The Tanners - {Family} - Sneak Peek!

I met up with this adorable family a few weekends ago for their family session. The location we chose happened to still have some beautiful fall color! All four of them looked fabulous. I love their coordinating outfits! Justin & Sally are wonderful to be around and their kids were a hoot! They definitely showed off their personalities during the session. It was so much fun being around all of them! During the session, Justin & Sally mentioned they had never had family photos done "like this" before. They went on to explain that all they ever had done was something of the Sears variety with the fake backgrounds, big umbrellas and bright flashes. I think my sessions are way more fun than that! When else do you get to run around outside & act silly? :) But in all seriousness, it makes me so happy that people choose me as their photographer! 

Now for the good stuff! Here are a few of my favorites from their session!

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Krystal

Holiday Traditions Giveaway - {Winners Announced!}

When I posted the holiday tradition giveaway, I knew I would see some great responses - but you guys really blew me away!! There were so many sweet, silly, and out of this world traditions that I had never even heard of before. There were very sweet traditions that mentioned reading the Christmas story, opening presents & stockings all together, and setting a plate for the family members who couldn't make it in town for the holiday.  Other entries talked about everything from a wrapped Nilla wafer box to mexican martinis to wearing yellow underwear! They were so fun to read!

And now.....drumroll..........

We ended up with 53 entries! So that means we will be giving away the Clickin Moms Year Long Membership and a mini-session with KM Photo Studio to two different winners! 

The winner of the Clickin Moms membership is:

Number 8 - Kristen Smith! Kristen wrote that her favorite tradition was "All of my brothers & sisters were always forced to wear matching shirt every year at Christmas. We decided to continue the tradition on with our own children! Someone else has to be tortured besides us haha!"

And the winner of the mini-session is:

Lucky number 39 - Mandy Adcock! Mandy said "My favorite tradition that we still do today is at my granny and grandpa's when we open presents. My 2 cousins and I have our "own" spots where we sit. It's always been a joke that even as we got older we still sit in the floor in those locations. And now that we all have spouses and kids of our own, it gets very challenging! But we still manage! (no matter how much our spouses gripe about having to sit beside us....in the floor:)"

Winners only - send an email to krystal@kmphotostudio.com to learn how to claim your prize! Thank you again to everyone that entered!!

~Krystal

The McConnells - {Family} - Sneak Peek!

This family met up for their session just before sunset on a *very* windy day! They were such troopers and even had their sweet pup with them. These two brothers were such sweet kids and not camera shy at all! I loved meeting this family and really enjoyed our session - even if we did nearly blow away ;)

Here are just a few of my favorites!

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Krystal

The Bowers - {Family} - Sneak Peek!

I met up with this sweet family right before sunset a few weekends ago. It's so amazing for me to see just how much these sweet kids have changed in the past year! It was before I was blogging, but we did a session with Baby K when he was a newborn. He's def not a tiny baby anymore! Little V has a big personality and always keeps me laughing. It was so fun chasing the kids around and getting to spend time with their mommy and daddy!

Here are just a few of my favorites!

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Krystal

Tony, Renae & Baby J - {Family} - Sneak Peek!

This adorable family met up with me for their session on the same chilly morning as this sweet family. And they brought their furry baby along to be in the photos too! Baby J pretended to be shy at first, but opened up after just a short while & showed off his darling little dimples. Even though he wasn't too keen on being still for the photos, his mommy & daddy handled it with grace and we still got some fabulous photos of them! And of course the Cheerios made everything all better. ;)

Here are just a few from their session!

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Krystal

Adam, Anne & Family - {Family} - Sneak Peek!

This past weekend, I met up with this gorgeous family for their session. Even with a very chilly breeze and an early session time, they were super easy going! It was great getting to know a little more about them as the session went along. These two sisters are absolutely stunning! And to top it off, they are also really sweet & great to be around. Anne and Adam were very laid back and open to anything I suggested. They are most definitely clients I love being around. :)

Here's a little peek at their session! 

I wasn't kidding when I said that this family is gorgeous!

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Krystal

Emma, Kate, Cooper & Wyatt - {Family} - Sneak Peek!

 Earlier this month, I met up with this adorable family for their session. I nearly died when I saw just how cute their outfits were! While I was talking to their mom, she mentioned she had found all of the outfits the day before within 15 minutes all at one store. Talk about some good finds!! They looked absolutely adorable in their coordinating outfits! All that was missing was mommy & daddy in the photos. ;)

All four of the kids had very distinct personalities and weren't shy about showing them! They definitely kept me on my toes and made for a very enjoyable time.

Here are just a few from their session!

Holiday Traditions - {Giveaway}

Since the holidays are quickly approaching, I thought it would be a great time for a giveaway! And for this giveaway, I want to know more about YOU! I love traditions and think it is so important to pass things on to future generations. Some traditions are silly while others are very meaningful. Whatever they may be, they are important for each family! 

I remember every year since I was a little kid, my family would gather around to say a prayer before we dug in to our Thanksgiving feast. As soon as the prayer ended, my great-grandfather would loudly exclaim "Give me a chicken leg!". As silly as that was, once he passed away - someone else in the family *always* says it. It wouldn't be Thanksgiving with my family if someone didn't say that!  

One of my new favorite traditions is taking photos of my sweet boy in ridiculous outfits.

This was last years and I. Love. It. 

 The fabulous people at Clickin Moms have provided a one year membership ($50 value) to one of my lucky readers! If you don't know who they are, then you should definitely check them out! It is a fabulous site where  mom's with cameras all the way up to professional photographers go to talk about camera settings, ideal locations, wardrobe advice or just to vent! It is a great community and they also have a wonderful retail store (I'm a big fan of their iPhone cases).

All you have to do to enter is fill out the following information and tell me about your favorite holiday tradition! If there are more than 50 entries, I will add in a mini-session with me as an additional prize to giveaway. And if we get more than 150 entries, I will add yet another prize - a 16x20 gallery wrapped canvas! That's over $350 in prizes to giveaway with up to three lucky winners!!

So tell your friends - tell your family - and get your entries in! You have until Wednesday, 11/23/2011 to get your entry in. I will draw for the winners on Thanksgiving and announce it the following week on here!

*Winner for the Clickin Moms membership must be a new member - not good for renewals or current members*

All entries will be private to me & you will receive instant verification that your entry was received!

Sarah - {Toddler Session} - Sneak Peek!

Sarah is a sweet little girl! It's always interesting for me to see the differences in babies & kids when they are at different stages developmentally. When I asked Sarah's mommy if she could walk, she laughed and quickly said "Oh yes... She RUNS!". And she wasn't kidding. Hah! Sarah was so busy during the session and kept me running all over the place. Definitely a fun way to start out my busy Saturday!

I was amazed with Sarah's ability to converse non-verbally. I am all about the baby sign language, so it's always exciting to see someone else who does it even more than I did! Here are just a few of my favorites of this beautiful little girl! Check out her gorgeous baby blues!

As she was getting a new pair of shoes on, she was cracking up at her mommy. 

So cute!!

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Krystal