{clappy, happy girl}

Miss C's entire face lit up when she started clapping...it was adorable!



Her eyelashes and cheeks here are enough to make me want another baby.



Her eyes say it all here...she was looking at her Daddy!



This smile makes me laugh because she was into my little bag of tricks!



*sigh* I could post on and on with these pictures of baby C, the beauty. Her eyes, her cheeks, her two bottom teeth...it's all fabulous.

Our Apologies!

If you have emailed us using the form on our website and have not received a response, we apologize! It has come to our attention that our email address linked with the contact form on our website was not updated with our new email address.

Basically, your message was lost in cyber space, much to our disappointment.

We would really like to hear from you so please email us again if you didn't receive a personal response from us. (the auto-generated emails don't count). Again, our apologies! We are not ignoring you, we really love email!

Anna...take 2

With a few tricks up our sleeve, we came up with a few more poses with the very precious baby Anna!

Popcorn Winner!

Using Random.org, we plugged in the integers 1-15 and here is the result:

True Random Number Service Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

4

Yes, that means entry #4, Heidi is the winner! Congratulations!

Next month, our prize is going GREEN! More details to come! Be sure to tell your family and friends about our give-a-ways so they can also have a chance to win. Thank you to all who entered--we enjoyed reading about your popcorn habits!

February Giveaway!

This month we are giving away one of my favorite treats ever: Gourmet Popcorn from Dale & Thomas!

Here's what you get:
A six bag sampler of popcorn in the following flavors:

Dark Fudge with Praline Almonds (Brandon's fav)
Hall of Fame Kettle Corn (oh it's ridiculously de-lish)
Country Smokehouse Chedder (my fav)
Blue Ribbon Chili & Sour Cream (spicy & fabulous)
Chocolate Chunk n Caramel (that says it all!)
Almond Biscotti (goes great with coffee!)

To enter to win this totally awesome party for your tastebuds, just leave a comment below this post answering the following question: How many times a week do you eat popcorn? For me...once or twice. And I must eat my popcorn HOT & buttery with red vines. I think it's a west coast thing, but the combo of popcorn and red vines...all I can say is: Yum!

Oh! And here is the link for Dale & Thomas if you are a visual person, like me. popcorn

Comment away! Tell your friends! The winner will be announced on Monday and will be chosen via a random drawing.

{sneak peek}

Miss C...oh did she ever make me giggle! Her outfit was darling, and her pink boots were trashed by the end but they were perfect!

cutest boy ever made.

Meet Anna.

Miss A. Love

Just a few favorites from Little Miss A. Love...whose name I LOVE and would steal if I had anymore kids. ha! There is no threat of that happening, just ask my husband.

Anyway--I was a little "indulgent" here and worked with a bunch of plays on color and texture. Texture is my life.

Big sister will be making her debut soon...

{what we've been up to}

We have been focusing on raising awareness for Child Sex Slavery and Human Trafficking. Here is a flyer that was distributed at a recent networking breakfast put together by WAY FM. Lots of interest was raised, and it became more evident to us that most people have no idea that Human Trafficking, along with Sex Trafficking is happening right here in Florida. If you would like to help, there is an opportunity this weekend! We are participating in an awareness event coming up this Saturday in Tampa. For more information, please contact Brandon via email at: brandon@setfreephotography.com.



Here is what the flyer says:
Our Mission: Set Them Free
Our love might be for photography but our passion is to rescue children from bondage and captivity.

-Every 30 minutes, a person is trafficked into the United States

-80% of those trafficked are women and children

-Human Trafficking Industry has exceeded $32 billion dollars annually, which is second only to drug trafficking.

-Almost half of the human trafficking suspects referred to U.S.attorney's were in the following four states: CA, TX, NY and FL.

-An estimated 2 million children are enslaved in the global commercial sex trade

-As human beings, we have to fight for a world free from slavery.

What we are doing:

-A portion of our profits from each photo shoot goes toward raising awareness and the rescue of human trafficking and sex trade victims.
-We are teaming up with the Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking to raise awareness this Saturday, 1/31.
-We are attending training classes for awareness & rescue and invite you to join us!

Pretty In Pink

She's growing up right before our eyes...so blessed to be a part of precious Sydnie's life!

{love is in the air}

Had some fun playing with different colors and textures on the very lovely, laughy, sweet couple & dear friends of mine, Mike & Jaime. Isn't her smile infectious? Her laugh is, too!

Dear Blog,

I have not forgotten about you.
I miss you.

Here are some more photos of the heart-stealing, chubby cheeked, angel baby Colby with the softest skin I have ever touched. Seriously. It's that soft...like silk. The silkiest silk.

New Blog Address!

Happy New Year Everyone!
Just a note to let you know that the domain name for this blog will be changing to: www.setfreephotography.blogspot.com. If you have this blog saved with the current address in your favorites, it will not work when the change is made. I apologize for the invconvenience!

Stacy

That's all Folks

I am signing off until 2009 and wanted to leave you with this final photo of one sweet baby boy. When I think of Colby, this is what comes to mind:
sweet
shining light
laid back
easy going
melt my heart
gift from God

This is only the beginning of Colby's fantastic session. He was so chill that I snapped photo after photo, giggling and cooing the entire time. I can't wait to share more of these but for now, I will be spending time with my precious family. May all creation know the joy and true meaning of Christmas. See you soon and get ready for some changes in 2009!

For Fun

I found this super fun texture and when I took one look at this photo of the fabulous Chase, I knew it was a match! He really looks darling in a hat...more of these to come.

Psalm 37:5

reminds us to: trust in Him

here we have a poem from my favorite devotional (as you may have guessed): Streams In The Desert

Trust and rest when all around you
Puts your faith to stringent test;

Let no fear or foe confound you,
Wait for God and trust and rest.

Trust and rest with heart abiding,
Like a birdling in its nest,
Underneath His feathers hiding,
Fold your wings and trust and rest.

Spreading Joy Winner Announced!

I would like to congratulate Matt & Melissa, the winner of a free photo session and 8x10 print from the "Spreading Joy" giveaway. They were submitted by their dear friend Michelle, who has been inspired by Matt & Melissa's story of faith, hope and perseverance. I look forward to your session, Matt & Melissa and congrats again!

I can't stop posting pics of Will

sweet baby feet

Here are baby Will's feet. They are perfect.

{she rocked it}

Ms. Jacquie couldn't have been more comfortable in front of the camera...she was a dream to photograph. Easy going, natural and a beautiful smile--she just shines!