Colt Cuteness

A couple of weeks ago I got together with one of my photographer friends for a playdate and some pictures. It didn't go quite as well as we had hoped! My crazy dog kept getting in the way, and the boys preferred to be playing! My friend Alethea loves photography and has hopes to eventually maybe start her own business. I always really enjoy spending time with people that like taking pictures as much as I do! It's great to be able to share techniques and swap ideas! Her little guy was super silly and fun, which made for some really cute faces!

With this set of pics I did some experimenting with some new photoshop actions. I stumbled across Annie from Paint the Moon photography on I Heart Faces. She makes some of the most amazing Photoshop textures and actions! She has a free set of actions available for people to download to you can get used to using the presets before you buy them. I haven't purchased any from her yet but I plan to. So far I love the freebies, so if you like to photoshop go check out Annie's site at Paint the Moon. I included a couple of them bellow, I HEART her work and cute little blonde boys!

Strawberries and Cream, before and after.

Misty Sunset, the before and after.

The beauty that is Spring!

Pixie and I spent some time outdoors yesterday admiring nature's splendor. There is nothing that says summer is fast approaching like warm sunshine and budding plants. I love my flowers in case you couldn't tell and all things Spring! Even the bees! Here are few pictures from my time outdoors yesterday. I hope everyone else enjoyed the day as much as I did! Happy SPRING.......................

The New Glow

Love. If I asked you to define or describe this word what are the first things that come to mind? Romance, together, heart, soul mates, a person, or maybe the word forever? I am always blessed to be able to witness love in action, and quite frankly I find it addicting! My latest session with the Pollies was about just that. Glowing love. Love for each other, and that new loving parent glow for their precious little one Mikey. I truly believe family is one of our greatest blessings, and I am so thankful for mine!

The Pollies were here in New York visiting with family, and friends away from their sunny home in North Carolina. I love doing baby pictures, and of course just pictures in general so I was very excited when they contacted me! We used my home for their pictures which ended up working out really well. We did a few of the pictures in dressy, then went casual and of course we got a few of just baby chub, which are some of my favorites! Just let me say their little man was a sweet, super cooperative, hansom little guy that loved the camera! Ladies look out! All in all we had a blast, so enjoy some pictures of the Pollies and their cutie Mikey!

Romantic Air

You've all heard the saying, "Romance is in the air," and this past weekend for my husband and I it was abundantly so. For Valentine's day this year we had a romantic date set for the weekend, that we had been planning for months. You can imagine that when we had to cancel everything do to another round of SICK we were both extremely disappointed! Over the course of January and February it was starting to feel as if Life would just not let us catch a break! We had family member's with major surgeries in the hospital, extremely long hours at work, sick upon sick upon sick, and then the usual unwanted mishaps that always seem to rear their ugly heads when your at your wits end! During all of this we were watching the devastation of the Haiti Earthquake unfold before our eyes. I was looking through pictures of the disaster and saw a man crying out in anguish while carrying his child away from a pile of ruble. I was shaken to my very core, and felt an overwhelming amount guilt for thinking MY bad days of late actually meant something! I was reminded that no matter how bad things may seem, we ALWAYS have SO MUCH to be grateful for. So for the next couple weeks I sang "What faith can do," by Kutless, in my head as a reminder for me, and after time LIFE went back to normal for us.

After a couple attempts we were finally able to get our date rescheduled, and it was so worth our wait. Our first stop on Saturday morning was to drop our little peanut off with the Grandparents. Next we stopped at Crackerbarrel for breakfast and then headed to Rejuvenations Day Spa for an aromatherapy couples massage. Can I just say AHHHH. After that we got dressed up and headed to our favorite downtown spot, Armory Square. I love this part of downtown for it's fresh vibe, it's coffee spots, chocolate shop, restaurants, photogenic details, designer clothing shops where I "browse" not buy, and everything thing else that makes it a great place be when the sun is shining. Love it, love it! We walked around for little bit until I couldn't take the cold anymore, and then stopped for latte's at my favorite place, Starbucks! After a warm up it was off to Pascale's for dinner, where the food was so delicious that we can't wait to go back! We ended our night with dancing by candle light as Frank Sinatra's Moon River, one of my most favorite songs of all time, echoed through our empty house. It was an amazing, refreshing, wonderful day, and I LOVE MY HUSBAND!

Family Time

Perhaps one of the most precious gifts we can be given in this Lifetime is the gift of family and children. About a week ago, I had a photo shoot with a gorgeous family that just made my day. As you know March weather in upstate NY is almost NEVER that nice, so we did not plan on venturing outdoors! All the photo's were done inside their super cute house which was nothing short of photogenic. I just about died at the cuteness and color in the kids rooms, but it didn't end there. Lisa has quite the knack for decorating and their home had a window seat that was just divine! There were plenty of spots for pictures but we focused on family time in the heart of their home. The timing for all of this is a little bittersweet, as they will be shaking the NY snow off their heals for good and heading south to warmer climate's! I can honestly say I am happy for them but a little envious considering the fact that I have been an aspiring southerner for some time now! I so enjoyed my time with this loving, picturesque family! Meet the Lowry's...............