I have had a crazy amount of multiple’s shoot this month! I LOVE it! Maybe it’s a sign that my own set of multiples is not too far away. Hmmm…..

These two cutie patooties are IDENTICAL to a T! I had a VERY hard time telling them apart from the second they arrived to the moment they left.  The tip they gave me was “Baylee is always in purple and Adysen never is.” (Am I wrong?)  ,so during the shoots I had to keep reminding myself of that. In between shoots they were just in their diapers and nothing in their hair to help tell them apart so I didn’t even attempt telling them apart! haha I felt like such a failure until they told me that besides them two, there are only 2 family members who know who is who. haha IT”S HARD!

I had a WONDERFUL time though! Your family is and was SO easy to capture! The girls are very lucky to have such fun loving parents!

Thanks for the great day McKenna Family! Hope you enjoy your sneak peek!

xoxo
Melinda Ann

I had to show a lot from these moments because it was so cute and hilarious. You can’t really tell but Adysen has the piece of grass in her mouth.

LOVE

haha AWWW! Baylee was happy as can be in this chair but Adysen wasn’t too keen on it. She was getting some daddy snuggles at this moment.

I had the pleasure of capturing Mr. Braylon’s One Year Birthday Party!
The weather was a little iffy the weekend of Mother’s Day but the day of his party (and actual birthday) the sun was in full force! It couldn’t have been a better day to celebrate turning one. There was a lot of great people who came to celebrate with the sweet Green family. Leighton would have LOVED to be there but there was no way I could juggle a toddler and work. haha

Enjoy your sneak peek Green Family!
WE LOVE YOU!

xoxo

Melinda Ann

Lot’s of fun things for all the kiddies!

An absolute crazy amount of gifts! Sarah and Justin - Make sure to put our gift to use this summer…. UP NORTH though!

I love the family shots!

Such a sweet but very tired boy!

The moment he did this everyone said “Awe!”

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”- Mary Anne Radmacher

The quote above is something I picked up from a mom of multiples.

I wasn’t sure how to sum up my weekend with the Frenznick family for this blogpost. Do I talk about how amazed I am at the amount of patience Jeremy and Sarah both have? And how they are a great team and co-parent like it is nobody’s business? Maybe I should talk about how they have done a fabulous job raising well behaved two year triplets. Ah, I could also mention that it was so heartwarming to see that at the end of a long day with their kiddos, they still have lot’s of hugs, kisses and smiles on hand.

I had a FABULOUS time and I hope you did too! You’re AMAZING parents! Those three little miracles are very blessed to have parents like you.

This sneak peek is not even finished but I have to head to a shoot! Enjoy the sneak peek of your sneak peek!
XOXO
Melinda Ann

A big THANK YOU to the Hoxie Family for busting out some awesome tractors for the kids!!! Thank GOODNESS they had three!

AVERY

TYLER

ASHLYN aka pipsqueak

Family photo take 1,2 & 3… these were all within 1 or 2 photos of each other. Please take note as to who is missing first. haha

NO WORRIES! We have professional triplet wranglers with us. Tyler was the first one back this time.

It happened again not long after…

Attempt #225 - Please take note, again, as to who takes off first.

Silly little boy! The photos leading up to that moment are hilarious, he is standing/dancing everywhere BUT near his family.

FAVORITE!

And now some beach photos. Jeremy & Sarah enjoyed some quiet one on one time before we let the kiddies join us.

LOT’S of cute kissing pics. LOVE LOVE LOVE these photos.

I had such a fabulous time with the Towler family!

They were absolutely hilarious for the entire session! I couldn’t have asked for a better group of kids …adults. haha It had been so long since I have seen all of the them so the two hours flew by with great conversation.
Thank you so much for the great time Towler family! I hope you enjoy your sneak peek! I had a hard time narrowing it down from all the funny laughing shots so I decided to show the 4 that followed Corey’s hilarious, ” sister-love” thing. haha They really shows how much fun you four have together! And I hope your Birthday was GREAT Doug!

xoxo
Melinda Ann

For this pic below, I told the two lovebird’s in the back to talk amongst themselves and I’m not sure what was said but clearly it gave the girls a laugh and by the look on Doug’s face it was probably best I didn’t hear it.

This…

quickly turned into these…

ADORABLE

What a good ending!

It seems as though everyone is having a baby right now! It’s the cool thing to do apparently.

LOVE families that are up for anything!! Yes, I know I say that a lot! Which can only mean that I have some pretty awesome clients!!!! HIP HIP HOORAY!
The Saumier family (which btw my computer would NOT accept Saumier as the correct spelling… it constantly changed it to SAUCIER… so I think you’re allowed to called yourself’s the ‘Saucy’ family!), was a lot of fun! Todd is not a big fan of getting his picture taken but was a great sport and very supportive of his wife’s love of photos!

Thank you Saucier family for a lovely morning!!! Congratulations on your beautiful new baby boy and on raising such a fabulous and fun 10 year old!

Enjoy!

xoxo
Melinda Ann

LOVE this one!

I’m not sure if Talon is loved enough! haha Everyone is bananas over him!

