Sometimes while editing in the middle of the night…

I’ll get the munchies

But tonight, it’s more like an all out craving

for something sweet

really really sweet

off to eat a bowl of ice cream

and edit his other sneak peeks I was originally planning to post!

PS. The blue frosting came from the number 1 on the top of his cake.
Here is the cake at the end.

Miss “K” is turning one years old next month! Her first birthday pictures were so much fun! She’s such a gorgeous baby girl and her turquoise pettiskirt in the beautiful flower garden makes her look like a little princess! Enjoy your sneak peeks, “T” family!

Miss “A” is one of my baby planners who is now 6 months old! Look at how gorgeous she is!! Such a sweet face! Enjoy your sneak peeks, “H” family!

I had the priviledge of photographing beautiful Miss “L” on her actual first birthday! We met at my favorite farm in Round Rock and had so much fun! I loved watching her toddle across the grass, pick up every rock along her path and laugh at all our crazy antics to bring out her cute personality! And my gosh… look at her gorgeous baby blues!! Enjoy your sneak peeks!!

This sweet little girl was so adorable in her pink petti and cowgirl boots!!! Loved her 2 yr old shirt too - the entire outfit is a photographer’s dream! Add in a pink trike and you usually have a recipe for success! Right??? Well… the weather decided to take a turn for the worse and the morning of our session, it was about 55-60 degrees and w-i-n-d-y!!! Like troopers, we went ahead with the session close to downtown Austin on a Saturday morning, where there was NO parking, so we carried all of our props (trike, check. 2 pairs of boots, check. toddler, check. bag with clothing changes, check!) up and downhill on our way to the park. Sweet little “K” (yes, her name is on her shirt!) also had a burst eardrum 2 days prior (owie!) and on antibiotics. Add in the constant cold wind against her ears… well, she was a bit unhappy. Make that a lot unhappy! Sweet girl! So we are going to try her session again soon with hopefully happier endings. I wanted to share some of the sneak peeks I got last week until we meet again.

PS. Kudos to her big brother for being such a good sport during our session last week!

Well, the votes have been counted (what an exhausting job!) and the official winners have been placed in the secret envelopes marked “1st”, “2nd”, and “3rd” place! (not really - but you can imagine it, right?) Thank you to everyone who voted for our beautiful nominees! And now for the good part!

{drum roll}

Our FIRST place winner and winner of the “Ella Bella 2009 Portrait of the Year” title with by far the MOST votes goes to #18! Congratulations! This family has won a 16×20 gallery wrapped canvas from their 2009 session!

Our SECOND place winner, with the next biggest vote count goes to #20! They will receive a gorgeous 11×14 mounted print with linen finish!

Our THIRD place winner, with the third highest vote count goes to #15! They will receive a beautiful 8×10 mounted print with an easel for display.

To all my Nominees!
I have a special surprise for all of our nominees too (including our winners) - each family nominated will receive a $50 Ella Bella Photography gift certificate credit that can be applied to your next session booked between March - August 2010! The gift certificate is not transferrable, so it may only be used by the families who were nominated for the 2009 Ella Bella Photography Portrait of the Year contest!

Congratulations to everyone!!!

I met the “D” family at my favorite park for a family photo session and got a workout chasing around this adorable little man…

He was a big ball of happy energy (much like my own two little rascals!). I hope you enjoy your sneak peeks as much as I do!

On Friday, I drove down to San Antonio to meet little miss “E” for her 1st birthday photo session and cake smash! What a little doll she is! Very happy, clapping, giggling and toddling around all over! When it came time for the cake smash, she wanted no part of it! She didn’t care much for the idea of getting down and dirty in cake! I did get some very cute captures of her before her final meltdown… no worries momma! Enjoy your sneak peek!!

You may have seen this little cutie on my blog earlier this year! Miss “C” is now 18 months old and has the sweetest curls in her hair! She still has those gorgeous brown eyes that are going to break some hearts one day! I managed to keep up with her at the park last week, after breaking my toe just 5 days before her photo session. (Even with a broken toe, I only rescheduled one photo session - I love my job so much I just can’t stay out of the game for long!) Enjoy your sneak peek, “S” family!

I love meeting families who open their hearts and homes to a child in need of a forever home. In June, we just celebrated the adoption of 3 siblings that my sister-in-law adopted. And a few days ago, I got to meet this adorable spunky little boy, “E”, who was born a half a world away almost 2 years ago and now he has two loving parents and a beautiful new beginning… (Enjoy your sneak peek, “R” family!)

PS. Like my new logo??

I love his beautiful brown eyes…