Sebastian's Senior Pictures

I had the honor of photographing my best friend's son for his senior pictures. He chose downtown Dallas-Deep Ellum, and the West End. We had a blast in the almost 100 degree heat (hee hee), but he was a real trooper and never once complained.






This car was awesome...it was just sitting there and we were given permission to use it in our portriats... How cool is that!

My Favorite image of the week

I am not sure what it is about this image, but it is my all time favorite of her. I have been taking her pictures since she turned 1, and have gotten alot of pictures that I just love. But this one- just takes my breath away of her. I love her eyes, and in this image, there is so much expression.

Hughs' Family

I am so far behind on my sneak peaks. We have just been incredibly busy with portrait sessions and dance schools, and end of the school year stuff, whew! It's been fun at the same time.. I am trying to catch up on what I've been up to :)
I photographed these 2 newly weds a few weeks ago. They used to go to my church till their dad was able to start his own. So we dont' see them as often. It was good to catch up with them and do some pictures after they got married..
Here are some of my faves :)

Awesome Little Man!!

I had such a great time with the E family :)
Here are some of my favorite images..





I love this picture. Beth is so beautiful and just shines in this image.


One of my faves of dad and son...

He has the greatest smile

one of my absoulute favorite images....

Gorgeous!

I am so far behind on my sneak peaks...but I had to post these of my friend Cessilye and her hubby. These 2 are so amazing. You can see in the pictures how much they love each other. I had a blast photographing them. Cessilye is such a blessing in my life. Just knowing her makes my life better. I love it when she smiles and her dimple shows up:)


These guys were such troopers, they met me in the blue bonnets at 6:30 am!! Yeppers, we got started early because we wanted a sunrise picture. They knew there was no promise of a beautiful sunrise. We had a blast anyway....and got some really awesome pictures of them that they love..here a few of my faves:

A favorite of Joshua in the bluebonnets

I just love this picture in the blue bonnets.... The sky was amazing...the clouds were perfect. I couldn't believe it...

RED in the BLUEbonnets

I got to photograph a family in RED..Isn't it STRIKING!! I took so many wonderful pictures that it was so hard to narrow down what to share with you. The kids are absolutely amazing...all their pictures are wondeful. But Alas..I had to narrow it down or this wouldn't be called a sneak peak :)



He loved his daddy throwing him up in the air!

For the record...this is the ONLY time I have ever seen him cry..

Such a happy baby!

These children have amazing eyes!

She always photographs so well...the camera loves her!

Lenny and Lilly???

You would think we had 2 lambs in our studio, but we didn't.... we took 3 images to make 1 gorgoeus portrait. Little man wasn't sitting up very well, so the portriats of him and his big sister weren't working out. I decided to create one for her because she really wanted a group portrait. Mom was so thrilled with what we did, and I was just tad bit proud of myself as well :) It was the first time I had ever taken a baby that wasn't in the picture and put him there.. Marc perfected it once I started it on..it was amazing to see the final print. It was printed on 20x16 cavas, and absolutely gorgeous!

This was the base image that we started with..

this was the image we used for the baby..
This was the face we used for the little girl...

Resurrection Cookies

In honor of Easter, Here is a fun recipe to do with the kids. It illustrates the death and resurrection of Jesus. These cookies are amazingly delicious!Annie's "Resurrection Cookies" Page
~Also known as Easter Story Cookies~

This is a great recipe to teach your Children the REAL story of Easter. That the Lord Jesus Christ
our Savior is not dead but has Risen. We serve a Risen Savior......

This activity can be done as a "family" or for Sunday School. Of course the Sunday School option might
be to hand it out to the class with a note to the parents. Grandparents might considering
doing this with their grandchildren this year too!!!

So Grab your Apron and Let's Get Started!!!!!!!

You will need:
1 cup whole pecans
1 teaspoon vinegar
3 egg whites
a pinch salt
1 cup sugar
a zipper baggy
1 wooden spoon
scotch tape
Bible

Instructions:
These are to be made the evening before Easter. Preheat oven to 300F.
*** (this is very important --- don't wait until you are half done with the recipe).
Place pecans in zipper baggy and let children beat them with the wooden spoon
to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested. He
was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read: John 19:1-3

Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 teaspoon vinegar into mixing bowl.
Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross He was given vinegar
to drink. Read: John 19:28-30

Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life
to give us life. Read: John 10:10&11

Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest
into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers,
and the bitterness of our own sin. Read: Luke 23:27

So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 cup sugar. Explain that the
sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to
know and belong to Him. Read: Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16

Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed.
Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins
have been cleansed by Jesus. Read: Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3

Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoon onto waxed paper covered cookie sheet.
Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid.
Read: Matthew 27:57-60

Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF.

Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door.
Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read: Matthew 27:65-66

GO TO BED!

Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight.
Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read: John 16:20&22

On Resurrection Sunday (Easter) morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked
surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed
to find the tomb open and empty. Read: Matthew 28:1-9

~Source for these cookies is unknown.

Bluebonnets are here!!

