Miss Madison and Company....

I had the pleasure of capturing little Miss Madison this afternoon... oh yeah! and her parents! ha ha! But let's face it, Mom and Dad -- it was all about Madison! She seriously brought it to this shoot and she was such fun to photograph. I'm going through them and we got some really great shots. Just thought I'd share a few before I finish them up. Here she is, Miss Sassafrass herself.

I just have to tell you that when Louisa saw this, she said, "Eww, Mom! Why did you get a kissing picture?" I love it!

What a beautiful family! I had a great time. Much easier than MY children the other afternoon :-) Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Sunflare...

I was so excited to see this challenge at I ♥ Faces this week. Sunflare photos are my absolute favorite!! They are just so dreamy. I mean, I have a whole file dedicated just to sunflare, so the problem for me -- finding just one! So, this is one of my favorites that I took this Summer of my Aunt Melanie and her two daughters. Aren't they gorgeous?

I'm looking forward to seeing all the great entries over at:

Christmas shoot with my children....

Or maybe I should title this, A Most Maddening Afternoon. Nothing is harder than taking pictures of my own children!! I wanted to... well, never mind what I wanted to do. This time I went to my favorite field. I should say, I sneaked onto my favorite field. I found the one training field that doesn't have trespassing signs on it. Shhh! Just a few, because I plan on sending them out in our cards this year.

And I just had to add our photo from last year

I can't believe how much they've grown in just a year! And goodness... who the heck was the awful photographer (oh yeah, that would be me!) Can't believe I sent these out.

Coming up... more mini-van conversations with an almost 8 yr. old and a 5 yr. old.

New York, New York...

Some places speak distinctly. Certain dank gardens cry aloud for a murder; certain old houses demand to be haunted; certain coasts are set apart for shipwrecks. ~Robert Louis Stevenson

Why this quote? Because it is exactly how you feel when you are in New York... it speaks distinctly.

Eds and Louisa pretending to be the Statue of Liberty

Belvedere Castle, Central Park

5th Avenue

Times Square

Snapping pics of the Brooky Bridge

I'll definitely be going back... but with the hubs in tow to keep the kids in line! Ciao, for now!

My first attempt...

This is the first time that I've tried these storyboards. I don't know why I've never tried them before. It took me awhile to figure it out, but that's the case with alot of things I attempt! Har har! Those of you that have done them are probably thinking, "sheesh! what's so hard about it?" But, I kept getting a black line around the photos (not on purpose) and it was getting me very frustrated. Now that I've got the hang of it, I might be printing some of these for my walls. Who am I kidding? I'll never do that! I need to -- but I more than likely never will.

The 10 minute photoshoot.....

Call me cheesy, but I just love this commercial: