Sydney Marie

7lbs 6 oz

20 inches

July 11, 2010

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We have fallen in love once again ♥

Going from a family of 3 to 4 will definitely be a huge adjustment, and I just want to take the time that I need to settle in with my growing family.  Rest assured, my camera will be right by my side the entire time, and I hope to return and bring you more joy + inspiration from my work.

I’ll definitely be back with a birth announcement, and to say that I am looking forward to taking the baby’s newborn portraits would be an understatement!

My summer sale ends tomorrow – thanks so much for making it such a success!  My favorite part is actually preparing orders – I love to put that extra tender loving care in with each print.  Both shops will be closing on July 1 – and I’ll let you know when I will re-open!

Thanks so much for your support, kind words, comments, and e-mails! I’ll be back soon …..

I simply love when I end up finding a little beauty in the simple details of my life.

I hope that you may seek beauty in the simple details of your life, as well!

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Don’t forget about my summer sale and clearance – now through June 30!

~  Happy weekend!

In my CLEARANCE section, you’ll find prints as low as $5, and my SALE section includes some of my most popular prints, regularly $30, now $20!  If you have had your eye on a print – now is the time!  My shop won’t open again until August.

All prices good through June 30!  Thanks and happy shopping ♥

We spent some time this weekend at one of my favorite breakfast shops – As you can see, I love the atmosphere, and the food is delicious!

Have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

I will be spending time with my family, enjoying the last few weeks of being a family of 3.

Thanks so much for all of your kind words, comments, and e-mails this week – I truly appreciate it.

I feel that the site represents me professionally – which was one of my goals.  So please have a look around, and let me know what you think!

Also, if you read my blog through an RSS reader, you may want to click through and see the small updates I’ve made on the blog.  I love the cleaner, simple look and feel.

Finally, I’m honored to be one of Today’s Top 100 Photographers on Twitter! Thanks so much to Kate for letting me know about this!

Have a great day ♥

I was born and raised in Southwest Louisiana, not far from the Gulf.  In fact, my parents and most of my family still live in there.  I attended college in New Orleans – the people, culture, and food are like no other place in the world.  Simply put, I am proud to call Louisiana home.

Louisiana has been through so much in recent years, and the recent oil spill is heartbreaking.  And seeing pictures of our beloved state bird, the brown pelican, covered in oil is unbearable.

So when I ran across Shannon’s recent post I was relieved to learn about Help the Gulf Coast – a shop dedicated to relief efforts for the Gulf Coast region.  Finally, there is something that I can directly contribute to!  There are a variety of sellers contributing to this cause – and I am proud to be one of them.  You can find my print above, “a time to reflect” listed in the shop.  100% of the proceeds are donated to charities helping with the Gulf Coast recovery effort.

Head over to the Help the Gulf Coast shop and pick up something for yourself and support a great cause at the same time.  And if you have your own etsy shop, consider donating an item!

First off, I would like to thank everyone who entered the mini-print giveaway!  I truly appreciate all of the comments, tweets, blog, and Facebook mentions ♥

Chosen randomly, the winners are ~

“collect your thoughts” ~  Vanessa and Jess

“morning cup of beauty” ~  Julie Green

Congratulations!  I will be in contact today to get your mailing addresses.

Have a wonderful weekend – more exciting news next week!