Turkey Day is coming!!!!

Yes Turkey day is coming and we are gearing up for all the guests coming to our home. So far it will be a party of 13. It is about half the number from last year due to babies being born and Michael's family all living so far away. My Michael has his turkey fryer ready and I am creating my Gooey good Pumpkin Cake!! YUMMMY!!!!! Here is a shot of my baby girl Lauren looking very "fall"! She is quit the bowl of sunshine right now and keeps me laughing constantly!! For those of you who have had not tasted the delicious gooey pumpkin cake here is the link to the recipe. However my secret is to cut the sugar in half. It makes it not so rich and lets you taste the pumpkin more. click here........Gooey Pumpkin Cake!

Gotta Love this face!!!

This is Ms. Emma and she is quite the little thing. She is extremely shy and doesn't make much eye contact with the camera. At the same time "very firm" about what she wanted to do and didn't want to do. Also Ms. Emma was unwilling to give into the pleas and demands of her parents to "smile"........lol! I admire that she is her own person and has a strong personality. I love how this shot turned out. She chose the spot and I guided her to relax where she was. She is looking at me (finally) being all herself and doing the pictures on her own terms. Gotta love a strong lil woman!

My New favorite!!

Did a shoot recently with one my foxycropper friends Colleen and her beautiful daughter. This ones is my favorite so I had to share!!! Isn't she just stunning!!!

Its Fall y'all

OK OK I know it only feels like fall one day out of the week. But I try to enjoy it anyway. If you're like me you've got your summer stuff and winter stuff in the front of your closet. Anyway on one those "fall-ish" days I took the kids to the park to enjoy the leaves and cool weather. Maddie was willing to let me get a few shots of her playing. lauren...not so willing!! lol

Bed of Roses

Just gotta share this amazingly sweet baby sleeping on a bed of roses. Did her photos the other week and she was just perfect. At 4 days old she is already set to be a supermodel.

A little rain must fall!!

Yes we had the first rain of fall 2007 and I must say it was nice. It went from 80 degrees and clear blue skies to ...a cool 70 with thunder storms and heavy pour down. The kids were in heaven. How long have the waited to play in the rain again......um somewhere around over six months. Yeah I think it was March the last time it rained here ..lol So I let them loose in rain coats with a umbrella to play. It may be hard to see in the picture but it is coming down in buckets and the girls are getting ready to run out into it.

Flight of the Conchords- Business Time

Little Angel!!!!

This is picture from a recent shoot. This adorable little girl, Riley, has such beautiful eyes!!!!

This shot is part of the tutu collection and will be shown on my new website!!

Dog days of Summer!

Well I just wanted to share a sweet picture of our puppy. This is "Mr Itchy" our younger basset hound ( you can sort of see Mr Valentine behind him) taking a nap on the porch...very basset-like behavior. I love his eyes ...he is sucha sad puppy huh? I just love him!

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Butterflies Alive!!!

OMG what a amazing sight! Imagine your self in a garden filled with 800 butterflies!!! Yes that's what we found on our trip to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History this last weekend. Their incredible exhibit called Butterflies Alive lets you get up close to this enchanting little creature. 70 different species... all brightly colored... fluttering around you....so much fun! If you held very still you were sure to find a beautiful Monarch butterfly sitting on your shoulder. The garden was so full of butterflies it looked like the flowers were dancing. We were all having a great time and I wish we could have stayed longer. Check it out for yourself and click the bolded names that are links above!

Summer Lovin

Yeah summer is crazy and fun! My kids are lovin the kiddie pool and slide we got them. I love seeing them play and laugh for hours. They will take a quick Popsicle break but other than that its pure adrenaline. Then they spread their pruned skinned little selves across a towel to dry. Its at that moment when they are quiet from the shear exhaustion of playing that I love most. The look so content laying in the grass and warming themselves in the sunshine. Inside we go and for an afternoon movie and snack. Just a another sweet memory in their summer vacation.

I think I'll keep them!

Summer is always hard for me. Trying to keep the girls entertained and free from boredom. Sometimes I want to "sell them to the Gypsies" ( as my grandmama would say) from the constant bickering and complaining that goes on. But then those days happen that change your mind those days when they are sweet and loving to each other. Those days like today and then you say...yeah I think I'll keep them a little longer!

Slide Show of my latest shoot!

Chic a La Tutu style!!!

Heres another beauty from my tutu collection shoots!

I love how this turned out!! Delany's facial expression and dimple are just too cute! I will be putting them on my website soon!

I just had to share my favorite image from my photo shoot yesterday. Isn't this a beautiful picture! I just love how sweet that pregnant belly silhouette looks!! I have a bunch of new stuff on the website so feel free to check it out!!! I will be posting my Tutu Collection stuff here soon. But the promotion is already on the website click here to take a peek. http://www.thinkpinkincphotography.com/

Shes gotta Ticket to Ride!!!

Yes that's my Maddie with her Fourth place ribbon riding her horse Carosel!!!

What an amazing day at the CALNET horseback riding competition. We have been training for only a few weeks but Miss Maddie rode into the ring like it was no big deal. She turned to wave to Mom and Dad and the took the competition by storm. The judges later told us that if they were judging by cuteness alone Maddie took first place...lol You never saw a more proud lil girl that day. She stopped everyone she new and didn't know to show them her ribbon. All and all an AMAZING Day!!!!

The Easter Gang!!!

This my picture of the big group photo at my Aunt Judy's house. As you see its a large group and this is a yearly tradition. For those family members wanting to have this picture for yourself you can "right click" (this one here and the ones on flicker) and save it into your computer. I have more pictures from the day on my flicker account feel free to check them out and keep them my Easter gift to my family! HUGS!!! As you all know I have my Photography business up and running and the link is down to the right...Think Pink Inc Photography. Let me knowif you want a portrait done. And finally here is the flicker link........ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kidzrn/

After Close Egg Examination...

Madison realized the eggs she had hunted were all brought by the same person and contained all the same non- chocolate candy!! Also every single egg was sealed shut with tape and becuase of this she couldn't get them open. My Poor Maddie was such a champion egg hunter I'm sure she thought she had hit the mother load in chocolate ...lol....which was not the case. But Fear not ! She has plenty of chocolate at home.

Color me Happy!!!

Happy Easter!! Yes my Lauren just loved coloring Eggs. She jumped in like a little pro and actually did a great job on her first try. Maddie had fun too but she was much calmer. However Lauren is still asking me to do it again..lol