Nevaeh & Nalani/ St Petersburg Children Photographer

A couple of weeks ago, we traveled back to my home town. During my stay, I got to hang out with these two beauties. They were cute as can be and just as sweet.

Meet Nevaeh. Look closely at her name. Did you get it? It spells "Heaven" backward. She was definitely not a stranger to the camera.

I LOVED this one. My absolute favorite from the day.

And now, little Miss Nalani. She's 7 months old (a couple days older than my little baby) , but she looks like she is twice as big. My next absolute favorite, I'm liking the baby drool.

And she sucks her thumb too.

Thanks you guys for letting us hang out with you. I LOVE your family and now you need one more little girl to catch up with us. Ha!

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Through The Eye of my Lens- {St Petersburg Photographer}

I ended up downtown by the Pier last weekend. I was kidless for the first time in a long time. So, I took off my shoes, walked around, and explored all ALONE. My Camera and I took in the late afternoon. The day felt different. And you know what? I kind of liked it!

I used to like these birds when I first came to Florida, but after stealing my food from my

hand and flying so close that I was hit in the head with his wing. We are no longer friends.

I like to people watch too. I steal photos when they aren't looking.

This was the second day in a row, that I saw dolphins swimming pretty close to shore.

But after not being able to catch him on camera, I settled for this shot. Ha!

I think I'll be doing this again soon.

Subjects on Hand

You know what's good about being a photographer and having children? You have ready-made subjects to practice with.

Sometimes they will scowl and howl when I pull out the camera, but.....

 it doesn't take long

before they will get in to it and play along.

Sometimes, they even get excited!

Hands on her hip and legs crossed! I almost fell over when she did this.

I couldn't separate this little one from her thumb.

But when they say they're done. Then, I guess I'm done.

The end.

Dear Blog

Sorry that I've neglected you. I can't believe it's been 2 months since I last posted here. I've had so many other things vying for my attention, but I'm back now (hopefully to stay).

Yep. I'm coming up for a visit and because I've had some requests, I've decided to offer a few photo sessions. If you're interested take a look at the Mini-Session details.
Hope to hear from you soon.

Demps Family

All I have is one to share today from a (rather large) family celebration this past weekend. They were celebrating their Mother's 70th birthday. The place was Smokey Bones and even though there was plenty of sunshine, there was absolutely no warmth. However, there was plenty of food fun and laughter. And that's all you really need. Right?

What have I been doing you ask?

Are you one of those persons that makes list? Well. I do. Grocery List. Dinner list. Task list. I believe I am a visual person and so my lists are a way for me to SEE what I have to do. The task list are the things that I plan on doing during the week. They usually include things like: the days I plan to exercise, days I plan to clean (wish I could say that I clean everyday), work days, photography, and etc.  But man, I've been having a hard time checking off this list. My tasks are carrying over week to week. Makes me want to throw my hands up.

Anyway this is what we've been up to. About six months ago, I decided I was going to cut off my hair. I mean clipper cutting short. So I woke up one day a few months ago and decided that, YES, today was the day. Look at what I've done!

When she was cutting my hair, I felt free. Can't really explain it other than that. And since then I felt a little "lighter". Now I am just a shower away from starting my day. No more dryer, flatiron, or curling iron for me. Wish I could say that Jerry felt the same. Ha! The day after I done this, he called me during the day to ask if I was ok. He wanted to know if the kids and baby were too much for me (as I type this it makes me smile). He was genuinely concerned. I assured him I was ok!

My little baby has started (this week) to suck her thumb. She gets that thumb right in the mouth and curls up those fingers right by the lip. While I think it is absolutely adorable, I also know it's a hard habit to break later on. So I've been taking her thumb out of her mouth and giving her a pacifier instead. Only to find that she spits the pacifier out and puts the thumb back in her mouth. Ha!

This One was riding down the driveway on a Big Wheel and hit the garbage can. The impact through her from her bike onto the ground. She immediately came crying into the house and said her neck hurt. Now, I was thinking that she couldn't have hurt herself from the fall. After all, a Big Wheel is like 2 inches off the ground, but since she had just awoken from a nap, I thought she must have just slept wrong (gotten a crook in her neck). I took her to the doctor 3 LONG days later only to find out that she had BROKEN HER CLAVICLE (shoulder blade). I couldn't believe it! I was distraught and felt more than a little guilty. She was laying on the couch all day for 2 days and trying to tell me in her own way that she was indeed hurt. The good news is that the healing has to happen on its own and that it happens in a few weeks. And they would have done nothing for it other than tell me to give her some Motrin or Tylenol. The sling is for her comfort, but since that day she has discarded it and favors just keeping that arm securely to her chest, while she runs and jumps! How in the world do you keep a two year old still?