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

good morning from sweet lily

our wonderful families came into town this weekend for a very special day for miss lily. we had her dedication service at church and were so happy to share it with our friends and loved ones. we followed up the service with a tasty and beautiful brunch at erin & mike's house!

sweet charlie

saucy lucy

GaGa and lily

lily and her moon

the family at church

the haneys brought the cutest cookies EVER

always the creative hostess, erin made tastily adorable cupcakes

teary eyed lily was happy but exhausted

she's figuring out how to crawl. i am so screwed.

i know i'm kinda late to the 'photoshop' party, but man its fun! i did this today- check out vintage lily:

can you tell i love this picture of her? heeehee

the girls.

i was amazed to see her eyes are actually bigger than mine! no wonder everyone comments on them! :)