It's a big'un

Thanks to Paul for sending the photos to E so that I didn't have to kipe it off of your blog. No, I am not encouraging copyright infringement. That's BAD! I kindly asked for permission. :) Paul had already (kindly) sent the photos to E. This is my hubby & the big fishy that he caught today. His office doesn't have "staff meetings", they have fishing trips. Ok...maybe they have a few staff meetings. When they're not playing darts. Note the expression on my handsome hubby's face. That is his, "I am so proud that I caught a big 'ol fishy, but I don't want to look too proud in front of my boss & co-workers". Paul forgot to send the photo of the boss peeing out of the boat. Cuz when men get together, they do things like burp, fart & pee out of things just cuz they can. I digress.....

Regalo Della Donna

I am pleased announce a new addition to Sheila Nielsen Photography. It is still photography by Sheila Nielsen, but it is exclusive to women. Regalo Della Donna is something that has been on my heart for some time & I am excited to bring it to you! I am preparing to launch a new website & this will be a part of that new site. It will be linked to the site, but will be separate from my regular portraiture. I want to let you know my vision for Regalo Della Donna. Portraiture sessions that are all about YOU. The beautiful woman that God created you to be. I want you to see your beauty as God sees you. You will look at your photographs & you will see that you are beautifully and wonderfully made. When you contact the studio, we will discuss wardrobe, makeup & the vision for the final product. We can have the sesison in your home, the location of your choice, or in the relaxed atmosphere of my studio. I want to be clear that these are classy, beautiful photos, not umm...freaky schtuff. If you prefer to have a fun and crazy evening, (no boys allowed), with the girls...I have packages designed for just that. You and your friends can let your hair down, crank the tunes & be crazy while we get shots of you primping, and then each take turns having your own modeling session.

Please contact me at nielsene@msn.com or via my current website http://www.sheilanielsenphoto.com/ to discuss the session and pricing.

My handy hubby

I will have a photo later...I just had to share a story...for now. My hubby is very handy. He helps with the kids, he changes diapers, he takes out the garbage & he likes to build things. He made a handy, beautiful baby gate cuz I'm a bit spoiled & didn't want an icky plastic gate. So, he made one that matches the banister on our stairs. He made that when M was a baby. He made a beautiful shelf around M's bedroom. For her knicky-knacks & such. I wanted "pottery barn" ledges. I got more beautiful than Pottery Barn shelves. He & his dad made the kids swing-set/playhouse. So, I don't want the following story to make him sound like he's a schmuck when it comes to woodwork. I found a desk in, (where else),the PB catalog & showed it to him...so, he spent the entire weekend creating the desk for me. He is a perfectionist & his creations are always so beautiful! He called me down to the garage tonight, (in his giddy way), & was so excited to show me the progress. He used dowels & wood glue to put it together.... It was sitting upside down drying. He started to pick it up to turn it over to show me...I asked if the glue was dry...then I started doing the National Lampoon drumroll & was already getting giggly. He completed turning it over & the pieces started falling off, one by one. I was giggling so badly that M was practically holding me up. She was trying so hard not to laugh & then she lost it. I was trying to compose myself & had to go back into the house. He just had a sheepish grin on his face & kept repeating, "I guess it wasn't dry yet". Hmm...ya think? He put it all back together & we will check on it in the morning. Oh, I love him! I can't wait for my work station to be finished! I will post a photo when it's completed!

Mmmm!

I still look at K & am amazed that he is a part of our family. When I was pregnant...I was amazed every day that I was carrying another child in me. I was amazed when I went in for my 3rd C-section, (I think that the spinal didn't hurt because I thought that I was dreaming). While we were in the hospital, E & I kept looking at eachother & saying, "seriously? We just had another baby?". You would think that those 9 months of pregnancy would have clued us in....but we were still in awe. You see...we were DONE. Now, I am just happy every time that I see his bright blue eyes. Even every time that I change a poopy diaper. The Lord truly knows what we can handle & what we need in our lives. We were meant to have 3 children. I love everything about having 3 kids. That is amazing in itself because I was so scared to have a third. M & J even love to kiss baby K with his slobbery, teething mouth. It's so sweet. Every family needs a third child. :) Each one of my babies melts my heart in their own special way. Tonight, I was amazed that I was back to making baby food. It was just mushed up bananas, but I was making baby food again. I like to make baby food. My favorite is Mango...cuz I like to sneak some too. Mmm. Kale LOVES his solids. Well, he loves his liquids too. :)The child just loves to eat. He is our first to actually love food. I wish that these photos showed how much he was annoyed at me for putting down the bowl & picking up the camera. He had an annoyed little expression until the darn flash went off & then it was just a, "what the heck was that?" look. Well, next week...we'll be trying avacado. delish.

One of my favorite types of photography

Water droplets fascinate me. The way they are reflecting a tiny little secret. E bought some BRIGHT RED carnations for our butterflies, so I took them outside to photograph them properly. In NATURAL light. :) J picked a little daisy for me while he was helping dad in the front yard. Such a sweet boy!

2008

R was my very last senior for 2008. He made my job particularly easy. He just seemed...confident. I usually try to encourage a variety of expressions. He didn't need any coaxing from me.... Just a naturally easy going guy..... I tend to overshoot, because I want to make sure that a variety is shown.... So, now I can't decide which are my favorites. :)

Speaking of the circle of life!

I was so excited to photograph this beautiful belly last week! I have known this mama since we were in Junior High. We sort of lost touch over the years...she contacted me to photograph her wedding & then I got to photograph her belly! I can't wait to meet the little boy that is growing inside!