{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.

{TWLOHA - To Write Love On Her Arms Day 11-13-09} All Over the World

One more from that very special day of my two awesome boys! They too showed their LOVE and support for everyone all over the world including me, their Mom and so many others...I love you J and E with all my heart and more!!! Thank you...for more information about this cause please read my previous blog.

{TWLOHA - To Write Love On Her Arms Day 11-13-09} All Over the World

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*****To Write Love On Her Arms Day is a day where anyone can write the words love on their arms, to support those who are fighting against depression and those who are trying to recovering. On this day, just write love on your arms, and show it off, other people will ask why you have love written on your arms, and you tell them you are supporting to write love on her arms day, and how its benefiting a non profit organization helping stop depression, and make love the movement ♥

"what will this acheive?". It will achieve the goal of people knowing that there are other people out there with the same problem, and/or people who are supporting them with love.

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{Baby Bump Watch} Lakeland | Central Florida | Maternity, Family Lifestyle Photographer

I so heart this family ....the little ones and i have created this special bond now and this being our second session i had a little shadow or 2....loved every single minute of it! This first photo i am in love with and if it were me i would have this blown up huge on canvas...I'm just saying...LOL. To me everything about it is beautiful....and the one below it of the beautiful momma...WOW...amazing. My first time doing the fabric like this and the red was perfect against her snow white skin. Thank you {C} family for once again making our session one to remember....i can't wait to meet baby Samuel...until then...

{Connor} Lakeland | Pumpkin Patch Family Photographer

{The Awesome "B" Family} Lakeland | Central Florida | Urban Family Lifestyle Photographer

Meet the "B" family....love this family. They had so much love for one another i was in awe of them....it is so nice to see a couple still so in love with each other and it be genuine...and that is exactly what this mom and dad had and it showed as you will see in upcoming posts...and the kids...wow...what an awesome family! You guys are wonderful and i really enjoyed our time together...you have a beautiful family inside and out! Stay tuned there are lots more to come... stay posted!!!

{Cotton Baby Bump} Lakeland | Central Florida | Maternity, Lifestyle, Family Photographer

Cotton baby bump watch...and soon there will be 3...J who is 4 and L who is 2 will soon have a little brother to add to the bunch =)...LOVE this family...this is my second session with them and yet i feel i have known them forever...instant friends for life! Stay tuned plenty more to come!!!

{Meet the Miller Family} Lakeland | Central Florida | Urban Lifestyle Family Photographer

Meet the {M} family...Mom is an old friend of mine from school...they have 4 year old twins and a 3 month old...the twins are a hoot and little miss m was a sweetie for sure...we had so much fun on our shoot....the twins kept us entertained the entire time! Beautiful day for a beautiful family! Thank you {M} family for allowing me to capture your wonderful family!! Here's a sneak peek from your session...more to come =).

{Sneak Peek of Baby M} Lakeland | Central Florida | Baby...Life Photographer

{Twins} Lakeland | Central Florida | Children's Photographer

Sneak peek of the Miller twins...i had a blast with these two...they had me laughing and giggling the entire session! So much FUN!!! Thanks B & B!!! You guys are awesome!

{Urban E-Session} Lakeland | Central Florida | Urban Lifestyle, Couples Photographer

These two were amazing to work with...they needed little to no direction from me on to what to do...they totally rocked their session!!! I can't wait to work with them again we had a blast!!! Here's a sneak peek from their session with lots more to come so stay tuned!

{Little Miss Maddie : Part II} Lakeland | Central Florida | Baby and Life Photographer

Miss Maddie came to see me again....she is such a cutie...she was a blast and we even stuffed her into her Vera Bradley diaper bag as seen below...LOVE this shot!!! More to come of little Miss Maddie and this time with her family too....stay tuned!!!

{60 and Fabulous} Lakeland | Central Florida | Urban Family Photographer

This family truly was FABULOUS!!! They were troopers for sure....we all woke up that morning to the sound of pouring rain and our session was for that morning...outside! Family members had arrived from all over and some out of state to surprise their mom with a family shoot for her "60th" birthday ( she had said for awhile that she had wanted a family portrait of all of the kids and grand kids together) so.....they had had this shoot and the entire weekend planned all out for her for quite some time...so exciting and even more exciting they were all able to keep the secret and she was totally surprised and happy...which as you will see is all over her face...We had to change location last minute and try and find a place that was some what covered and would hold all of them...and this location worked out perfectly! I even had to drag my husband and kids along to help with umbrellas...i love my family and they were a big help too.

Thank you families for a wonderful rainy day shoot it was most definitely filled with lots of laughter and love!!! Plus we finished up just in time to get home so they could all watch some Gator football!!!