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And the winner is…..

TIFFANY S…..drawn out of a bucket of 30ish names by my very own son, Cade.

Yay Tiff!!!Β  I’ll email you with details soon.

I’m sorry to everyone who didn’t win:(Β Β  But I’ll be sending details about the mini-sessions to your inbox shortly.

Love to you allβ™₯
emily

October 7, 2010 - 1:35 am

Christine - Congratulations to my running buddy πŸ™‚

October 7, 2010 - 2:02 am

Tiffany Somerville - I am STOKED beyond belief!!

October 8, 2010 - 12:34 pm

jenny - aw, shucks

October 10, 2010 - 1:32 am

Andrea Cervantes - Oh…he is just so cute! (or handsome) πŸ™‚

Mini Sessions are Here Again…

Well…. a few of you have emailed me asking whether I’m doingΒ  mini-sessions again this year.Β  After much thought and prayer, I’ve decided to open them up and see what happens.Β  I have a very limited availability so it will be first come, first served.Β  You can email me at :Β  emily@emilyjamesphoto.com or you can post a comment here.

**BIG NEWS** Leave a comment below to win a FREE mini-session with me. Tell your friends & if they mention YOU referred them, you’ll be entered for additional chances to win!!Β  Drawing will be held Wednesday night at 9pm.

September 29, 2010 - 10:23 pm

Amberlee - Well…if I win a free mini session…does that mean you win a free vacation? πŸ™‚ haha. love you!

September 30, 2010 - 1:08 am

Joy - We want to enter the drawing for a free session!

September 30, 2010 - 1:52 am

Shannon - Oooh! Pick me, pick me, please! We definitely want one. What’s your availability?

September 30, 2010 - 1:57 am

Katelyn Urban - We would love to do a mini session! Love your work Emily!

September 30, 2010 - 2:02 am

Mary - Yippee! Yippee! I’m in! I’m in! I was just thinking about this today and trying to decide what to do for pics. I just got an oh so interesting school picture of Ty today. Let’s just say it probably won’t make it into a picture frame – even at Grandma’s. I’m so excited.

September 30, 2010 - 2:22 am

Jacquelyn - Wow, I guess I’m going to have to stay tuned for more details.

September 30, 2010 - 4:59 am

Christine - Please save me a spot! Just wanted to get it in writing to make it official πŸ™‚

September 30, 2010 - 12:11 pm

Kelly Sullivan - We’re super interested! Thanks πŸ˜‰

September 30, 2010 - 2:59 pm

Anna Berthiaume - Ummm… can you fly to England for a mini session? πŸ˜‰

October 1, 2010 - 3:14 am

Catherine - Yes please! We’d be interested in a mini-session! πŸ™‚

October 1, 2010 - 10:38 am

Kelli - YEAH–it worked this time. We’re in. πŸ™‚ We’d love it!

October 1, 2010 - 7:58 pm

Andrea Cervantes - So wish I knew you were doing this!!!! Hoping you will do another one in the spring. Hoping to win a free one though!

October 1, 2010 - 7:59 pm

naomi - oh baby! you know we’re interested!

October 1, 2010 - 8:37 pm

Desiree Blake - I emailed you, I am very interested =]

October 2, 2010 - 6:09 pm

Jayme - Me too! πŸ™‚

October 2, 2010 - 7:50 pm

Mary Helen - I wished you would come to Alabama to do one. Love your blog! πŸ™‚

October 3, 2010 - 1:12 am

Tiffany Somerville - I just saw the post on FB. Enter Tiffany H. Somerville in the drawing! xoxo!!

October 3, 2010 - 1:16 am

Pam - Oh Emily does this mean the”other” grandam is eligible to win……….I would love to get picks done for Doug……Love you and all my little “grandbabies”

October 3, 2010 - 1:21 am

Dena - Ummm YES Please… my kids need you to make their blue eyes POP…

October 3, 2010 - 1:26 am

Becky Barnett - OOOOO!! Pick me, pick me, pick me!!! πŸ™‚

October 3, 2010 - 1:45 am

Renee Johnson - Emily! We would be over the moon thrilled to have a session with YOU. <3

October 3, 2010 - 10:06 pm

Elena - Em-of course we want to do a mini session with you! Let us know when you can fit us in!

October 4, 2010 - 11:32 am

Sara - Since I can’t take part in this little giveaway, I’m entering my sister. πŸ™‚ Pick her. She’s cute and she’s got a cuuuuuuute chubby baby. I wish I could enter my family…sigh…

October 4, 2010 - 12:13 pm

Liz Gray - yay! i was wondering if you were doing this again! YES please! i’m interested in the mini session! and i’m even more interested in winning one!!! yay!! looking forward to it! liz gray

October 4, 2010 - 5:12 pm

Desiree Blake - How do we “enter” for the free mini session? My husband graduates from Air Force Basic Training in 10 days and I would love to surprise him with pictures of his little boy he hasn’t seen in two months!