We are finally booking our bluebonnet sessions! I didnt' want to schedule till I was sure they would bloom. Call me to schedule your session at 214-407-2359. We will be booking from now till April 28th.

Spring picutures of my kids!

Finally!! Here are our Spring pictures. I have taken so many beautiful portraits of other children that I couldn't wait to take my own kiddo's pictures. I am so happy with these! I got one of the kids together, which is something that didn't happen last year.

3rd Annual Frisco Miracle League Fundraiser

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Dallas Blooms!!

WOW!! I went to the Dallas Aroboretum and photographed this little cutie pie! We had the best time playing with her and got the most wonderful pics. She was so cute! Here are some of the ones we took from Monday...

Lenny and Luke

Oh how sweet this is!! Luke's mom called me all excited about the lamb, but wanted her little man to still look like a baby, so this is what we came up with.... we used a custom made chenille diaper cover from Sew Cute Creations http://sewcutecreations.net/ and one his baby blankets..simple, but adorabl! She was so very happy with her pictures. We did some with the bunnies when Lenny got tired :)

This is just adorable!!

Who could resist this face!

Desi had a little lamb...

I have been wanting to journal what it's like to have a baby lamb living with us... The child hood nursey song 'Mary had a little lamb' has all new meaning for me:)
He is just like having an infant. He wants to eat every few hours, he follows us around everywhere we go, and he loves to snuggle with us when he's tired so he can go to sleep. He's so cute! When he see's his bottle he comes running, and his tail wags when he see's it. His tail also wags when he see's us. It's so adorable. We know we are his 'parents' for now.
I don't think he realizes that he is a lamb. I have grown quite fond of him. We already have an awesome home for him when we are through taking pictures with him. He will have acres to run on, and goats and other animals to play with. So he will be quite happy.
Last week he got to go on his first vacation out of Texas. We went to Louisiana for a few days.
While there, Marc's sister Melissa took these pics of us. Lenny has also gotten to visit the barber shop and the post office as well. Pet Smart really enjoyed thier visit with Lenny,too. By the time he reaches his new home in the country, he will be a well seasoned lamb with plenty of worldy experience...



I like to think that he is smiling in this picture....

Lenny loves to snuggle....

Our FIRST Bella Mia Baby photo session

This is just tooooooooooo sweet! Our FIRST ever Bella Mia Baby portriat session!! For those of you who don't know yet, we are changing our name to Bella Mia Portraits. I will explain it all later :) OK....so here are some of this beauty patootie's first portrait session. Her Mommy wasn't feeling well at all, so we didn't get many portraits, but we did get the ones she wanted :)

Lenny Lamb portraits

We are having so much fun with our Lenny Lamb sessions. The response to our spring sesssions has been overwhelming, but in a very good way. Our parents are loving how gentle and adorable he is. We even let the kids feed him. He's still a baby, so he likes to eat alot :) He see's his bottle and he goes running for it. The little ones have a good time feeding him. We send our parents home with a FREE image of thier child feeding Lenny so they can always remember what they got to do when they came to visit him. It's not only the kids that love it, but the parents do, too! One of our grandparents that came to help with the grand children while we did pictures snuggled Lenny for a very long time. Lenny loves to snuggle! Some of our other little friends put Lenny down for a nap by snuggling him under a blanket for a little while. He was very tired, so he needed to rest. I am sure they will be talking about this for a very long time:)


I love this picture.. it's such a sweet moment.

I just couldn't resist... no one will know just by looking at him that he's a boy, right??

Besides, isn't it natural for a little girl to dress up everything:) If anyone asks.. she can call him Lilly.

The kids have such a GREAT time feeding Lenny..

Lenny Lamb and Bunny portraits

Here are more portriats from our model session the other night with Lenny Lamb and our beautiful baby bunnies.... If you are interested in modeling for us and are already a current friend of Just One Year's, give me a call and I will give you all the details.

Kylie, and Maya, and Lenny- OH MY!!

WOW.. we had our first sessions done this evening with Lenny. He is absolutely adorable, and wants to be snuggled every minute. Here are some pics of Maya and Kylie, and Lenny, and the bunnies..... OH MY...what a farm we have...

Pictures of Lenny Lamb

We just got Lenny Lamb yesterday! He's just in time for spring pictures. I wanted to give you all the heads up and first chance at sessions with Lenny. I will have some examples shortly, but I was so excited for everyone to see him that I had to let you know right away!

Our first evening with Lenny has been much like taking care of a newborn. He wants to snuggle all day long, and sit in our laps. He is just so cute! He will love your children!! He is bottle fed, so snuggling with us is his favorite thing to do.
For those of you that want bunnies, we will have those, too...
You can get on my blog to see some examples from last year, but we will be posting pics with Lenny very soon... You can see our lamb pictures from last year here...but Lenny is alot smaller then Lucy was.
The first 20 people that call me by noon tomorrow and book a session with Lenny, will receive thier session half price!! So your session fee will be 25.00 and you will get a FREE 8x10 with purchase! What a deal! Here are some pics I took of Lenny a few minutes ago.

