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Featured Session { Paisley & Judson } | Naples Family Portraits

November 3, 2010 – 2:17 pm

lifexpressions photography family portraits in Naples Florida

Today I’d like to share a very special and completely adorable family with you all. You might recognize these smiling faces as I’ve had the honor of photographing both Judson and Paisley since they were just a few days old. When they called on me to photograph their family this holiday season I knew it would be an awesome session! Judson and Paisley are just as cute as ever and growing up right before my eyes!! Mom and Dad, you have two of the most expressive, and totally adorable, children I’ve ever met! I <3 them!!!

Thanks so much for making the drive to Naples to be photographed in the garden. It was SO much fun to see you all again! :)

lifexpressions photography family portraits in Naples Florida

lifexpressions photography family portraits in Naples Florida

lifexpressions photography family portraits in Naples Florida

By Terrilyn | Also posted in Families, Slices of Life Minis | Comments (5)

Sneak Peek { Berklie } | Naples Family Beach Portraits

October 14, 2010 – 1:09 pm

Welcome to the holiday portrait season Southwest Florida! *whew* You all have certainly been keeping me busy with family portrait sessions on the beaches of Naples this year and ya know what? I LOVE IT!! Oh my word I have been having so much fun photographing new families and families like the one I’m about to share with you today who have been coming back to lifeXpressions to capture their special memories for years. Thank you all for your support and loyalty, I cannot tell you how much I appreciate having the chance to watch your family grow through the years. <3 you all!!

Today I’m going to sneak peek the totally adorable Miss Berklie (and her Mommy & Daddy too)! She’s three now, full of spirit and energy. In fact I’m fairly certain she could out run the road runner! I first met little B’s Mom and Dad when she was the bun in the oven back in 2007. Oh yeah, they totally rocked their maternity portraits on the beach in Naples…

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest floridaYep, they sure did! Simply, beautiful! Then little baby B. stole the show for her newborn portrait session in their home. You might recognize this shot from the opening sequence shown on the lifeXpressions photography main website…

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest florida

Then there was the totally fun session for her first birthday. Mom has a rockin’ sense of style as you’ll see below. How fun was this outfit?!

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest floridaSee, told ya she was ADORABLE! Oh but the fun doesn’t stop there. I’ve been enjoying the trip down memory lane, if you want to follow along here’s our little star on the beach in 2008 and the whole family for their 2008 Holiday Portraits at one of my favorite places to photograph families in Estero. There’s no denying we had a total blast during our 2009 mini session at the Secret Garden. The style and sass in this little girl never cease to amaze me! Little B, you are a SUPA-STAR!! A big thank you to you for coming out to the beach to play with me and to your Mommy and Daddy for letting me be the one to document your family all these years. I can’t wait to meet the new addition!!

Drats! Sorry, I got side tracked again! haha Scroll down for that sneak peek I promised. Little Berklie you are growing up SO fast!

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest florida

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest florida

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest florida

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest florida

By Terrilyn | Also posted in Beach Sessions, Children, Families, Maternity | Comments (6)

A Rare Glimpse | Estero Senior Portraits Featuring My Guy

October 8, 2010 – 11:59 am

I was reminded by a good friend and client not long ago that I haven’t shared photos of my own children on the blog for quite a while. I think the reasoning behind that is two fold; first there’s Facebook! I share so much of my life with my friends & family on Facebook sometimes I feel like I’m repeating myself when I post on the blog. I forget that there are people out there who <gasp> aren’t Facebook users. I know right!? It’s kind of shocking to me too.

Secondly, my kids tend to hide run avoid the camera. I don’t know why. Okay, perhaps the years I spent practicing my craft on them might have possibly caused them to become a little camera-phobic.  That’s just a guess though. The little ones aren’t quite as phobic but then, they’re little. I can bribe convince them easier than I can my oldest. With Trevor my photographic access is typically limited to special occasions (and sneak attacks). I lucked out big time this year since his birthday is tomorrow AND he’s graduating high school this year! I was actually able to get a hair cut (yes, it was longer!) and a whole photo session out of him and I didn’t have to remind him of the TWELVE HOURS of labor pains I endured to bring him in to this world more than a couple handfuls of times. Score!

So without getting too mushy I’d like to show off share my completely amazing, talented, generous, compassionate and totally cute son, Trevor!

I love you to the moon and back kiddo. Always have, ALWAYS will.

xoxo

- Your very proud Mommylifexpressions photography senior portraits in estero florida

lifexpressions photography senior portraits in estero florida

lifexpressions photography senior portraits in estero florida

And it just wouldn’t be making memories if we didn’t include our golden girl, Sandy. :)

lifexpressions photography senior portraits in estero florida

lifexpressions photography senior portraits in estero florida

By Terrilyn | Also posted in Family & Friends, Models & Seniors, My Life | Comments (10)

Holiday Mini Sessions at the Naples Secret Garden | October 30, 2010 | Only 3 Openings

October 1, 2010 – 9:50 am

Yep, you heard that right!! The Slices of Life Holiday Mini Sessions have been so popular this year we’ve decided to add just ONE more date to the calendar! Full portrait sessions remain available (check our calendar for available dates) but if a holiday mini session for your family is what you want, now is the time to call! Just take a peek at the previous two blog posts to get a small sample of the fun time and great images waiting to be captured at the beautiful Secret Garden in Naples. Read on for more information on the Slices of Life Holiday Mini Sessions, then give us call to reserve your session time! (800) 487-0064

See ya there!

