Wildflowers Photography » gracie http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog Blog Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:28:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc daddy’s girl. http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/daddys-girl/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/daddys-girl/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:23:27 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=2863 it’s monday. the house is a disaster, the dishes are about to overflow onto the counters, i haven’t washed my hair in longer than you want to know, my eyes are tired from editing until the wee hours of the morning, my head is pounding from the mickey mouse clubhouse blaring from somewhere in the house, the only thing to eat in the fridge is leftover chinese from last thursday and it isn’t even noon yet.  BUT, walking out into the livingroom to see my little gracie girl step onto her daddy’s feet for an improptu dance made cleaning up the mess seem not so important anymore.  i have been a crazy busy working lunatic lately and my sweet husband has been having to pick up the slack.  all i have to say is, i sure married a good one.  i know i have been behind on blogging but this week is catch up week so stay tuned.  xoxo

]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/daddys-girl/feed/ 6 Gracie & Zeke in LOVE (part 2)… and the “GRACIE” dress! http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/gracie-zeke-in-love-part-2-and-the-gracie-dress/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/gracie-zeke-in-love-part-2-and-the-gracie-dress/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:19:57 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=2545 i am excited to share with you all… the GRACIE dress!  i worked alongside the very talented katie dixon of lullaby birds boutique to create this sweet little frock.  i told her that i had a very special shoot in mind (with gracie & her little boyfriend, zeke) and was looking for her to create a dress for me based on a vintage child’s pattern but with a more modern anthropologie twist.  and it turned out beautiful.  i almost wish it were one of a kind… but i will settle for having the original. katie is offering a limited edition run of  this dress in her etsy store (only $38!)… get one quick before she is overloaded with all the orders i am sure she is going to get.  i can’t rave enough about her… great quality, a truly lovely product and she’s a mom to three kids under the age of five (i love to support creative working mamas)!    see the dress itself below… and then scroll down for the very special shoot of GRACIE & ZEKE (part 2 of their love series)…

and here is the cute little couple.  zeke’s mommy and i have already arranged their future marriage, so we can only hope that these photos are just the beginning of their beautiful life together…   ;)

]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/gracie-zeke-in-love-part-2-and-the-gracie-dress/feed/ 14 Gracie & her dolly. http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/gracie-her-dolly/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/gracie-her-dolly/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 20:42:36 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=2125 it is rare that my daughter ever asks for me to take her picture… instead, it is usually me, armed with bribes, begging for her to let me take one.  but today, she (and her dolly) asked.  i love that she insisted i take a picture of her mismatched shoes – this is how i know she is my child.  :)  and i love that when i took off her shoes after we were done, i had known that they were different colors but i then realized that they were both lefty’s.   :)   we were having a rough morning, the phone was ringing, brandon was eating crayons on the floor, and my patience was running very thin… but in that little gem of a moment with my gracie girl, i was reminded of what all the work is for.

one of my lovely “I’m Snap Happy!” workshop attendees, shauna reed, brought this darling skirt & kerchief set for gracie from her own line of children’s clothing, tidbit.  you can contact shauna for custom items by email at ilovetidbit@live.com!

]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/gracie-her-dolly/feed/ 11 The adventures of gracie & zeke continue… http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/the-adventures-of-gracie-zeke-continue/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/the-adventures-of-gracie-zeke-continue/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 20:52:43 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=1939 just a sneak peek for now.  more to come soon!

* gracie’s adorable vintage-inspired dress was made by the ultra talented katie at lullaby birds children’s boutique!  can’t rave about her enough.  :)

]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/the-adventures-of-gracie-zeke-continue/feed/ 4 Vote for my photo in the 2010 Professional Photographer Magazine Cover Contest! http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/vote-for-my-photo-in-the-2010-professional-photographer-magazine-cover-contest/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/vote-for-my-photo-in-the-2010-professional-photographer-magazine-cover-contest/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:22:15 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=1744 my entry (the image below) is from one of my most favorite shoots, gracie & zeke in love… see the shoot HERE.  pretty please will you vote for my photo??  click on the following link to place your vote… and thank you bunches!!! xoxo

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]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/vote-for-my-photo-in-the-2010-professional-photographer-magazine-cover-contest/feed/ 5 Antiques & Butterflies… http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/antiquesbutterflies/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/antiquesbutterflies/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:10:18 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=1659 today we went to the annual butterfly festival they have here in wimberley and gracie got to hold her first real butterfly (she lured him in with a sweet slice of cantaloupe).  it was magical!  then, on our way home, we drove by this funky antiques store that was just begging for a photo shoot… so we took a 5 minute pit stop.  they had 20 or so salvaged chandeliers hanging from the branches of trees (giving me some serious inspiration for some upcoming shoots… stay tuned)!   such a lovely day… we heart the country. xoxo

antique2antique1antique4antique3antique5antique6oh yeah… the boys were there, too.  :)  they were off doing boy stuff, but i did get one sweet shot of B.  such a cuddle bug… always needs to be close.

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]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/antiquesbutterflies/feed/ 3 Just out the front door… http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/just-out-the-front-door/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/just-out-the-front-door/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:27:18 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=1642 we woke up this morning, picked up some good sticks for poles and walked to the creek for a little fishing (about 20 feet out the front door of our cabin).  we just caught a few rocks but it was sure fun trying.

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]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/just-out-the-front-door/feed/ 1 Take me home, country roads… http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/take-me-home-country-roads/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/take-me-home-country-roads/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:16:50 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=1522 to the place where i belong!    :)

we are in texas hill country… running in the wildflowers, catching frogs, singing loud, dancing crazy and enjoying every minute of it.  i can assure you there will be hundreds of photos to share over the next few weeks between my kiddos and my upcoming client shoots, but here are just a few for now (i am taking advantage of a rare moment of having both of the little ones napping at the same time)!  these were taken at my grandparents’ ranch down in corpus christi… we won’t see mimi or grandpa again until we get to heaven but i have to say that the fields of flowers that welcomed us made me feel like we were already there…

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]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/take-me-home-country-roads/feed/ 7 Spring sunshine & my little ones… http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/spring-sunshine-my-little-ones/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/spring-sunshine-my-little-ones/#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:48:52 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=1447 who knew that a garden hose could bring such joy?  my heart is full.

gracie, 3 years & brandon, 18 months.

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]]> http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/spring-sunshine-my-little-ones/feed/ 5 Texas Sessions… Booking April 7-17, 2010! http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/texas-sessions-booking-april-7-17-2010/ http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/texas-sessions-booking-april-7-17-2010/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:00:31 +0000 Joy http://wildflowersphotos.com/blog/?p=1330 i will be the crazy californian dancing thru all the texas fields of wildflowers with my camera strapped to my back, a really cute husband and two little barefoot munchkins by my side.  :)  that cute husband is also sweet enough to entertain those munchkins so that i can indulge in photographing families throughout our trip at all of the ahhhhhhhhmazing texas locations i have been dreaming about since our trip last year.  if you live in the austin, tx area and are interested in booking, i can fit a few more shoots into our schedule (fyi, i am offering a fantastic -just because i love texas!- discount off of our normal rates!).  and to the families that have already booked your session…. can’t wait to meet you!   :)

and a photo just because…

my gracie girl on the same little tractor that her daddy used to play on when he was little.  yeeee hawwww!

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