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I got some good close up pics of my kiddos.  I know what you are thinking.  “You are a photog, shouldn’t you have a million?”.  Um…obviously if you are asking that, you don’t know.  The P. kids HATE pictures more than anything. But every once in awhile, they cooperate! I can’t wait to get these printed on canvas to hang on my wall!!

You know those times when you wish you could turn back time?  Even just go back 30 seconds???  That was me yesterday.  Let me tell you a little story.

I love my computer.  If my house caught on fire, I would first of course, make sure my family was safe.  I would then run back into the flaming house and get my laptop.  Doing pictures, I am on it all.of.the.time.  I don’t watch tv.  If I have time to kill and nothing to edit (ya right), I am on the internet doing something.

So yesterday, my boys had a haircut appointment.  They hate haircuts.  I think if they had a choice between haircuts and the dentist, they would pick the dentist.  Why they are like this, I do not know.  My good friend Crystal at United Hairlines is our hair gal.  She has done it for as long as I have had highlights.  My whole family uses her.  She gives the kids treats and loves.  Believe me when I say that their hate for haircuts has nothing to do with her!  So I decide to take my laptop with me.  I go out to my car with my laptop and purse in hand.  I don’t have my keys.  So I set my laptop on the hood of my car, and my purse on the ground.  I go inside, find my keys and unlock the car.  I get Cohlee into the car, and the boys are getting into the car as well.  They are fighting like cats and dogs because they are all in bad moods.  I go inside the house to get a couple of things and turn lights and tv off.  My mom calls my cell so I am now talking to her getting into my car.  So I am driving to the end of my street and stop at the stop sign.  I hear a sliding sound.  I suddenly remember my computer is on the hood!!!!!!!  I don’t see the computer sliding, but I don’t see the computer at all.  I put the car in park and walk around to the other side of my car.  There sits my computer in the street.  I am freaking my freak!!!!!  I pick it up.  I get in the car.  I don’t look at my computer because I am afraid.  We get to the salon and I park my car.  My computer is still in one piece, thank goodness.  I open it up and up pops the last thing I was working on!!  Are you kidding me!  It didn’t even skip a beat!  Don’t get too excited.  Its is damaged.  It landed on the corner where you plug the charger in.  So I know that I won’t be able to charge it.  I took it home and backed the whole thing up before taking it to my computer guys house where it is hopefully getting fixed and not breaking the bank.  Please send happy positive thoughts to my laptops way.  While it is in the shop, my little bro has lent me his computer so I can continue to work!  Thanks Patrick!  Also thanks to Robert!  He is my computer guy.  He is an Apple Computer genious!  If you have a mac, he is your guy!  His website is www.mactekutah.com!

So, ya.  Remember the comment contest I decided to do in Nov.?  Click here to check it out if you have no clue what I am talking about!  I had no idea how crazy busy I was going to be during the holidays. CRAZY.BUSY.  There will be a winner announced real soon, promise!   Most of you probably don’t know this, but I had another contest at my booth at the Dickens Festival.  On the 2nd to last day of the festival, I got an idea.  Late, I know.  I work best under pressure.  I decided to do a little drawing for a free photo session.  I told everyone that I would be announcing the winner the following week on my blog.  Ya,  when I said the following week, I meant the following month.  Geesh.  So I bet you are expecting me to announce the winners of two separate contests right now.  Not yet.  But…..tomorrow night, I will be announcing both of the lucky winners, so stay tuned!!

Also, the comment contest  will now be an ongoing contest from here on out.

So leave me some comment love!

As an added bonus tonight, I bring to you a picture of the sweetest, most well mannered, cooperative, loves to get their picture

taken more than anything in the world children I have ever had the honor to photograph

Introducing….The P. Kids

This next one is on a completely different day.  We came prepared with major bribes.  Didn’t work.

Now you are thinking it is because their mom is the photog, which makes it harder.  Wrong.

This next one was taken after my daughter was born by Kelly Larson with Elements Photography.

I promise, they are happy kids for the most part.

I will cherish every one of these pictures forever.  I love my little babes!!!

I’m just here waiting in line at Disneyland. Having tons of fun with lots of family! I just wanted to say thanks to all of my super patient clients! Thanks for being so great in all of my holiday rush madness. This is all a first for me, so hopefully it will go even smoother next year! If you had your session early enough, and I emailed you a picture for your christmas cards, don’t forget to send me one. Text me for my address! I have the best clients ever! I will be back on saturday, refreshed and ready to work!  Here is our picture with Mickey taken with my crappy point and shoot.  I am too lazy to take out the red eyes.

Holy Moley!  November was crazy!  I just want to say thanks to all of my great clients and friends that I have made in the last month!  It really is one of the best parts of doing all of this.  I get to meet the raddest people!  If you are waiting for your sneak peak, gallery, or CD, have no fear!  It is coming!  I am working day and night to get it all done.  Thanks again everyone! You are all the bomb diggity’s!!!

If you go to Dickens Festival this year, look for our booth!  It goes until Sat.  I am pretty sure the hours are from 10-9.  Sat, they might close earlier, so check.    My friend Michelle has been so good to me to let me display my pictures at her booth.  Kelsi also has some of the cutest bows ever at the booth.  Seriously, love them.  So if I am there, stop by and say Hi!  If I am not there, go buy some scrapbook stuff and bows!

So since November is over now, I guess that means that I get to do the “Comment Contest Drawing“.  I will be doing it the old fashioned way.  Drawing it out of a hat.  Being that it just occured to me that November is over, give me a few days to write all of your names down.  Also, if anyone put my link on their blog, or a shout out on facebook or whateva, let me know (via comment or email), you get extra points!!  So check back soon to see who the winner is!  And keep on commenting.

Here is a picture of my little Cohlee.  She is usually just a blur in the pictures.  She is always running away from me when I pull out the camera.  They say it’s harder when it’s your own kids, right?  Mine are difficult.  So I was so excited when I got this picture!

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