Tot Shots

Social Series #2

As I mentioned previously, I was working on getting the email out for the next social series.  Well, emails are out and the session is completely booked.  I am thrilled that everyone is as excited about this one as I am.  I wanted to share the information here too so that those interested can look into the Love 2 Eat classes if interested.  I personally attended one of the classes by chef Christina MacHardy last week and was incredibly impressed.

I am maintaining a wait list for this event so please let me know if you are interested. 

Tot Shots Social Series - #2

As a Tot Shots client, you are invited to join me for the second of a series of health and wellness seminars that I am planning to put on throughout the year. The topic for this session is "Whole Foods" by Barb Thomas of Love 2 Eat (www.love2eat.ca). I am very excited to have Barb come in and speak. I am personally interested in the information that she is passionate about.

With this session you will learn...

As women, we could all use two things- more time, and more energy! Join Speaker, Holistic Nutritionist, and Owner of Love2Eat Nutritional Consulting, Barb Thomas, RHN, as she discusses tips and techniques to increase your vitality through a Whole Foods way of life. Learn which foods are sucking the energy you do have, and how to add in more good stuff to help you live your life to the fullest. What we put in our bodies directly affects what we get out of life. Let Barb show you how to do it right!

This session will be held at Tot Shots Studio on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Space is limited to 15 and will be reserved in advance. Tot Shots will be assuming the cost for this session as a thank you for your patronage ($65/person value). Please RSVP to jody@totshots.ca and 403.701.0106.

Many attendees from the first social session expressed interest in paying for this evening. I very much appreciate this thought but I am thrilled that I have the opportunity to assist other entrepreneurs and offer a venue to allow my clients gain from my network. However, in response I have registered a team for the Run for the Cure in October (that I will be running in) so if you would like to "pay" for the session please feel free to donate to this great cause that is near and dear to my heart (https://www.cibcrunforthecure.com/html/login.asp?session=y). Donations can be made online so that you receive the tax receipt.

Calgary Ink #2

Finally the follow up tattoo picture.  Sorry for the delay.  I ended up taking the weekend off.  My dad was in town and my outdoor session was rescheduled (no doubt...although this is typical of a Calgary spring it is not what we were looking for!!!).  Nice to have bonus time with my family!

On to the pictures...I am so glad that I got the opportunity to shoot these pictures.  They have definitely been a favourite family over the last year!!  

Great way to end a week...

This maternity session was an awesome way to end the week.  Although I still have lots more to share from this past week, I had to share this image.  It caught my eye as I was downloading - I thought it was a beautifully serene image.  Love it!  I will share more next week.  Have a great "last" weekend of winter - let's hope!

Happy Earth Day!

I had mentioned that I would post some notes from my Social Series session on 'Goin' Green for Parents' by Kerry Kaufman of Green Plan-it and today seems like a really good day to do that.  Now I can't go through all of the things that she covered because there was a TON of information but I can tell you about the things that I have changed or am working on changing.  

 - Trying to eliminate as much plastic from our house as possible - if not possible I ensure that it is a recyclable plastic in our disposable purchases 

 - Stopped purchasing bottled water

 - I have made a conscious decision to not use excessive packaging for my products

 - I do not turn the heat or A/C on if I do not have clients coming into the studio

 - I unplug appliances if they are not being used to avoid energy drain

 - We have stopped using our garburator (it is not able to cut food up small enough to avoid ultimately ending up in the garbage during water processing)

 - We will be purchasing a composter this spring - approximately 40% of the garbage that we have is food scraps - it might be a little lower in our house as we all like to eat;)

 - I am trying to be more conscious of my food choices and where they come from, how they are grown, how they are packaged...I have been trying to buy organic for the "dirty dozen" of produce apples, spinach, potatoes, carrots...

These are just a few things off the top of my head.  Kerry's website is www.greenplan-it.ca and is full of great ideas.  

On the flip side, I am sitting here working on clients' galleries with two computers running and the music going.  We do what we can!

I missed these pictures when I originally posted from this session...I had to share!!!

 

Yeah Spring!!!

Until tomorrow at least!  I had so much fun at this session this past weekend.  You may remember this client from Christmas.  I thoroughly enjoyed his last session and was honoured to do the family's first family session.  The weather was gorgeous, the models were awesome and I think that the pictures captured this family well!!  I LOVED the blue wall so much and I needed to get these up as I think that it will work well for an extended family session that I am doing next weekend (mother nature, please cooperate!).  

Gorgeous Eyes!

So I will have a bunch of posts over the next couple of days after last week's flurry of activity!  It was an awesome weekend with a ton of great families!  It all started with these gorgeous girls!  They have the most spectacular eyes!  More soon!

Watch Me Grow

I wanted to share one more before this weekend...this is one of my Watch Me Grow babies that I shot this week.  This is our third session.  She is so adorable.  I love her hair (her mom calls it her signature).  Although Miss P is mommy's girl right now, we caught some cute moments with dad.  Have a great weekend!

And another year goes by...

This is the fourth year that I have had the opportunity to shoot these little guys!  It is so amazing to watch them grow and change each year!  I can't even believe that I am going into my fifth year in business!!  Wow time flies (especially when you are having fun!!).  

I am heading into a busy weekend of shooting...another FITMOM, a first birthday, a newborn, and heading back outside for a location shoot!!  And the weather is cooperating!!!  Oh and one more...remember the tattoo dad (with mom's name on his arm)...well, now he has his daugther's name too and he failed to share this info at their one year session.  Needless to say, I am twisting their arms to come back;)!  So next week will be a good sneak peek week!!!  

I will also have information going out on the next Social Series...May 12th is the evening!

On to the pictures...

Had to end off with a little fun - jumping on the Fatboy!

A 10 pounder

This not so little one is only 12 days old almost 11 pounds!!  I LOVE this!!  Although my son was only 8.5 lbs when he was born, we were rooming with twins who in comparison made him look massive.  And then he gained a pound a week for at least four weeks...anyway...this little one brings back memories!  This is the first newborn from my recent batch of maternity sessions...so excited!  Doesn't mom look fantastic!  I was so impressed as she has two more young sons (yep, three boys, oh and as she mentioned the dog is male too)!  A and M, thanks for the great session...more to come soon.

I know these are really similar but I liked both!

Do I see four in their future?  Too cute!

After posting I noticed that this one was screaming something different to me...so here is the variation bringing focus back to baby.

Spring is here!!!

Yippee!!  I am so excited to have bikes and rubber boots out...my rubber boots look a little worse for wear after last spring/summer.  We were living in a mud pit for most of the year and what were a very cute pair of B&W hounds-tooth rubber boots are now a very funky yellow and black pair.  Whatever...they are still functional...and I would rather wear them than shop for a new pair.

Anyway, back to the pictures...I wanted to share a few springy pictures for a client that is moving to TO soon:(.  These guys were so awesome despite being sick.  What troopers!  Their mom and I did our MBAs together and it was so funny to see how life has changed as we were wiping her children's noses and singing our ABCs during the session.  Awesome change!  J, I hope to have everything ASAP...

HAPPY EASTER!!!  Enjoy the time with your families!