LOVE!

UPDATE: ALL THREE SPECIALS HAVE BEEN TAKEN!

Well, this is a few days behind but life as a mother means lot’s of things get left behind…just not your kids! Unless you’re the mom who has 15 kids and left one in Walmart! WHAT was up with that?!?!?!

This Special is dedicated to my sweet little TODDLER, Leighton, because she is OFFICIALLY walking and decided to start saying MAMA on Mother’s Day! How sweet huh? BEST gift ever!

In the next few months I will begin booking for fall, but I thought I would get the ball rolling right now…. the first three people who email me with a subject line of “LEIGHTON SAID MAMA!” will receive $100 print credit for booking a session ONLY in September or October.

Hope to hear from you soon! Can’t wait!

Mama & Leighton

xoxo

Melinda Ann

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRAVE…

#43 HALEY - haleybaur@gmail.com

I think meeting for coffee sometime would be a great way to start planning your session!

Contact me at MelindaAnnPhotography@gmail.com please

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ENTERED!!! I was so happy to see 55 BRAVE entries!!! WOW!

I will be offering a few Boudoir Sessions a year, please contact me if  you would like some information!

xoxo Melinda Ann

It’s no secret that I LOVE ZozoBugBaby clothing and TinkerDot Designs!

Leighton’s closet is full of Zozo Clothing which is “Zozo” fabulous and my house is decorated in TinkerDot canvases & prints!

And the two of them together!?!?!? FANTASTIC!!!!

Add in a little tiny Leighton, a cherry orchard filled with dandelions and a very fast working photographer momma because we were about to get rained on…*phew*….you get THIS!

She was clapping here! haha She has her own original clap.

The canvas says “YOU’RE AS BIG AS YOU THINK YOU ARE!” and it couldn’t be more perfect for Itty Bitty Leighton who thinks she is She-ra!

It was windy right before it rained, so the fabric flower is blowing, it doesn’t normally sit like that.

OH I SO LOVE the canvas in the dandelions!

Wondering where the headband came from? Bella’s Bowtique on Etsy! LOVE Bella’s! I buy majority of Leighton’s headbands there!

The fabric flowers on the TinkerDot canvas match the fabric in the ZozoBugBaby dress! ADORABLE huh?

These are two completely NEW items from both artist! Leighton and I are feeling pretty blessed that we were asked to show off these new items!

They are not only amazing artist and designers but amazing women too! Thank you Julie and Jenni for letting us in on your fun collaboration!

xoxo
Melinda Ann

First I must say, “THANK YOU!” to everyone who helped me get to 775 fans on Facebook! If you aren’t one yet, please join in on the fun! There is a link located right here on my website.

This giveaway is a VERY special one! I’m VERY excited about it! And it is definitely for a VERY brave woman!

The giveaway today is for a

{BOUDOIR SESSION}

Wondering what exactly a Boudoir Session is?

Imagine a mix of  Victoria’s Secret & Agent Provocateur and you’re the beautiful, sexy model!

The session will be completely private and for your eyes only! Or whoever you feel like showing! *wink* Very comfortable and fun! I will help with posing and styling to make sure you look and feel your best!

The location is undecided but I have a few in mind! This session must be used by September 30th, 2010.

This could be used as a maternity session, gift for your husband to be or a great pick me up gift after having a child!

The giveaway will include a beautiful book to show off your bravery and sexiness! The book is a GREAT gift idea!

This is a great present to yourself for yourself! If you’re thinking, “I’m not sure I could do this.”, don’t worry, every one thinks that at first.

*ONLY ONE ENTRY PER HOUSEHOLD! GIVEAWAY MUST BE USED  BY THE WINNER & NOT GIVEN AS A GIFT”

*ONLY WOMEN MAY ENTER* - Sorry hubbies but you could definitely buy your wife a Boudoir Session as a gift for being SO awesome!

To enter leave a comment with your first name and email address!

The giveaway will end on Tuesday, May 4th, at midnight (EDT)

GOOD LUCK LADIES!!!!

Little man Aidan is adorable, hilarious and ridiculously smart for a three year old. When he ask you a question, you’re answer better be honest  or at least make sense because he will call you on it. All my little “photography tricks” for kids his age weren’t working. If something did work, it was for  one hot minute and we had to pull something else out quickly after. ONE SMART COOKIE! I like that! He had me laughing often.

I had such a great time with the Bigelow family! They never asked where we were going (well besides Aidan) they just got in and out of the car when I did. And when I asked if they were up for going out in the rain, they didn’t even think twice about saying yes. Love when clients are up for anything.

Thanks again for such a great weekend! Next time you’re up we need to make sure an visit Old Mission Peninsula and a beach!

Hope you enjoy your sneak peek.

xoxo

Melinda Ann

Sometimes the wind is wanted and necessary. The outcome can be SO fabulous.

LOVE this next one!

He walked the whole way with his hands in his pockets. LOVE that!

I love this one! He looks like he is in such deep thoughts.

Another favorite! It’s official, I would love a little boy.

I’m 99% sure he is thinking about his candy bar that was waiting for him back at my house.