fun and exciting stuff right here!!!

first of all tonight we have our very first "parent night," at sassy's preschool.

i can't believe my baby is starting preschool next week.


she is so excited it is taking almost all of the sting out of her being a big girl. she asks me every morning, "is today september seven? my first day of school?" literally, she has asked me this since she received a letter in the mail from her teacher, a month ago.

it's ok though it is sweet and cute, just like her. i hope she is always this excited about school. hahaha i know i am laughing too.

i started a new blog for my brand, spanking, new photography business! check it out here and don't forget to follow and to tell your friends to follow, if you please!

happy wednesday!

camera neglect

my camera (to the delight of my children) has been neglecting my babies lately.

well not anymore!!

i am vowing to get back to taking at least one picture a day, of my babes.

right now my kids are sick. so the pictures wont be to exciting, today.

i think they are still cute even when they are feeling under the weather.

enjoy...





oh and p.s. i just started using lightroom 3 in addition to photoshop to edit my pictures. so bare with me as i get into a new groove.

yadda, yadda, yadda,

1. i have my first shoot this afternoon for tea and lemonade | children's photography! i am so excited and maybe a teeny, tiny bit nervous.

2. here is a picture of my baby testing out a black back drop for me. it isn't a great picture he was not amused, but i think this back drop will do the trick for nakey shots of newborns!


3. i am going to make banana bread this morning....hopefully

4. i worked out with my trainer on tuesday. we did arms. my abs are unbelievably sore. what the heck?

5. gracie is cute.

happy thursday!

tea and lemonade | children's photography

i did it. i started up my own children's photography business.


















go here:
tea and lemonade | children's photography

to learn more!

so you do like to get your picture take.....

since i received my camera last year from my wonderful hubby, i take on average 100 pictures of my babies a day. i know i am crazy.

gracie, tolerates me every now and then but mostly she protests any sort of photography.

imagine my surprise when she plopped her self down at the restaurant we were at on friday night and said, "mommy take my picture."

after i picked my jaw up off the floor and made her repeat her request to make sure i wasn't hearing things, she proceeded to give me her best model poses....





i love that kid.

test model

recently, i have been getting asked to take pictures of different people i know and love. i am super excited about it because i would love to start my own photography business (most likely children's photography).

anyway, i decided to take my favorite little model, sass, to test a location i saw in my neighborhood. i only got a few shots because a.) noah was in the car by himself and b.) i bribed sassy with donuts and lemonade and she was anxious for me to pay up!



if you are interested in getting some free pics of your littles taken so i can practice and build my portfolio email me at - paff.joanna@gmail.com

happy friday!

distraction

i have discovered the wonder that is the pioneer woman's photo shop actions.



someone help me.

as good as it gets

ok, i didn't end up taking my babies for a mini photo shoot yesterday. somehow the idea got lost between play dates, errands and breathing.

i still wanted to post something. so, this is as good as it's going to get today.



happy wednesday!

busy, busy, busy

i am feeling like i need a vacation. i need a break with just my husband and my littles.


we have been so busy lately and things wont be slowing down anytime soon. think second weekend in September, before a solid chunk of free time. i think corey and i should mark that weekend out now, before something comes up.

what should we do on our family weekend? something that doesn't require alot/any money and it obviously has to be kid friendly. maybe just a stay-cation? maybe we just let gracie choose all the activities? i really don't care just as long as it's the four of us. i hate to wish my life away but come on september 10th!!


on another note, my awesome friend Andrea who is a very talented photographer, just taught me how to shoot in manual. i think i might take my kiddies somewhere and hone my skills. prepare for a post of my babies.

here is a preview. no this is not my long lost child, this is our little friend.


isn't she sweet? i love her face.

peace out.

friday photo roll.......

because corey and gracie went out and noey is in bed. here are some pictures from yesterday at my mom's.





he's


almost


walking

lost on my camera

i haven't posted pics in a while because i was having trouble uploading from my camera to my computer. thankfully, my hubby is super smart and awesome and got them to upload this morning, yay!! here are some of my favorites from the past week. enjoy....

preview

can you guess where i took this picture?

story behind the photo to follow....

Grace Kathryn

this year i decided to start a new tradition. since i received my amazing camera from my hubby for my birthday last year, i have been taking more pictures then i know what to do with. so i decided that i would compile all my favorites from each year of my babies lives and make a photo book on shutterfly.

i want to share the books with you all but that isn't really possible. sooooo i made slide shows of my faves from the book for you to check out. enjoy!

Grace Kathryn from Joanna Paff on Vimeo.