satisfaction.

After spending the last few months doing holiday cards for everyone else, I have to admit I was really proud to see this finished stack of my own cards. I haven't done *real* cards in years. Very excited to be sending these out...obviously. Who else photographs their cards?

Speaking of cards, Maria, thank you for this sweet and heartfelt note. It is truly the little things that mean so much. This card is going to be framed and set on my desk. ;-)

And now, I'm off to wrap presents. It's going to be a loooooooong night for sure.

hill.country.high.fashion {part 2 of 2}

Here are the rest of the sneak peeks from this session last weekend. These are cousins and you can tell they are going to have a blast growing up together!

Isn't she simply lovely? Natural beauty and a naturally amazing big sister.

Tee hee. This little dude just cracked me up!

And here's our cowboy! This was taken just after he finished learning how to muck out the stalls (groan). He was really into the work of the ranch we were visiting. He said he'd appease me and wear the jean jacket because it kinda made him look like a cowboy--but he let it be known what he really needed to complete the look was a cowboy hat. True, true.

2007: Year in Review Slideshow

Thought you might enjoy seeing what an incredible and amazing year you helped to create. Thank you. I {heart} you all.

Side note: have you noticed this little thingy on the right-hand side of the blog?
It tells you who's been on the blog in the last 24 hours. The flashing circles let you know who's currently on. I'm so addicted to this little widget it's not even funny. But I can't decide if it makes the world seem bigger or smaller...

birth photography

Just to let you know, if you're having a baby during summer '08, I am now accepting bookings for birth coverage. It's not what you think and having a professional photographer there to capture the birth experience is something you will treasure forever. Contact me for more information. Meanwhile, you can experience a birth from behind my camera here.

peace.

A new fav from this session I just had to share.

is it time yet?

I am soooooo ready for the holiday break, how about you? More pics from our little session by my mentee, Katie. Just thought I'd share. Trying out a new blog format. Not sure if I like it. (My husband calls this behavior "tapping the glass:" I can never leave well enough alone. I'm forever reorganizing and rearranging things in the house. Why should my blog be any different? ;-)

And, in the spirit of things, here's an image of my littlest dude from Christmas last year:

(Yeah, definitely not liking this. Off to bed, though. We'll just have to live with it for now.)

hill.country.fashion {part 1 of 2}

Had an adventure of sorts today with five gorgeous kiddos in the gorgeous Texas Hill Country. Thank goodness the sun stayed hidden behind clouds all morning or we would have cooked in this unusually warm weather. Isn't the above look just killer??? I love images like that!!!!

Such personality!

Sassy, yet adorable!

Put on a scarf and watch this girl go!

Stay tuned for the 2nd half of this fun family!