{Liam : 8 months} Lakeland | Tampa | Central Florida | Family and Baby Photographer

You might remember this little sweet pea from over the summer. I did his 9 week old photos his first photoshoot :)...Now this little guy is 8 months old...time sure does fly and he is still the sweetest and cutest little guy ever. Liam is so very happy and so sweet and so much personality and quite the little flirt...and he has the most amazing blue eyes. His parents are pretty great too...they are not only my wonderful clients but my friends too. They arrived to the shoot with a beautiful bouquet of orange and pink flowers some of my favorite colors it was my birthday and well what can i say i have the most thoughtful and the BEST clients and friends a girl could ask for. Thank you Mike, Brenda and little Liam for a great day...you guys are awesome inside and out!

{Ben & Jenna} Part II | Lakeland | Central Florida | Maternity, Engagement Lifestyle Photographer

"The Proposal"...towards the end of our session we headed over to the old abandoned railroad station. Here is where Ben had planned and totally surprised Jenna and asked her to marry him. I do believe that she was truly surprised...best reaction ever...oh did i mention that they are the cutest couple E V E R ...seriously they are so sweet with one another and a good looking couple too...and now they have a sweet little addition...they welcomed Landon all 9.7 pounds of him of all days Valentine's Day...could it be any more perfect...stay tuned i will be posting his sneak peaks soon and he is a cutie! Thank you Ben and Jenna for allowing me to be a part of this very special occasion i will never forget it!

New Updates...

Wow i just realized my last post was almost a month ago. The months of December - February are always so hectic around here. Even more so this year....why? you ask...well...WE BOUGHT A new HOUSE....yep that's right we are so very excited and grateful that this home just fell into our lap and just as i was ready to give up looking for awhile. God is Good! We can't wait to move into our new home and are ready for our new adventure that lies ahead. We are still in Lakeland so no worries :). My boys are SUPER duper excited the only home they have known is the one we have lived in for the past 11 years (i'm going to miss it) but on to bigger and better things! They both will have their own rooms and i get my office/studio....among MANY more awesomeness this house holds....i get so excited just thinking about it.

I have been crazy busy with sessions (which i am truly grateful for) but once again i have also fallen behind with my editing....grrr i hate that but once things are settled i will be back on track and back to the schedule i like to keep and i know as well as all of my awesome clients..You guys are GREAT!!!!

I promise to have a few more sneak peeks up this week...you can always check out my page on Flickr...www.flickr.com/photos/photography_by_ali_dawn.

Also my official website has expired i did not know this until last night when i went to update it...i apologize for the inconvenience...but this is actually a good thing because now i can create a bigger and better one. I am also excited about this...more good things to come for sure!

ATTENTION new, old, and current clients i have updated my "information and pricing guide" new prices will go in effect April 3, 2010... if there is a price increase from the time you book your session through to one month after your session, I will honor the prices that were current at the time of your booking. Orders placed one month after your session (4 weeks after your gallery presentation date) will be priced at the new set price. If you have any questions concerning the changes and or whether they effect you please contact me and i will be more than happy to help.

Contact information: Ali Green ~ (863)257-4554 ...e-mail (pinksurf76@yahoo.com)

{Ben & Jenna} Part I | Lakeland | Central Florida | Maternity, Lifestyle Photographer

Meet Ben and Jenna....they are expecting their first child well in just a few days...a sweet baby boy :). Ben set this whole session and day of events up for Jenna....which he ended the day with a HUGE surprise for her...He proposed...i was and still am so honored to have been included and chosen to capture this special moment for the 2 of them....so not only one awesome moment but two....how awesome is that?!. They were the cutest couple ever!!...and Mom to be is simply gorgeous! Here are a couple of teasers below stay tuned more to come.

{Hi..it's ME...ALi} | Your Friend and Awesome Photographer :)...LOL

Have you smiled today?

Today is the day that the Lord has made so rejoice and be glad in it.

Have a BEAUTIFUL week everyone!

{Silliness} My house at 4am....LOL

This is what happens when two friends get together after 11pm on a Saturday night after a LONG stressful week.... when i am supposed to be working (which i was until she started putting on all of my props...LOL). I was working and we were talking about something and that is when i got out some new flowers i had bought for my hair...i was showing her how i could use them for the babies and the little girls as well on my shoots...and that's when she started clipping them all in her hair...then we added the tutu and some wings and some more flowers...a necklace or 2 a vintage camera...a sign...my awesome polka dot rain boots...and who knows what else. She was a hoot...i haven't laughed so hard in a good while...:). We had each other rolling from laughter to where my stomach was aching. So i figured i have to take a picture if not just for the shear fun of it all but for blackmail....hee hee. Below are just a couple shots..soooo funny...Thanks Angii for a funfilled MUCH needed girls night!!!

{Beautiful Mother Daughter Duo} Lakeland | Central Florida | Urban Family Photographer

I am so happy to be posting this sneak peak of this beautiful Mother Daughter duo finally for you all to see...their session started out as a mini session that soon turned into a full session and well you can see why...they are naturals in front of the camera....they were my muse for the day ( i Love my muses...this is what photography is all about the joy of capturing that extra special something and succeeding in doing so). Thank you for that...the two of you were absolutely a dream to photograph...and it was nice to see the beautiful bond between the two of you and to capture it for you for years to come. I hope you enjoy your sneak peak :)

What I've Been Up To...

