Happy Heart Day!
Joey and Pebbles wanted to wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day! They are sending out lots of licks!
(And they wanted to show off their snazzy new track suits!)
Happy Birthday, Joey!
My little man turns nine today! Where does the time go?!?
He’s such a good boy! He actually sat there, with the tempting treat in front of him, and posed for me before attacking the cake! Luckily it’s a hard cake. If it was squishy, like the cakes I buy for my one year olds, he would have had it all over himself! The beard was bad enough!
Now I Get A Treat
Roxy was adorable at her session! She did a great job sitting, staying and looking at the camera, but only for a short while. I would snap the shutter a handful of times and she would be up and moving! She would head directly for the cabinet where her bag of treats was sitting, stand there and look at you. I could just tell she was saying…”I did want you want, now I get a treat!” The look on her face was so innocent, you could not help but give in! Once she received her treat, she would be ready to do it all again!
My Family
This summer, my parents asked me to photograph our whole family. Luckily, our family is not huge, but that doesn’t mean it’s still not challenging!
I’ve always thought photographing the four of us, Pete, Joey, Pebbles and myself was challenging. Try adding four more adults and another dog to the mix…insane!
But, insane, crazy challenges have never stopped me before! My parents, my sister, her husband, their dog Libby Lou, Pete, our two kiddos and myself got together for an outdoor family session in July. In the end, it was completely worth it. We will have these beautiful portraits of our family at this time in our lives forever! It’s something we will never forget…sweating, dogs running all over the place, bugs biting, but in the end, a family who loves and cares for each other!
Happy Holidays!!
Wishing you a holiday season filled with wonder and beauty!
Surprisingly!
When I looked at the forecast for the first week of November, I was shocked to see sixties and sunny! Considering how stinky October was, warm weather and sun was a pleasant surprise.
I immediately contacted Shari, to see if there was any chance the family could get here early for their session, so we could go outdoors. Luckily it worked out perfectly! I found the one spot of shade on our property, they got here at just the right moment, everyone looked awesome…even Olive, their puppy, performed like a superstar!
We could not have asked for anything better!
Happy Halloween!!
Joey and Pebbles want to wish you a Boo-riffic Halloween!!
Also, to see all the winners from the Land of Paws Monster Bash last weekend, mentioned in my Cutest Puppies in KC post, click here!
Helping Paws Slide Show
Forty-one furry, four-legged kiddos came to our Helping Paws event, all in support of Wayside Waifs!
I still can’t get over the response we received this year! The purpose of the event was to collect donations and gifts for Wayside Waifs, a humane society committed to helping homeless animals find a permanent place to call home. I was absolutely in awe of all the donations that we received. Delivering them to Wayside Waifs was an unbelievable experience. They were so very thankful and appreciative!
Follow this link to the Helping Paws Pet Portrait slide show, and check out all our stars who helped in the cause!
Helping Paws Sneak Peek
A few weeks ago, we rolled out the red carpet for these four legged stars at our Helping Paws event! Not only did they all arrive carrying lots and lots of goodies for us to donate to Wayside Waifs, but they brought their award winning personalities and smiles, ready to strike some poses!
The entire slide show will be coming soon…stay tuned!
Helping Paws is Sunday
This weekend, on Sunday, June 14th we will be hosting our second Helping Paws (One Lick at a Time) Pet Portrait Day!
We have had an awesome response, and our schedule is full, with lots of furry, four-legged kiddos. We created this event to benefit Wayside Waifs, a humane society committed to helping homeless animals find a permanent place to call home.
Even if your schedule didn’t allow you to participate this year, or maybe you don’t have a furry, four-legged kid in your life right now, we could definitely still use your support. If you would like to donate and support Wayside Waifs, we would really appreciate it.
For donation suggestions visit our Helping Paws website. You can drop off your donation at our studio the day of the event (anytime between 11 AM & 5 PM), or we can make arrangements with you for another day. Wayside Waifs can always benefit from monetary donations as well. Please let us know how you can help!