Let me know if/when I can set up an appointment for a mini-session with you [I did get your email about the price yesterday!] =]

Thanks!
Desiree

October 5, 2010 - 9:27 am

jenny - If I win, do you travel? Or is the coupon good for three more years?

October 6, 2010 - 10:26 pm

Nicole Anderson - This would be my lucky day………PICK ME πŸ™‚ PLEASE !!!!!

October 6, 2010 - 10:36 pm

sally castengera - Hi Emily. Please Pick Nicole so I can enjoy your talents and my beautiful grandchildren from Charleston, SC Blessings, Sally

October 6, 2010 - 11:03 pm

Jenn sharp - Oh goodness…. I hope you pick
me!!! How many referrals have I sent your way?? Jk!! Xoxox

October 6, 2010 - 11:11 pm

Jamie Vradenburg - Hope I win… Referred by Jenn Sharp!!

October 7, 2010 - 12:26 am

James - I hope she picks me. Then we could go on a date.

October 7, 2010 - 12:30 am

emily - I’d ALWAYS pick you, baby β™₯

October 7, 2010 - 12:33 am

Kristina - Yay, I posted in time!!! Pick me please!!!

My Little Fashionista.

I live vicariously through this little girl. I love to dress her. She has no fashion sense whatsoever. She’d rather wear a football jersey and mismatched, hole-in-the-knee pants… and tennis shoes. Thankfully, she happily wears whatever I choose for her. β™₯ I really like her a lot.Β  I wish they had these boots in my size!

*** STAY TUNED*** DRAWING TONIGHT AT 9PM*** I’ll post the winner on my blog. If I don’t have your email address, keep checking here to see if you’ve won (or send me your email address)***

October 7, 2010 - 1:11 am

Andrea Cervantes - ME TOO!!!! I would LOVE those boots!!! And, Julia is the same way…she would wear anything if I let her! πŸ™‚

Pukefest 2010.

**Updated:Β  Did I mention that Loretta escaped in our hotel room the night Keagan started throwing up?Β  It was fun to try to find a tiny little hamster whilst cleaning up the goo.Β  πŸ™‚ **

Have I mentioned that we get the stomach flu a lot?Β  Well, with 7 of us in the house it’s kind of inevitable that one of us will get sick. However, this particular strain of virus is not welcome in my home! So… it followed us to San Diego. Keagan was the first to get it (Tuesday morning- so I’m guessing he picked it up at church). Followed by me, Canyon & James. It was pretty mild for all of us but Canyon, poor guy. It was actually fine. We were able to go to Legoland on Monday and the Padres game on Saturday. In between we just relaxed, shopped, visited the beach and did some schoolwork.Β  I was able to read an entire book (Jane Eyre- one of my very favorites) and James was able to work one day. It was relaxing and fun. What more could I ask for? And the bonus is- I didn’t have to do any laundry. With each “mishap” (that’s what we’ll call it), I just called downstairs for new sheets. Yay.

Update on Chloe:Β  She’s now crawling (army style) and has 2 teeth. She is teething like crazy, though & it’s making her a little cranky. πŸ™

He just wanted to watch “IghtEar” (Translation: Lightyear) all day long while he was sick. This boy is OBSESSED with Buzz Lightyear. Any time we pass anything in the store with Toy Story on it (which is every store, every aisle these days), he just SCREAMS out “IGHT-EAR! IGHT-EAR!”

The aquarium at Legoland. It only takes about 20 minutes to get through the entire thing. It’s cute and well done, but don’t save a lot of time for it at the end of your Legoland day. It’s a quick tour.

She’s On the move…

The Padre’s game was fun. It’s such a beautiful stadium- very clean, very friendly and these seats were only $10- with a sandpit in the front for the kids to play. It was about 100β—‹ that day so we didn’t stay long.
And there you have it. Our annual family vacation to San Diego- a little different than years past, but still fun πŸ™‚

September 28, 2010 - 10:05 pm

Dena - I can relate about the stomach flu. We seem to have it more than anyone we know..People tease me about it.. CARI? Matter of fact I been up since 3 am today cleaning up puke. For the first time I had 2 children puking at the same time.. Three down.. Three to go.. that is unless God has favor on the rest of us.. which is what I am praying for. God answers prayer .. right?

September 28, 2010 - 10:05 pm

Dena - PS.. who is that sweet BIG GIRL in the boat.. such a beauty!

September 29, 2010 - 12:06 am

Hallie - Maybe it’s time to try that new drug…the flu shot πŸ™‚

September 29, 2010 - 3:02 am

Andrea Cervantes - Oh…that is so awful about your pukefest! But, I love your cute pictures of your cute kids and I love Chloe’s concentration face as she battle crawls…..and I love the “ightyear” story!!!! So cute! Looks like a fun week. πŸ™‚

September 29, 2010 - 11:04 am

emily - No no, Hallie. I’m anti-flu shot. Let them have puke! That’s what I always say.

September 29, 2010 - 4:44 pm

Cari - One of these days all you gals are gonna come crawling to me begging for some black cohosh and I’m gonna be like…”NO!!” Because I’m generous like that. Sorry about the vomit though.

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