Here we are 17 days into the new year and I already have a big chunk of my 2012 session calendar booked.  I wish I had the time to take on every session that comes my way, but with two little ones at home it just isn’t possible practical.  I feel terrible turing potential clients away, but in order to keep the balance between my work and my family, I have to limit the amount of sessions I take on each month.  This limited work load allows me to ensure that I’m giving each client the attention they deserve.  Once Ellie starts school it will be easier for me to manage more sessions, but for now she is kind of hard to keep entertained while I work in the office and even harder to keep contained!

Click HERE to view my current session openings – All sessions are booked on a first come, first serve basis.

The Simply Loved family is ever growing.  In 2011 I was blessed with the opportunity to help welcome new additions, capture little one’s milestones, and help families celebrate major life changes.  Each and everyone of my clients becomes part of this family, a part of MY family.  Without your continue support this would not be possible.  I am so very humbled by the compliments and words of encouragement that are sent my way.  All the love you send me goes right back into this hobby of mine and this circle of love and energy is what makes Simply Loved bloom and grow.

On the account of the new year, I will be spending the next few weeks updating and upgrading a few things around here.  2012 holds new projects and many new products!

thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU!!!

and our Christmas card this year

on my photography wish list for 2012 is a few births, a set of newborn twins, and more redheads!

I’m an over-preparer by nature (it’s just what works for me), but with my due date coinciding with my busy season I’ve had to procrastinate on all things baby in order to get my last pre-maternity leave sessions done.  All was going well and I was chugging right along with my schedule UNTIL my annoying Braxton Hicks contractions turned into full blown prodromal labor!

For those unfamiliar with prodromal labor, it’s very much like active labor, however the frequent contractions are non-progressing… in other words, these are just practice contractions and my bodies way of taking my over-preparing ways to the extreme : ) I’ve been dealing with these five minute apart contractions lasting a minute each for over a week now, which is exhausting, but being order take it easy has allowed me the chance to focus on getting things ready for the baby.

Thanks to my amazing husband, we managed to start and finish the nursery in less than two days.  I did all the sitting and directing, while Adam took care of all the painting, lifting, and moving.   We decided to go with the John Lennon “Real Love” and “Musical Parade” theme and I’m in LOVE with how it all turned out!It feels good to have this big project checked off our list; now I can sit back and try to relax with my two main men, while I wait for these contractions to turn into the real deal ; )