I love it! Barbara from KidAround came to say hello while out celebrating with her honey, Manpreet from Pulp Papery and Ashley with Bella Donna Boutique also were out enjoying the event and hung out with me for a while. It was really fun and a great time, everything was great from the friends, wine, designs & location! Congrats to Nancie who was the highest bidder for the Lifestyle portrait session ... I can't wait to get to meet with you and take some awesome photos!

Meet Dylan! Oh my he is sooooo sweet! And his parents Misti and Tim are too! They instantly touched my heart. I got to photograph Mr. Dylan and his parents at their family winery, Pescatore , and it was such a delight. I was warmly greeted by their two doggies, which I instantly feel in love with and then I got to meet Dylan and man o man ... so so so sweet ... he reminded me so much of my Mr. Mason when he was the same age ... just three weeks old. The above picture was Misti's idea and I was giddy when we went down to set it up ... I think it is one of my all time favorites! Thank you so very much Tim, Misti and Dylan for letting me capture such an awesome time in your lives and for the wine too!!!

Boot Camp

Many of you know I'm a big fan of fitness ... really healthy living ... well the thing is ... I've been so lazy the past 12 months that it is just wrong ... so I signed up for a boot camp and today was the first day! It totally ROCKS! I love it! Truth be told ... I'm dying right now ... I'm so sore ... but it is a good sore! My goal is to lose about 25 pounds and to be tone again! So tomorrow food shopping ... back to the good stuff! I'm super excited and I just had to share ... My friend Keith today asked what my body fat was and I said .... Well, there is competition 14-16 % ... there is healthy ... you know around 21% and then there is GET YOUR BUTT TO THE GYM ... 31% ... I'm in the the GET YOUR BUTT TO THE GYM category and I'm only sharing so that I'll be embarrassed and I'll have to report my progress .. there is something to be said for accountability! So no more sodas (I Looooooovveeee coke-a-cola) and back to the gym .. .it's all good!!! Wish me well!!!

These guys are soooooo cute! We had some great fun running around, jumping and laughing! I'm so excited because I just found out that I get to photograph them again shortly ... I can't wait to meet their cousins!

These little ones were so sweet! Look at 'em! They had me giggling and havin' a great time.

Mission Organization

I have to share some exciting news ... not only did I get my new iphone this week but Miss. Erin started as my office manger ... she totally rocks and I'm sure you will all love her as much as I do ... she is super sweet and awesome!

I've been playing around with the iphone and let me tell you ... it is so cool ... not only because it is slim and integrates so great with the mac but it really really does help keep you organized, takes great pictures AND looks cool ... what more could a girl want! I'm going to try posting to my blog with it tonight ...

This morning I got to meet Mr. Baily and his buddy Gwen ... oh yes and their parents! So sweet!

Well, it has been quite a busy couple of weeks to say the least! My grandfather is doing alright ... he is not out of the woods yet ... but hangin' in there. Like I mentioned before, my grandfather is not a man of many words ... so when my brother Scott and I walked into his room and after a couple of minutes tears came to his eyes and he said "you just never know how much time you've got" it really really hit me. I've never seen my grandfather cry and I've never had to hold back the tears so hard before in my life to be strong for the situation at hand. I cry at everything, let me tell you ... but this situation called for rock solid support ... somehow I was able to hold it together. My grandma is doing great ... she is a strong strong woman and I hope when I'm 80 I'm as fiestey as she is! She is awesome!

On a lighter note, I've been rockin' and rolling on getting my clients proofs together ... here are a couple of my favorites from the last week or so ... Both Miss. Zoey and Mr. Jake turned 1 ... check out these cuties
Well, it has been quite a busy couple of weeks to say the least! My grandfather is doing alright ... he is not out of the woods yet ... but hangin' in there. Like I mentioned before, my grandfather is not a man of many words ... so when my brother Scott and I walked into his room and after a couple of minutes tears came to his eyes and he said "you just never know how much time you've got" it really really hit me. I've never seen my grandfather cry and I've never had to hold back the tears so hard before in my life to be strong for the situation at hand. I cry at everything, let me tell you ... but this situation called for rock solid support ... somehow I was able to hold it together. My grandma is doing great ... she is a strong strong woman and I hope when I'm 80 I'm as fiestey as she is! She is awesome!

On a lighter note, I've been rockin' and rolling on getting my clients proofs together ... here are a couple of my favorites from the last week or so ... Both Miss. Zoey and Mr. Jake turned 1 ... check out these cuties









You'd smile like he is too if your dad just handed you the Lexus keys!!!

Miss. Ella also turned 1 ....


This one really warms my heart because Ella is looking at a picture of herself that I took when she was just a week old! I love it so very much!
Then these two little guys crack me up ... two years ago we had such a good time taking pictures that Eli cried when I left ... this time there were no tears ... just lots of laughs!

They sure love their mommy ....
At the end of the shoot they got to swim in the bath tub! Literally! It was great fun and we got some totally fun pictures!