All calls will be returned after I return to the office on Monday, April 19th. I’ll be working hard to get the proofing galleries online for those who are still waiting just as quickly as possible upon my return. In the mean time Kelly promises to keep the blog hopping with Sneak Peeks from our recent sessions, make sure you give her some comment love because we’ve got some truly wonderful stuff to share with you all!

Trevor, in typical teenager fashion managed to avoid the camera completely. Nick is obviously quite proud of his shell collection as marked by his willingness to ‘pose’ with his prize collection. His only disappointment came from having to return to sea the ones with little buddies living inside them.

Olivia was in love with the little clam shells and convinced she could hear the ocean listening to them too. ha ha So cute! She’s my little love monkey and has a tendency to not want to let go of my side but by the second day she was running wild along the gulf coast.

Peek a boo – come out little crabby and say hi!

Yep, that’s right, my gang (shown above)  is going to go spend a few days with Grandma and Grandpa and my sweet husband is whisking me away for an extended weekend on beautiful Sanibel Island. Aw, don’t be sad for them, they’ll have a fantastic time being spoiled rotten by my parents and then join us for a couple days of beach fun on Sunday. As for me, I’ll be back in the office totally refreshed and ready to go on Tuesday. Have a fantastic weekend everyone!

Thomas Point Lighthouse

The Capitol Building

The Museum of Natural History (what an awesome place to use the fish eye lens eh?)

The White House

I have to tell you, it was so nice having my own personal tour guide and a completely awesome photographer on hand at all times for the trip. I’m thinking the ‘personal vacation photographer’ is a service worth looking into for future trips, seriously! I don’t often get such amazing vacation photos with me in them, thank you to my dear friend Connie for putting up with me for the last four days. *smooch* You are the best girl!

That’s the Capitol Building behind me on the left and the State House in Annapolis on the right. Followed by a shot of me riding the Metro to D.C. for the very first time below.

Time for a little girls weekend with my good friend Connie Groah in Annapolis. Keep tuned to the blog while I’m away, Kelly promises to post a featured session or two in my absence. Until then, here’s a little funny I stumbled on this morning:

I’m heading up to Tallahassee to celebrate my little sister graduating from Florida State University with her Bachelors Degree in Nursing. {Woohoo Michelle you so totally ROCK sis!} Yea, we’re all a little excited. Michelle plans to remain at Florida State while she works to receive her Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree.  I, on the other hand will be back in the office bright and early on Monday May 4th.

Speaking of May, Mother’s Day will be here before you know it! If you haven’t already taken advantage of our Limited Edition Mother and Child Sessions you’ll want to give me a call right away next week. We’re nearing end of this promotion and will only be scheduling two more mother and child sessions for this special offer.

Photo above © Design Focus Studio of California

I’m home from California! First let me say, brrrrrrrrrr - That’s a Florida girl’s first impression of San Francisco, though I hear they’re expecting a heat wave this week, I was freeeeezing! Cold weather aside, I was so happy to spend time with a few dear friends that I don’t get to see often nearly enough. We had a ton of fun, photographic evidence has been included for your viewing pleasure. The One Light Workshop was a fantastic learning experience, teaching me a few new skills and helping me discover ways to improve current ones. Today I am behind the desk working hard to finish proofs for a few very patient clients, until then, I hope you’ll enjoy this fun look at San Francisco from the perspective of a few nutty photographers.

Below I’ll introduce my photographer friends {aka: the enablers} Left to right: Connie Groah of Barefoot Photography, Pam Biasotti of Pam Biasotti Photography and Theresa Stanton of Design Focus Studio.

“In The Box” © 2008 Barefoot Photography of Maryland

Yeah, I guess you could say we’re a wild bunch – but we always manage to make people smile – that’s a good thing!
“I See The Light” © 2008 Pam Biasotti Photography of California

Lovin’ that sun flare Pam! I didn’t know I had such long legs either, dang, how cool is that?!

