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Jessica and Gabe waiting for Lucas – {St. Louis Maternity Photographers}

Posted on March 10, 2010

Of course for the last few days it was GORGEOUS and then yesterday, when we got to hang out with Jessica and Gabe, it was cold and rainy! I wish the weather would have been warmer but the company was perfect!

They are the most laid back couple and it was so much fun to walk around Grand Ave. with them! We haven’t shot down there in a long time so it was great to stake out new locations (will be perfect for seniors!)!

Lucas is due in just a few short weeks and we can’t wait to meet him! If he’s anything like his parents he’ll be a dream!

Easter at Initially Yours!

Posted on March 10, 2010

Alison over at Initially Yours just posted her ADORABLE Easter shirts! Here’s a sneak peek…

Go HERE to check it out!!!

spring. glorious spring.

Posted on March 9, 2010

Not sure where you lay your head, but here in St. Louis we had the most glorious weekend imaginable. Seriously. It was like I’d been starving and someone took me to Outback for a huge steak dinner. With extra mashed potatoes. And dessert.

The sun. The warmth. The sky. The blue blue sky.

We got to work in the yard for the first time in at least a year… we finally have kids old enough to play outside around us while we work! YAHOO for toddlers+preschoolers vs. baby+toddlers! We raked and bagged and weeded and trimmed and mulched. There is nothing like flower bed covered in new mulch to make you smile every time you pull in the driveway!

I am now attributing like 99% of my mood to the weather. Because even today, a gloomy semi-chilly day, my friend mentioned how I was taking my craptastic car-stuck-in-the-mud-flat-tire-busted-windshield-wipers-morning in stride. AND I WAS! I laughed about it! Got the car fixed and moved on. And am working in a straightened house with dinner simmering so I can feed my family and enjoy the craziest time of day with my kids!

I AM HAVING A GOOD DAY and a month ago I wouldn’t have.

So THANK YOU GOD for bringing spring!

*macros lens play yesterday…

Becca – {Kirkwood High School Senior Photographers}

Posted on March 7, 2010

Alright. Let’s start with a little back story here…

Becca lives a few houses down from my parents so we grew up neighbors. They moved in, I think, when Becca was a baby, her older sister Hannah was a toddler and her mom was pregnant with her little brother, Adam. I grew up baby sitting for this family, her parents are best friends with my parents and I can’t tell you how many nights everyone had dinner on my parent’s deck. Great family friends!

While we were driving away from her senior session yesterday I said it would be neat to know Becca now. And if you’ve ever watched a kid grow up you might know what I mean. Becca has always been quiet and shy and sweet, as a child and yesterday too. Soft spoken, calm and always polite. But then yesterday, in her white tank top I noticed her TATTOO and I realized that she might not be as quiet and calm as I think she is! Maybe she has a bit of a wild streak! HA! Becca… let’s grab coffee one day and you can fill me in on your life!

So get ready. We are literally bombarding you with photos because we had such a blast yesterday! And we talked her and her friend Beth into following us to some pretty crazy places (I kept laughing that I was glad her mom, Lisa, was out of town or she might have freaked! Sorry Lisa!)… which is why we are absolutely hands down FALLING IN LOVE with senior photography!

IT IS SO MUCH FUN!

Kim and I had a long talk on the way home and we might be making some changes to gear our business for newborns and seniors mostly. It is just what we LOVE and I think when you love something it shows in the photos! Doesn’t mean we won’t do family sessions, but it might mean we really limit how many we book!

And remember, we extended our half off senior session deal into April so spread the word!!!

This shot is just for Lisa! To show her a bit of where we took her sweet daughter! HA!

I mean seriously!

Isn’t Becca gorgeous? And MAN did she rock out the poses!

Thanks Becca and Beth… you girls were serious troopers!

HALF OFF SENIOR SESSIONS if you book for APRIL!

SPRING!

Posted on March 6, 2010

Oh man oh man! I feel it! It’s coming… slowly but surely… the weather is warming up and the sun is out!

We have a senior session later today and I can’t wait! Great light, warm temps (50’s), beautiful sky and a gorgeous girl!

You have no idea how happy I am to feel spring in the air… it seriously lightens my mood and makes ALL the difference!

Before we shoot Becca I’m taking the kids to the transportation museum here in St. Louis… I’ve never been there so I’m excited to see all the trains! And get the kids running around! Then “new Abby” (Kim’s daughter) is watching my kiddos while we work AND THEN the kids are going to my inlaws so C and I can have DATE NIGHT!

OMG we need this! And for us, date night on a budget is eating hotdogs at the Webster basketball game! HA! We’re such nerds! But we’re cheering hard for the WG to bring home another state championship this year!

Wow. Can you tell this day is making me all kinds of excited? HA!

Also wanted to share with you guys a book I just finished of some of our favorite newborns…

here’s the cover…

And this is the first inside page…

and this is the back cover…

and here are a couple pages…

We’ll let you know what we’re doing with the book once it’s here! Just sent off for it this morning!

Alright! Have a GREAT Saturday!

stella turns one – {St. Louis Children’s Photographers}

Posted on March 5, 2010

Before I show you the sweet one year old we got to hang with yesterday I wanted to offer someone out there a GREAT deal! This weekend is going to be GORGEOUS! We have a session on Saturday but we are both itching to just be OUTSIDE and shooting so we are going to offer one senior/family/engaged couple FIFTY PERCENT OFF their session fee if they book this Sunday!

HELP US GET OUTSIDE!

50% off! Spread the word!!!

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So yesterday Kim and I got to spend a chunk of our day with Stella, who had the biggest blue eyes you’ve ever seen! She was beautiful and the perfect mix of her mom and dad!

Jen and I had started emailing about six months ago so it was great to finally meet them and capture Stella at such a fun age! AND it was warm enough that we had her outside, for short spurts, in a t-shirt! BONUS!

Thanks Chew family for having us over! We loved meeting Stella! Happy Birthday sweet girl!

jodified.

Posted on March 3, 2010

Just wanted to let you know that I will be blogging PERSONAL stuff back on my old (and updated) JODIFIED blog! I’ve been blogging there for about a week and it was fun to see who still had me in their Readers without me announcing it here!

Nothing special will be over there… just my thoughts, snapshots and life. Nothing was wrong over here, it just lets me be a bit more free as to what I write and post over there. I’m able to keep better track of the tiny details of our life without feeling like I’m taking up precious client space over here. And it allows us to keep Fresh Art a bit more professional!

And speaking of Fresh Art… we are BUSY this week!

We took some new photos for Normandy High School today with three of our ten kids in tow this morning… Kim snapped this on her phone in the parking lot and I love it!

Even though I totally look pregnant!

And lets just say that taking three kids ages 1, 2 and 3 to a session, even a quick one, is not the best idea! HA! Luckily we were photographing an empty room!

And tomorrow we have a cute one year old session, Friday I have soccer pics to take at 4am (oh yes, 4am) for Chris followed by a couple seniors this weekend! So lots of fun blog posts coming soon… just wanted to finally tell you all that I’ll be HERE most days too!

Happy day!

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