Hi everyone - I will be out of town enjoying my family for the holidays through January 2nd. Please call or email with any urgent issues! I’ll hopefully do some more catching up on the blog soon too!!

Well this little guy just proves to me that my patience pays off at newborn sessions. Once he was out. . .he was out. . .and the great images prove it. I had a great time (as usual!) with Mom this morning learning a bit about her family and let me tell you. . .this little guy is blessed to be a part of it! Your entire gallery will be coming soon, thank you again for a lovely morning! ~ Samara

I had a day fulllll of minis last weekend at Baby Bump Motherhood Center and it was so much fun. Even though each of these clients have already received their images, I still have to share the sweet faces!

First up - little C and his family!

Mr. G and his family!

Hi friends - in anticipation of the coming storm tonight and tomorrow my friend and owner of Baby’s Sweet Beginnings in Lancaster NY is a designated shelter by the Town of Lancaster. Please read the following information and pass it along to any friends or family that you may have in the WNY area especially those near Lancaster. Everyone stay safe & warm tomorrow!

“We ask that you forward this message to all of your facebook friends and also if you have a business related to new families or expectant families please send out the message to your members.From what I have been told by the Office of Emergency Management in the Town of Lancaster, they are expecting at least 18 inches of snow with very high winds tonight and tomorrow.We are offering a safe shelter for these families if needed.

*In the event of an emergency, Baby’s Sweet Beginnings (in cooperation with the Town of Lancaster Emergency Management Team) has back up water and power supply, blankets, formula and professional grade battery back up breast pumps.*”

BSB is located at 231 Aurora St Lancaster NY phone 716-681-8100

I am waaaaay behind on blog previews and fun posts. This busy month has really kicked me in the but and the blog took the hit! I had to come on quick though to share with each of you that I won this months 411 MarketSource Contest for Best Newborn Portrait. Those who know me know that as much as I love all children I really love love love to photograph newborns, so it was quite the honor. To top it off, this is one of my very favorite images of all time and also a great family. So here is the link where you can go see the winning image! Thanks and looking forward to a great 2010!

http://www.411marketsource.com/blog/artanddesign/index.php/2009/12/02/best-newborn-portrait-2009-winner-november-2009-photo-contest/