Lenny was born Feb. 4th... remember that for later :)

Go ahead and book your session now while he is itty bitty.
Sessions are made at your convenience, or you can host a portrait party for your friends right in our studio!! Portrait Parties are soo cool because you get up to 50% off your purchase! Call me for all the details at 214-407-2359!!
I will be sending out more emails about Lenny and our sessions with him, so keep me out of your SPAM folder or you won't get them!!

Lenny the Lamb

We just got Lenny today! He's absolutely beautiful. He was born on Feb. 4th...(remember that, you MIGHT need to know it later). I will be uploading pictures of him, but we just gave him his bath (boy was the fun!), and now he is all snuggled up in a blanket and sleeping. Lenny is so sweet. He prefers to be snuggled ALOT..!! I will show you all his pictures soon. Call me ASAP while he is still small for your spring pictures. Sessions discounted from my normal studio fees to only $49!!

Maternity

I got to do maternity pictures of one of my friends the other day..
She is going to have her baby girl in the morning..
Here are a few from her session..

My brand new niece!!

Meet Isabella.. my brand new niece. She was born in December, and was 2 weeks old when these were taken. Talk about chubby! She is a chunk...and has a head full of hair. I had to take a picture of just her head to show everyone! she is so precious..
I have another little secret.. I did this entire photo session in the back of my van! We couldn't set up studio lights in thier house, so I used the back of my mini-van as a studio. The lighting come through was beautiful. Although I wasnt' able to get all the usual shots, i got the ones his mom wanted.










Here are more pictures of Isabella that weren't taken in my van :)

Isabella with big brother Gionni
and yes.. she did take the opportunity for a bathroom break on her Daddy :)

Summer is turning 9!!

My best friend's little girl is turning 9. She set me up for a challenge! She wanted a Hannah Montanna style birthday invite. The first thing I had to do was find something that was Hannah Montanna. Then I had to research the fonts. She was speechless when she saw it. So I wanted to share it with you..

Shreya and Ami

Shreya and Ami are 1st cousins born 15 days apart. Their moms are sisters.. These babies are so gorgeous! I just love photographing them. Here are some of my favorite pictures, and there are many because it was too hard to narrow it down...

Shreya was really upset and Ami was trying to console her...see her little hand over Shreya's..so cute!

This little outfit was made by Sewcutecreations.net. Isn't it adorable!

I just love this picture..

Too cute!

I love this picture! It just shows how unsure she was, and her Mom is consoling her. Such a

precious time...

I just loved her cheeks and lips in this one :)

My favorite picture of Shreya...

Remember this..

Just something I want my kiddo's to know...

Our Valentine Day's shoot....

Wow..I can't believe we are almost into Feb. already!! We have some really special things for the entire month of Feb. Book your LOVE session and recieve a custom made work of art from Desiree' Chapman.

Our creation fee this month is reduced to only $25. We are offering 50% off our limited edition LOVE prints which start at $150 (now only $75!!).

With your creation fee we will do all those cute pictures of your kiddos, plus pose your children so we can create one of these beautiful limited edition LOVE print. We have 2 designs to choose from, our clean and simple or the 'shabby chic' (which works best for girls).

Call us to schedule your one of a kind limited edition portrait at 214-407-2359.

Each LOVE portrait is custom designed by Marc and Desiree' Chapman, and no two will be alike.

Jesse's First Birthday Pictures

Jesse was so sweet to come model for our First Birthday pictures! Her Tu-Tu is made by Lauren Bedford of Sew Cute Creations www.sewcutecreations.net. If you love this Tu-Tu give her a call and she will make you one! 214-407-2898..




We will be offering First Birthday sessions with the cake and balloons as well. There is nothing cuter then their first bite of birthday cake! Here are a few faves from Jesse's session...

This is one of my faves of Jesse... I know you cant' see her face, but I just love this picture.

Also another fave.. I love how precious she looks in her Tu-Tu...and she is looking for her Mommy..

What a SWEET face!

Little Angel

I finally got to use my angel wings today! I had so much fun.. We are now offering
sessions... Call me to book a session or a portrait party and we will bring them :)

Valentine photo shoot

I had fun with these little guys the other day. We did a photo shoot for Valentines Day and this is what we came up with. This was also a 'model' shoot for a friend of mine just starting out as a photgrapher, and these are some of the portraits I took :) These little guys also met me earlier that day for my Valentine Promo shoot with the LOVE collage. They did a great job and were real troopers. Elijah (the red head) has his 'cheese' face down by the end of the day. Don't you just love his hair!

This one is his Mom's favorite picture... I love this one, too Also one of my faves..
This is my absolute favorite picture of Elijah...I just love it..

I just love his smile here, he looks so much like his momma in this picture.

Nate giving his little brother a hug...

This is his moma's favorite picture of Nate

Well... this is one of their absolute favorites... kind of artsy..I love this one, too. I promise I didn't pose him like that. He looked down and I took the picture :)