Beautiful BW...

I am editing my little fingers off:) Came across this shot- I LOVE!!!

Such an Odd Night...

I am having a rough night bc I just learned of the passing of an old friend/ mentor of mine. Scott is asking me, " When is the last time you saw her?" I am not sure. Maybe I was 15? Before that- 11? "Miss Beth" was a youth minister of my church growing up. I was always such an emotional wreck as a child (LOL! getting it back with LILY!) and she was always the one I and my parents turned to. Everyone that knew her was drawn to her. She was tiny with a huge smile and a big heart. She was tough, too. I remember that! She was a staple in my memories as a child. My heart goes out to not only her family, but all the amazing people who's lives she touched. I just spent time on her FB page reading all the messages that people left for her. She had a battle with cancer years back and I found out that it was cancer that took her in the end. Just crazy to know that I found her son on FB in an effort to locate her to reconnect. I should have thought to contact her sooner- so, I guess I am being philosophical. Get the message???
I have some people awaiting their peeks- Here they are:





Off to bed- hopefully the weather will let me have my shoot in the am!

Baby Ella...

I got to meet the sweet daughter of some friends from highschool at the ripe age of 9 days! She was so petite and pretty. Like I always say, it is so neat to see old friends become new parents. Take a look at Ella and her proud parents-
She had a great awake time-

Snuggle with Daddy- could not decide on color or choc for these-



Thanks guys! Hope you are getting some good rest! She is perfect

A Little Peeking...

In the midst of all this editing I have, I am shooting about 3 or so shoots a week. I prefer this schedule and when school is back in, I will be loving it even more! I love being home with my kids, but I think that school is so great for them! It provides the things that I cannot:) I am ready to also get the kids back into a normal schedule!! Speaking of school, this is a very special person to us. Traci was Morgan's 18 mo preschool teacher and now his very special sitter. She has been such a great help to us and we are very thankful to have her! She is finally taking advantage of the gift of pics she got 2 school years ago:) Hope you like them!!
OK T- STOP LOOKING!!!!!



PS- they brought along their 2 little dogs for the fam shot. I need to really look at them to see what turned out. Since I am always rushing through blogging, I opted the quick way out= go with just the people!
Oh, and here are Morgan and Lily with "Miss Traci."

Next up is an old friend of mine and her precious, little family. Austin is a super happy 8 month old. I just love him to pieces. Luckily, he loves my camera, as well.



Next up, one of my newest little buddies, Palmer, and his PRECIOUS sister, Anna Claire. I did mom's maternity shots and returned today to visit almost 10 pound Palmer. He was such a doll! We ended up putting 2 yr old Anna Claire and baby in the swing together for a sibling shot. Hey- you do what you have to do! (Many of you are nodding your heads bc you have experienced the pain of trying to get a 2 yr old and new baby together!) It turned out precious:)


Look at this open eye shot!!! TOO CUTE!!

Quick Share...

I am editing and came across this pic of a friend of mine's son. Blake did not want much to do with me and my camera while I was visiting, but I got some really cute shots. I added a texture overlay to this one to make it more than ordinary:) Cute!

Another Sweet Lily...

I met with (soon to be) 3 yr old, Lily, and her awesome parents. We had a great time in Downtown Dallas. Lily took a little while to warm up, but underneath the shy was such a fun little gal!! She has such pretty, ice blue eyes that any photographer would love to get a hold of! Had fun guys:)


My fave from the whole shoot:

I had promised a pic of Morgan with his stitches. They are now gone and barely visible- he got lucky it was not deep. This is bf it got totally cleaned up, so excuse the "crustiness!"

And now for a little INSPIRATION!


I ordered these from the lab and finally got them. it was the longest wait ever! The colors are muted and it is perfection with the blue in our fam room. I am in LOVE with these 2 - 16x24's and the 20x30 of the 2 of them. I almost with the 20x30 was bigger- oh well! I encourage you to consider going bigger. Seriously, I stare at these pics all day. Too bad they are not hung up yet.... not my job:) back to work. I have a sweet newborn boy named Palmer this afternoon. I am super excited!!!!
PS- those are birds nests in the hurricanes. The kids love to save them and this is my temp solution!

My Kitchen Floor is Squeaky Clean...

