Barrel of monkeys boys

What a fun family! 4 boys. One set of twins. A teen. A pre-teen. 2 pre-schoolers. One busy mom and dad! I am going to keep the rambling short as it's just crazy busy times over here, thankfully I have an amazing hubby who doesn't mind when I glue myself to the computer on Sunday morning.

I always love it when brothers hug. Sisters will do dainty little cute hugs, but brothers always go all out.






I fell in love with the older 2 boys! What gentlemen! If my boys are half as good as these two 10 years from now I will consider myself blessed.

Lovely

Isn't she?










And her big brother is so handsome, so it's really not surprise :)



If you are expecting a new baby any time between now and January, please contact me as soon as possible. I will have limited sessions in December, mostly reserved for newborns. We will get you set up with a possible session date.

X-man

Meet Xander. oh. I am smitten. :)

Mama and Grandma made those adorable owl pillows! Seriously. The cuteness.







Big sister is a little smitten too...

Baby T

going...


going...


gone.


And a few more faves of baby T, who was such a little sweetie. I feel so blessed to have gotten to spend the morning with him this sunday.









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Little Miss M

My blog followers have been seeing this little miss since before she was born! What a little doll she is becoming. It's always a pleasure to see her family and her big brother too. But this session was mostly about her. Second kids get overlooked sometimes when it comes to pictures (I am guilty of this too) and so mom and dad want to be sure they have some to show her of when she was a baby. I love this age too, so many smiles and so many new things happening in the world of a 9 month old!











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Nico Suave.

Really. You're probably going to die when you see the lips on this baby. :) I am going to save the words and let the pictures do the talking, because I am not technically "supposed" to be working this weekend. But I couldn't resist popping on to share this cutie.



I am seriously a sucker for newborn "curl-hawk"











Congrats, "V" family on your newest addition!
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It's that time of year!

Finally, right!?!?
I have had so many emails and inquiries about Christmas mini sessions this year, and I am very excited about them! It's my favorite time of year because I get to reconnect with so many of you. This year's mini sessions will be held on Saturday, Oct 9 from 3-7 pm at Curtis Hixon Park downtown and Saturday Oct 16th from 8-11:30 am on Davis Island. Mini sessions will be 20 minutes long and booked every half hour, first come, first dibs on time!
This year I have a couple of options.

Merry Package- $300
Includes session, online proofing of 7-10 proofs, 50 2 sided holiday cards*, 1 8x10 print and 4 5x7 prints.
*Holiday cards may be substituted for 2 medium resolution digital files to make your own cards or 5x7 prints.

Bright Package- $200
Includes session, online proofing of 7-10 proofs, 1 8x10 print and 4 5x7 prints OR 1 11x14 print. For people who just want a few new pictures, but don't need cards.

As always, you may also book a regular session during my holiday season. Please keep in mind that sessions need to be completed by Nov 14 to guarantee holiday delivery.
Book your holiday session or mini session by Saturday, Sept 18 and receive a free set of wallets.

My holiday cards can be viewed on my website under the "proofing" tab using the password christmas.

Please email or call today to book your session with Tampa's premiere family photographer!
courtneyvickersphotography@yahoo.com
813-352-4479
www.courtneyvickersphotography.com

*Payment due upon booking. Check or debit/credit through paypal accepted. FL state sales tax of 7% will be added to every transaction.

Godspeed, little man.

It's a big day! Grady set out for his first day of kindergarten today. We didn't have any tears (from him or I), and he even tried to help make a little boy at his table feel better about his mama leaving. My sweet guy. I keep looking at the schedule his teacher gave me to see what he might be up to right now. It's 9:10 am so it looks like he's in the middle of his reading block. Yeah. I'm THAT mom.
My friend shared a poem with me yesterday. I am going to repost it with some of the pics of Grady's first day. I am warning you up front. If you are pregnant, nursing, or recently sent a child to their first day of school, you may want to keep a box of tissues handy for this one. Remember how I said there were no tears. Well, that was before I went back and read this again.

He started school this very morning
And he seemed so very small
As I walked there beside him
In the Kindergarten hall

And as he took his place beside
the others in the class
I realized how all too soon
Those first few years can pass

Remembering I saw him as
he first learned how to walk
The words that we alone made out
When he began to talk



This little boy so much absorbed
In learning how to write
It seems as though he must have grown
To Boyhood overnight



My eyes were blurred but hastily
I brushed the tears away
Lest by some word or sign of mine
I mar his first big day

Oh how I longed to stay with him
And keep him by the hand
To lead him through the places
That he couldn't understand



And something closely kin to fear
Was mingled with my pride
I knew he would no longer be
A baby by my side

But he must have his chance to live
To work his problems out
The privilege to grow and learn
What life is all about



And I must share my little boy
With friends and work and play
he's not a baby anymore---
he's in Kindergarten today

3 posts in 3 days!

Love it when that happens! I have so much to share and I am trying to play catch up. So tonight, I am sharing sweet little man "J"! Talk about a gerber baby! He has the perfect big eyes and sweet little face, and he was so much fun. Historically, 1 year olds are hard to work with. Right around 1, lots of things are happening. They are getting more mobile, and they also realize that they can manipulate things in their environment based on their behavior. This usually means that they decide pictures are a no go, and I run. a lot. But not sweet little "J". He greeted me with the biggest ever smile and was so happy throughout the session, despite the insane heat. It was very hard to narrow these down for a sneak peek.





Isn't mama pretty?










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