happy love day

Wishing everyone lots of love today. :)

good friends

We met John and Kris shortly after we moved to Sarasota in 1998. They had just moved here from Georgia, my husband and I from Minnesota. The four of us used to get together with another couple and hang out almost every weekend before we had kids - those were the good ole' days. :>) We went to visit them at their new place on the east coast of Florida a couple of weeks ago. It was just like old times - except we went to bed a lot earlier than we used to. LOL. Good friends just seem to pick up right where they left off - even when visits are years apart.

I couldn't resist getting a few shots of their beautiful little girls while I was there.

new

What a beautiful little boy. So new and so wrinkly. :>) It's such a privilege to be able to go into someone's home and photograph their newborn. Precious.




Still getting used to the idea of this tiny person who cries and squeaks and has taken up residence in their home. She's going to be a very loving big sister to this little guy.

elly belly

I am so excited for our good friends Scott and Amy. Not only are they wonderful friends, but they'll be wonderful parents as well. Can't wait until she's here! :>)

Long time no post...and new card designs

Wow! Bad blogger! Bad! :>)

Here are some new Holiday card designs for my clients:

Christmas Dots

Holly

Joy

Peace

Peace Deux

Snowy Day

Flaky Day 2

Flaky Day

Colors of Christmas Horizontal

Colors of Christmas Vertical


Foliage

Please e-mail me for pricing of these cards.

Pumpkin Patch Cuties

I had some seriously cute kids in yesterday for their Pumpkin Portraits. Just see for yourself...

I love this one even though I know the look was a "do we have to do more of this?" kind of look. LOL.


How cute is this little guy? He was so smiley. Mama must be doing a good job. Sweet boy. :>)


These two are growing up so fast! Beautiful. And I want one of those Oilily skirts!


Thanks for the great pose idea Amy. How handsome does he look?!?


A sweet brother and sister. He was so good to her.


This look is priceless. She wasn't going for the hay, the pumpkins, nothing. Not until mom and her friend started doing "Ring Around the Rosie." LOL. The things we do to get our children to smile!


This little girl was on the move. I'm glad I was able to capture this cute look.


Four months old and she sat up so well! Of course, mom was right by her side and grandma got her to smile so nicely. She loves her grandma - you can tell.


This little guy will be a heartbreaker. He is just so handsome. Another smiley guy.


Love the red hair! Of course I'm partial... He had these huge smiles. It was so hard to pick my favorite.


And last, but not least, my little cutie pie. :>)


Happy Fall everyone!

Two days to PUMPKIN PORTRAITS

Only two days until pumpkin portraits! I am so in the mood to do something "fall-ish." And, so in the mood to get the straw bales out of the back of my van. With the temps getting over 100 degrees inside the van during the day you can imagine that it smells like a barn in there! The pumpkins, fall leaves and hay for the pumpkin patch sessions are a perfect way to get into the fall groove. Wish the weather felt that way too. LOL. Can't wait to see all the cute little kiddos in their outfits.

This is an image from my fun session with my friend Deb a couple of weekends ago. The colors feel like fall to me! See you all Saturday. :)