Baby Jesiah

Remember when I took this beautiful woman's maternity photos here??  I finally got to meet her adorable little one about a month ago or so to catch a few photos of the new addition!  Isn't he just a doll??

Mason - 6 months

Oh how I love happy, smiley babies!!  They just make me feel all ooey gooey inside.  You honestly cannot help but smile back at a baby that smiles at you, it's literally impossible.  I dare one of you to try and prove me wrong.

:)

Speaking of smiley babies, I got to meet up with this adorable 6 month old baby yesterday for his next set of pictures through my "Baby's First Year" package (truly a great investment, that first year just holds SO MUCH change and it all happens so quickly).  Looking back at how he's grown, it just amazes me how much he's changed in just 6 months - Mason

Here's a little sneak peek at our session - he seriously couldn't stop smiling....except for when he was snacking on his wittle toes...priorities you know  :) :)

$25 Portrait Specials

This past Sunday I offered an awesome deal - $25 for a quick mini-shoot, single person portrait, with an 8x10 print.  Just something to fill some extra time I had this weekend and an option for those who didn't want a full session at this time.

I will probably offer this special again in the near future...I didn't announce this one on my email mailing list - it was purely a Facebook offer, but I believe the next one will be advertised on my mailing list so if you'd like to be notified when it's scheduled, please send me an email at crystal@averyjamesphotography.com to make sure you're on my email distribution. :)

I was able to meet with 2 beautiful little girls for their portraits at this past session.  How gorgeous are both of them??  The one beauty has these gorgeous hazel eyes, and the other beauty has those huge, dark almond eyes...she looks like a little Pocahontas princess. :) :)

I offer the print in either color or black and white, and personally I can't decide which I like better - b/w ends up giving the photo a completely different look and feel....very classic and really makes the faces pop.  So I just decided to post both versions here - would love to hear what your favorites are. :)

Hope everyone is having a great week! :)

Josiah

I just ADORE my little....cousin?  Josiah's dad is my cousin, so whatever that makes him to me....I just love him!  Josiah and his parents, along with half of our local family, all came over to my place for Father's Day dinner last weekend.  Figured it would be easier to make dinner for my grandfather vs trying to fight the crowds at the restaurants.  Plus I got to play with my favorite little baby that I hadn't seen in over a month already!  Just as the night was winding down and the sunlight was just about gone, I realized I hadn't taken any pictures of this cutie and snatched my camera up and started shooting with a high ISO to capture the little bit of light that was left in my living room.

Here's a couple of the good ones I got...I couldn't decide which one I liked better of this first one - the color or b/w one...so I saved myself the stress and decided to post both. :)

I also had been chatting with Josiah's mom about some of the other pics I had taken of Josiah in the past, and she's been asking me for the pics I took at the hospital when he was born forever now and let's just say I'm an easily sidetracked, forgettable, procrastinator....so although little JoJo is 9 months old now, I just barely sent her the hospital pics the other day....better late than never. :)

I posted this one below on my Facebook page though and she just loved it. :)  She said she didn't have any pics at the hospital of the two of them where you could see both of their faces....I'm so glad I was able to give her this one at least. :)

AJP presents: Cutest of the Bunch Contest!

Are you on Facebook??  Do you have a child 12 or under?  Are you in the Southern California area (or planning to visit)?  If you answered 'yes' to all, then you may want to head to my Facebook page and check out my newest contest!!  I call it "Cutest of the Bunch" - cause it just sounds cute to go along with all the cute pictures!!  I'm swimming in cuteness right now!! :) :)

And even if you don't have a child to enter in the contest - you'll definitely want to head over and vote for the cutest of the bunch!

Rules are below - enter your little ones and start voting!! :)

Sponsored by: Avery James Photography (http://www.averyjamesphotography.com/)

Contest Rules:

- Children 12 and under eligible
- Contest submissions accepted through June 29, 2011
- Voting ends July 11, 2011
- Winner announced July 12, 2011

Voters can “Like” as many photos as they prefer

Email one photo of your child (child will be cropped if other people are in the photo) to crystal@averyjamesphotography.com

Multiple children can be submitted, but an individual photo for each is required.

Include the name (nicknames ok) you would like your child to be noted as. Also include your name as you would like it to be noted on the photo as the submitter.

Photo with the most “Likes” at the end of the contest will win a free mini-photo session with AJP in the South Bay area – includes (3) 4x6 digital images. Session will expire Sep. 30, 2011.

Be sure to send your friends and family over to the contest page to vote! They will have to “Like” the AJP page in order to “Like” your photo as well.

In the event of a tie - there will be a tie-breaker...as yet to be determined.

Good luck!!

- Crystal @ Avery James Photography

Picture A Day - June 20, 2011 - Averyboo Arts

I bought a Groupon a looooong time ago for Averyboo Arts because 1) it had the name "Avery" in it, and 2) it looked like a fun place for my son - you go to their studios, they supply all the artsy stuff, and then clean up after your kid....what more could you ask for??  :)

So I FINALLY got around to making a reservation for Caydan and we went down there the other day over in the Bixby Knolls area of Long Beach.  Very cute little area with lots of fun shops - I had never been over there before but look forward to heading back for their First Friday events.

Caydan tried everything while he was there - he played dress up in a cute police uniform, built structures with Legos wearing a little construction hat, played with clay/play-doh type stuff, drew on the wall and floor with chalk, and painted with both watercolors and acrylic type paints.  We have another hour left to redeem on the Groupon so I think we'll head back soon...they do birthday parties there too which I'm contemplating as the price isn't bad at all. :)

Picture A Day - June 17, 2011

Today's picture was taken a few weeks ago when I was in Orlando, FL...we were sightseeing around the Disneyworld resort area and had taken the Disney bus to the Magic Kingdom so that we could take the boat to the Grand Floridian resort (one of my top choices for lodging if I was going as a romantic couple to Disneyworld) to just walk around.

As we were getting on the little boat, I looked over and saw this row of palm trees that just really screamed "FLORIDA" to me....so I snapped the below photo....we have tons of palm trees here in Southern California too....but Florida's palms are very distinctly "Florida" and just have a much more tropical feel to them.  Have I mentioned yet that I LOOOOVE Florida???  :)