Holy Manoly!

I usually don’t push products but this one is a good one. I urge you, you must, run out to your grocery stores right now and purchase; No Pudge! No Pudge is fat free brownie mix you make with either lowfat vanilla yogurt or applesauce. I added dried cherries to ours. Some friends of mine where talking about No Pudge a couple of weeks ago at our girls night dinner. I have fantastic friends. I picked up my No Pudge at Rhubarbs Market but it’s at Giant and I’m sure Weis too.

It really is not a good thing to go grocery shopping right before making dinner but this time it worked out perfectly! Now on to decide if I’m going to chop my hair or not….decisions, decisions….

Jen+Jim E-Session

I couldn’t have asked for better weather than I got on Saturday for Jen + Jim’s e-session. Fantastic! I met Jen + Jim at Central Market right up from my studio…..Ya, I said it, major announcement klm Photography has a studio! I don’t want to hijack Jen+ Jim’s post about studio news but I’ll be posting more about the studio. Official announcement is coming.

Back to the matter at hand. We ran around Downtown Lancaster and had tons of fun. Jim was a great trooper and Jen gorgeous as always, love that smile. Jim’s pretty camera shy and a bit apprehensive. E-sessions are a great way to get comfortable in front of the camera. It’s fun practice. The way Jen looks at Jim, so lovingly, makes my heart melt.

Hope you two had fun wondering and discovering the city afterwards. Here’s a few of my favs from our session.

a good luck kiss for 50 + years~

Can’t wait till September!

The day has come…..

This morning was the day. The day, the love of my life (gushing) cut his hair. Yes, I am just that crazy to photograph his hair cutting experience and yes I’m going to cause embarrassment by posting it too!! Can’t wait till we have kids. I’m really gonna make them hate life!

Todd told me months ago he wanted to chop his hair for the up coming race season. He hasn’t cut his hair in maybe two years? His brother’s wedding was the last hair cut he had and that was in 2006, so almost two years. After much resistance (I love it in a pony tail) I made the appointment because if he was cutting it, cutting it, I wanted him to have some style and get it professionally done.

I LOVE the ladies at my salon, NXT Hair Design. LOVE Michelle and Tamara (go there! no regrets ever!!)

Well I now feel like I’m dating a new man. I miss the long hair, but hey, we’ll save on shampoo now. My heart aces but darn my boyfriend looks good! Happy pre Birthday Love. Todd turns 30 this Saturday!

The ponytail for donation.

Ahh!! It begins….

Now the final result. Good job Michelle.

The Briggs Kids

I spent the afternoon hanging out with Mom Tonya, big sister Myra and the newest addition Dylan. (boo Dad was at work) Myra is such a great big sister. She took me on a tour of their house, showed me her little brother (she’s very proud!) and then I met their dog Cassie. I think Myra is really infatuated with Dylan. I would be too! I’m digging his big blue eyes and auburn spiky hair.

Here’s little Dylan Briggs first photo shoot

Myra’s little head peeping up makes me laugh.

Tonya’s sister bought Dylan a cool pair of Vans. Of course we had to photograph them!

I love how they are in almost identical poses. Not intentional or set up. Siblings!

Nothing better than pink converse and rocket ships.

Dylan’s little snooze didn’t last too long.

Thanks so much for the coffee Tonya!

Stompin Lizzy Stanton

It was so cool photographing one of the Dutchland Derby Roller Girls, Theresa Metz aka Stompin Lizzy Stanton. Theresa was referred to me by a good friend of mine for wedding photography. We started talking and it turns out Ms.Stanton is the Lancaster’s Red Cap spokesperson for the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk. They were considering her for their national “faces of the heart” campaign.
Theresa had two heart surgeries when she was younger. We photographed her head shot (beautiful!) and she just got notice of her story being up on the AHA National website as a feature site!

People all over the country will be reading about her story. I’m so honored Theresa asked me to be part of her story. Just goes without saying “every picture tells your story”!

Here’s the link to the AHA website. She is also listed on the main www.heart.org site!