canvas sale

i hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! i can't
believe another Christmas has come and gone!

as a thank you to all of you, i want to announce a
canvas sale to start off the new year!

now through january 14, you can order a canvas for $50
off published prices! i will also expand my canvas
options to include additional sizes! your canvas can
come from any session held between september-december
2007.

sale prices are as follows (prices do not include 7.5%
sales tax for sc residents):
11x14: $150
16x20 :$250
20x24: $350
24x30: $450

square canvas sizing:
16x16: $225
20x20: $325

sales prices are applicable through january 14. order
and payment must be received by january 14 in order to
receive the special sale pricing. please allow 2-3
weeks for canvas delivery.

thank you for a great year! i'm looking forward to
2008 and the exciting opportunities on the horizon!

happy birthday, beautiful dreamer

i cannot believe you're six. how is that even possible? it seems just a short time ago, i was holding you in my arms on the night you were born. it was that night that i first sang to you "beautiful dreamer." and now, you're six. where has the time gone?

i am so proud of you. you started kindergarten this year and are a wonderful student. my normally talkative girl is obedient and quiet in class. you are so eager to learn and i have loved watching your knowledge grow these past few months.

you have gone through many new things this past year. you've lost two of your teeth. and you've started riding horses, which is so fun for me to watch little you controlling those big horses. you've discovered webkinz and american girl. you've developed your own sense of style and it suits you. you've grown several more inches. and this year, your feet actually grew more than a half size too!

you are such a joy to be around. you make me laugh every day with your silly songs and stories, your sunny personality and your goofy nature. i love listening to the poems and songs you make up. i love listening to you mother your stuffed animals.

i love how much you love. you are a good friend and genuinely love other people (sometimes, your brother, not so much). you may not be an overly affectionate girl, but i know that you love. and you try so hard too, even when some things are not in your nature.

thank you for being my muse. thank you for always going along with me and my camera, even when i don't have a bribe, and even when you just don't feel like it.

thank you for being you. i adore you. my little monkey.

congratulations, big red team!

this year was addie's first to play soccer. her school has a league for the k-5 and elementary-aged kids. addie's grouping was for k-5 and first-graders. addie's team went undefeated this year (woo hoo). yesterday, they won their championship game.

the gold medals had blue ribbons; the silver medals had red ribbons. addie's team members were sad because they wanted to ribbons that matched their uniforms (regardless of the fact that the red ribbons were for second place). and the blue team, which came in second, wanted the blue ribbons to match their uniforms. thankfully, the adults were the voice of reason. :)

so, congratulations to the red team! way to go! and wear those blue ribbons proudly!

for my friend melissa

i don't like hearts. i really don't. my maiden name is hart. and growing up, everyone always thought it would be clever to give me something with a heart on it. so. i'm kind of over the whole heart thing. my sister agrees with me.

my friend melissa thought it would be funny to suggest i go crazy over the newest gymboree line--in all it's heart and bows glory. she could "see" the picture of addie covered in hearts with heart barrettes in her hair. well, the barrettes didn't happen. but...



so there. and that's about how i feel about hearts too. and yes, the shirt is going back. are you kidding me?

give me an "s"

well, it's been awhile since my last post. and i am behind in sharing by several sessions. suffice it to say, the holiday season has been crazy! but crazy in a good way. lots of new faces to add to my website. and some faces who are ready to be updated with more recent pictures.

on a totally unrelated note, if you haven't checked out cupcake, located on king street, you really should. i had a peanut butter chocolate cupcake today and it was pure deliciousness!

i took a break from the christmas rush to photograph the nine senior cheerleaders from stratford high school. and i'm sure not going to complain about nine beautiful faces to add to my portfolio. it was a lot of fun wandering the streets of downtown charleston (which is now officially my favorite location spot).

anyhoo, i thought i'd post a few sneak peeks from today's session. it's going to take me awhile to go through them, but i wanted to post something for the girls to see. thank you, ladies, for your patience today! i hope you love the sneak peeks, and then love the finished product even more!

btw, watch for them at the gator bowl!

give me an "s," part two