Emily Turns 6 Months

What a treat it was to photograph baby Emily again. The last time I snapped her photo, Emily's eyes barely opened as she dozed peacefully while I clicked away. This time, she grinned and smiled making my task a pleasant experience. Her mama brought lots of fun things to wear so we tried a lot of different looks. I'm having a difficult time choosing a favorite!

Free tip: after newborn shots, the 'sitting-up-but-not-crawling' stage is a great time for photographs!

Baby Girl Birth Announcements

Friday night I got an e-mail with the wonderful news that our friends, Ricky and Aiden had delivered their long-awaited baby girl. Along with her photo and stats, their note asked if it would be any trouble for me to design a birth announcement for them? Would it? I think you will see from the options above that I had a little too much fun, perhaps. ;-) Thanks for letting me indulge my creative juices, friends, and many congrats on baby Aolani! Baby girls are the sweetest!

Jenny

Isn't she stunning? Jenny called me up last week to see if I could provide her with some images to round out her portfolio. She is a warm, fun-loving young woman, but need some photos that reflected her serious side. Here's a few of my favorites that I couldn't wait to share with you.

My favorite picture of the day

Last night I tried to photograph Ellie for her Valentine's day cards -- I was designing something cute and just needed a quick photo of her in front of a pink backdrop, maybe holding a flower or two. Talk about pulling teeth. I finally got a picture that would work...56 clicks of the shutter later.

No, just because I take her photograph frequently doesn't make my daughter a more compliant subject. If anything, it might make her worse! This morning while getting ready for school with a grin she said (of the previous evening's photo session), "Mommy, I was goofy!" Uh uh. Obviously she didn't grasp how much she had tested my patience!

While I'm saving last night's photo for a later posting so as not to spoil any surprises for grandparents or other card recipients, I will share a photo from this afternoon. Here she is showing off a craft from her preschool unit on household pets. Oh how I love this girl!