http://www.ginamillerblog.com/ Gina Miller Photography Blog en-us http://www.ginamillerblog.com/index.cfm?postID=182 http://www.ginamillerblog.com/index.cfm?postID=182 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:50:00 GMT

and ... my little cowboy :)

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yummy :)

what a sweetie ... and he's got the sweetest voice, too!

inside for some hot chocolate ... homemade cookies to warm up!!

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little stinker had taken off his shoes, and was standing in the snow in his socks!!

looks like his top teeth may be on their way out soon? you may recognize this little cutie from my HOME PAGE, with the missing bottom tooth :)

sometimes when the kids *think* that they're done ...

they're really not! LOVE this shot! and it was taken shortly after the rolling of the eyes, above :)

next family : more snow play

cutie :)

love this shot! probably my favorite ever that i've gotten of these two :)

this guy loves the camera!

tickle-time ...

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admiring the miracle before them .... doesn't daddy just seem to be in complete awe? :)

age : < 1 hour

bath time!!

sweet little boy. he kept looking right into the camera!

smiling at 1 week ............. more to follow later :)

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enjoy the below galleries, and check back soon for some pix of baby. we'll be at the hospital before you guys wake up :)

click here : MATERNITY1

click here : MATERNITY2

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if you don't get a calendar, but are interested in purchasing one .... or getting additional calendars after you receive yours in the mail, please contact me. i will sell these ONLY for the month of february!!!

the top 50 was based on sales throughout 2009. if you didn't make the cut, but were close, you may be getting some referral cards with your on photos on them :) (see bottom photo)

gina :)

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my year personally was just as overwhelming. i have surrounded myself with the nicest, most sincere group of people that i could possibly ask for. it certainly helps out when you know that everyone around you is genuine and sweet to a sense that it makes you appreciate life and even makes you giddy. on new year's eve when i gave a dear friend a really awesome, kick-a** photo of her car that used to be her father's, i really realized how seriously appreciated a gift of a photo can be ... we knew that she would love it, but my goodness ..... it truly does overwhelm me to a point when i have to step back and just ponder for a minute .... there is not any other gift that i have ever given anyone that has made them cry tears of happiness, or bring back tears of remembering a lost one, or any such sort of emotion. really, it's the only thing, ever, that i have gifted that brings such emotion. even as a child, i can remember putting together collages of photos of myself ... my family and giving them to my parents, and i remember the joy on their faces. it's a gift that will always make a statement.

so, you get my point. i'm overwhelmed by all of the great things in my life, and i've taken this little bit of time since the madness of christmas orders to sit and try to embrace it. and also, try to think of what i want to do with it. i have met so many amazing people thru my work, and it has brought me so many opportunities. i have bartered with people that i just think have the coolest, most awesome things to barter, and it's so neat because in the end, we both win :) i now have THE COOLEST curtains that you could ever imagine ... seriously, i just stood there in admiration and wonderment when i opened the package from KRISTINE .... and i also have the coolest coverlet and pillow shams to go along with the most awesome curtains in the universe. oh, and let's not forget the christmas stocking ... all perfect and more than i could have ever asked for!!

things like logging onto the apple site overwhelms me .... what in the world will they come up with next!? it's crazy. i so remember my dad sending me an email when i was in college, and he said something to the effect of : "Dear Gina, I think I'm going to like this email thing. Miss you. Love from your Dad." it was a big deal that he got logged on and sent it, and it was a big enough deal that i printed it off!! at that point, and i'm not NOT that old ....!!!! we used email at school some, but i still sent friends and family hand-written letters ... oh, we would search for the "perfect" funny card, write a note, seal it, stamp, and on it's way. or, we would draw our own pictures ... but there were so many hand-written letters. i hope that our kids don't miss out on that, with the rush of texting and email, which most certainly is quick and convenient, but there was something cool about getting letters from people. and you can keep them, and look back later and laugh a bunch at how silly you were! yes, indeed it does overwhelm me that you can now snap a photo on your phone and have it on facebook for all of your friends ... family to see within minutes. i think it's completely cool, but wow ...! it's insane.

