She's here!

Remember the cute little mommy from this post ? Well, she's had her sweet little one and it was such a joy to get to go see her the other day. I haven't had a lot of newborn girls recently. I have been on a run of boys! "A" is pretty as a picture and has a head full of hair. She must have known what family she was being born into, since both mommy and daddy cut hair for a living!

I have my five comments for the post below, so if you were one of them, please email me with your address so I can send out the gift certificates. courtneyvickersphotography@yahoo.com. Even if you know for sure I have your address, email me because I will put them all in the same place for easy finding when I have the cards ready to mail!

Also, I *think* I may have the website on the road to recovery. It may be up and down for the next 72 hours, but then I am crossing my fingers that it will all be back and those of you who have been patiently waiting on galleries will have them!




Love me some toesies.






Sweet dreams, A!

Sweet little P.

I have had a lot of "P" names lately! Must be a little trend!
Anyway, this little girl is a DOLL and I am so glad her mom brought her for a session. She has been going to Sears every month and said she wanted something a little different. Well, I can help with that! On a side note: I think it's a GREAT idea to have portraits done every month during the first year. A baby changes so so so much with ever week it seems, and those will be cherished memories in years to come. Even if you do have to go to Sears to get them done (I always say there's a time and place....for everything).

So, I know some of you are looking for a promised giveaway. The first 5 people (It's day 5) to leave comments here will get a gift certificate for $50 to use towards a session or prints from me. It does need to be redeemed by Dec 2009 and has no cash value. Lets hope this goes a little better than the last giveaway or I will probably cry. ;)











I get giddy when they stick out their tongues. So cute!

4 for 4.

It's day four of sneak for a week! And I am still on track! Yay!
So for the fourth day I thought I'd share 4 little cuties. These are some cousins that I shot. The boy and the little blond girl and brother and sister, and the other two girls are sisters. I love when families get together for sessions, because not only do I get a glimpse into the entire family dynamic, I get to meet a lot of fun people! So here's the fearsome foursome for ya! They were a blast.

P.S. Still no takers on that FREE newborn session from last post. I am a little floored. Usually when I do stuff like that it's gone in 15 minutes! Maybe it's the weekend?







Mom and dad, you may wanna just go ahead and lock the doors now, in preparation for when she's 13...

Baby P

I have a lot of mommy friends waiting on pics of this little man! And what a sweet guy he is! So laid back and sleepy. He reminds me so much of Fin in the early days. L-I hope he stays sweet and laid back for you. I know you hope so too! ;)


Here's one of his big sis first. Loved the moody light on this.


And little P!










And if you made it to the end and you're still reading....
time for the first giveaway this week. The first pregnant mommy to leave me a comment here (do not email it) will win a free newborn session. Yep. I am a sucker for fresh baked baby. And because I do have to have a couple rules:
1. Mom must be in the tampa bay area. Hillsborough, Pasco or Pinellas county.
2. Baby needs to be due sometime this summer. Before August 15th.
3. Newborn session must take place within two weeks of birth, so if you're going out of town for a month right after you have the baby, please let someone else have the prize.
4. Session only is free. No prints included. Prints may be purchased at my standard pricing.
5. No cash value.

K. I think that's it. Um, Go!

Junebug

My little friend "R" is about to be a big sister to little "A" who is due in only a few short weeks! I love June babies, because I happen to be one ;)
Her mommy won one of the free maternity sessions I announced in my newsletter "model call" a few months ago, and I am so glad! They were fun to work with even though they claimed they were a little unsure of what to do. But they did great. R's mommy takes great pictures of her already, but I am so glad she wanted to do this session. Sometimes we photographers forget to capture our own special moments because we are working so hard on getting everyone else's! I was so glad they wanted to capture their family of three before it's a family of four! Come back towards the end of June for pics of this sweet little junebug. I know she'll be sweet. Just look at her sister!

