I love road trips. This one cost me a bit extra however! LOL ( totally MY own fault ! oopsy) TSK TSK.

AND NO it WASNT a distracted Driving ticket, it was a speeding ticket, which my children think is REALLY funny.  Until the RCMP came to the door, then Ty started to cry thinking I was going to Jail! ( ya, I don’t speed THAT much!)

Have I mentioned how amazing this group of women are? 

They are fun.

They are goofy.

They rock.

They make me smile.

This time I had the pleasure of driving North to see them, which allowed me to find some find and new locations for their session.

I am so grateful for them to be on the blog again. (smile to you Nancy)

two boys.

two good boys.

one happy mommy.

In case you do not know about Mommy Connections, it is a wonderful “mommies” group that get together once a week in Red Deer.

They discuss and learn many wonderful things, such as sleep habits, how to make your own baby food, baby yoga, and so very much more.

I go in once during each session, do a quick but informative talk on how to take better photographs of your toddlers and babies.

Then also take one free portrait of each member present and their child. Its a perfect way to commemorate their time in the Mommy Connections program.

Mommy Connections have been such a wonderful supporter of myself, that we decided to host a private day of session JUST for Mommy Connections members past and present.

The best part is that 15% of the total sales from the day go right back into the Red Deer Mommy Connections group!

I am thinking that we will be doing another day of Mini Sessions for this wonderful support/friendship group in the spring, so Don’t Miss out!

I can only hope that their portraits share with you all the true amazingness ( hmmn is that a word?)

There is not a lot I can say about these 4.

I will let their images say it all instead.

So we begin the mad flurry of blog posts. 

This one is just fo funny NOT to share. This is a very typical shot. Can you tell that Big Bro is done? LOL! It truly shows his personality and what he was thinking! Sometimes all smiles is just not true. Its not real. Its not life.

All you need to do is join our facebook event and upload an AMATEUR photo showing us WHY you need a new one.

It can be outdated, out of focus, missing a family member, bad clothing, bad timing, unhappy children, unhappy HUSBAND, whatever makes it a BAD photo!

Both Penny and I are giving away ONE spot in each of our mini sessions to TWO winners.

One winner will be chosen based on the most number of likes under the image, the other will be chosen by Penny and myself.

The winning free sessions will take place in a central Alberta location on Sept 25, 2011 in conjunction with our currently planned mini session events.

Please click here to join and attend our “event”.

Be sure to share the event on your profile and encourage others to “like” your photo!

Contest closes Saturday Sept 19th, 9:00 Red Deer time.

Now go dig up those outdated photos that you dont want anyone to see, and be brave. Upload them to facebook here

Please remember this contest is in good fun, any professional photos will be removed instantly.

This month’s cover you may recognize as the winner of my 2010 Fresh Faces contest!

The May/June Issue contains a pile of great information regarding sending kids to camp, fun things to do this summer.

It also has a feature on Jo Dumont of Jo Dumont Fitness Training ( who by the way runs an AMAZING gym that I am VERY proud to be a part of!)

It also features a fun contest. Red Deer’s Child Magazine is looking for the cutest child in Red Deer (and surrounding areas!)

Be sure to pick up your copy and enter your child today! (You never know, they may be on the cover of a future copy of Red Deer’s Child!)

IF you can’t find one in the stores ( usually Safeway and the Collicutt are your best bets!) you can click the following link for details