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I almost got a kiss!

Mr. Owen was quite the flirt today! He has grown up so much. As his mom was putting on his shoes, he was telling her that he was going to kiss me! He didn't care that I was married :) As I gave him a hug goodbye he was looking at me, his eyes shifting to my lips and I really thought he was going to go in for the kill. I beat him to it and dipped him down and smothered him with kisses. He's adorable!

A shameless plug!

Ok, my older brother Bryan Duke is the smartest person I know! By far! I have been jealous of his mind my whole life and this just proves it hands down. Bryan, in his spare time, (he's also a fighter pilot) has developed a game for the iphone called Acceleroto! It's awesome and I'm not just saying that :) You don't even have to take my biased word for it...it was voted 2008's BEST Arcarde Game.

Go and download it right now people! You have no choice :)

Baby Lily

Ok, It has taken me most of the day to get these up...sorry Barb :) I know everyone is excited to see Barb's grandaughter Lily. She is amazingly cute, and is already staying up late! Watch out mom and dad :)

Look at her little foot, holding on to daddy's finger

Baby crazy!

I have been so blessed to have so many baby sessions lately! I just love them! Each one has a unique personality and cutness that I can't explain. They just fill me with peace and happiness.

Tonight, baby Lily is bringing her parents in for their first baby session! I can't wait...I'm just watching the hours and minutes tick away.
Here are some images from the past week. Enjoy!

Welcome Lilly!

We are proud to announce that we have a new addition to the Canfield Jenkins family!
This morning at 8:15 Lilly Ellen Latimer was born. She is 9lbs 2oz and 21 1/2 inches long. I am excited to go and see her! Congratulations Nichole and Rob!
There will be pictures of her soon...I promise you that!

Waiting for baby

Many of you know Barb...she's the one that answers your phone calls here at the studio. Well, her daughter is pregnant and is due ANY day now! Everytime the phone rings she jumps out of her chair! We are all very excited. I'm sure we will have a little crib set up here in no time :) I am also excited because we are going to do a new born session with little baby ? Don't worry, I'll post as soon as she has arrived!

Andrew and I are going to be at our State Convention the next few days. Usually this conference is in Detroit, but this year it's in Lansing! This is great because I get to sleep in my own bed :) We will be back in the office on Wednesday.

Enjoy the warm up this weekend!

Let's back up a bit!

I know I know, it's been WAY too long. So let's back up...
Andrew, Emily and I traveled to Pheonix in mid January and it was a nice break from the weather we've been having. Brrr. Pheonix was mid 60's to 70's and when we weren't in programs, preparing for our program or giving our program...we were outside. It was nice to feel the sun again. We met up with all our favorite people while we were there and had so much fun. We had wonderful dinners and even had cotton candy one night! That was an added bonus! Emily was in heaven :)
My wonderful friend Jaime went with us and I'm so glad she decided to attend at the last minute. It's always good to have someone to tag along with at these events. Convince you not to buy everything you want and don't really need :)

We have been back now for awhile and are getting caught up on all the little things that we try and tackle during this time of year. Our Winter Newsletter is at the printers and will be in your mailboxes soon. Make sure and check out our Winter Kids' Specials and don't for get to sign up for our E-News mail. To your right--->
there you will see where to sign up. We will be running all sorts of specials and send them right to your email. So sign up...you will get SPECIAL treatment if you are apart of our E-NEWS.

As we get into February, Andrew and I will be attending our State Convention PPA which is next week and then WPPI which begins Valentines Day. We have never been to WPPI before so we are excited to see what that is all about. That is in Vegas...so we will be heading out the again! Twice in 2 months.
So, I think that catches us up!
Keep warm everyone!
brrr

Andrew with the lovely bridal portrait of Leslie

Me and Allison Watkins

Me and Bryan Cox

My New friends: Roberto Valenzuela, Jaime McAllister, me, Kenny Kim and Tammie Kimura

Out to dinner: Emily Jenkins, Kalen Henderson, Pheonix Security, me and Jaime McAllister

Kris Boman and Allison Watkins

Kris Boman, Kalen Henderson and Andrew

Angela Kurkian and me

me and Jaime McAllister

Jeff Rodgers(Mr. Perfect) and Baby Sam

Angela and baby Sam

Linda Durham and Carletta Watkins

SPA, PPA and more to come

Andrew and I just got back from SPA! I have been wanting to attend this conference since it began almost 4 or 5 years ago. It is a specialized conference focusing on high school Senior photography. We flew to Vegas on the 3rd and stayed at the Red Rock Resort. This was an amazing place! It was filled with the most gorgeous furniture, art work, sculptures...so many details to look at. You could photograph in every inch of this place. With over 450 photographers at this convention, I'm sure we came close to covering most of the great spots they had to offer.
Here are a few images from SPA...









Saturday, we leave again for PPA! Andrew and I will be speaking at the Burrell Booth...come and see us! We would love to meet you!
PPA is always a great time. I look forward to it every year. We get to see so many friends and I can't even explain to you how much we learn from our peers. We always come back ready to impliment new ideas.
See you there!

A New Year!

I am excited about the New Year! Andrew and I have the great opportunity this year to travel and teach photographers from all over! It's going to be a chance to meet so many new people and visit our friends that we don't get to see that much! I am looking forward to it so much.
Out first stop this year is SPA in Vegas. We leave tomorrow and I haven't even started my laundry yet :) We get back on the 6th and then we leave again on the 10th to go to our national convention PPA! This year it is in Pheonix, AZ. I've never been there and I'm excited to see all the sites!
We will see you there!