Slices of Life Holiday Mini Session Details

Our Slices of Life sessions offer the perfect opportunity to capture a few great shots- whether you would simply like to document a new milestone or capture a shot for use in your holiday cards. All of our regular products will be available making this the perfect opportunity to get a jump on your holiday shopping!

Sessions are quite limited and as such will be scheduled on a first come – first serve basis. The Slices of Life session fee of $75.00 is required to reserve your time. Fair warning, these sessions will book fast! We recommend calling early to ensure availability of your preferred time.

Each Slices of Life Session Includes:

- 20 minute session for up to four people

- 10-15 images presented in a private online gallery

- Special Xpressive Collections starting at $250.00

- Exclusive keepsakes and promotional albums in keeping with the current ‘Slices of Life’ theme

- 48 hour online ordering period

Slices of Life Mini Sessions at the Naples Secret Garden

Want to get a better idea of the beautiful images we can capture for you during your holiday mini session? Just click the links below to view a few of the fabulous portraits captured during last year’s holiday sessions at the Secret Garden:

2009 Mini Sessions Sneak Peek # 1

2009 Mini Sessions Sneak Peek # 2

2009 Mini Sessions Sneak Peek # 3 (Which includes a peek at the behind the scenes fun that comes with your lifeXpressions session!)

Just one more friendly reminder on those important holiday deadlines….

The last session date to ensure holiday delivery of your portraits is November 05, 2010.

The last date to order portraits for delivery before December 24, 2010 is November 23, 2010.

By Terrilyn | Comments (1)

A little Slice of Xander & Charlie’s Life | Naples Holiday Portrait Mini Sessions

October 1, 2010 – 9:28 am

Today I’m going to share with you all two little guys just full of spunk…and one with their lovely momma too! Xander and Charlie had a blast exploring all the wonderful trees and water paths as we walked through the secret garden for our mini session. Charlie was in love with the twigs, in fact they made it laugh out loud! Xander is such an amazing big brother, always helping Charlie, holding his hand, giving him little kisses. So sweet! I think Xander’s favorite part of the secret garden was the water. No real surprise there since he enjoyed the water so much during our first session together back in 2008, you may remember he was that adorable little baby that took flight over the gulf. Still, I don’t think Mom was expecting him to jump IN the water at the secret garden, haha OOPS! At least he waited until the end though right? Thanks for coming to play with me for a little while you guys and a big thank you to Mom for letting me be the one to document your family’s memories through the years!

Holiday portraits at the naples secret garden with lifexpressions photography

By Terrilyn | Also posted in Children, Families, Slices of Life Minis | Comments (6)

A little Slice of Alexia’s Life | Naples Holiday Portrait Mini Sessions

September 30, 2010 – 9:29 am

Oh yes, it is time! Our first round of Holiday Mini Sessions at the Naples Secret Garden was a smashing success! Thank you to all the wonderful families that came out to spend a little time with me! I can’t wait to share your session images with you, keep checking your email because they’ll be ready REAL soon!!

In the mean time, here’s a little slice of Alexia’s lifeXpressions mini session. I’ve been photographing Alexia since before she was born and let me tell ya, she has always been super cute! Her newborn portraits remain some of my all time favorites! She’s on the move now, at warp speed no less!  Momma’s going to need to buy you some super cute track shoes before too long Missy. You may be fast but I’m pretty fast too! hahaholiday portraits sessions with lifexpressions in the naples secret garden

By Terrilyn | Also posted in Babies & Toddlers, Slices of Life Minis | Comments (4)

Daddy Time | Fort Myers Family Portraits

September 29, 2010 – 11:16 am

Just a quick share for you today of little Alexa whom I last photographed as a newborn. She’s two now and this lovely family just welcomed a second gorgeous little girl into their lives. I was so excited when they asked me to document the occasion for them with portraits of their new baby girl (stay tuned, I’ll share some of those in a future blog post). As with most of my newborn sessions, I found myself with a little down time while Mom nursed and soothed her new baby. But down time can be a lot of fun when you’ve got a playful two year old hanging out in the other room! When I saw Dad & Alexa playing together so contently I couldn’t help but document the moment for them. This is real life. Looking at family photos on the iPad (yeah, I love mine too!), giggling, singing songs together. Memories that will last a lifetime that’s for sure! As a Mom, these are the images that melt my heart. There’s just something so endearing about watching Daddies play with their little girls…ahh.Fort Myers Father & Daughter Portraits Lifestyle photography by lifeXpressions photography

By Terrilyn | Also posted in Children, Families | Comments (4)