Three Generations

As mentioned in the previous post, I spent this weekend in Atlanta with the Mynes family. We went down for Sydney's 3rd birthday and were able to work in a photography session as well. Jennifer's mom was down and had been wanting a session with "her girls". The weekend was wonderful and I, as always, had such a great time with my friend. The girls and our husbands had a good time as well! The photo session went well. Jen's mom has some trouble with her knee, so it took a lot of effort for us to crawl down the riverbank to get to the good backgrounds, but it was worth the effort!!! Enjoy, guys!

Atlanta Sunshine with the Smith's

What a treat I had this weekend! We were able to go to Atlanta and spend the weekend with some of our closest friends and I got to do a couple of really cool photography sessions while we were down there! Jennifer had shown her pictures of Alivia and Sydney to her neighbor, Jennifer, and so she wanted a family photo session when I came down. Eric, Jennifer, Jeremiah, and Cooper were so great to hang out with! The boys are such precious fellows and I really enjoyed getting to Eric and Jennifer. We crawled all around a riverbank and just got messy and had a ball!

September with the Koons

Last Thursday night I spent a couple of hours with the Koons family. I had taken engagement pictures of their daughter and her fiance (who also happened to be one of my first students when I started teaching!) last year. They liked those pictures and wanted to get some of their own. Dylan came too, so we took a few of the whole family and one or two of just Dylan. It was cool and we got some really great pictures (and encountered a really odd ant which Jim has since found out is a red velvet ant!). Here are a few of my favorites...

Last Evenings of Summer...

The Pressley's came over last Tuesday afternoon for a late afternoon session. It is going to get impossible to do these later sessions as our light gets shorter and shorter! These guys go to my church and really have a cool relationship. It's funny to see a family of five kids (including a set of twins) who each have such an individual personality. I had a great time with Jeremy, Erica, Jacob, Timmy, and Tommy. Hope you guys like your pictures!

Cousin Time...

I got a call earlier in the summer from Amy White, who had purchased a gift certificate from the Walker Valley band or baseball auction. (Junelle Khan is so great about supporting Walker Valley-- and me!-- by purchasing gift certificates from Davis Photography for those auctions.) Amy wanted to schedule a time for pictures of her daughter, Kylee, and her nieces, Lexi and Leah. We decided to wait until Kylee was a little older and so this weekend, I went over to Amy's mother-in-law's farm and we did a wonderful "cousin session"! The girls were so beautiful and you could tell that Kylee is just going to adore these two older cousins of hers. I had so much fun with all of them. Enjoy a sneak preview, Amy and Nikki!

More of the Moore's!

This weekend (a WAY busy one!!!) I did a late afternoon session with Shonna Moore and her family. She had seen Debbie Creech's pictures (thanks, Debbie!). We were almost too late in the day for the light but what we ended up with were some absolutely gorgeous sunset pictures! It was a lot of fun. Her three are quite a crew, and her and husband David have their hands FULL! Shonna, hope you enjoy!

How 'Bout Them Cowgirls?

I am convinced there is no prettier picture than a little cowgirl!!! Little S. came over today to get some cowgirl pictures made and boy, did we have a ball. I just love to listen to her talk and see her silly smiles. Her Mommy cuts my hair (Edie at Hair Studio over by Jordan's-- go see her! She does an awesome job!) and she had seen some of the Mynes pics and wanted to bring S. to get some done. (Thanks Jennifer!) We had such a good time hamming it up. S. even got bareback on a horse for a couple! Thanks, Edie, it was a lot of fun. She is a doll.

Five Years???

It blows my mind, but my Emma was born FIVE YEARS AGO (in May). It is two months late, but I finally finished her birthday pictures. She is SUCH an artist and writer right now! That will hopefully serve her well when she goes to kindergarten this week. She is an old pro at having her picture made and most of the pictures are poses of her own making. It cracks me up to hear her tell Kelsey how to stand and what to do with her arms. My problem with Emma now is trying to get her NOT to pose, but rather to look natural! :) My sweet five year old!

Three Going on Thirteen!

