Oh what a cutie!

This last week I was able to go visit the Chickens and snap a few pictures of the Baby Chick. He has grown into such a big boy (30+ pounds). When I visit the chickens, I over look going to the gym because of all the extra weight I end up carrying around. Oh my back.

R.I.P penguins

As a few of you know my moms garage burnt down last week. After the damage was survived we all counted our blessings that it didn't touch the house or the propane tank that was 15 feet away. Image the damage if the propane tank would have gone up. Oh man! After much work from the Carnation fire department the fire was finally put out. Way to go guys! Yes everyone is safe.

The served as storage for many things but the most important was a collection of more then 60 penguins (her dear little friends) and her Christmas decorations that she has been collecting since we were kids.

I know that my readership isn't grand like the pioneer woman or the famous OC childrens photographer Tara Whitney but I do know that I get readers from all over the country and the world. I plead for you to send me Penguins big or small, fat or tall to help my mom rebuild her penguin collection. Even if she got one Penguin from my readers she would know that you care and the penguin collection will once again be strong.

Please email me at tanni@lovebugportraits.com or leave me a comment and I will send you a mailing address for her new friend.

thanks for all your help!

Love you all.

Tanni

Planet Earth

Driving to and from a meeting today I was overcome with the beauty of the earth and felt I needed to capture it for the rest of you to see.

Planet Earth, my home, my place

A capricious anomaly in the sea of space...

Have danced the rhythm of the tide and flood

Your misty clouds, your electric storm

Were turbulent tempests in my own form

I've licked the salt, the bitter, the sweet

Of every encounter, of passion, of heat

Your riotous color, your fragrance, your taste

Have thrilled my senses beyond all haste

In your beauty, I've known the how

Of timeless bliss, this moment of now...

You are my sweetheart gentle and blue

Do you care, have you a part

In the deepest emotions of my own heart

Tender with breezes caressing and whole

Alive with music, haunting my soul.

Planet Earth, gentle and blue

With all my heart, I love you.

- Michael Jackson

Where do I live?

This week has been a great adventure with weather. All the rain has brought me back to my Seattle roots. I am just glad that we only get rain about 20 days out of the year and not 200+ days of the year.

Oh SoCal I love you!

The below images where taken with my cell phone. Sorry about the quality.

Yes this is a road.

Sucker!

BTW, the little blue car in the background is not me. I would never do such a thing mom. :)

Valentines Day mini sessions!

January 30th from 2 - 4:30

Celebrate Love with an 20 minute Valentine's Day mini Session at Newport Kids at 1775 Newport Blvd, [at W 18th St]
Costa Mesa, CA 92627. Sessions are $100 and include 2 5x7 prints. I am also taking 10% off any additional prints and products!

Note there is an additional $15 charge for more then 2 children. Please stop by Newport Kids to schedule your session ASAP. An $50 non refundable deposit is required upon booking. Contact me at 206 779 1202 if you have any questions.

Looking forward to meeting you all!

tanni

Christmas Pals

I have been waiting a while to be able to post this. For Christmas I made my nieces and nephews some pillow pals.

Aren't they just so cute.

Nutcracker

Yesterday my niece and her friend and I went and saw the Nutcracker. As many of you know this is a long ballet and so I was very surprised by how quietly they sat for the duration of the show.

Glad to hear the kitchen is safe from the boys now.