and, on to 'no regrets' ........... my sister and i went to get sushi a couple of weeks back. we were chatting and like so many times before, our dad gets brought into the conversation. she retold a story about when she was sitting with dad one night, and she asked him if he had any regrets. without any hesitation at all, he said, "nope. i have not regrets. everything i did, all of the stupid and crazy things i did in my life, they have all made me who i am today. hell, i don't even regret having cancer! look at how close it has made our family." she has told me this story before, and it always gives me the chills. i think it's a great outlook to have. i see so many people in this world who don't appreciate the love and support that surrounds them, and maybe that did help our family to stay so tight? or maybe we would have always had that bond regardless? anyhoo, i think of what he said, and take that down a few notches for myself. of course i've done silly, stupid things, that i look back on and wonder what i could have possibly been thinking .... but that has, without a doubt, made me into the person that i am, and the parent that i am. and i'm good with it :)

well at this point in our lives, jae is about to lose her two front teeth, and we are all anxiously waiting. she knows that i can't wait to snap photos of it, i think it's the cutest thing in the world! she is doing amazing at school, she has picked up basketball, and is an absolute natural. she is everything that i could ask for of a 6 (almost 7!!!) year old kid.

harp is getting big, he is such a lovebug and is always hugging and kissing me. he wants so badly to be big, and i want so badly for him to stay small!! he can get on my laptop and log into games and just go at it ... more than i would have ever envisioned a 4 (just newly 4!!) year old ever being able to do. this little man melts my heart, every day :)

and jonah is the sweetest little thing, with a dry sense of humor that just makes me crack up laughing at the things that come out of his mouth. he's a smart little cookie, and probably one of the most ticklish little guys i've ever been around :)

so i look back on 2009 with a big sigh, thankful for the kids and thankful for my business and everyone around me. i am overwhelmed like most all parents are, it's a good thing and i wouldn't have it any other way. i just wish they would all stop growing so dang fast!!!

one more thing that overwhelms me is the amount of cute clothes that my daughter has. i did lots of shoots for children's clothing lines (which i am still interested in ... if interested, call or email!) and jae's clothes are taking over the house. and the really sad part is, she's barely worn most of them ... some have never even been worn. so i'm going to try to get my butt in gear to have a customer appreciation day this spring, where you can come out and see samples of things (my office is in the process of being covered by photos, from floor to ceiling!), check out products, and shop jae's closet. let me know if this interests any of you!


you can view pix from 2009 HERE

and pix from fall 2009 HERE


there are tons of photos on each gallery, just scroll thru them at the bottom! enjoy .... and i hope 2010 is off to a good start for everyone!!!

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it's the coolest thing in the world when my clients text me photos of the canvases or displays in their home and tell me it is their 'little happy place' .... it's so cool to see my work in your homes!! i'm in an amazing position, and i do realize it, daily :)

so below, just a few recent favorites. this winter i will update my blog with tons of new photos. some of my favorite photos ever have been taken this fall, so i am excited to share!

pic below : i was sitting on the floor changing lenses and mom was changing baby's diaper. i look up and see this, hit shutter, and couldn't believe i actually got it! speaks volumes to me :)

i don't think any words at all are necessary for the below shot ... just pure sweetness. she's the little sweetie who won the contest earlier, her parents somehow brought in over 8,000 votes ...!!!

and this family below : their session was just perfect. the boys are some of the cutest and sweetest ... will post tons more later.

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if you get a chance, stop in at IMAGINATION STATION in franklin. plan on spending a good part of your afternoon there ... it's easy to get lost in the pure fun that surrounds you! check out the website, there are tons of cool things. although these days i'm semi-against walking into stores to shop, this is one place that i plan to walk into and doing some serious shopping for Christmas this year!!

so anyhoo, the busy mama down below owns the store, tell her hi when you go in!! i loved every little thing about this session ... enjoy!

one of my favorite things (aside from my son's laughter) : capturing moments like this. mom and i were chatting it up on the way back to the store, and miss lady starts twirling it up!!

and of course moments like this ..... i love that *both* kids are looking inward. again, no direction by me, it just happened that way :) i love the sweet looks and adoration the kids are showing.

and of course, shots like this. i often say jump, but i don't always gets lots of little *extras* with the jumps like this one!!

and of course moments like these .... again, the word *kiss* is so simple, but the smiling eyes, i can't make that happen ...

and yet another priceless moment captured !!!

sweet smiles ... this little man is quite photogenic

i adore the batman underwear !!! again, a personality shot. i didn't tell him to raise his shirt when he jumped!!! :)

sweet lady with the coolest boots in the universe :

love her cute hair cut. think i'm going to copy it!!!

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