.i should be sleeping... again.

I think I've used that blog header more than once. What can I say, except I get my best work done at this time of night. Plus, I couldn't go to bed without posting a few images of sweet little Jak. I was so excited to see how much he had grown in the last 7 months! I can't believe all of the beautiful curly hair he has! And those eyes? Mommy I think you have a ladies' man on your hands.

So. Darn. Cute.

.stuck in the middle with you.

I'm pretty sure they don't feel stuck (they were incredibly sweet to one another), but Allie and Cade are the middle children out of a set of four. Mom wanted to separate the kids and do two at a time and she says they always get bunched girls and boys (there's two of each!) so we decided to do these two first. Allie and Cade, thank you for letting me chase you all around town and back. And, for being patient with me when I said "5 more!" about a billion times. It was all worth it in the end when we were chowing down on some delicious ice cream, right? When asked what she wanted to do here's one of the many poses she chose. :)

.beautiful inside and out.

I had been looking forward to our session all day. All I thought about today while cleaning my way dirty office was... "ok- I'll have her stand there," and "ooo I think she will look amazing against that wall as a backdrop," and "please, please, please don't rain." And sure enough the rain held off until this evening (those were some serious storms!) and we were able to get some great shots.

I've known Tyler for a few years now and I know she's gorgeous. She's one of those girls that rolls out of bed looking amazing. When she asked me about snapping a few photos of her for a pageant she is going to be in, all I could think was "yesssssss!" We did a few "head shot" type things for the pageant but I had to do some fun stuff, too. So, here you go. Tyler, you are a wonderful person and I'm glad to know you. You shine from the inside out. I hope you have a blast doing the pageant and I can't wait to hear how it all turns out! Thanks for the belly laughs tonight. :)

.why can't everyday be friday?.

I love Fridays. I love that I'm off from all of my duties (usually) except one of the most important ones- being a mom. Audrey and I usually run errands (fun ones most of the time), go to the "jump" (the "gym" in Audrey language), have lunch with someone we love- my sister or a friend or two, and enjoy spending time together. I'm really trying to enjoy these last few weeks that I'm completely off of Fridays because as of next week I will have sessions booked and she will spend the day with Big Audrey until right before Christmas.

So, this last Friday we were alll over town and back. We spent the morning in Flower Mound running errands then met up with Bug Audrey- what the munchkin calls her- and ate lunch, did a little crafting, laughed, drove around, laughed some more, napped, and then went to go see Bug Audrey's goats. Yes. You heard that right. My sister bought 3 goats and a llama and it's turning into one of my favorite places to be. It's so incredibly peaceful out there and it's only about 15 minutes from our house. With the weather being as nice as it is we have gone out there a few times in the last few weeks and plan on going back often. Audrey loves helping big Audrey feed and water the goats and running around out there. And she loves that she gets to wear her rain boots even when it isn't raining. We may have to invest in some of these with all of the snakes and bugs out there. Anyway, Christmas sessions are booking up. I'm really nervous that I'm going to have a rush of people wanting to book in November. October is pretty much full and I'm only booking a few sessions in November because I'm hoping to have all Christmas orders out by the first of December (so you can have cards out in time and gift prints wrapped). I just about had a nervous breakdown last year working until the very last minute and getting my own Christmas shopping done, so please don't make me tell you no. :) I've got a few tricks up my sleeve this year and I CANNOT wait to spend time with all of the families that have booked their sessions! I can already tell I'm going to have so much fun. See you at your session!

.37 down. .3 to go.

Rachael's belly reminds me so much of my own when I was pregnant. Round and high. :) Except, she told me today that she got a HUGE kick in the ribs yesterday and all I had up there was my baby's large head. I'm not sure which is worse. I'm thinking the kicking.

Rachael and I met up this afternoon for a few last minute maternity shots. (it's been a looooonnnng time since I posted a sneak peek on the same day- I'm just a little excited about these.) She's a whopping 37 weeks pregnant so, really, that sweet baby girl could come at any time. Enjoy this time Rachel. Your world is about to change. It will be unimaginably better than you would have ever dreamed. She will be the most amazing thing that has ever happened to you (even at 12am, 2am, 4am & 6am). I cannot wait to meet her... even if she does give me just a little more baby fever.

See you in a few weeks... get some rest. :)

Trena H... I don't think my emails are getting through on your work email address. If you read this will you please email me or call me?

Thanks girl!!

.pure glee.

is what I felt this morning after leaving sweet little Seth's house. I was so excited to come home and upload the images and work on them. I'm posting just one for now because I ran out of time but I may post a few more tonight. I can already tell I'm going to love this session and I might branch out from the typical color and play with black and white... Y'all know I love me some color but this calls for a little softness. :)

Sweet sweet boy...

Can you say baby fever??

know of anyone getting married?

I'm working on building my wedding portfolio so I need willing victims... Just kidding. Sort of. I have done a few weddings and have decided that I enjoy them as long as I can bring an assistant. (don't worry- that's not extra... it's part of the packages) So, if you know of anyone who is getting married send them my way! If you know someone who's getting married in January or February tell them they will get 20% off of their total. That's off of the package and anything else they add to their package- if they decide to. This means they can save up to $540! If you know of someone who is interested have them email me at emilythurmond@gmail.com for a price list and to answer any questions they may have.

.one more for today.

No more, lady...
There's more where these came from... :)

.will it rain?. .will it not?.

I spent allll day on Wednesday worrying about my senior session that evening. Kellyn's sister Danica and I met through my sister a while back and I had the opportunity to take she and her man's pictures and her mom loved them. So much so that when it came time for little sister Kellyn's senior portraits I got an email. :) Kellyn lives in Washington state and was only here in Texas for 2 days- Tuesday and Wednesday. So, when it had rained allll day on Tuesday, we were all a little concerned that the rain may really mess up our plans on Wednesday. We decided to wait it out and I'm so glad that we did.

(why does blogger insist on messing with the colors when I upload them onto a post? In their file on my computer the colors in these images are AMAZING. Then, when I upload them they are a little bleh. Anyone else that uses blogger got any suggestions? On a side note- does anyone even read this blog? (except my family... love you guys!) You don't have to have a blogger account to leave a comment. Here's what you do- Scroll to the bottom of the post that you want to comment on... See where is says "0 comments? Click there and follow the directions. If you don't have a blog click on "Anonymous" but make sure to leave your name. It's really easy. Try it. :) I'm feeling a little lonely.)

Anyway, here's beautiful Kellyn.