Can you believe this one is a whole year? She is already walking, dancing, and even talking! I rolled her sleeve up at the shoot, and she turned, looked me right in the eye, and said, “thank you.”

Here is one you may remember from when we first met:

Well, it is Turkey day for all of us Americanas tomorrow - the super-bowl of culinary delights!  I will be hosting the fam as I do every year. I know some people dread having the house full of people and all the cooking, but it is one of my favorite things. Being able to have them all here and share my food and drink with all of my loved ones is the biggest gift they give me all year - and they probably don’t even know it ;)

Can you believe how cute she is? She gets it from her mama.

The year is almost through, and we are pretty much booked up for the rest of the year.  Holiday cards are in and ready for pick up. The last of the holiday shoots are being rounded up in these last few days before Thanksgiving, and I am wondering where the year went.  I don’t know if I mentioned it here yet but we found out we are having another boy - another crazy boy!

I hear all the time, “My son is a little wild, do you think you can get any good pictures?”

I always respond with, “you should meet my son!”

And now we will have another one to add to the fold. Bring on the gray hair!

Well, back to prep’ing for a weekend full of shoots!

See you on the flip side.

It is official; we are having another boy!  Already 18 weeks today, and I am starting to show.  So if I show up looking pregnant to your shoot, try not to look overly shocked. It is definitely different the second time around. I know what is going to happen, and I know what could go wrong. No more living in ignorant bliss.  I know for sure right now that I will not be shooting March or April. After that, I am going to play it by ear as to when I get back into a full shooting schedule.  I will be taking newborn commissions through that period.  If you are already on the books, just call and let me know your due date.

Happy weekend, everyone.

Well the Annual HiF Photo Contest has wrapped, and the winner is…………

Every year I put one fav pic from every session in a gallery and have some really awesome local artist choose their favorites.

This year the artist-judges were -

Dianna Love

MIDNIGHT KISS GOODBYE (in St. Martin’s Press anthology) December 2, 2008
WHISPERED LIES (Pocket) May 12, 2009
PHANTOM IN THE NIGHT (Pocket mm release) May 26, 2009

Boni Blackstone

Marketing & Public Relations
92.5 FM The Bear

Marilyn A. Haas

Elements of Design Graphic Studio, Inc.
Publisher of arts&expressions® MAGAZINE, a Southern Arc® publication
website: www.arts-expressions.com

Richard Scott Hill

Richard Scott Hill,an internationally acclaimed sculptor and photographer. His artwork is included in museums, public foundations,corporate and private collections. He is the author of Digital Photography, The Creative Process.
www.richardscotthill.com

Some really awesome talent in that group, and I am honored to have them not only view my work but to choose a winner. Thanks everyone.

The winner receives not only a free session but also our biggest and baddest package which includes a truck load of prints and some other goodies.  We will be starting the contest back up in January, and I can’t wait to see what next year will bring.

This is just a quick drop in (as I am a bit busy around these parts) to show you what I did on my Fall vacation.  My dearest friend Audra had a baby right before we left for LA, so when we got back we packed up and headed to see her first baby and to take a few pics.  I am sure she has grown since this pic, but is she not the cutest? Look at those lips.

In personal news, the Heart is Found is going to be welcoming a new little bundle of joy in April - which is the main reason the blog has been left to stew in favor of nap-time. Wish me luck!