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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Kristen...Family Portraits

Kristen is the proud mama of a 4 month old baby boy named Brooks. She wanted to get some portraits taken of her adorable little fella, as well as the rest of the family. Here is handsome little Brooks...

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And here is Brooks with his big brother, Coltin...

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Coltin is 4 years old and reminds me a lot of my own son. I enjoyed him a great deal. :-)

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Brooks with Mark and Kristen...

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Cute!

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Coltin had LOTS of energy!

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LOVE that face! haha

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Their dog, Chloe, kept making her way into shots. ;-)

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Chloe - the super(dog)model!

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Kristen with little Brooks...

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Coltin suited up and waiting to go outside for a special shot with the boys...

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Mark is a HUGE MU fan...so we had to get the guys together in their gear. :-)

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Then Brooks went down for a nap, leaving Coltin and I to play for a few minutes in his room.

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Thanks - Kristen - for the opportunity to meet your lovely family! I had a great time hanging out with the boys. :-)

Outdoor Fun...with the Neighbor Kids

It has been a pretty long time since I aimed my camera at my own children. So I grabbed my camera as we headed out to enjoy this amazing weather and play in the fresh air. First of all, a rare moment of affection between the kiddos. Maddox hugged Evey and after my "awwwwwww" he started really working it for the camera. Evey was a little less sure...not totally convinced Maddox's intentions were pure. She's not used to spontaneous embraces. Spontaneous smacking, yes. She probably thought this was a headlock. ;-)

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This is the Maddox we are used to seeing! haha

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Little Evey has been trying to make her own goofy faces these days.

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But she has a long way to go to match Maddox's wackiness.

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Anytime we head out front to play, it is usually just a matter of minutes before the neighbor kids come running. Tonight was no exception. Maddox and Evey just adore playing with their neighbor friends. And the girls can't resist hugging on Evey and squishing her cute little cheeks.

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The boys play a little...differently. Guns and football bombs. And dramatically faked carnage.

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I hate guns and violence. No. I HATE guns and violence. And yet I have a child who is obsessed with guns and violence. As all of the neighbor boys seem to be. It appears to be innate. Very interesting.

So as the girls had a blast being cute and posing for pictures...

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...the boys enjoyed trying to get their guns into the pictures as well.

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One thing they all have in common...a tremendous amount of energy to RUN!

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One last shot. I did a terrible job, pulled it back in two seconds as we headed out the door. But I have to show off Evey's adorable pony tail. Her hair is getting soooo long! It really changes how she looks! When I see her bald baby pictures...it's hard to recognize this big girl!

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Potato Mania

Alright, one last potato post for those interested in the story. Mary and my dad have returned from their trip to NY. So after appearing on Letterman, the CBS Early Show, and Inside Edition...Mary did a couple of radio interviews and has appeared in some of the local news here in KC. In addition to inkkc.com, an article about Mary's potato appeared in today's KC Star and she made the cover of the Examiner on Thursday...

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They have really been enjoying Mary's 15 seconds of fame. I can't imagine they will ever be able to top this trip to NY. ;-)

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Mary's Media Storm

My step-mom Mary on Letterman and on the CBS Early Show this morning...She looks great! Mary was also interviewed by Inside Edition today...should air this evening. :-)




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Monday, September 21, 2009

A Heart Shaped Potato for Obama

WOW! This is an amazing story.
So...a couple of years ago my step-mother (Mary) found a heart shaped potato. Mary was amazed by the potato, and even requested the potato have its own photo shoot. :-)

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On one of their trips to NY, my dad and Mary took the potato to show Letterman and it made it on the air! We were thrilled. The famous heart shaped potato. So they are back in NY...two years later...and once again Mary took the potato to the Letterman taping. The Obama-Letterman taping! And not only did the potato make it on the air again...it ended up in Obama's possession! The heartshaped potato is all over the headlines!

If you google "heart shaped potato, Obama" you will come across quite a list. BUT IT GETS BETTER! CBS has booked Mary for tomorrow morning on the Morning Show!!!

Awww...how far the little potato has come. ;-)

Monday, September 14, 2009

Tiffany...Senior Portraits

I met Tiffany for a wonderful senior portrait session over the weekend. The weather was perfection...a lovely evening for a shoot. Tiffany was a little nervous at first, but by the end of the session...she was rockin' it like a supermodel! Check out this gorgeous young lady...

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Love this candid...

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GORGEOUS!

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Goddess...

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I made Tiffany's boyfriend, Aaron, jump in for a shot. :-)

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I have to thank Aaron for this next shot. It was his idea to shoot her "in the bushes." If he changes his mind about music, I think he would enjoy becoming an art director. ;-)

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Thanks Tiffany for a great shoot! And Congratulations on your Senior Year! :-)