So, here we go …

This is the sweet L family.  Loved meeting them, loved their ADORABLE little girl, loved the whole session.  And LOVED what I saw from my side of the camera!  It was so fun to watch them and capture a bit of their adoration for one another.  I LOVE MY JOB! 

Little E is just learning to walk.  She was soooo darn cute, toddling around.  I absolutely love that stage, where their little bodies want to move faster than their little legs can go.  Lots of falls, but they just get back up and keep going as though nothing had happened.

She is so cute, huh!

]]> http://blog.emilymurdock.com/?feed=rss2&p=483 3 http://blog.emilymurdock.com/?p=472 http://blog.emilymurdock.com/?p=472#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:33:14 +0000 Emily http://blog.emilymurdock.com/?p=472 Sandy and I met at one of my favorite places to take my clients (as you may have noticed, I’ve been there twice in the past couple of weeks!)

She wanted to get some pictures for her husband to drool over (haha, just kidding Sandy!).  I mean, she wanted to get some updated pictures for him to put on his desk at work.

But really.  It was my goal to get some images that he would drool over.

And I succeeded!  What a beautiful woman!

More to come, Sandy.  Can’t wait for you to see all of them!

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This is Joy.

Joy has spent the better part of the past year and a half battling cancer.  In her words, “You never think it is really going to happen to you.”  She has met this experience (can it really be called an experience?  It seems like that word doesn’t even touch the breadth and depth of the ordeal…) with faith, grace, and determination and I am better for having met her.

I’d like for you to meet her sweet family.

This is Joy’s husband Alan.  They are so cute together, so obviously in love.

And these two have made the most adorable, sweet, and well-behaved children of all time! 

Their littlest one is just a few months younger than my second child.  I fell in love instantly — he is such a charmer!

I love this picture of Mom and her girls.  The oldest, Bethany, is on her way to college.

And here is the whole gang…

It was a pleasure to meet you, W family!  You’re absolutely amazing.

And this might be my favorite image from our time together!

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For my San Antonio Sweethearts …

I’m headed your way!  I have the following time slots available:

8:30 am {filled}

9:15 am

10:00 am

10:45 am

5:30 pm {filled}

6:15 pm {filled}

Hurry, these WILL NOT last.  I’ll keep the blog updated as the spots fill.

Hope to see all your lovely families again this year!

-em

]]> http://blog.emilymurdock.com/?feed=rss2&p=455 0 http://blog.emilymurdock.com/?p=434 http://blog.emilymurdock.com/?p=434#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:11:43 +0000 Emily http://blog.emilymurdock.com/?p=434 I didn’t meet Blake and Lena until the day we did this engagement shoot.  Blake is the son of an amazing couple I know, and he asked sweet Lena to marry him (which makes him a very smart man … she’s a catch!)  I knew that these two and I were going to get along smashingly when I was stalking Blake’s Facebook page.  (Which, as I explained to him, doesn’t make me a stalker — I just wanted to be informed.  It’s not as creepy as it sounds, I promise!  haha!)  I noticed that he listed Dumb and Dumber and Tommy Boy as two of his favorite movies, which happen to be two of my all-time favorite movies.  So I knew we’d be fast friends.  And I knew I’d love Lena because I love a gal who loves a guy who loves Dumb and Dumber.

Anyway, enough talking … here’s some images of this amazingly sweet and beautiful couple!

{These two are sooooooo in love.  It’s absolutely adorable.  I kinda felt a little like an intruder on their little love party … they were just so into each other!  I love fresh love, it’s invigorating to be around people who love each other so much!}

You guys rock.

Can’t wait for the wedding.

{Guys, did you hear me?  Can’t wait for the wedding.  Guys, can’t wait for the wedding.  YOUR wedding, guys.  Can’t wait to be there.  Hint, hint.}

For this shoot, we were in their currently-being-renovated kitchen.  The floor was ripped up, but that was where the light was!  I always Follow the Light!! 

So here is sweet G.  He is such a mellow, observant baby.  And he loved everything we did, except when we tried to curl his legs underneath him.  It just wasn’t happening for him, he wanted to s-t-r-e-t-c-h out.  And so we let him

This is Daddy’s special “hold” for little G.  And maaaaaan he loves it.  Calms right down.  I love including the Dads in newborn shoots.  So sweet!!

{Isn’t Mom beautiful?!?!}

Thanks, G.  You are a sweetheart!

{EDIT – FORGOT TO MENTION that the hat and diaper cover came from this Etsy seller.  Support Etsy, y’all … handmade is where it’s AT!}

Little Mr C was so charming for our shoot.  Of course, I knew he was just sucking up to me — after all, I think he’s been courting my little Sophie since he was in the womb    They are totally meant to be! 

I love his little face!!  And it was so fun that he was awake for part of our session (happy and awake is always welcome!  haha).  Then, he settled in and drifted off to dream …  and we got some great sleepy shots.  Feast your eyes on this little sweetheart!

Rawr… he’s sporting my favorite Little Bear hat.

I don’t know who is more lucky — little C to have such a great Momma or the Momma who gets to have little C!! 

Sweet Dreams, little man.

I can’t wait to watch as you grow up!!

{EDIT — Forgot to give credit to this awesome Etsy seller for the Bear hat.}

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My husband and I celebrated nine years of marriage this week.  I can hardly believe how quickly time passes!  It seems like just yesterday we were young lovebirds making plans for the future, and now we are living the future!  Nine years, three kids, six cities, and one mini-van later, here we are.  And the truth is, I love my sweet husband more today than I ever could have imagined possible.

I know you love someone, too.

There is someone in your life who makes your heart beat.  Who you couldn’t imagine life without.  Is it your spouse?  Your kids?  Your mom, your dad?  Is it your sister or brother or cousin or best friend?

The time moves so quickly.  Through life’s ebbs and flows, there is a need to record these special relationships.  You just never know what the future might bring, and so little of life’s memories are captured.

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Have a session that already occurred?  You can order additional prints from previous sessions at these prices!  Contact me for more information.

The fine print:

*This sale ends August 8, or whenever the maximum number of sessions has been reached, whichever comes first.  Payment for your session or CD or prints must be received by this date in order to reserve your spot for the sale.  Sessions booked at this rate will receive the sale price for prints and CDs on their future orders.  Sale is on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Please contact me by email (emily@emilymurdock.com) or phone (214-830-0738) to reserve your session!

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Tomorrow.  For sure!  Check back with me tomorrow and you won’t be disappointed!

But for tonight, I’ll leave you with one little image from a recent newborn session.  I have four sessions to share with you — I hope that my trusty little computer will stick around long enough for me to get some images up here (and the big announcement too, of course!!)

Meet Tiny and Sweet Miss M……

I’ll see y’all here tomorrow.

P.S.  Can any of you tell me why my colors are so wonky in Wordpress?  They just look so flat compared to what I see in my other programs … can that be fixed?

This beautiful girl is my little sister, Angela.

It was so fun to go out and do a senior photo shoot with her.  I can hardly believe that she’s old enough to be a senior in high school!  But it’s true – senior class president, in fact.  (Man, I suddenly feel old!!)

For more of this super-fun shoot, head over to my other sister Laurel’s blog.  Yep, she’s a photographer too!  Must run in the Busath blood

And here are some more images of Angie Bean, as we call her.