This is my aunt and uncle. They’ve been married for 25 years and going strong! It’s been a while — a long while — since I’ve gotten to officially photograph family members so this night was a lot of fun and even more so when I got to go to dinner with them, stay up late talking, and sleep over.
Growing up theirs is a marriage I’ve always looked up to and wanted to emulate. They are always, always laughing — at life, at themselves, at everything — and you can tell it gets them through the stress of life together rather than letting it pull them apart. They are wise, thoughtful, patient, and comforting, with each other and with everyone else. You can tell they still really adore each other just by the way they look at each other and talk about each other, and it’s so nice to be around.
I’ll never forget a couple years ago at Thanksgiving, surrounded by relatives and on opposite ends of a long dining table, my uncle said to his gorgeous wife how much he appreciated her, and with a smile in his eye said, “You know, we’ve got a good thing here.” I think everyone melted a little because it’s so true.
They had photos taken of the family as well, but I had to highlight them as a couple first! Congratulations, you two lovebirds!
My poor baby gets sorely neglected when it comes to having her photo taken because I get so busy with everyone else’s. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I take plenty of her sitting in my living room or in her high chair (when my hands are actually empty), but when it comes to getting dolled up and photographed, I’m embarrassed how little I’ve managed these last 9 months. It was a pretty dreary evening with some dark clouds looming above us, but while I was thinking about it, I decided to at least get a few of my sweet little girl tonight. I can already tell this kid is going to be way cooler than me.
Phew! Things have been quiet around here because I’m just getting back from two weeks of vacation and am now catching up with all the craziness that has happened since being gone. I still have blogs to post that I haven’t gotten around to and so many exciting sessions coming up right away! I can’t wait to share them all with you.
I’ll probably be throwing in some vacation photos along the way as well if I can squeeze them in. Here’s one of my very favorites from our trip, one that my husband took of my sweet eight-month-old and I. Isn’t that adorable? I love it so much.
Also, if you’re wanting to get photos for Christmas, now is the time to book them! My August and September are getting extremely tight, and I’m booking into October and November right now, so email me or call me to get your session booked!
My husband and I are both pretty busy these days so the other night when we were both home we decided to set everything else aside and just spend time with each other, with our daughter, and with our dog. So we passed the camera (and baby and dog) back and forth, and I have to say I’m so impressed and in love with the images he got of me and my baby. I’ll always treasure them.
Six months old already. Wow. The thing is, I can’t believe it was only six months ago that I had her (feels like a very long time ago), but at the same time I can’t believe she’s already sitting up and halfway through her first year of life. Sad! And yet it’s so fun at the same time. So many mixed emotions that go along with this parenting gig.
Everyone says to me, “I bet you take a ton of pictures of your baby, don’t you?” But then I realized…lately I’ve been so busy with other people’s family photos that I hadn’t been taking as many as usual. So I pulled out the camera today to document her first days sitting up on her own and thought I’d squeeze some personal photos in between sessions here. She’s still pretty wobbly but it’s a big step.
I love the one where she’s scrunching up her nose because this is so her lately. She scrunches up her nose and breathes really fast in and out her nose to whine at me. I think it’s so cute, especially for a whine technique. I love this kid!
Well, hello there, daughter of mine. What do you have there?
Hey!
Put those cookies down!
Don’t even think about doing what I think you’re thinking about doing….
Okay, fine you can look at it, but don’t you dare eat those!
……hey!…….
Oh, fiiiiiiiine. How could I be mad at a face like that??
Okay, enough about my fattening grocery store impulse purchases and the cute baby who’s sneaking them behind my back… now on to the exciting news for you! Welcome to my first giveaway post!
Leave a comment on this post below to win a free full session + one 8×10 print + two 5×7 prints with Shannon Hunt Photography. Update your own family photos and capture this moment in your lives or give it to someone you love as a thoughtful gift!
PLUS! If you don’t win, you still earn $50 towards your next full session just by entering this giveaway!* Woo-hoo!
Now for all the fun rules, details, and disclaimers.
Rules, Details, and Disclaimers:
- Giveaway covers the session fee, one 8×10 print, and two 5×7 prints only. All other prints and products can be purchased separately.
- Session must be redeemed by July 1, 2010.
- Enter once by commenting on this post (only one comment per person).
- Enter again by updating your Facebook status about this giveaway (if posted multiple times, only one post will count toward a second entry in this giveaway) (see instructions on how to do this specifically below).
- Session can be redeemed within 120 miles of Temple, TX (including most outskirts of Austin and Dallas, TX).
- Giveaway will end next Wednesday, May 5th, at 11:59 PM and the winner will be chosen at random.
How to Enter with Facebook:
- First of all, make sure you “Like” Shannon Hunt Photography.
- Click this icon:
- It will bring up a new page with a status update and a link back to this post. Before you post it, be sure to change the privacy setting (the lock at the bottom) to ‘Everyone’. Also, tag my page by typing the @ sign and beginning to type Shannon Hunt Photography (then select it from the list), and write a message about this limited time giveaway. (This allows me to verify the entry even if we haven’t become personal Facebook friends yet.)
- Then post it and come back here to leave a comment saying you told your Facebook friends about the giveaway!
Crystal clear? Good! Good luck to you! On your mark, get set, GO!
*(This discount is non-transferable, cannot be used with any other promotion or giveaway, and also expires July 1, 2010.)
