:: Are we having fun yet? ::

It is so refreshing to get a call from a guy wanting photos of his family when they come to visit him. Usually I get the calls from women to schedule sessions since most guys don't pay attention to those little details (notice I said 'most' :o) ). Can you tell we had fun at their session? Of course we did more serious stuff but these made me smile when I was editing their photos so I have to show them. We all need to have fun like this with our families!!!

:: Wow! Holiday Cards ::

Holiday cards were a hit this year! I just counted how many Holiday cards I produced this year and the total is 2000!!! That's a record for me. The client with the most ordered 200 cards! Phew!

Say wha?

A grumpy photographer? Who me? Nah! Somebody keeps reminding me that all work and no play will make a grumpy photographer! So he works very hard to keep me balanced. If it wasn’t for Paul, I would do 90% work and 10% sleep during this time of year. Thanks to him, I’ve been able to do some fun things that keep me from getting burned out.

Last week we went to race indoor go-karts at F-1 Race Factory in Phoenix. Have you driven those little cars? They are amazingly fast! Then on Friday we went to an Irish Pub in Downtown Phoenix to listen to a duo called ‘The Waters’, formerly of ‘The Wild Angels Band’. I fell in love with Krystal’s voice, the lead vocalist, and I would love to have her music on my website! I will make that a project :o)

Finally (yesterday) we went to THE Steeler’s Bar in the West, Harold’s in Cave Creek…what a drive! Paul is a HUGE fan of the Steelers so of course I had to look the part too :o) Even though it was a bummer that they lost, watching all the fans wear funny wigs, shoulder pads, carry puppets and accessories was super FUN! Do you know how many Steelers songs are out there? Gosh, I lost count!

He told me to do something!

Today was back to reality day. I had to take my son to the doctor for pink eye…. His School called me after lunch to pick him up due to his not so pretty eye. Oh well.

My only hope is that I get to put my Christmas tree up at least a week before Christmas. I have not had a chance! I haven’t done any shopping either. Does anybody know where I can find Guitar Hero for the X-Box 360?

'The' Urban Mini Sessions

I'm finally done proofing the mini sessions from last week at Chicky Bella ....phew! Here are some of my favorite images from that day - shown in the order they were taken. I can't believe how many great images I was able to capture from 20 minute long sessions! All of these kids were amazing!!! Thank you!