Sometimes a Stare is as Precious...

as a smile...

Thank Goodness for Some SUN...

I am still here! I have had so many SUPER shoots lately - as the weather permits. Today was gorgeous! I got a little excited about the light this evening and decided my blog needed a fall header. So up goes my friend, Jessi's adorable kids! I know it is a little big, but I am about done for the night. Long day. Maybe I will fix it tomorrow. I hope all of you are doing well- enjoying the fun fall. My parents are headed down tomorrow and we are all excited to hang and enjoy some good ol' Halloween activities. I MIGHT post my costume for the party i am going to. I am not a big Halloween fan, so for me to dress up.... Oh well! I need a little break from the ordinary- right? Until next time.... I leave you with one of Baby Planners who has grown up on me:( Precious, Trent-

Holiday Time...

I am feeling the crunch!! For those of you have never been a client of a custom photographer ~ this time of the year from us is full of emails, editing, phone calls, designing cards, no sleep and juggling our families:) Starting today, I am going to be very strict on extending gallery times and payments. Christmas is approaching fast! With that in mind:
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE YOUR GALLERY AND WANT HOLIDAY CARDS- PLEASE CONSIDER SENDING ME YOUR IDEAS TONIGHT! MY HELPER IS COMING TOMORROW AND I WOULD LOVE-LOVE TO HAVE SOME CARDS FOR HER TO WORK ON AND GET AHEAD!!! PRETTY PLEASE:) REMEMBER, ALL CARDS ARE VERY CHANGEABLE. SO SEND ALL IDEAS AND REMEMBER TO INCLUDE WHAT YOU WANT IT TO SAY. THANKS SO MUCH!

**OH, AND I AM SURE THAT YOU HAVE NOTICED THAT I AM NOT POSTING PEEKS. I HAVE SO MANY GALLERIES ON MY PLATE, I NEED TO FOCUS ON THAT. WHEN I DO POST, I WILL TRY TO INCLUDE A PIC- THANKS!**
HERE IS ONE OF MY RECENT FAVES...

Please Vote..

My mother in law has entered a picture of Lily dressed as Jasmine for a Disney costume contest for Facebook. The winner gets Disney $$$. Since we are going in Nov with no extra $$, that would be sooo awesome! I think she has to get alot of votes to go through to the judging. There are many levels of prizes, so maybe we can hit one! Thanks for your help! Here is the link- I think you have to be logged in on FB
http://apps.facebook.com/promotionshq/contests/7059/voteable_entries
THE IMAGE IS NAMED AWAITING ALADDIN BY SUSAN SIMONS. GENIE AND JASMINE ARE IN IT WITH LILY.
Oh- and I am working SUPER hard editing right now. My orders have been backed up bc I am still processing orders from the spring and summer. The new shopping cart allows 3 weeks for you to order. Please note that Chrsitmas is approaching faster than you know- it is freaking me out:) So, please get your order in on time (and payment!) Since i am behind on posting peeks- I might as well throw in one from today. Cannot believe how darn cute little Colby is!!!

Our Camping Trip...

I always blog at like midnight when I am super tired. Not fair to my readers:) So, I am going to try and recap our little getaway without wussing out!!
We went to the National Forest outside of Helen, GA. Scott (hubby) LOVES to fly fish (trout) so he drove around looking for a place on the river that had good fishing. Well, could not find anything. i was begging him to find the area that we used to camp at over 10 yrs ago. We totally found it! We even found a new spot that the kids would enjoy.

We set up and walked around a bit, but did not have much time to play bc we needed dinner. So, we roasted some hotdogs, cooked some rice on Scott's handy little cookstove for hiking and I got really creative and roasted potatoes in foil with butter and kosher salt in the fire. YUM! EXCEPT, I had the bright idea they needed to cook forever. Yes, our potatoes were burned almost all the way through- whoops! Realizing this is boring, so here comes the speed...
Went to sleep (very uncomfortably I might add- I thought 29 was too young to complain about sleeping on the ground!) I woke up at 6 to the sound of rain. Normally would have been fine, but we knew that even after waterproofing tent, it would still leak (Walmart!) So, we packed up in the rain bf daylight. Took the LONG way home (cool way) and BOTH kids tossed their milk all over. Scott has so kindly passed on his car sickness, we have found:( The mountain we went on was a little brutal for 2 kids with empty tummys except for milk!! I know- yuck! We will do this again. With a better tent, now that we know the kids enjoy it. Now that I have bored you to tears, here are the rest of my snapshots on my old camera with NO edits! Off to bed to try out my new- side sleeper pillow!! SUPER EXCITED!!

