*sigh* │ Jackson Michigan Child & Family Photographer

That is what I do when I find pictures like this from a family session....


I am always thrilled when I find images that are just so... full of life. Family sessions make me nervous... I'm always afraid I will walk away and not have captured THEM... do you know what I mean? Anyhow, I'm thrilled with these images, and I hope you are too, Becky and Matt!

Of course, I can't forget my favorites of Miss Ellery and Mr. Wyatt...

Tessa │Saline Michigan Newborn Photographer

Isn't that such a sweet little name? It fits her perfectly. I was so excited to get to visit her when she was a whopping 4 (or was it 5?) days old. Absolutely priceless.

Matt

I'm just trying to get caught up on these sneak peeks. Here is a senior from last week. I have a few more sneak peeks coming up. If you're waiting for your session... it'll be soon, I promise!

November Sessions and Holiday Cards....

November sessions are now booked!

December.... well, lets just say the end of December is a very popular time to be having a baby... December 30th, to be exact. WHEW! So, in December I have a few sessions available in the beginning of the month (for maternity or newborns... and possibly babies under 1yr if your home is well lit with natural light). Drop me an email if you're interested in a session!

January... there is availability the second, third and fourth weeks. Again, if you're a maternity or newborn client.... email me to get your date reserved.

**HOLIDAY CARDS**

Yes, its getting to be that time. I believe another photographer posted on her blog it was 80-some days away. THAT IS ALL!

And what is even nearer is the deadline to order your holiday cards! All orders must be in and paid for BY November 10th. That is just 3 short weeks away. To check out the holiday card designs available this year visit NBP Holiday.

If you are wanting to order holiday cards and need your gallery reposted, email me and I will reload it for 24 hours free of charge.

I believe that is all for now... I do have a senior session to post a peek of soon, but I'll probably get to that the beginning of next week. If you try to get in touch with me this weekend via phone or email, I will get back with you Monday or Tuesday.

Have a great weekend!

Updates Updates Updates....

I feel like I've been grossly MIA here. I owe my blog an update, as well as past and future clients. I have been extremely busy lately. Many of you may know, I do have a "day job" working as a Language Arts Specialist in 1st grade. Life has been crazy hectic trying to get back into the swing of balancing two jobs on top of being a mom and wife.

I owe a few people phone calls (sorry Barbara- I know we've been playing phone tag for weeks!!) and a couple of you emails. FYI... email is probably the best way to get in touch with me quickly. Lately most of my work is done in the evenings as long as the crazy little munchkin allows. I apologize if I take a day or two (gosh... or in some cases... quite a few days!) to get back to you.

Now, I've had quite a few inquiries about sessions this month, and while I'm thrilled to see that people are actually checking out my availability calendar I'm embarrassed to say that its very out of date. So, here's the current status:

October sessions are completely booked. Zip zilch availability. This summer I worked my tush off cramming sessions in and *breath of fresh air* I'm stepping back a little and scaling back the workload. And let me say, it is so SO nice to finally feel like I'm able to spend quality time with my family on the weekends. So, I apologize to those of you who have called thinking I had availability in October. Sorry to say, not so. I'll try to get around to updating my calendar this week.

Now, I do have a few openings in November. If you want to brave the cold. I don't mind, and we all know Michigan's weather... we could get a good 70* day in November, right? If you're up to a session in November, drop me an email (as that is probably the #1 best way to get ahold of me).

Starting around the middle to end of November I will only be accepting maternity and newborn clients until March 2008. Due to Michigan's lovely winter weather and my use of natural light only, these are the only sessions I feel 100% competent to be able to capture no matter what the lighting. We can squeeze a tiny newborn close to windows in any light. I've worked in TINY houses with newborns, so it is possible. Now, if you happen to have a home with large windows (I'm talking walls of windows) and you want a session with your kiddos, get ahold of me and we'll discuss the lighting and home situation and see what is possible.

I will also add that I probably only have about 2-3 sessions available in November and December so if you're pregnant or due in those months, get ahold of me soon!

Here are a few more pictures to share...

Still proofing... │ Royal Oak Michigan Newborn Photographer

A few more of my favorites...

Bad weekend and trying to catch back up

I know a few of you are waiting for your galleries and I'm *SO* sorry its taking this long. I had hoped to finish them over the weekend, however... I ended up sick in bed with a horrible migraine. It was so bad I could barely stand without pain shooting to my head and I had to cancel my sessions.

Anyhow, I slept about 85% of the weekend (it was the only thing tolerable!) and today was major catch up day with phone calls and emails and ordering prints and packaging prints. Tomorrow will be all about proofing. I hope to have your galleries up before the end of this week at the latest.

Thank you for being patient and understanding!