And the winner is...

My kiddos wanted in on the fun so I let them pick the winners for the giveaway. Everyone's comment was printed out, cut up and added to the box. If you blogged, FB'd or tweeted the giveaway I added in additional copies of your comment.


And we're mixing, and mixing, and mixing...

WAIT FOR IT...WAIT FOR IT...


...the winner of the boys tie is...

Jenn Peterson... I'm serious girl, you won! Congrats!

...and...


...the winner of the girls headband is...

Sarah... congrats darlin'!

For reals though, THANK YOU to everyone who entered... this was a lot of fun. Just remember that My Sweet Sunshine is offering a discount on purchased items in her shop... $5 of any purchase of $15 or more with the mention of this blog.

LUCKY are they! | Mesa Family Photographer

Meet this very lucky family! The mama entered my contest to receive a free session over at the Full House blog and she WON! As soon as I checked out their family blog I was even more excited for this shoot. I am still floored by the overwhelming positive responses I received from that contest - a girl likes to hear nice things every once in awhile - and I really do wish I could offer everyone a free session.

I love it when my clients basically give me free reign with their shoot. No expectations. Just fun. Those are the best and most relaxed, as you can see from these AMAZING shots I got of this gorgeous family. You guys hang in there...the starving student life doesn't last forever...I'm living proof!

And see mama, I told you I got some fantastic shots...xo! Enjoy!








There is something so metaphorical about the shot above that I LOVE... Dad catching daughter... always being there when you fall... trust me... loving, guiding hands...!

You say it's your birthday... it's my birthday, too!!

OK, well it's not actually MY birthday, but to this little ole bligity-blog...


I was just looking through my blog archive and realized that this month is the blog's 2nd birthday... I've been posting here for 2 years - although not too consistently, I know.

It all started with this post HERE. I distinctly remember coming home from that shoot with Jamie and loading the photos onto my computer and thinking... 'hot damn I'm good!' ;-) Seriously though, it was a major turning point for me personally in building my confidence and technical skills.

So, now the question becomes... how do we celebrate this monumental occasion? Cake and ice cream? Streamers and balloons? Oh, I know... how about a giveaway??!! I've never hosted a giveaway here let's just give it a shot!

You may have remembered I won a snazzy little headband from a very talented gal a little while back and I literally want to wear it every single day - and I'm sure it was actually made to fit the head of one of my darling daughters... oh, well - it's absolutely the softest and sweetest headband EVER! Well, Ms Alexis of My Sweet Sunshine is ponying up the goods... fo sho!!

Here's the dealy-o... up for grabs are 2, YES TWO, items... a headband for the little gals AND this adorable (brand-spankin'-new) neck tie for the little fellows! And the tie can be made for ages 0 to 9yrs... awesome, right!



All you need to do to win one of these is to simply comment here on this blog letting me know which one you want... easy peasey, lemon squeezey! One entry per person, however you can get multiple entries by blogging the giveaway or posting on Facebook (but leave a link in your comment so I know you're too legit to quit... yeah, I went there!)

Remember, I gotta have a way to get a hold of you, so leave an e-mail address (if I don't know you or have it already) in case you win!

Alright my peeps far and wide...lurkers & stalkers come out, come out where ever you are... leave a comment telling me which one you gotta have... giveaway ends Thursday the 20th @ midnight; winners announced on Friday.

(And PS... Don't sweat the small stuff if you don't win because anyone who is interested in making a purchase can mention my blog and they receive $5 off a purchase of $15 or more in her shop. Nice.)

Winner winner, chicken dinner...

We have a winner folks... I just popped over to Viva Full House and the lovely and talented Christina in all her magically glory has picked the winner of the free photo shoot with me that includes 10 hi-res, ready to print, epic digital images.

So, congrats to one, Lucky Lucas... you are indeed, one LUCKY Lucas! Contact me to set up your shoot... I'm beyond excited!

And for kicks and grins I thought I'd share a new pic of our family... we just added a new member to our brood, however she is of the 4-legged variety! Meet Roxy!

New class info and giveaway update...

So first things first my newest class info was released last week to the pre-registration mailing list and now it's time to open it up to the rest of the world wide web. Click the button below to visit the event page for more details and to register and if you and a friend sign up together you each will save $5 off the class fee*.



*contact me before signing up so I know who to discount.

And just a quick update... I know Christina over at Viva Full House will be announcing the winner of the photo shoot giveaway later today. As anyone with little ones can attest to when the mama of 5 little ones gets sick the entire house shuts down... She is back and she should be blogging the winner soon! I'm sooooo excited! You can check back here or at her blog later to see who won.