Are you a Facebook Fan yet?  Well, if not, get over there & “like” me – it’ll do my self-esteem good….haha!  Seriously though, I’m giving my Facebook Fans first dibs on Summer Mini Session Dates.  So head on over there, read the details & sign up!

There are some sweet goodies included in these sessions!  And if you’re anti-Facebook, I’ll open up the mini sessions to blog readers next week!

My girls & I went for a little walk around the neighborhood to see what flowers we could spy.  They really wanted a photo of this tree because it makes “pink snow” – you know, all the little pink petals that fall, and I’m sure have some of you sneezing a LOT these days.  They thought it was so pretty.  Then we talked about if we were a bird, which branch would we want to live on.  It was fun!  I’ll be putting some more springtime shots on my Facebook fan page – with NO LOGO – so you can grab them if you like.  Remember, those are low-res, so if you want high-res ones, just shoot me an e-mail.  I’m happy to share!

I was so ticked when these last few blizzards kept my new canvases from arriving on time!  However, they finally came, a day late.  The sweet FedEx man parked at the top of my long street & walked down through piles of snow & ice to deliver them to my door.  Thank you sweet FedEx man…you are my hero!  I quickly opened the huge box to find two 16×24 canvas wraps delicately packaged with much love and care (& one sweet rubber duckie).  Ahhhh….I just wanted to snuggle up and lay my cheek against their awesomeness!  I’ve been wanting sample canvases to show clients and I finally bit the bullet and ordered 2 of my lil’ darlings.  Pixel2Canvas rocks!  I ordered these from them a little bit ago, messed up on the sizing, & got an email quickly.  I also had trouble with getting my payment to work and got another email with a number & an actual person to talk to!  They were so prompt, so courteous, and so freakin’ awesome!  I think I’m in love!  And they are always coming out with new products!  Oh, and the rubber duckie with each order is also a bonus.

I’ll now break my “photo a day” rule and show off the rest of the canvases:

Brooke on the wall

Close up on the wall.  There are little rubber pads that come with the canvas to protect your wall.

Some of the “canvas” texture

More “canvas” texture on Emma’s

You can see some of the depth as it sits off the wall

Nice, tightly wrapped corners

Come ready to hang.

Photos: Asim Soofi.  Occasionally I’ll run across names on Twitter that keep popping up via others in the area that I follow.  Asim’s name is one of those that’s been popping up.  Then I saw on my Facebook newsfeed that several of my photographer friends had become fans of his page.  So, I checked his stuff out.  First word that came to mind:  smooth.  This guy has smooth, cool, relaxed images.  They are real, they are true, and they are great.

When I type the word “date” I have to clarify – it wasn’t a date with my dear husband….he had to work today.  This long luxurious lunch that I had was with Meaghan Elliott – my Facebook friend!  How weird is that?  I “met” Meaghan through Facebook because, as some of you know, I’ve really been trying to network with other photographers in my immediate area.  So I found Meaghan on Facebook, looked at her work, friended her & the rest just fell in to place.  It’s so cool to find someone in your area who shares your beliefs, who has some of the same passions about photography, & is super easy to talk with!  We had a great lunch talking about photography, my kiddos, the fact that both our husbands are named Josh, & life in general.  What a blessing for some girl time.  And many thanks to my mother-in-law (Gigi) for watching the girls while I had a 2-hour lunch!!!!  And I think my friend (and trainer) Lauren would be pleased at my menu.

*Bonus points if you can guess where I was dining????  (although I don’t know what the bonus points will accumulate towards, but you just get them, okay!)

I’ve been waiting to post this blog for weeks, but I was sworn to secrecy by Aubrey’s parents.  See, they were having these photos taken secretly to use as a Christmas surprise for their family.  So there was a strict no Facebook & no blogging policy!  Well, Christmas has past & I’m just itching to put up a few photos of this little beauty!  Congratulations to Jessica & KC on your new, & lovely, baby girl!