Easter

Hope everyone had a good Easter! We had a dusting of snow in the morning. Ugh.

Brand new

Today, I go to visit with this little sweetheart.

Our own family photo session

Saturday, we had our own family photo session at our house with Krystal Muellenberg a photographer from the Cashton area (click the link to see our sneak peak). Last fall, Krystal contacted me after randomly finding my web site. I am so pleased that she did. She's an awesome photographer and I am very happy that we've met. I have taken hundreds of pictures of Max, but we don't have very many at all with either me or Ryan in the picture and definitely not with us both. I love the pictures so far. I can't wait to see the rest, and I can't wait to order some prints! Thank you, again, Krystal. You rock! :)

Oh, and she previously tagged me. So, I suppose I better fess up some answers.

What was I doing 10 years ago?
Well, I was a senior in high school. I worked at Box Office Video in Viroqua, and was anxiously waiting to get out of Dodge to go to school at Michigan Technological University for Computer Science. Ha! :) I did graduate from MTU, but with a degree in Scientific and Technical Communication instead, and now look at me!

Things on my to-do list
-Add some new products to my web site.
-Send out a mailing to all of my 2008 wedding couples.
-Clean my house is always on my list, but I always manage to fill my time with something else. :) Though having Krystal over last weekend helped a whole lot.
-Get Max to sleep through the night. Blah

Bad Habits
-Still biting my nails
-Not closing the lid on the peanut butter jar (sorry, Ryan)

Places I have lived
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
New York (for one summer)

Things most people don't know about me
Hmmm, I guess that I stay in my pajamas for most of the day and do almost all of my business from our loveseat in our living room. :)

8 years old

We think that our dog, Freckles, is about 8 years old today, his proclaimed birthday. He used to be my subject of choice until Max came along. I feel bad that I don't photograph him as much anymore, but whenever I try to take his picture he is either sleeping, looks depressed, or turns away from the camera. Oh well, he's still pretty cute, and he's still my little baby snuggler. :)

6 months

Oh, you are so lucky! You get a special Max posting this week. Today, Max turns 6-months old. To celebrate, I took some more pictures in our bedroom, which gets pretty afternoon light, and that white comforter definitely helps as a reflector. Happy 6 months, baby boy.

Dreaming

Today, I'm dreaming of this



and this



Get here soon, please.

Lunch

Today, Max and I met Ryan for lunch at a restaurant that just opened up across the street from where Ryan works called Sundays Bake Shop & Eatery. We had heard about it in the paper a few months ago and have been anticipating its opening not only because of its convenient location but because their specialty is pie. Ryan and I share a similar trait, a big sweet tooth. Over lunch, we discussed our favorite desserts. I decided that mine are most definitely ice cream and cookies, where Ryan's are pie and cake. I may convert to pie though after the yummy apple pie we had. Overall, I say Sundays is a hit (by the way, we did actually have a lunch, which was really good).

Max fell asleep on the short ride home, so you get a double dose of Max today. This picture is horribly out of focus, but I love it anyways.

Happy New Year!

I'm excited for this new year. I'm anxious for all of the weddings that I have booked, and to implement some of the ideas floating around in my head for this business. I'm excited for all the milestones that Max will reach this year. I think it is going to be a great year.

Thanks to everyone who reads this blog regularly. Have a fantastic new year.

1st Christmas

I think Max had a great first Christmas. He received way too many presents for a boy of just 4 months. :) See the rest of the pictures here.

Happy Holidays

Thank you to everyone for a very successful start to my business. I'm so excited for next year!

I hope you all have a happy and safe holiday. We'll be enjoying our first Christmas with Max.

Getting into the holiday spirit

Max Friday and more

Some quick pictures from yesterday's festivities. Hope you had a great day too.




And, of course, the turkey!

Catching up

No pictures this week. I need to finish up my open jobs. Have a great Thanksgiving, and I'll try to be back with a Max Friday.

Something sweet

Now that I've gotten into the habit of blogging during the week, I feel like I need to keep up with it. So here is my "something sweet" today. My mom helps me out on Wednesdays and usually brings a little something for us. Yesterday it was a bag full of donuts. When you receive donuts as a present, you have to eat them, which means they don't count. :)

Also, an update on my schedule...I have just one session scheduled now through the end of the year. So, if you'd like a last-minute session, feel free to contact me. I'd love to photograph a big holiday gathering.

The dog

When I left my job, I found out exactly how much he sleeps during the day (a lot!).

My morning snack

Before baby, I used to daydream that when I was a photographer I would take a picture of my breakfast every morning and post it on this blog. I love breakfast and we get such pretty morning light in our house. After baby, I'm happy when I can actually eat breakfast without holding on to a certain someone. The other day, I did snap a picture of my morning snack though. :) Max takes a long nap every morning that I fully take advantage of. I usually make coffee and have "a little something sweet."

Flowers for me?

A couple weeks ago Ryan had to travel to Atlanta for work leaving Max, Freckles, and I home alone. I was a little nervous about the whole ordeal, but the week went by pretty fast and we managed to survive ok. While he was gone, I received a package from FedEx. Inside were these beautiful autumn lilies. I felt pretty spoiled.

40th Anniversary

I didn't schedule an official session this weekend because it was my parent's 40th wedding anniversary. My sister and I planned a small surprise party for them on Saturday night. If you know my parents at all, you'll understand what a challenge this was...they know everyone. We never thought we'd be able to keep it a secret from them, but we did (and boy were they surprised). The party was held in the small, private dining room at the Firehouse restaurant in Viroqua. As my mom rounded the corner to the room, she saw her brother (all the way from northern Minnesota) and she freaked a tiny bit. Then she saw everyone else and freaked a little more and didn't settle down the rest of the night. My dad was just happy that he bought a new shirt for the event. :)



I have to admit that Max might have stole the show. Everyone was excited to see him, including his two great uncles and great aunt who got to meet him in person for the first time. Max only had eyes for his cousin Alex though.



Before the party I did a quick anniversary session with my parents. It's so nice to have a few pictures of them together. Usually my family is very camera shy.



Happy 40th, Mom and Dad!

Happy Halloween

From my little pumpkin.

To prove that he doesn't always wear white

Schedule update
Also, I wanted to let you know that I'm booked up for October and quickly filling up for November too. Right now, I'm not planning on taking sessions over the long Thanksgiving weekend. So, if you're interested in Christmas pictures, schedule them now. It will be here before you know it.