the eckert/collins family - austin family photography

I have been holding on to this post for a while now. The photos were to be a Christmas surprise for the grandparents. I'm crossing my fingers that I have waited long enough. I was just about to post this right after Christmas and then saw on Brenda's FB that they were just leaving to visit her folks...dodged that one.

This session was so fun! The kiddos had a blast splashing in the water, playing ring-around-the-rosy and hamming it up for the camera. The parents and had fun chasing the kiddos around and making sure they didn't fall head-first into the water.

Can you see my eyeball in there?

Most of the time, this trick doesn't work but this time it did and it turned out to be such a cute photo.

The whole group

The Eckerts

The Collins'

In other news, CBP now has a Facebook Fan Page. Click on the link to the right to become a fan!

Stay tuned for more exciting 2010 news.

Carly

merry christmas to all

Merry Christmas All!

Here are some pics taken with my new camera. It's going to take some getting used to, so I have been practicing.

Our Tree...

Pepper has been laying in this spot non-stop since we put the tree up. She likes the lights and being able to look out the window at the same time.

Lunch for my mom's birthday at Alamo Cafe in San Antonio.

Joe talking to Presleigh...she's hanging on his every word. :)

Sydney being silly...

Ummmm, I don't know. She thought it was funny to sit in the booster on the floor and eat her cookies while mom opened her presents...

Grams (their great-grandma) bought them "food" for their kitchen. Love it!

Presleigh with Grams. They are buddies...

Joe and I stopped in Johnson City on the way home to look at the lights at the Pedernales Electric headquarters. My friend Jon says over 1 million lights were used.

I am off work for the next week so look forward to many blog entries between now and then. I need to catch everyone up on the latest portrait sessions.

Also, Cherry Blossom is going to be going through some "growing pains" (more gains than pains) for the next few weeks. Look forward to some changes in the new year. I am so excited!

Carly

happy birthday mom

Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to Mom, Happy Birthday to You!

Today we will be celebrating in our traditional way...lunch at Alamo Cafe. We have skipped this tradition for a couple of years so we are excited to start it up again.

Mom, I love you! I hope your day is extra special, just like you.

Carly

merry christmas - austin baby photography

My favorites from the Christmas mini-shoots...

Carly

the chambliss family - austin baby photography

I think I have a new nickname for Mrs. Huston, "Referral Rachel". ha! Cheesy, but so true! Rachel was referred by Tiffany who then referred me to 5 of her friends. Who needs to spend money on marketing when you have incredible people like this? Thank you so much for all of your referrals!

The Chambliss' are neighbors with the Hustons. We decided early on that we would do our session at their house because we scheduled for November and because little J is so young. Well...good thing we did because we picked one of the rainiest days of the month. We did most of the session indoors and then we ventured out to the porch for a few more. Leslie, can't wait for the spring when J is sitting up and we can take him out in the bluebonnets!

*Side Note: Leslie and I were reminded of just how small this world is. We realized that we have two friends in common from two totally different places in our lives. She is friends with one of my dorm neighbors when I attended Baylor and she is also friends with my staff leader from when I was a Young Life leader in San Antonio. Small World!

Carly

the huston family - austin family photography

This is my second session with The Hustons. F&D are so fun to photograph. Mom, R, has a great sense of style as you can tell from the coordination of outfits.

We went to one of my favorite locations to shoot. I was a little concerned that the peacocks wouldn't make an appearance but when they did, F had a blast chasing them around. I thought for sure that one of them would fan their feathers when she got close enough, which we all wanted to see, but they wouldn't, they just ran away. I haven't had any luck with this. Anyone know how to get a peacock to fan out it's feathers?

Favorite!

Carly

the cross clan - san antonio family photography

I should hire Amanda to be my Art Director... but she probably wouldn't agree to work for $1 a year like Farouk Shami.

She always comes up with the most interesting, appropriate and fun locations for her family sessions and this was no exception. I trusted her eye when she suggested Adobe Village in Spring Branch for the Cross BIG Family shoot but I have to admit I was a little nervous of how it would turn out for a group of 10.

Vibrant color and interesting architecture made beautiful images. See for yourself...

Carly