Do you know what that means???? Those of you who know me really well, know that I pick my battles. That is the "PHILOSOPHY OF KAREN." So, my floor is either dirty or I go all out to clean it. being squeaky clean means that I feel I have the time to clean it. That means I am getting my life back in order!!! Almost there. I have to catch up on editing the crazy, busy part of the summer; but starting this week, my schedule is where I want and need it to be. So, thank you to all the AMAZING, PATIENT clients I have and thank you to all the SWEET, UNDERSTANDING people I turned away! Totally hated telling these amazing people that I cannot take them. But, customer service is important and I need to stay on top of it:)
oh, and I cleaned my wood floor with the Shark steam mop. Yeah, baby! Works so great! Early bday present. Pretty sad when a girl is obsessed with a floor cleaner for her 29th bday- thanks mom and dad!
Enough babble- how about some pics????
Now it is 10:00 and I am a little on the tired side, so little commentary:
Darling Brock at 9 mo-


i know, I know, the rolls!!!! So stinkin cute:)
Another friend and her little Nicolas-


Loving that serious face
More of Colby-

Isn't his smile contagious?

Sniff, sniff- my baby planner, Harrison turns one!



And I got to finally meet Griffin and Leighton- 2 handsome, fun guys!



i think that is all. Oh- also I want to tell you that I went "window shopping" for holiday cards!!! I am SUPER excited about the new designs! once I purchase the templates and have any I design on my own, I will post. I am still planning on doing mini sessions- just have to get the calendar in order. Off to get ready for be- I have a 9:00...

Good Job Carter...

9 mo Carter has nailed a shoot! We have worked so hard for images that show the happy baby he is. Problem is the weather is always too cold or he gets sleepy on us! We had quite a few touch and go moments, but plenty of happy faces to fill an awesome gallery! I am so pleased and I know mom and dad will be, as well!



We did go to Helen on Tues and had a blast! Plenty of picture perfect moments. Do I have images to share with you? Not unless you can tap into my brain bc I did not bring a camera! We went tubing down the river- so much fun. Then, we went to one of Scott's fave fishing spots and the kids helped him reel in 6 rainbow trout. We really had a wonderful day together!
Today, the kids and I met a client and our mutual friend for a photoshoot in Grant Park and then a day at the Zoo. If I am not too tired, I will post some from today. If not, tomorrow evening it will be:)

Super Cool Shoot...

I met with these 3 beautiful children yesterday at their Mimi's gorgeous home. She had all my favorite things there- hydrangeas, daises, black eyed susans...
Mom was terrific and our shoot went wonderfully. Mom did not want to focus on the kids as a group. So we went back and forth to each kid as they were playing in the (fenced) yard. It is so hard to get a group of 3 together for that perfect shot when they are so young and it always makes for grumpy kids! We ended up getting amazing individuals and even a few frame-worthy of them together! Check them out-




PS- this is totally a location that I LOVE! If you know of anywhere like this that I can shoot at- please let me know!!!
Scott is off today and I have no shoots, so we are taking the kids to Helen! We have not had time together as a family in over 3 weeks! Lily has started telling me that she gets to hang with mommy and she gets to hang with daddy, but never as a family:( So, we are working on that! Wish me luck with tubing with a 6 and 3 yr old!!

I Did Leave One Out...

How could I forget? My lovely assistant, Rachel, and her son, Nathan. Oops- cannot forget soon to be son, Aaron in the oven! Rachel handles all of the new client info and invoicing for me. HUGE help! She will be taking maternity leave and I have someone just as cool to help me out- so no worries, I will not be doing all that myself!

Catching up on Some Peeks...

Here are the peeks I have not gotten to yet. I hope I am not leaving anyone out. I got a good amount of order payments while I was gone, so I am working on those, finishing up the orders that I had when I left and working on those last couple of galleries that are hanging there waiting for me to finish so I can be all caught up!! Busy night- late night! After I get all this under control, I will be asking for anyone with an order form out, to please get it completed. I try to wrap up my seasons bf another starts and fall starts early for me. Since all of you are SO patient with me, I give extra time for galleries, but my HUGE hard drive is filling up!! I back up, but do not delete off of harddrive until orders are completed. I am about to fill it anyday now!!