Sneaky week

I have sooooooo much to share. I am having site issues right now and I am trying to get the site back up and running, but I hope while it's down right now you'll come back to the blog! This week I have a couple of giveaways! (yay) So come back every day and check in! Keep me honest folks. Come back and if you don't see a post, bug me for it! I know a couple of you who will ;)
So first off, I have to share some from the other wedding I did in March. I have to thank this couple because they have been super patient while waiting. Actually, all of my clients have been super patient lately so thank you! Anyway this little bride is just so sweet, and it's been extremely hard to proof these because she's so cute that I love every picture! I had a ton of fun with the guys in the bridal party as well. They were troopers! I made them jump like 150 times. I'm not joking.



















LOVE!

It's still Tuesday!

Ok, "L"I made it! Yes, it is 10:30 pm on tuesday night. But I said Tuesday and tuesday it is! ;)

Cuties "B and B" are some of my favorite little men. I won't be wordy tonight. It's late. But their cuteness speaks for itself!
OK, and the little pink mark you notice right by little B's lip in the first pic and Big B's cheek in the last one is not supposed to be there. But I just saw it and I am too tired to go back and take it out. It's from where I erased back part of my watermark...









Seriously. It's always the boys with the lashes. Not as if they'd ever care or appreciate the gorgeousness!

Down

Hi All! Some work is being done on my site as of right now and it is down. Just FYI if you were going there for any reasons. If you have questions please email me at courtneyvickersphotography@yahoo.com. Thanks!

Happy birthday Fin!

I can't believe a year ago today I was holding my sweet little man for the first time. What a huge blessing he has been in our life! He's my cuddle-bug, my easy baby. He's very observant and has an old soul about him, however he's also a bit of a daredevil. He loves to have fun, loves to laugh, and rarely ever gets too upset. I remember the priest at his baptism watched Griffin just sitting still, taking it all in and commented that he was going to be a philosopher.
It's amazing because when you have a second (or more, I'd imagine) child first you worry that you won't be able to love them the same as your first. Then you realize that you DO love them just as much, but not in the same way at all. I feel like I have known Fin forever (ok, I know I have known him forever). With Grady it was all about learning what made him tick, and that made me close to him. But with Fin there was not that learning period. I just knew him. I don't think it was just because I was a 2nd time mom either. It's just different with him. Easy. I like to think that Grady is my heart and Fin is my soul.
I made a little video (and by little I mean it's a 10 minute long movie) of Fin's 1st year. I am putting it up here not because I expect you to watch it, because I certainly don't! I know watching someone else's kid might not be as exciting for some as others. Kind of like when Aunt Jane insists that everyone watch the video from her cruise to the bahamas. I am putting it up because I love it. I'm also posting some of Fin's 1 year shots here in case you don't want to watch the entire 10 minute long show just to get to the recent stuff!
If you DO watch it, I want to explain the songs. The first is a cover of coldplay's "yellow" by Jem. Oh I could listen to this song every day! I love the original, but I truly believe she made it better. The second song is Love in a Coffee Shop by Landon Pigg. The first time I heard that song I about cried right in the middle of wherever I was. I can't remember where, but Fin was fairly young. The coffee shop lyric just stopped me dead in my tracks. Before I was pregnant with Fin I never really liked coffee. I mean, I would drink a white mocha from Starbucks every now and then, but I could take it or leave it. When I got pregnant and over the morning sickness, I began to crave coffee. I had to have it every day or I was a mess. People who have known me for a while looked at me like I was insane, because I was suddenly needing it so badly. The obsession has continued. I joked with one of my girlfriends once because I even drank it constantly while I was nursing. I said Fin wasn't getting breastmilk, more like cafe con leche from the tap! So, there you go. A long explanation when really you probably would have thought "oh I like that song too" and moved on! But hey, you know I can get long winded.
Also, I will be back to blogging soon. I have lots to share, but I have been working on some weddings and a birthday party nonstop for a while and I just haven't had the time to commit. Hopefully I'll be back with Q&A's and SP's for several weeks by early next week!

And here he is....the main event.














And the video.


And yes, I got a new logo. I am working on updating everything, but as I said I've been very busy so it will all get done...eventually! For now we'll just have a little mix of branding! LOL.