Nomi's Day

OK, I know I posted a ton of portraits of Nomi just a couple of weeks ago, but I just couldn't resist!!. She is so flippin' cute! While on a photography "field trip" with Carol, we used Nomi as our model to play around and have some fun. At first she loved all the attention but then she started to get bored. Then all of a sudden, a bus full of kids very slowly drove by. Nomi's new thing is to wave to every passing car she sees and boy did she wave (hence the images of her waving)! The best part was that the kids waved back. Nomi was in heaven!






















I'm Outta Here!!

It's 7:30 am and we're about to leave for the Festival. I am so excited!! These events are always so cool and soooo fun! We'll see you there!

Hi Ya'll!

Just wanted to let everyone know of a super cool event coming up tomorrow called the Joan Austin Community Festival. It is going to be a great event with a ton of cool activities. From helicopter rides, live entertainment, face painting, classic car show, and so much more. There will even be a 5K run starting at 8:30 am the will benefit Austin's Relay for Life team! That is so cool!! The school's address is:

Joan Austin Elementary School
2200 N. Center St. Newberg, OR 97132
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

We will, of course, have a booth at the festival. At the event, we will be having a very cool promotion. We are calling it the 5 hour sale. When you schedule a session within the five hours we are at the festival, you will get two $50 gift cards to go towards your order! What an awesome deal! Soooo, if you have been thinking about creating a portrait, whether it is a portrait of your family, baby, children, HS Senior (class of 2009 and 2010), then this is the perfect time to schedule your session!

Also, don't fret if you cannot make it to the festival. We will also be at Newberg Old Fashioned Days Festival and possibly Who's on Third (Turkey Rama) and we will be having the same sale, except it will last a couple of days instead of only 5 hours....

Hope to see you there!!

Who says you can't have a pet in a business portrait? Maybe no one has actually said that but if they ever did....
This little pup was so funny! I have photographed many dogs and their people and have used lots of different tricks to get them to "smile". But this little guy was not impressed by all my efforts until I realized that his mommy had already told me how to get his attention. Duh! All we had to do is mention his grandma's name and he perked right up! How cute is that?!?!

The Smith Family - Newberg Family Photographer

I am so bad! I needed to post these images forever ago. This family is so cool and a ton of fun to get to know better. And the kids are so flipping cute, I am not sure if I could have made a bad portrait of them. Every time I see the youngest boy, I just want to pinch his adorable checks. But I hear kids these days don't like that so alas... I show restraint...

At the Hospital Part III

Yay!!! Nomi just came out of surgery and everything went wonderfully. She is sleeping right now and she looks absolutely beautiful. All the nurses in the post-op room thought she was the cutest baby ever. Wayne and I just have to agree with that sentiment.
There was a strong possibility of a different, longer, and more extensive procedure but it was not needed and now her hospital stay will only be around a week instead of two weeks. Yay!!! You have no idea how happy we were over that bit of news!
Thank-you everyone for all your prayers. They have been a great blessing for our family and especially for Naomi.

At the Hospital Part II

Nomi is currently with the physicians having her procedure done and Wayne and I are in the waiting room surprisingly calm.
When the anesthesiologist gave her "something" to relax her, I have to admit, we laughed a little bit. She was so loopy and silly. She could barely hold up her head. I just wanted to hold her and hug her because she was being so cute... and funny!
So far the updates that have come back have been good. She is sleeping well and everything is going as planned.
Can't wait till she wakes so I can hold her tight and get one of her famous "Nomi hugs".

At the Hospital

After weeks of preparation, we finally arrived at the hospital today for Naomi's procedure. When we got here, Nomi was all charm and being very silly, but then, 1:30 PM hit... naptime. And it all went downhill from there.
After getting poked with a IV and having a tube inserted down her nose she was not a happy camper. By the time Wayne arrived, she had screamed for so long she fell asleep out of pure exhaustion. Luckily, the nose tube will only be in for a total of four hours, so we now only have 2 1/2 hours left...
Needing a break, I grapped my laptop and headed for a place where I can check my email, update the blog, and cruise the web for a little while. Stay tuned, tomorrow is the procedure and I will update everyone on how that goes...

Mom Shop 2

On April 18th, from 9:00 - 2:00, we will have a booth at Mom Shop 2 at the Oaks Park Pavillion.

It is going to be very cool with over 30 boutiques, family friendly entertainment, and a very cute fashion show. Come join the fun and I hope to see you there!!!

For more info, go to:
www.mamapreneursinc.com/momshop

The Beach

Over spring break, I took the kids to the beach for some R&R and shopping! We had a great time, even though it rained most of the day and halfway through, I had to replace two tires on my car. I. of course, brought along the camera and seriously, someone should put a limit on how many adorable portraits I am allowed to take of my Nomi. She is just sooooo flippin' cute. How can I resist? My older two kids are so "done" having their portraits created that it took some costly bribery to get them to cooperate! My nephew, who is now living with us, was totally excited to have his portraits created, so I at least had someone on my side...

OK, so stand back because there is an avalanche of cuteness ahead....