when I said I have vacation pics to share???  Well it’s been about FOREVER, so I suppose I can post these now huh:)  This is one of our favorite places to go and I miss it sooooo much already.  Is it summer yet?

And yes, that’s my husband wearing blueblockers… and no, he’s not joking!  Luckily for everyone, he mysteriously ”lost” them shortly after our trip:)  Well back to work for me, the year has begun and already I am behind {story of my life}.  I hope everyone had a great new year and so far the resolutions are sticking.  I am feeling motivated and raring to go! 2011, let’s do this:)

Just taking a quick breather from this years photographic holiday season extraviganza to post a pic from a recent maternity session.  I love the light in this image, something about it is just peaceful.  I had a great time meeting the expectant couple and I cannot WAIT to meet their boys – YES, TWINS!!!  I love my job:)

Well you heard me right, it’s just about time again for those holiday photos!!!  What?!@?!?!  Yup:)  This is one of my locations from last year which I loved!  I will be taking on a limited number of holiday sessions this year {I said that last year too} but I am bound and determined to spend all the fun fall activities with my fam and make some great memories this year!  I have received a bunch of holiday inquiries already, so if you are one of them THANKS so much for your patience and I will be sending you details soon! If you haven’t already contacted me and would like to get booked for a holiday mini session please shoot me an email and I can give you all the details as I am VERY close to finalizing all the fun.

I hope y’all have been keeping cool this summer and having fun!  My time in South Dakota is coming to an end and I am SO glad to have been able to share all the fun with my kiddos and introduce them to a whole new crowd of Aunties, Uncles and Cousins. I am already beginning to miss everyone, but we are dying to get home to Daddy!!!  We will be bringing him next time FO SHO! Miss ya daddy!  Mwwwuuahhh!

This is the road view from the farm where my mama grew up.  You’d never know she was a farm girl if you met her now ~ she’s QUITE the city slicker these days.  I luv you mama:)

This beautiful mama and son duo were so fun, we hit it off right away – this was her third baby and I was giant and prego with my third as well at the time.  We just had a bunch in common and I really enjoyed meeting her and getting to know her adorable family!

I just love these two!  These are a friend of mine’s kiddos and they just make me laugh.  Such a princess and little slugger!

Just look at the eyes on this angel!!!

And sweet baby “N”  - I just LOVE his in his little Tonka truck:)

Have a great weekend!  More South Dakota Shenanigans to come soon.

Again… these are posted in no particular order except to say they are from last year and waaaaay past due their blog life ~ by I’m goin for it!.  I love them all {and their owners} and wish I had blogged them a loooooong time ago!  But I’ll catch up, besides I have some REALLY fun vacation pics to show off once I’m caught up.  Enjoy!

These girls were a hoot!

Whew!  sheesh, that was only two sessions? ~ ok, more coming tomorrow:)

Hello, I’m still alive! I have been having the best season and it’s coming to a close very soon, but I just couldn’t go one more day without posting some of the fun that I’ve been having.  So sit back, relax, grab a snack, maybe a cocktail and take a peek at what I’ve been so busy with.

Whew! Thanks for hangin’ in there for the mother of all posts. I am sooooo incredibly lucky and fortunate to have met all the lovely babies, children, pets and families that I had the pleasure of working with with season. Thank you all for making my year so wonderful by closing up the season on such a great note. I hope you are all enjoying your holiday cards which I can’t wait for you to send out and I hope to see you all in front of my camera again very soon! Have a great Thanksgiving and I am officially going to promise to be a better blogger. So I am going to rest up and get ready for my big debut as a cook. I am in charge of cooking one of the 2 turkeys for our family’s feast tomorrow and I’m praying that mine doesn’t resemble the Turkey from the movie Christmas Vacation when Clark Griswold begins to carve the beautiful bird just as it bursts open and steam fills the air with the charred remains of the holiday turkey. Lets all keep our fingers crossed!

These cards are very fresh and clean with a bit of contemporary flavor. But wait… there’s one final installment to my epic of holiday cards! Tommorrow’s theme: fun for all ages.

I LOVE these cards, they are totally out of my norm, but they speak to me! I love the rich colors and textures – something different for you risk takers:) Up next… Contemporary

So here it is, my first installment of Holiday cards. A little something funky and fun to get this season started. These cards are designed to be a flat 5×7 with a beautiful pearl finish with the exception of cards D and F, which are 5×7 folded cards. I hope you like them and part 2 will be coming tomorrow so come on back and check em out! I’ll give you a hint: vintage victorian…