Oh goodness!  It has been forever since I’ve posted something on here!

If there is still someone out there who checks my blog from time to time, please know I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve said hi.

Hi.

Well… What’s new?  I have been a busy bee.  With school & extracurricular activities starting up, I am out-of-control busy!  Between 5 dance classes, 2 nights of cheer practice, a football game for cheer, and (soon enough) church classes on Wednesdays, I’m beat!  But, even though I’ve been busy, I’m still having fun.  Well, kinda. (ha)

Moving along..

Another thing I’ve been busy doing… Sewing!  Remember last year when I sewed a blanket and pillow for my daughter to take to her Mother’s Day Out program?  Well, after that, me and my good friend, Darcie, went sewing crazy!  We’ve blown up our CCs getting all the cutest boutique fabric we can get our hands on.  Sewing, sewing, sewing.  So much fun!  So much fun in fact that we decided to open an etsy shop so we could help our new found love grow!  Please check out LaLa Lemon Clothing Co on esty and take a peek around!  We don’t even have 1/2 of the stuff we’ve made up there…  But, don’t worry, it’s coming!  :)

Introducing The Lady of the Jungle Flutter Dress!

Pretty crystal button front with pleated ruffles:

Tie back:

Lots of sass:

Check us out on FB and on etsy!  We’d love to get feedback from you!  :)

More dress pictures to come.

xox, reata

Photographing smiling babies like this makes me so happy!  If only I could have audio at the sweet giggles she was making… Melts the heart!

xox, reata

I’m happy to announce that I will be participating again this year in the Layla Grace Portrait Party Charity event!  This year the event is expanding beyond the Houston area to cities all over the nation!

Last year, I was beyond honored to be asked to join 9 other photographers in the Houston area to help raise money for the Marsh Family who lost their little girl, Layla Grace, to neuroblastoma cancer… The event was called Portrait Party for Layla.  The money we raised by doing our photo sessions was donated to the family to help cover their medical bills that they incurred during their little angel’s battle with cancer.  The event was a big success with an overwhelming response and was covered by the news 3 times!

A year later, there is now a foundation in place, The Layla Grace Foundation, which raises awareness of childhood cancers and funds research for new treatments.  Read through their website and become familiar with the organization…  I’m sure you will be moved by the stories you read.  As a mother myself, I can’t help but try imagine the unimaginable situations of the children and parents spotlighted on this site’s blog.

If you are interested in being a part of this charity event, read this to see what it is we’re doing!

If you like what you read and want to be a part of the big day, click here to purchase a session with me.

The 20 minute sessions I am offering on April 9th will include 1 8×10 print, 1 digital image, and 20% off additional a la carte purchases…  All for $75 which is donated to the foundation.

Hope to have you join me in this great event!

Tiny lashes.

Tiny toes.

Tiny baby.

From this morning..  Sweet 5 day old baby girl.

Accordions are totally in… Did you know?  Not the traditional ones that play music — although I do actually think those are pretty neat too… Neat enough that I even bought my youngest two daughters accordions for Christmas — but! I’m talking about accordion inspired items!  I’ve got two new products this year that are accordion style and they totally rock out my 2011 line-up!

The Accordion Brag Book

This little baby is packed will all kinds of exciting elements…  It’s wallet sized so it easily fits into your purse.  And because of it’s small size, it can be whipped out for a quick session of child bragging at a moment’s notice.  It features a gorgeous custom designed cover featuring your favorite image as the main attraction.  Nifty fan folded accordion style linen pages unfold to display more of your photos.  Oh, it’s also magnetic.  Which of course means that you can display it on your fridge at home or at the office on a filing cabinet… And you get the option to buy in sets of 3, which makes them the perfect grandparent gift.  Completely cool product.

Very slim and very cute.

The Accordion Album

Similar to the Accordion Brag Book… Only bigger and a lot more awe power!  It’s 4×8 in size and features a custom designed photo cover!  The size of this product is so unusually interesting which makes it unlike any other album you’ve seen before!  It also features fan folded accordion style linen pages like the Brag Book… only  much, much bigger!

The large pages give full spread images quite the awesome visual impact…

This album is a fun alternate to my other album (which will be pictured in my next post) for a couple of reasons…  It has a very fun, unique size.  And, it’s priced perfectly for not breaking the budget.

Fun, fun, fun!  I’ve got more goodies to show still… I’ll be back to show them off soon!

xox, reata

Wow… I’ve been away for far too long! I forced myself to completely shut down over the holiday season (literally had to not open my email or listen to voicemails), so I could spend some much needed time with my family.  But, surprisingly, the resting went by fast and now it’s time to get back to communicating with you all!

I’m super excited to be back actually… I’ve got some fresh, new products to show for my 2011 line-up!  I’m thrilled to offer these new high-end products and I really believe that once you SEE them in person, you will fall in love with them just like I did!

The Chromolux Panel

This little baby is so sleek. So modern. And, so incredibly glossy.  Really, it takes gloss to a higher level!  It’s your image printed directly onto a wooden panel and then finished off with a super high gloss.  And to make it even more awesome, it has an easel built right onto the back of it… It’s a glossy photo and frame all-in-one!  So fun!

I tried to capture the gloss with my lens, but I really couldn’t get it just right… You really have to see this product to get the full affect of it’s wow-factor.

The Metal Print

This product is uh-maaaaaze-ing….  I couldn’t stop staring at it when I first laid eyes and hands on it.  It’s just so… so unique.  And, so gorgeous.

It’s your image printed directly onto a sheer aluminum panel…  Very shiny. Bits of metal peeking through the image giving it an extremely distinct look.  Clean rounded edges.  And, hello?  Did I mention, it’s METAL?!?  So awesome.

Here’s proof that it’s metal… See the metal edge?

And, the cool thing is that there are several ways to display this type of print…  On the wall using either brackets or a frosted frame (not pictured on this post) OR by using this very sleek Ice Block Stand for desktop display:

That’s all for now… I’ll be back tomorrow with some more fun product photos to share !  I can’t wait to show you all in person (I show all my clients sample products at the time of their session)… These new guys are going to knock your socks off!

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… is gorgeous.

…of this handsome cutie.

Look at these chubby little legs… I could just gobble them up!

This was the  perfect, little smile I saw nearly every second of the entire shoot:

xox, reata

Yay!  The holiday season is upon us!  I am excited to announce that this year I will be doing Holiday Mini Sessions in my own town!!  The past two years, I only offered these minis in Austin and Dallas…  They were a big hit there, but I think it’s definitely time I offered this special to you guys too!

Keep in mind… These Holiday Mini Sessions do NOT have to be holiday themed or all about family.  They can be anything you want them to be: photos of yourself, your baby, your baby bump, your twins, your parents, your dog… whatever.

The session slots are limited and I expect that they won’t last all that long.  So, if you are interested or need more info, shoot me an email or give me a call so we can get you set up.  :)