Hi y'all...we are back from our much needed family vacation....woohoo....LOL....i will admit that it was SUPER nice to ACTUALLY have some much needed time off just to be with my little ones and to do absolutely NOTHING but be with each other and do what WE wanted...i was sad when it ended and they had to start back at school. Spring Break can't come soon enough then summer....we LOVE summer! Some of you might be wondering what we did during our holiday...well....we packed up the kiddos and headed to Georgia first to spend Christmas up there in hopes of having our very first white Christmas and to be with my parents. Well NO we did not get to see snow but it was indeed an adventure. The boys had a blast they LOVE it up there they can hunt...LOL...play in the woods see caves climb mountains....play in the freezing creek and of course play the Wii with their Grandad. Christmas morning was off to a great start then we loss power around 7:30am did i mention it was FREEZING?!....and we had NO food that didn't require being heated up...grrrr...an adventure for sure the boys didn't seem to mind it so much so that was nice it WAS Christmas after all and we were all together and safe!...Ellijay is a very small town and with 6,000 people without power well you do the math...half got their power back on around noon and we..the lucky ones (note the sarcasm) got ours back on around 10pm...God bless those workers who worked nonstop Christmas day to restore our power and our heat :). Thank you!!!! Oh yea...we didn't have any water either but we did have a creek so we used creek water to fill our toilets and to wash our hands...ahhh nature. So over all it actually wasn't so bad and i do believe it was God's way of making us all work more together as a family and reconnect with one another and to create new bonds and new memories....memories we will be sure not to ever forget..a Christmas we will always remember.

The next day my best friend and her family came to stay with us...another tradition we started about 3 years ago...LOVE her...she keeps me sane :). I had my husband take some photos of us he was happy to oblige even if he didn't know it...HA...I have to say he did okay. Here we are in the photo below..this road was soooo steep i was playing around and teasing Betina that she was going to fall in her high heel boots and i was trying to hold her up....what's funny about this is well as most of you know i am a HUGE klutz...i could have brought us all down..but i am pleased to say that i did not!

Later that night we decided to head over to Tennessee then to Alabama to her house in hopes of seeing snow...still NO SNOW...oh but there is plenty going on now in all THREE states. Oh maybe just maybe i will see snow before i die...seriously it snows the day before we get there then it is all gone by the time we arrive then it usually will snow the day after we have left...CRAZY!...i've always said that people who want their snow to go away they need to send me their way and it's guaranteed to stop!...again this is just an inside joke...but i don't know with all of this crazy weather we have been having lately...blizzards and such they might need me HEE HEE....i want to see it but NOT live in it. I like my sunny state.

Any who....we had a blast in Alabama and Michael, Betina's husband took us on a hike up a steep mountain...LOL...up to this CRAZY COOL cave...it was AWESOME!..so was the hike. I bet it is beautiful when it snows. We couldn't go too far down into it because it was sooooo cold...maybe in the summer but then we have to deal with the snakes...not so sure about all that. I will post pictures later of our totally rad adventure.

So we spent a couple more days up there then we headed to "Home Sweet Home". It's always nice to be back home after being gone so long but i am also always so very sad to leave my family and my second family (Betina).

Well we are back and i am trying my very best to get back into the swing of things...so stay tuned i have LOTS of sneak peeks coming!!!...and they are AWESOME!

{Rylan and Miss P} Lakeland | Central Florida | Childrens, Family Photographer

Sneak peek of cuteness to come of two of my favorite little ones that i have been fortunate enough to be the one to capture them from the very beginning :)....these two make my heart happy!!! Stay tuned for their next post...

{ My Awesome Friend and Her Beautiful Children} Lakeland | Central Florida | Family Photographer

Sneak peek of my friend Angii and her two kids....LOTS more to come so stay tuned for their post!!!!

{ Welcome Baby Samual: Part One} Lakeland | Central Florida | Newborn Family Photographer

Part One: Here is just a sneak peek of pure cuteness of this sweet 10 day old baby boy...finally i got a sleepy curly baby....LOL. He let me do whatever i wanted it was great :). He's already a rock star in my book! Stay tuned for Part Two of awesomeness!

{Happy "1st" Birthday Miss N} Lakeland | Central Florida | Downtown Birthday, Family Photographer

Oh my goodness this sweet little one was such a doll....literally...she had the best expressions and personality! I still giggle every time i go through her proofs...such a ham. Such an awesome family...so kind and sweet and very patient and up for anything. You guys rock! I had the best time at our session and i hope to do it again real soon. Happy Birthday Miss N...and wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!

{Beke Family} Lakeland | Central Florida Urban Family Photographer

Meet The {B} family...so much fun. Here are a few from our mini session. Such a beautiful family and the little one gave me a run for my money!...LOL...i LOVE 2 year olds!!! They keep me on my toes which i think is awesome!!! Such cuties! The oldest boy was a ham and loved the camera reminds me of my Jonah at that age :)...and their sister was just awesome they are very lucky to have such a great big sis!!! Thank you {B} family for a wonderful day...have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

To all of my wonderful amazing and patient clients....

To all of my wonderful amazing and patient clients....

First "Merry Christmas".....

Second i promise to have posts up soon. I have been truly blessed this holiday season with sessions galore and amazing clients which i am happy to say are now my friends as well. Each and every one of you are AWESOME and such an inspiration, I thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!

"MERRY CHRISTMAS" from my family to yours.