we had such a fun weekend. auntie e and uncle mike came over on saturday to spend the night with lily pants so that kevin and i could celebrate our anniversary. i still can't believe it has been THREE years!

we checked into the hilton and had amazing massages before we went out to dinner and dessert and watched a movie! it was really so fun. we both got over ten hours of uninterrupted sleep. it doesn't get much better than that!

we went on a walk on the greenbelt with erin, mike, and lily on sunday and it was so nice! lil might turn out to be a nature girl afterall! she loved it.

here are a few silly pics from the week so far.

hello!

happy monday to all :)

i am a big dork about photography equipment and got a new lens yesterday that i am super excited about! i couldn't play with it because i was preparing a dinner for our new neighbors, so i busted it out first thing this morning and made lily hang out with me on the lawn in her pajamas :)

i love the bird fuzz

love that gorgeous early morning glow

looks like someone is getting more comfortable with grass!

for those of you admiring lily's cute new hair clips in the pics below, you should check out the site - click here! i am doing my best to throw some of my extra pennies in the direction of other moms starting creative businesses, so i was happy to order the adorable clips from a fun mom.

if you haven't wasted a few good hours browsing all the adorable home made items on etsy.com in general, you really should! you can find great stuff on there!

our day in pictures...

we went to the bluebonnets again and she gave me her best smile!

then we got the cutest hair clips in the mail!



and then lily got tired of me taking her picture...

then dad came home and the big grins were back!
(along with her new strawberry clip!)

'they' say that everyone has a twin out there. i have gotten several emails telling me that my twin is showing up in dove advertisements in various magazines and i finally tracked this twin down online.

you be the judge... i don't really see it, but kevin and others agree!


personally i'd be pretty happy with that tan and her physique! hah :)

spring has sprung! the bluebonnets are here!!

i nearly peed my pants tonight when i saw the one and only miss erin ivey on perez hilton's infamous site!! hundreds of thousands of people read his site daily and i am thrilled that they have all had the opportunity to sneak a peek at erin's amazing voice!

click here to read his plug of her song chocolate!

so many people have emailed to ask about the song on my photography site. erin wrote and recorded those lullabies as a gift to lily and i thought they fit the site perfectly! to hear more of her lullabies and download them for yourself, go to austinlullabies.com!

this time it's officially official! my site is up and running and i couldn't be more excited! :)

www.photographyinbloom.com

you'll likely see a few familiar faces on there. i love how it has turned out so far and i can't wait to keep learning and growing!

if you are looking for a children's photographer in austin, family portrait photography in austin, or any kind of fun, modern photography give me a shout! :) i'd love to do maternity photography and i adore doing newborn portraits as well!

sweet lily has the most adorable shoes

...now if only i could superglue them to her feet :)

its been far too long since i posted gratuitous pictures of lily, so here ya go! :)








she was trying out her new hooded towel for a friend who is making them. when her site is up and running i will post a link!

misadventures in marketing... this weekend i came across two advertisements that made the inner marketer in me laugh enough that i had to share.

#1 - a petsitting lawn sign set up outside my neighborhood



clearly this person should have hired a graphic designer who doesn't have pet bears. did you check out the paws on that sign? i'm sure they were going for cute dog paws or possibly even cat paws, but this makes it look like they are either a lion tamer or pet-sitter to the local high school mascot.

#2 - 'my first gym' by toys r us


anyone notice the slutty mom in this picture? it raises so many questions... is this a toy aimed at dads? perhaps she was running late and just got off her other job playing a waitress on dukes of hazard? if i buy this inflatable gym am i required to wear half tops and booty shorts?

check it out!! i'm so excited :)

www.photographyinbloom.com

its a very temporary site, but it will be up until the real deal is ready. having a smarty pants husband is fun! thanks, kevin for making the site! :)

you know your life has changed when st. patricks day no longer means green beer and a form fitting green t-shirt but instead you bake cupcakes with green sprinkles and get down on your hands and knees searching under the crib for the green pacifier.

oh how the mighty have fallen :)

its official ladies and gentlemen! we have an accomplished crawler on our hands. gone are the days of placing her precariously close to somewhat potentially dangerous items that do not belong in a baby's mouth. this kid can make it all the way across the room in under a minute and has a peculiar attraction to any kind of power cord.

life is getting interesting - and tiring!

happy friday to all :)

test your awareness. its pretty darn fun.

http://www.dothetest.co.uk/

happy middle of the week from lily!

as a break from the bazillion photos of kids i usually have on here, i'll share a few other creative projects i have been working on lately. i have done two silhouette paintings this month. they are much easier and less frustrating to me than free hand painting :)

i made this one for my sister from a photo i took of her holding lily. she is such a fabulous aunt that we wanted to thank her and give her a fun sussy. its fairly small- i think 5x8.


this one i drew free hand first and painted just to fill up an empty wall that has been bugging me. its bigger than the first- 17x20.



just a few fun and pretty easy ideas if you need quick art :)

once again adorable kids to share with you! lucky me!!!

kai and jet could not be cuter :)

i had the privilege of spending time with three amazing kids saturday and got some shots that i really like! technically there are some things to improve upon here, but emotionally i feel like i was able to get some cute moments captured.

here are a few of the shots:








today i am off to take some hopefully fun and creative shots of two of the cutest kids around. stay tuned and with any luck i'll have those up later in the week!

apparently the jolie pitt kids are enrolled in daycare about 2 miles from my house. maybe its time for lily and i to sign her up or perhaps take a tour?

gangster lily says 'sup.

but she can't keep up that tough facade for very long...

we now have a gray backdrop too. whaddya think? i think i like it better than white.

we had a great weekend! i had my first photoshoot with multiple kids and it was actually so fun and a great learning experience. i haven't gotten permission to post any pics, but if i do, you'll see some soon.

it was a gorgeous weekend and of course we love having kevin home with us for a few days! he did lots of work in the yard and i made a boatload of baby food. oh the things we now find exciting and fulfilling!

now its back to our regularly scheduled monday program :)

happy 7 month birthday, lily pants!

this weather makes us ready for spring...

casey and bea would like to take this opportunity to say hello! though no longer the frequenters of the blog that they once were, the love is still flowing in their general wiggly direction :)

lily and i have been sick all week which means lots of moaning and groaning and temperature taking. its been a rough go, but kevin was thankfully able to help us out for a day and a half.

on tuesday i woke up praying "please lord give me the patience to listen to lily whimpering all day" and when i sat next to her in the playroom she turned to me and crawled into my lap for the first time. it melted my heart right away and was definitely the answer i needed.

us girls are on the mend slowly but surely!

to quote janet jackson: what have you done for me lately? (oooh ooooh oooh yeah!)

if you want to see what barack has done for you today click here for a good laugh:

barack obama....

attack of the $1 bins at target