One of my photos (with PJ!) is featured on the current edition of Tot Trends Weekly! This is my second cover in the past 6 months, and it's SUCH an honor to be chosen amongst some of the amazingly talented photographer's out there. Never in a million years did I think I would get picked for one cover.....let alone TWO! EEK! :)

Well in this case, ALUMINUM and EYE candy ;) Today marks 6 wonderful years that Mark and I have been married! He literally blew me away with his gifts this year. Let me back up a bit first. Mark has always been 110% supportive in my photography. When he realized I was serious about it, he surprised me with my camera for Mother's Day (2007). A few months later he surprised me with a new 20" desktop Mac (for my birthday) since he saw me struggling to edit photos on my old Mac laptop. He has done everything to help me with Lot116. He threw the website up in days (and trust me, it could (and hopefully will be soon) a million times better (he and his brother are awesome website designers....trust me), but at the time we just needed something up super quick since people kept asking, and haven't had time to revamp yet.....soon though, soon!) He also designed my logo, designs my postcards, business cards, etc.....on top of making sure he's there to watch PJ while i'm gone to shoots, etc. He is just AMAZING all around (did I mention HE cleans the bathrooms, dusts, vacuums, etc too ;) hehe). Yes....I have the best husband (and PJ has the best daddy!) in the world :)





Anyway, this year he once again went over the top (even though we ALWAYS say "no gifts - we'll just go out to dinner or something"). Say hello to my little (or NOT so little) friend (on the left)...................




Ahhh yes, the new 24" iMac. Don't worry, my "old" (if you can even call it that since i've only had it for about a year) Mac will be going to an awesome (and much needed) home.......my sister's house ;) Yes, they are FINALLY stepping out of the stone(PC)age (hehe) and will see what it's like to have a virus free and FAST computer ;)




Those were taken while all of my files were transferring to my new computer, but here is the set up now........




The "eye CANDY" was another gift he gave me, a vintage Argus Argoflex camera, which now sits on my shelf with the other vintage cameras I have.......


Oh and the whole "iron and candy" is really ironic since I just happened to look up what the "traditional anniversary gifts" are for 6 years and saw this:

"The traditional materials for your sixth anniversary are candy and iron."


I'll take eye candy and aluminum over a cast iron skillet and a box of chocolates ANY day! ;) I'm so frickin' excited (in case you can't tell)!!!!

Although she loves many, many songs, this is "her song"......

(sorry it's just a lame YouTube video. I tried uploading her actual baby video but the music was distorted and on "fast forward" for whatever reason)

This is the song on her baby video (which was made by daddy and played at her 1st birthday party). She loves to watch the video and loves to sing this song. She'll request it in the car over...and over....and over again :)


I snapped some photos of her after breakfast this morning (hence the somewhat visible milk mustache in some of the photos) and this one reminded me of the song as soon as I saw it........


I'm not sure what it is, but I love it.



PJ received the BEST book from friend Ashley for her birthday back in March. It's a Sesame Street book that was customized to have HER photo in it. She LOVES it and laughs all the time when she sees herself in an astronaut costume, in a wetsuit, dressed as The Count, etc.............



Her favorite page (of course) is the one where she looks like a princess......







Oh and she insisted on me taking this photo.....

I'm not sure what's funnier, the pose she busted out with, her double chin,.....or the striped socks with the rest of the ensemble ;)


Proof of the milk mustache......confirming the impromptu shoot.....

The beginning is nothing special, but keep watching ;)




Not too shabby for a 3 year old, right? :) She definitely gets her musical skills from daddy. A few pics I snapped at the same time.......