]]> http://lifexpressions.net/blog/terrilyn_naples_florida_photographer/im-baaack/feed/ 1 http://lifexpressions.net/blog/terrilyn_naples_florida_photographer/work-hard-play-harder/ http://lifexpressions.net/blog/terrilyn_naples_florida_photographer/work-hard-play-harder/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:58:23 +0000 Terrilyn http://lifexpressions.net/blog/?p=109

Taking time to play and have fun is an excellent way to recharge your batteries and spend some much needed quality time with your children. Last weekend we visited West Palm Beach and Lion Country Safari, we had an awesome time playing in the surf and getting REALLY up close and personal with the wild life! If you haven’t already been, I highly recommend a visit to Lion Country. The park’s day rate is reasonable and the kids really loved it!

First we have Rob climbing to the top of their 30 foot rock wall which sits at the very top of the ship. Quite intimidating while the winds are whipping around and all you can see is the blue sea below. Yikes!

Below I’ll post a snap courtesy of our dive instructor during a SNUBA (snorkeling and scuba diving in one) adventure in St. Maarten. Rob & I are standing on top of a sunken submarine surrounded with gorgeous tropical fish. The water is the most unbelievable shade of blue.

Rob & Trevor on the docks of San Juan with the Freedom ship behind them.

The ship itself offers a huge variety of entertainment, dancing, night clubs, comedy shows, belly flopping contests, ect, ect but Nick’s favorite place is the H2O Zone.

Olivia, not so much…

She prefers dressing up like a princess for dinner on the formal nights…

(Posted with permission)

… and the face painting. So far she has been a ladybug, a tiger, and a pirate “Arr Matey!”

Both Nicholas & Olivia enjoyed watching the fish from safety of their submarine at Coral World in St. Thomas.

However, Olivia will be the first to admit she was not fond of the huge iguanas roaming freely through the park. Which of course only made her brother more eager to share his chips with them. ha ha Of course!

I hope all of you are enjoying the holidays with those you love. I can tell you
that I am thoroughly enjoying the quality time with my family this
season!

I plan to come back with fully recharged batteries and about a million photos! I even bought a special case for my point & shoot digital that will let me take it diving to take pictures of the fishes. Exciting stuff!!

I have to give a pat on the back to the wonderful photographer I flew in from Annapolis, Connie Groah of Barefoot Photography. She was brave enough to take on my family and managed to capture some amazing photos in the process. I think I love her! If you are ever in Annapolis  or have family in the area I highly recommend looking her up! My kids loved her so much they didn’t want her to go home.

Connie was kind enough to allow me to post some images on my blog from our sessions together so I’ll add them below. I will say, I think I have a renewed respect for what my clients go through prior to their sessions. From coordinating clothing for five people to trying to recall their favorite games/songs on the spot – it’s a lot of pressure. Of course it’s a ton of fun too and the memories captured will last a lifetime!

Thank you Mrs. Groah, it was a pleasure having you here!

Sweet Liv, almost 4 years old now and looking more grown up by the day. But as you can see from the image below, still very much Mommy’s little girl. I wouldn’t have it any other way!

And the man behind the scenes, my right arm, best friend, and completely adorable, though sometimes mildly sarcastic, husband Rob. Yes, he still makes my heart go pitter patter.

Ah, here’s the whole group. The source of my joy, inspiration, motivation, and yes – even frustration. ha ha No one ever said it would be easy being a Mother but it certainly is an adventure! Left to right: Rob aka Mr. Wonderful (wink*wink), Terrilyn (that’s me!), Olivia aka Liv or Livie-Loo Who but she also answers to Queen of the Universe. Then we have Trevor aka Big Trev or even just -T-, he’s the easy going one of the group. And last but certainly not least the grinning toothless Casanova on the end there is Nicholas aka Nick, Nickster, and sometimes Gorbinsky – ha ha don’t ask!

One final note before I head out the door for my clients, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for a wonderfully exciting year!! It has been both an honor and a joy getting to know you all. I’ve had the pleasure of watching couples turn into families and scrunchy little newborns blossom into adventurous toddlers. I’ve been honored to spend time with several incredibly bright, beautiful, and highly motivated teens as they prepare for college. And I’ve been privileged enough to spend countless days “working” on the sunny Florida beaches capturing memories for local residents and vacationers alike. It’s a hard job but somebody’s got to do it right? Thank you for trusting me to capture your memories, I can’t wait to see you all again as we make our way through 2008!

Stay tuned… I’ll be posting some warm and sunny Caribbean photos as time allows! lifeXpressions will resume normal business operations on January 2, 2008. Happy holidays to you and yours!