{ Hello Summer...}

Hot.Hot.Hot. Summer has definitely arrived & the temperatures are on the rise! My new favorite way to cool down??? An iced coffee made with our FABULOUS Keurig coffee maker and what pairs nicely with it? A cookie and do you know what today is? National Sugar Cookie day...that is a fact you will only learn here my friends. So raise a glass of milk, iced coffee or whatever your beverage of choice is...to National Sugar Cookie Day! Yummm!

{ Celebrate ...}

Don't you love that the 4th falls on a Friday this year? How cool is that??? We have big plans ~ a HUGE party tonight with friends, and I swear the fireworks display they put on rivals that of the one the city we live in does....and then it's work, work, work in the yard. Landscaping, gardening, planting, mowing...all the things Tate & I love to do, but my husband...not so much. Let me take that back, he loves yard work, but he hates that he always gets stuck doing the "gross" work i.e. ~ scooping the doggy doo out of the yard, moving the logs and rocks with the creepy crawlies underneath, and dealing with any funky odors or mystery substances that are lurking in the dark corners of the garage & yard... etc. Well, someone's got to do it, plus I've changed way more dirty diapers then he has...so I say we are even!

Have a happy & safe 4th everyone!

{ It's a tie...}

Frog Princess & Starfitch...both of your stories made me laugh so guess what? You both win...and Frog Princess I know you aren't a Starbucks fan (it brakes my heart...) so how about we substitute for a Pizza King giftcard? Woohoo....everyone's a winner!

Anonymous....who are you? We want to read your "no hurting" story.....

{ Overwhelmed....}

If you are downtown today, stop & wish Sarah a happy b-day &

have a bite of peanut butter birthday pie!

Hi, we are here! Has it really been 10 days since we last blogged? The date on the last post says June 18th, but can that be true? I feel like this week has been a blur ~ home, work, home, work, home, work, work, work....I'm not sure whether I am coming or going. Did I eat breakfast to day? What about the dogs, did I feed them...heck, forget the dogs, did my kid eat? I think so... maybe.......wait a minute did I put his "big boys" on today or is he still in last nights pull up ( he wakes up dry...it's not dirty, give me some credit). Ahhh! I just threw on something today, do I match, wait a minute let me check....hmmm....orange-y shirt, black skirt, black flip flops..yea I match, but do I look good...well that's debatable....my hair, well we are just going to blame that on the humidity....

We've had so much going on this week. Tuesday I HAD to get our newsletter done, printed, and ready to mail. Then it was Sarah's birthday on Wednesday...she is 29 and holding, thanks for asking...unfortunately we didn't get a chance to celebrate it then, we were on location & then had a meeting for the upcoming BABYfest that we are a part of. (more on BABYfest later, but if you can't stand to wait, check out the website at http://www.babyfestnci.org/) On the way back from Kokomo we stopped in Peru to visit a client/friend's shop, The Potter's Bench ~ if you haven't been there-GO! I love it! Right now they are expanding and I love the space they have...when it's done it will be amazing! But....have you ever went some where and when you came home you thought, man what a dump? I've got some work to do! Yea...that's kind of how we were feeling. So yesterday, today, tomorrow and probably waaaaay into the future we are working on making our studio space amazing.....and while we are working on fabulousness we also have this little thing called Portraits by Kimberly that needs a photographer and her trusty assistant to run. You know, to make some money so our kids can eat. Then Kimberly hits me today with the, "Elizabeth, how much do you love your job?" I always know more work is on the way when she says that....we have been asked by Bride.com to be a featured photographer for Indiana on the website. So I have to come up with something fantastic for that and Kim wants me to punch up our website....and I have oodles of orders that need to go out, and framing that needs done and lots of little odds & ends! And my homelife isn't any less chaotic, but whose life is stress-free right? So....I need a laugh...who has a cute or funny little story to share? I can be anything....a cute story about your kids (I do love kids) or work related or just a little what not about life in general.....we will pick a winner from the posts and you will receive a giftcard from Bath & Body Works, plus a BBW pampering kit we have put together AND because I am feeling generous, a Starbucks gift card. You have until Tuesday!

{ Sing, sing a song... }

"Beach baby, Beach baby there on the sand

From July 'til the end of September...."

"Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you

Happy Birthday dear Matthew...

You look like a monkey & you smell like one too!"

Saturday was a day for singing....who am I kidding, everyday is a day for singing...but especially this past Saturday. Not only was it summer solstice, {break out your Jimmy Buffett cd's everyone, if you don't have any you can borrow some of mine, I highly recommend Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays for all the JB newbies!} but it was also my not-so-little brother's birthday.

Happy Birthday Matt!

Speaking of summer ~ bathing suit season is upon us {did I just hear a collective groan????} so is our Beach Baby session! I love this session because it can either be a timeless sessions with your little ones dressed in their khaki & white or it can be a super fun session in swimsuits, sunglasses & bright colors. Whatever fits your personality!

{ Drum Roll please....}

the winner of our Beaded Charm Necklace is lucky #4 ~ Carmen! Yea! Congrats to you! Contact the studio and we will get the Necklace out to you!