Miss E

I can't believe how grown up Miss E has become in the past year! I last saw her for her one year pictures, and now she is two. Her eyes are still as amazing as they were, though! They are such a pretty shade of blue.

Here is my favorite from her one year session. I entered it in a contest, and I won 2nd prize.

Here are a few from her Two year session.Those texters start early don't they??Your proofs should be ready soon!
TTFN! Martha

The P family....

This family has grown by one since I saw them last year! They welcomed Baby I a few weeks ago and they brought her and their two dogs for Christmas photos.

Here is a peek at your session. I hope to have the rest ready in the next few days. I am running a little behind.....sorry!

Here is Baby I:


A tiny smile:
TTFN! Martha

A nice little family

This family came last week for a portrait session. The children were so well behaved, and they listened to directions so well! It is always a joy to photograph children that follow directions!

Here is a peek at your session! I hope that you like them. I hope to get the proofs up in a day or two, if I survive the root canal!

This is Ian, he is 10.

Miss Isabel, 7.
This little one is Alex, he is three months. Such a little sweetie.This little angel is in memory of their daughter S, who only lived for 5 weeks.
Here is the whole crew. It is hard to get all of the kids to look and smile!TTFN! Martha

I have a toothache

I have been laid up this week with a toothache. I had a tooth drilled on last week and the dentist put a temporary filling in it and it has been hurting ever since. Saturday it was so bad that I took about 10 Extra strength Tylenol and a pain med for my Migraine and I went to bed. I haven't had a complete night of sleep since Saturday. I can't eat, I can't sleep and more importantly I can't work. It hurts to sit upright for long periods. My jaw has a lump on the outside. I have been through 60 tylenol since saturday........ =(

I had the Bargain Hunter schedule me to be off tomorrow afternoon, and the dentist is going to fit me in. I am expecting a root canal. I have had one before, about 11 years ago. It was the worst thing that I have ever been through. I would rather give birth without pain meds (been there, done that) than to get another one!

I am terribly behind in proofing, so if you are waiting for proofs, I am sorry, and I will get back to work ASAP.

TTFN. Martha

Miss A

I can't believe that little Miss A is 18 months old. It seems like I just took her newborn photos! She is usually a tough one to get a smile out of, but I got a few winners this time!

And here are a few from her latest session. I hope you like them!

TTFN! Martha

Priceless.....

I am so excited! I found a great place for fall pictures, and I got approval from the land owner. I offered to shoot her family for free, and she said that would be great. So here is the background in our family's photo sessions.......
Christmas 06....of course I am running late getting pics of my own kids, and I wait until nearly the last minute. Everyone gets ready for the pics and I get less than 10 taken, and Lauren pinches Ad, and he pinches her back and I had two kids crying.......I yell, photo session over.
Christmas 07......Running late again, but not as bad. Everyone gets ready. I take a few of Liv by herself, Then Lauren by herself......Ad joins the group. He sits down, Lauren bosses him around, he cries, I yell, end of session.
So you see, getting pictures of my own kids isn't easy. Adam hates it and is on edge, and so every little thing hurts his feelings. Lauren is a mini me and is pretty bossy. Those two always fight. This year I had a new approach.
Around here money is a pretty big motivator. The girls love to go shopping with their friends, and so they love to have their own money. Adam is a pretty good saver, but if a new video game comes out, he likes having his own money to purchase it. So this year we got in the van to go on the shoot and I handed them each 5.00. I then told them that if they fight or boss, or cry, then they have to give the money back to me. If they cooperate, listen and smile, then they can keep it.
New clothes for photo..................................................80.00

Money for bribery......................................................15.00

Getting a pic of my kids where they are all actually smiling...priceless!

Do you like it? Is it canvas worthy?

This is what I am thinking about for a wall display:

Leave a comment, and let me know what you think!
TTFN! Martha

I have been so busy.....

I have started my job at the Bargain Hunter three weeks ago. The first week was pretty easy, not too many shoots. Last week picked up a bit, and this week was crazy!
Wednesday I left the house at 7:15 am. I got home at 5:00, grabbed the kids and did another shoot on the way to church. We got home from church at 8:45pm and it was the first time that I had sat down all day.
Today the van had to go to the shop and so K and I left home at 7:00am, dropped off the van, I took him to work, and then got to my first shoot at 8......I shot all day. After work I picked up K, did one more shoot, picked up the van, went and grabbed some milk at the store, and picked up a pizza for supper. I got home at 6:15.......I was met at the door by Lauren, who needed some pictures of a sunset for her photography class at school. I put down the pizza, grabbed the camera (again...it is attached to my hand all the time these days) and took Lauren over to a hill to get some nice sunset pics. Finally at 7:00, I was able to sit and relax a bit.
So, if you have called or emailed in the last couple of days, i will get back to you on Friday. I have shoots in the am, but I should be home in the afternoon.......*crosses fingers*
TTFN! Martha

A fall wedding

I love fall weddings. Kurt and I were married in the fall, but the year we got married the trees turned colors late, so we still had green trees for our pictures.

This was a small wedding and we took most of the pictures before the wedding while it was still light outside. It is so nice to take all of the photographs before the wedding. The couple was very relaxed and they could enjoy the reception without rushing through their portraits.

Here is a sneak peek for you!

TTFN! Martha

Baby L.....six months old

This is baby L. He has the most smile-y eyes that I have ever seen! He has also had more haircuts than a six month old should have had!

Here is a few from his session:

We put him in the pumpkin, and let's just say that he wasn't too fond of it!

TTFN! Martha

Miss M and her brother H

Miss M is three and her brother H is one. I took M's one year, two year and now her three year portraits. This was by far her best session yet! At one and two she was much to busy to sit still for portraits! This year she sat still, she smiled and was a very good listener!
This is one from last year, when she was two...

And now she is three! Look how grown she looks!

Mr H is such a cutie! He sat still as long as he was on something high enough that he couldn't get down off of it!

I stuck this hat on him just for kicks! I love hats, and this one matched his shirt so good!

I hope that you like your sneek peak!
TTFN! Martha