Hehe! Just realized Morgan is in his undies!! He is wearing more than the usual:)




Scott had a festival at work the day bf. He was "icing" his feet!

Updated Holiday Cards...

If I have sent you a link, there may be 2 cards missing. Click on this link!
http://piclily.smugmug.com/Other/2009-Holiday-Cards/9312489_Dn2sb/1/622507519_U3dJh
PS-IF YOU WANT TO DO A CARD WITH IMAGES FROM A COMPLETED SESSION- LET ME KNOW ASAP AND GET AHEAD OF THE GAME!!! I GET EVEN MORE BUSY AFTER THESE NEXT 2 WEEKENDS:(

Fly-by Posting...

I am literally dropping some pics for you bc i know I am behind on posting and many people are anxious to see their babies! BTW, I see that ALL of you refrained from emailing me for a peek. You are too good to me! Anyways, this is not all, but I am exuasted bc i just finished a big gallery AFTER we got home from our super-exciting overnight camping trip in the N Ga mtns! Will post tomorrow with pics! G' night!












and one more.... more to come:)

Need... to move.. out of...chair....

If I have major pancake butt next time you see me- you will know why! I have taken advantage of many canceled shoots to "catch up" and "get ahead." Ummm... yah. Not happening. Very thankful for the "catch up" time- what would I have done without it:)? So, about those cancellations- the weather has been a factor, but so has the STOMACH BUG-- **SCREAM** I am deathly afraid of it. Not only does it knock me out for at least 3 days, I have 3 other people in my house that can get it. So- moral of the story- PLEASE be like my awesome, thoughtful clients and cancel if there are any strange bodily fluids. Many thanks!
Lack of pics means I am still hard at work. So, I leave you with one family as the rest of you attempt not to send me hate mail:) I do love you guys- just have to stay on track- ya know?!!
Here are the Ava and Bennett (they call him "B" which I think is SUPER cute) Ava is the big 4 this year and "B" is 4 months. Their mother is a friend of mine and I SO appreciate her tracking it over her with her 2 little ones- about an hour and a half car ride- Love ya! Here are the 2 darlings-

Aren't they sweet?
Ava looking a little on the vintage side

Bennett in an angelic pose- awww!

Back to work- wish me luck!

Quick Post (or was supposed to be)...

Yes, I am still here! I have been working hard. I have many galleries and the longest *to-do* list I have ever seen! I have spent a little extra time trying to get my house organized so my life does not feel too overwhelming. It just does not help to come into a home that exhausts you just by looking at it! My friends are laughing at me bc I taped and cut in HALF of the kids bathroom 2 wks ago. When do i have time to paint??? Seriously, I guess I was not thinking that day. Anyways, galleries, orders, etc take first priority over blogging. So all of those very patient people waiting to catch a glimpse of your sweet little ones- please bear with me. Just a quick share that I have ready- one sweet little 2 yr old-
Isn't she a doll??


We had such a fun time doing her pics!
A little business-
* The Shopping Cart is up and running! It is not perfect, but it is already making lives easier:) It is not set up for Shipping and any additional discounts, such as the tier- (like if you hit $250, you get 10% off) So, place your order and we will send you a final invoice.
* Mini Sessions are all booked and ready for me to assign time slots. I cannot believe I have not done that yet- on the LIST! I will also be putting final touches on the Holiday Cards (yay!)
* LOOKING FOR LOCATIONS IN SMYRNA!!!! FARM- SOMETHING!! THE RIVER PARK FLOODED AND I NEED LOCATIONS OUT THERE ANYWAYS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP IF YOU KNOW OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PLACE FOR GREAT SCENERY- THANKS!
* I will be uploading all unordered galleries onto the Photocart Site. Please consider ordering soon bc I will be adding a 15% charge to the orders in the near future. Not to mention, the holidays are super busy and I would love to have them to you and Spring/summer wrapped up.
I am about to fall over- soooo tired! Good night!