So, I’m introducing my new standard session, called “The Whole Enchilada”.  (Hey, we live in the southwest, and who doesn’t like enchiladas?)
Getting your digital negatives from a reputable professional portrait photographer is almost unheard of.   That’s why I’m so excited to offer it to you!  I know if I were shopping for a photographer, *I* would want to be able to actually use and share the beautiful photographs with my friends and family.  So, that is exactly what I have decided to do for you.
The Whole Enchilada includes the portrait session plus all the images from your session, all in full-resolution, with permission to reproduce the images.  So, go forth and share!   Email.  Print.  Scrapbook.  Enjoy!!!

The Whole Enchilada Session includes:
- a one hour session for you, your spouse, and your kids (or just the kids, if you prefer)
- a CD with all of the full-resolution images, allowing you to make prints of any size or any quantity
- a letter of permission allowing you to reproduce the images for your personal use

To see more, click here:  http://hollyanne.com/session-information/

I love meeting new people and learning about their lives, their families, their work, etc. A few weeks ago, I met a really sweet family while I was at the CityCentre Spring Market. Sara is the creator of OliverB, a line of beautifully designed baby bedding. You can find her company online at http://www.oliverbco.com/.

The bedding is beautiful! It has great color and design. But, the really great thing about this bedding is Sara’s patent-pending crib bumper design. She has really done her research when it comes to SIDS, and let’s face it… no mom puts her baby to sleep at night without worrying about it. But, her bumper allows for beauty, comfort, and… air flow. Because, research shows that without air flow in and out of the crib, carbon dioxide can build up, and because it is heavier than air, it stays around the baby in the crib. Read more about it on Sara’s website: http://www.oliverbco.com/saving_live.aspx

So, if you have a little one, consider purchasing one of Sara’s beautiful collections… and don’t forget to put a fan in the room to help with air circulation! Keep your baby safe, and put your mind at ease!

Well… let me clarify…

It’s not really a picturesque location.  This is the view from my booth.

What lovely port-0-potties and construction cones in the background, right?

Yet, we got some really cute images anyway… don’t ya think?

Moms of baby boys… you’re not missing out!  I have another order coming in soon and I’ll need a model for those soon, probably a newborn to age 2 months, and a 6-12 month old.  So, check back.

If you are interested, just shoot me an email via my contact page.  A model release is required, because I will be using the images as samples on my website and possibly in promotional materials.

Models receive one complimentary 8″x10″ print as thanks, as well as a low-resolution upload on your Facebook page, if you have one!

You’ve been waiting.  It’s finally time!!!  The mini sessions are back this March!  Saturday 3/27 and Sunday 3/28!  Where?  At the new CityCentre near the Beltway and Memorial, next to Town and Country.  The mini sessions will take place at a {covered} outdoor booth, so they are best suited to toddlers and older.  Are they limited to the little ones?  Absolutely NOT! 

• Did you just get engaged and want just a couple of fabulous shots?  Schedule a mini! 
• Are you a mom addicted to facebook and need a fabulous new headshot for your profile?  Schedule a mini! 
• Do you have several little ones who need updated portraits?  Schedule a mini! 

You can even schedule several if you want extra time (which is highly recommended for more than two peeps).  Just be sure to schedule early to get the best times, especially if you need a couple mini’s back to back. 

While you are there, you can check out a movie at Studio Movie Grill, have lunch at one of the fabulous restaurants, or shop at one of the stores… like Anthropologie!  Town & Country Village has other great shopping, like Pottery Barn, the Gap, White House Black Market, Gymboree, and Carter’s.  And don’t forget to grab a cub of java from Starbucks!  Mmmm!  There will also be other vendors during the market, so be sure to make time to browse all the great items!

To schedule your mini, just email me through the contact page.  (Those pesky little web-bots always steal my email address so I try to avoid typing it, but if you prefer to email me, it is holly at hollyanne .com  — with the @ symbol instead of the word at, and without any spaces.  Hopefully that makes sense!  Or, you can always just give me a ring!  281-645-6211.)

Normally we don’t get too much use from this type of cold weather gear, but this year is another story! I have to say, as lovely as she is in this, I sure hope we DON’T get as much use from it next winter!

These new cases will be included in the Ultimate Original Digital Collection, and will also available as an upgrade for any other digital purchase.

Keep watching for another sample, and for the new digital frames, coming very soon!

If you’re doing a little e-shopping on Black Friday, these albums will be on sale for 25% off! One day only – 11/27/09!!!

I also wanted to give a little shout out to a company that is in the holiday spirit!   I received an email explaining that Night Light Pediatric Urgent Care was going to be giving away a Thankgiving meal to a deserving family and they were requesting nominations.  Well, what a great idea!   I knew right away that I wanted to enter my neighbor.  She is a single mom, which is a tough job as is.  But, on top of that, her beautiful 12 year old daughter has cystic fibrosis, a terrible disease that effects the lungs.  This poor girl has already had numerous operations removing parts of her lungs, and they expect that she will be on the transplant list within the next year.  They are a truly lovely family, and I certainly wish I could do something to make life just a little easier for all of them.   Well, it turns out, they were one of the families selected, and I am so happy they will have a nice holiday!  The poor girl is in the hospital now (and has been there for 3 1/2 weeks), so I just hope she makes it home in time for a nice Thanksgiving dinner.  I wish I could do more for them.

Anyway, regardless of who was selected, I just think it was such a nice idea, and a great way to spread some holiday cheer.  So, I’d just like to mention them here.  Please check out Night Light Pediatric Urgent Care at:  http://www.nightlightpediatrics.com/  They are in Sugar Land and Cy Fair, so if you are in need of medical services for your kiddos, and it’s after hours, check them out.  It’s great to have this kind of service, because, really, when do kids get sick during regular office hours?  Isn’t it normally late at night or on weekends when you are worried sick but don’t think you need an emergency room?  Anyway, they are helping people in more ways than one, and I think that is really fantastic!  Way to go Night Light Pediatrics!

She started the day by picking out her own outfit.  She finally settled on the all pink one (from Rattle Tattle), and the cute coordinating headband.  I’m so thankful her bangs have grown out from the self-inflicted haircut last May (yes, they were *that* short, so this is what they look like after 4 months of growing them out).    Anyhooooo… we walked to school with our neighbor “M” (in green), and they were so cute together!  When it was time for school to begin, the students entered the school without the parents.  It does help cut down on the long goodbye’s, although it is hard for us parents who want to “help” their kids.  But, I did it, and I gave each of them a hug, and away they went.  Luckily, the school is situated so that the big glass front of the building allowed me to see down the entire hallway to the other end of the school, so I was able to be a fly on the wall, as they say.  They held hands until they reached the 2nd grade classroom, at which time “M” let go and went to class.  My baby girl just stood there, in the middle of the hallway, and looked around, obviously not knowing where to go.  Mommy gear started to kick in, and I was just about ready to intervene, but just then she decided to walk into M’s 2nd grade class, where she remained for several minutes.  Finally, they both emerged, and, holding hands, they walked to the kindergarten classroom (as the 2nd grade teacher watched).  Then, M returned to her class.  It was just so cute, and as hard as it was to watch and not be there to help, I think it was one of those moments that she needed to grow up and realize she can do it without her mom.  Although, maybe, just maybe, it was one of those moments that *I* needed to realize that she is growing up and can get by without mom.  Yes, my baby girl is growing up whether I like it or not.  {sniff sniff}