Happy Leap Day!

I'm a Winner!

I just found out tonight that I actually won something! This is not a normal occurrence for me, so I am very excited about it! I don't normally enter photography contests because most of them require a fee to enter and I just feel like that's a waste of my money, so I don't enter anything. Well, my website company (Portfoliositez.com) and another photography website forum (SimplySplash.com) ran a newborn photography contest and it was free, so I decided to enter one of my favorite newborn images. And I WON the contest! My prize, you might be wondering...a free website template and hosting for as long as I want to stay with the company! What a wonderful prize! :-)

Here's the image that won the contest...adorable little Sarah. Strange thing is, I just saw her mom, Allison, out at a restaurant today and then found out tonight that I won this contest...how weird is that?!
Here's Portfoliositez' contest winner announcement on their blog.

Acie

Here's adorable little Acie. I finally figured out who she reminds me of...the Gerber baby, don'tcha think?! :-) Julie & Chris, I enjoyed hanging out with you guys and getting to meet the new addition to your family!

**SEE ACIE'S PORTRAIT SLIDESHOW**

A sign of the times...

Happy Valentine's Day! Remember those candy conversation hearts from when we were little...the ones that didn't really taste all that good, but they were just cool to eat because they had all the different messages on them? Well, the other day my daughter was trying to pick out one that she wanted to eat, so she was reading each of them out loud...when she came to "email me", I had to stop and take a look. I guess I'm easily humored, but I just thought this was funny. It's totally fitting for this day and age, but could you imagine coming across this one when we were little? It's amazing to look back on all the new things that have come about since I was a 2nd grader handing out Valentines. I wonder what my grandchildren's conversation hearts will say?!

Landry Grace

Last weekend, I got to meet Miss Landry Grace for the first time. I photographed her mommy and daddy's wedding a few years ago and know that this little girl is such a blessing to them. Already, at 8 months old, I can tell that she's going to be quite a little firecracker...just like her mom, I think! ;-) Kristin and Jason, thank you so much for traveling all that distance to have me photograph your precious angel!

**SEE LANDRY'S PORTRAIT SLIDESHOW**

And now, I have to share one of my favorite pictures from Kristin and Jason's wedding. You can also see this picture featured on the Kilgore-Lewis House website. I will always fondly think of them as my "Colgate couple"...wouldn't they look great in a toothpaste commercial with those pearly whites?! ;-)