Happy Thanksgiving

I want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving and a wonderful start to the holiday season. I have many reasons to be thankful this year. I'm thankful for my wonderful husband and baby daughter, and for having the job of my dreams. I'm also thankful that my toe has healed up enought that I can finally wear both of my shoes!!!! I'm also really grateful to Jeremy Ruiz at Jolz salon for giving me and Randy both much needed haircuts. We were both starting to look a little shaggy. Jeremy and I will be teaming up after the first of the year to do boudoir sessions for Valentines Day. If you're interested in more information, please let me know.

I'm also very thankful for all of you, because it's really an honor for me to be invited to be an observer of your lives and the milestones that you celebrate. There is nothing more wonderful than to see love - the love of a newly married couple, a soon to be mother, or the love of a family. I'm so mushy!

We did our annual family Christmas Card portrait today and I think it's my favorite so far. Z is getting so big - she's really getting into the whole Christmas thing this year, so we're having fun with it. I'll save the final photos for you to see when you receive our card, but here are some outtakes. If you'd like to be on our Christmas Card mailing list, Click Here and complete the information box.

Windflower Seeds

Well, my toe troubles kept me from doing any portriats this weekend, but I did have the opportunity to visit a wonderful group of ladies today. A few months ago a lady named Bonnie Cowley contacted me about speaking to a group of girls called the Windflower Seeds.

It's a teen program that is aimed at building strong, confident young women through Tribal style dance, journal writing and talking circles. Bonnie asked me to come speak to the girls about being a photographer, so I said okay.

My intial thoughts were 1) One of my biggest phobias is public speaking so I'm going to look like a dork in front of these girls. 2)This was like the girl scouts, only a little less merit badgey.

Well, for one thing, this group of girls blew the girl scouts out of the water. I arrived to find the girls dancing to this awesome music. It souned like a mix between techno and middle eastern music. They were awesome and so was the music!

When it was time to talk, we sat in a circle and just chatted really informally, which made me feel sooooo much better. I talked about how I got where I was and what I would suggest to these girls if they were interested in starting their own business.

All in all, I left having a great time, I met some wonderful girls (one of which might be joining me for a few weddings in the near future) and I left with a cd of that awesome music!!!!!!

BTW, These girls are trying to raise funds to purchase costumes in order for them to perform at local venues. After the holidays are finished, I'll be having a portrait weekend where all sitting fees are donated to the Windflower seeds. So, mark your calendars and if you're interested in more information, please visit their website at http://www.windflowerseeds.com/ or give Bonnie Cowley a call at 678-2047

Huge Canvas Sale - Good until November 30th!!

Now Through November 30th our 16x20 gallery wrap canvases are only $150 and our 20x30 gallery wrap canvases are only $250. These would make awesome Christmas presents, so check it out!

Our new Online Gallery

Hooray! I'm so excited to announce that we have a new online shopping cart for your gallery photos. It is so much better than the ordering system that I've had for the last few years. The new system allows you to view your gallery, put items in your shopping cart and come back later to finish your purchase. Also, if you purchase a digital download of one of your photos, you can instantly download the photo after your payment is processed. No more waiting on me to send you the file at a later time.

You can also create a gift registry (Great for any of you soon to be newlyweds and soon to be Mommies). Your loved ones can go into the registry and add funds for you to use on your gallery photos. They can even send you a gift message when they add the money to your account.

Also, you can send email invitations to family and friends to view your gallery.

When you're visiting the new site, don't forget to visit the Accessories Store. There you can purchase Christmas cards, photo jewelry, ornaments, tshirts and much more.

Most of the new galleries are password protected, so if you need to request the password, just let me know!

Up next, My brand new Blog!!!!

What's Black and Blue and Red all over?

My toe!
So Wednesday evening I'm getting ready for a client to come over and I was lighting a smelly good candle. I turned around to throw something away and the candle holder rolled off the counter and broke my toe! Thank goodness my sweet husband came home a few minutes later and found me.
Everything is going to be fine - I just have to wear this very fashionable blue shoe for a week or two until everything heals up. So, if you see me hobbling around town, don't worry, my clumsiness has finally caught up with me. :)

Happy Birthday Ava!

Well, Miss Ava turned 2! She's the sweet little bumblebee that I photographed in the pumpkin patch a few weeks ago. Her daddy is in Afghanistan so he couldn't be here for her party, so we brought the party to him! Here are a few pics from her big day, hope you enjoy them!

Johanna

I received a very flattering call the other day. A lady named Bunny called me asking about Senior portraits for her daughter. They live in New Mexico and they wanted to drive to Amarillo for me to shoot her session. Well, she's a candidate for Most Beautiful at her High School and when I met her I instantly knew that she is going to win. We had a great time around downtown, and we finished at sunset out at Cadillac Ranch. I'm trying to talk Johanna into coming back to Amarillo to model for me sometime. I guess I better do it fast, she's planning on moving to Austin to go to UT after graduation!