Kelsey turned three (in MARCH... when you are busy photographing other peoples' children, sometimes your own get lost in the shuffle!) and I have finally completed her birthday pictures. She has such a funny attitude and it really comes out in her pictures. She is a total ham, but at times you can't get a smile out of her for anything. She smiles, but it is more a painful grimace than a smile! :) She is so into babies right now, real and stuffed! Happy Three, Kelsey!

Seriously...

OK. I spent most of last evening and today on the phone taking orders, getting emailed orders, and meeting with you to pick your 16x20s for the summer special. I delivered said orders to the color lab at 4:36 (having received the last one at 3:55). As I sighed with relief and handed over the stack of orders, he smiled at me and said, "Oh, you didn't have to rush. The summer special went so well that we are extending it until September 1."

Seriously... are you kidding me??? :)

Here's the good news, for those of us who rushed the orders in-- our beautiful pictures will be ready next week!!!

Here's the better news, for those of you who missed the deadline-- you have another chance!!! Procrastinators, take heart!!!

Here's the AWESOME news for those of you who have sessions scheduled for the next few weeks (and those of you who WILL BE SCHEDULING A SESSION IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS!)-- you get to get in on the deal too!!!

And REALLY, technically, it is a summer special and summer doesn't actually end until September. It's only the school system who's got it wrong, right?

So for real this time, last possible chance, 16x20s for $20 until September 1. I have to have the orders by Wednesday, August 27 to have time to get them ready. OK?

Hat Tricks

I had such fun with Whitney, a graduate from Cleveland Christian. You can tell from the hat outfit that she has her own style! She brought along little sisters Grace (our own "smile whisperer") and Megan, along with Mom and Grandmom. I was happy that we were able to talk all but Grandmom into one picture all together with their proud graduate! Whitney, good luck in college (SO far away!), enjoy your pictures. (And thanks to the mom of one of my spring seniors, Kendra, for referring Whitney's family!)

The Blues...

This one was a favorite of a few of them...
This is Mom's favorite (and mine!)...
We thought this one turned out especially cute!

This family was certainly NOT singing the blues! They were hilarious with each other, as I should have expected, knowing Arden practically my whole life from church. I have photographed his daughter, Aerial, before, but this time I got a chance to meet his brothers and sisters and his sweet mom. I think my favorite moment was when they were trying to decide on their (CHEAP) big 16x20 and they asked their mom which one (of two) she preferred. She called one out, then the kids asked to see the other one. Arden's sister said, "Let's see that other one in case we have to tell Mom which one she prefers." Guess what? Mom got her pick! :)

Pretty, Pretty Princesses!

Our little cousin had her 5th birthday party at a very cool place in downtown Cleveland called The Princess Parlor. The girls had such great fun getting their hair and nails done, riding around downtown in a carriage, enjoying tea and cupcakes, dancing, and opening presents. I just had to put some of these adorable shots on here. If you have a little princess in your life, this is a GREAT place to have a party. Even better, mom doesn't have to do ANYTHING! :)

Happy #5, Kassidy!!!

All Grown Up

Tonight I got to spend time having the most fun with a great family! I have always loved Debbie and had met her nice husband, Scott. I did Haley's Sweet Sixteen session but I do not remember ever having met Jeremy, his wife Katie, or Ryan. Debbie wanted to do a session with her "all grown up" family now that all are out of high school. I have to say, these guys were so sweet. Like I told my mom, knowing Debbie it shouldn't have surprised me at all, but these kids were some of the kindest and most fun people I have met in a long time. They really seem like they all have such a great time together. It's not often that I pine for my own two to be grown, but I think I got a glimpse tonight of how much fun it probably is to enjoy your "all grown up" children!

The Eleventh Hour

OK, guys, really... THE LAST POSSIBLE CHANCE... for a 16x20 for $20! I have heard from so many of you who are trying to decide which picture(s) you want to order... this IS the eleventh hour! I have to have the order to the color lab by Thursday, July 31 at 8:00 AM. SO, I need to hear from you by Wednesday night, July 30 at 11:00 PM. :) Don't miss this awesome opportunity! (I turned in my own order of eleven of them this week!) 284-3755 or athena-davisphotography@yahoo.com!!! (The picture is just one of my favorites from our Bear Paw week!)