This SHOULD be a Bumper Sticker!

So living in Austin I see cars all the time with a bazillion (yeah I make up words) bumper stickers. The following SHOULD be a bumper sticker. I love all of my High School Seniors, but seriously !!!

Christmas Set Design - The King Session

I had a Christmas Card session last weekend and could not have asked for a more photographic family! They were too cute. Here are a few sneak peeks!


















Here is the Christmas Scene

Christmas Card Set Design

I've had several requests to take Christmas card photos. I LOVE Christmas cards, always have. I especially love family photo Christmas cards, who doesn't know what Santa looks like?
My day job has been crazy busy lately so with the extra hours I've been working I haven't had time to design cards. So for the photo sessions I thought I would design a Christmas card scene. This way if you would like to make bulk prints of the image and include in your traditional Christmas Cards it works, AND if you want to print it as a 5X7 postcard it works! It's raining outside now so I can't post a picture of the actual scene, but here are a few of the drawn sketchs. I chose "Rustic Christmas" for the set. Let me know what you think!


The Limited edition session fee is $35. To allow you more flexibility, for another $20 you get the 7 to 10 full resolution images on a CD (with copyright release). Now that is something to HO!HO!Ho! about. But you better hurry and book your session - only available dates are Sunday 11/22, Saturday 11/28, and Sunday 11/29. Have a great holiday ya'll!

Here are copies of the first drafts. "Christmas Glamour" and "Rustic Christmas" were my favorite.

"Rustic Christmas" it is. A lighted chandelier decorated with colored ornaments hangs from one of the live oaks. Your family will sit on a colorful fabric covered bench. A Christmas wreath adorns the tree to the left. Tree branches painted gold and bronze give the set texture. I can't wait!

Baby Aubrey

It is always fun when good friends come to visit. But when it is one of your best friends in the world and six years since you've seen each other the time you get to spend together is even more special. I've been friends with Jean for almost two dozen years. Not only did I get to spend time with her, she brought her beautiful daughter Erica, Erica's husband Brian (ARMY ROCKS), and their sweet sweet baby Aubrey.
What a pleasure it was to spend a few days with all of them. My family just cherished the time we had. Jean makes such a good Nanna. Erica has turned into a beautiful woman and great mom. She and her husband Brian are such devoted parents. It makes my spirit dance to be around such a beautiful family. And speaking of dancing, although at three months she is no where near walking - that little Aubrey can DANCE! Here are a few of my favorites!

We got a new Dog...about a year ago

Almost a year ago Mark informed me that we were getting a new dog. Actually he told me the night before he was to pick up this dog. I wasn't excited to say the least. Anyway, the next day I called Mark around 4:00 in the afternoon and mentioned that I hadn't had a good day. He said well let me tell you about my day...

He picked up the dog and brought it to our house. He put her in the garage and was getting her a bone when she decided to take off. She was at our house a total of THREE minutes. By the time Mark got to the back of our yard the dog was half way down the golf course. So the chase began. Mark jumped into his car, drove around the neighborhood calling for "Abby". He got our neighbor MaryAnn to help him out. So two cars were driving around our neighborhood looking for this dog. They met at the club, and got two more people to look with them. All four of them got on golf cars and tried to pin the dog in a corner. "Abby" wasn't having any of it. They chased that dog for 3 1/2 hours. All the while Mark was in his suit (on break from the office). What a break it was. So Mark announced I guess we don't have a dog.

That night we had a meeting at the Balcones Country Club to discuss the future of the club. I got a babysitter so we could both go. We went, and then drove around another 45 minutes looking for this dog to no avail. I told my husband it just wasn't meant to be. (oh darn...)

The next day I took the kids to school, came home and went for my morning walk. When I got back from my walk I noticed a dog standing in our back yard. No collar, no harness. She wouldn't come to me so I sat on the ground and opened both hands out. She walked over to me, shaking, and sniffed my hands. She then licked my hands. I then put my arms around her and put her in my lap. There she sat for a good 10 minutes just shaking. When she finally quit shaking I picked her up and took her into the garage. I then yelled at Mark to come to the garage I wanted to show him something.

Needless to say he couldn't believe that dog found it's way back to our house. She is four years old and grew up on a farm 90 minutes from here. But there she was, hungry , tired, but tail wagging. She never leaves my side. It took her two weeks before she would have anything to do with anyone but me. Now she lays in the floor or on the bed with the kids. She is a blue heeler mix. Oh, and her name isn't "Abby". I couldn't figure out why she never would come to me when I called her by her name. (Mark said it was Abby). Then I looked on her vaccine papers, her name was HEIDI, as in HIDE eeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are a few shots of the dog that has became a big part of our family!

Elizabeth & Friends - Model Session

Elizabeth and some of her friends agreed to a model session for the 2010 High School Senior year. What a great group! We had it all - tall, taller, blonde, blonder, brunette, and well more brunette. Each was unique and a pleasure to work with. It didn't take them long to get into the moment and have some fun. They were all gorgeous, made my job super easy! Here is a sneak peak!

Elizabeth was quiet but had a smile that was infectious!

Alex had gorgeous eyes and flowing long hair.

Sarah is all spunk and then some...Look out World! Tall, thin, and very very long legs.

Aivia, beautiful name for a beautiful girl...

Phil & Val...

So I have been ultra busy. I had two photo shoots back to back (literally one Friday one Saturday). The one Friday was of the sweetest couple anyone would want to have as next door neighbors. Phil & Val have been living on the Balcones Golf Course for 30+ years. Whenever I meet someone new in this neighborhood and they ask me where I live, I just say next door to Phil & Val. They immediately know which house. They follow by saying "Aren't they great". And I always say - "YES, they are!". I kind of say it possessive, like they belong to me. You may know them, but I get to see them almost everyday.

I had been planning their shoot (in my head) for months and finally asked them if they would model for me. I had some shots in mind and really wanted to create a mood. You know that warm mood that reminds you life is worth living, how you feel when you see a small child hugging a puppy, or a couple that have been together a hundred years but still enjoy the journey together. Here are a few sneak peek shots, I really think one of these might be my best yet.

Phil is such a joker. He had Val going...

Too Sweet.