{The Next Top Chef.Personal}

OH YEAH!!!

That would so not be me, but I just wanted to share a little blog for some of my amazing, sweet clients to get to know me a little better. So what better way then to show/tell you what I love to do besides being behind the camera all the time! My next favorite passion is cooking/baking:)

Trust me, my husband doesn't complain at all when it comes to our dinner's or the little treats I make in the kitchen with Luckas. Yes, my little assistant in the kitchen when it comes to baking is our almost 3 year old little man. He likes to count the eggs, help pour flour into the mixing bowl and even taste testing is his favorite part if it contains chocolate!! I really do enjoy just making new things, trying new things and enjoying the goodness after everything is all done. I think so far my favorite cookies I have made here recently are these Mint Chocolate Chunk cookies I made over Christmas...talk about TO DIE FOR:) Luckas and I made our little name for them "Grinch Cookies," they didn't last a few days in our house!! Now I'm starting to get hungry just thinking about some yummy food!

Here are some of our favorite "food goods" that I have made:) {Some photos were taken with a cell phone and some were taken with my Betty!!}

{Cowboy Salsa}

Granted it is not a dinner..just look at how YUMMY this salsa looks:) I think it is by far my favorite salsa!!

{Poppy Seed Chicken}

{Cowboy Chicken & Noodles}

{Chicken Club Pizza}

{Mint Chocolate Chunk Cookies}

 

{BBQ Pop-Ups}

{Grilled Chicken and Pineapple Quesadillas}

{Orange BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwhich}

{Goulash}

If you try any of these, I hope you all enjoy how amazing these all taste:)!! 

{Thursday Thoughts}

This week has went by super fast...who else would agree?!  I'm really trying to keep up with blogging and trying to write better with each blog...I think so far it's going pretty well. Granted writing isn't my strong point, so I'm hoping to work on that this year as well:)

So lets start off this Thursday Thoughts!!!

{Pepperoni Slices}

I love pepperoni slices BUT....NOT on pizza! I mean I can handle pizza with pepperoni. It's not my favorite but just the slices are so yummy:) If I could I could eat a whole little package by myself. That is how yummy they are;)

{Planner/Lists}

I am such a little planner and I make lists all the time. It does get kind of crazy sometimes:) I write everything down and when it comes to planning a trip somewhere. I have to make sure that we have EVERYTHING on us for the trip. I can think of 5 lists right now and where they are;)haha

{My Boy ROCKO!!!!}

 

This is my boy, ROCKO:)!!! HOW CUTE IS HE ?!?!!!!! I just LOVE him to pieces, yes ROCKO may look familiar. That is because he is Kristen Booth's furbaby son:)!!! I remember when this cute ball of fur was just a little puppy back in July 2010. I get to see him when I skype with Kristen most of them time. Yes, I get to skype with my wittle boy ROCKO!!! Seriously, how could you just NOT love this cute little face!! And what made this little visit yesterday even better...he was SO EXCITED to see me. He was going crazy running all over Kristen's house!! Wuv you ROCKO!!!!:):)

{Thursday Thoughts}

Can you believe that it's already the 3rd Thursday of the new year?! Time is already flying by this year, I know I better grab hold and go along for the ride!! I know that 2012 has A LOT of BIG things in store for me personally and for my little business:) January has already proved to be an amazing month already and I still have shoots coming up that I can't wait to share with you all.

I just finished my branding for TMP and I can't express how much I'm smitten with everything. I really got to sit down and think about things that I wanted to share with all of you and my branding really gets to show all you amazing fans/clients. It might even be an fig overload!!

So here is my Thursday Thoughts for all you to read:)

{Pinterest!!!}

Oh PINTEREST!!!! I'm so addicted to this site, it has so much to offer. I love going on their and getting DIY projects to do for our home, recipes, crafts for the boys and I, clothing, cute little quotes, shoes...and so MUCH MORE! I could be on that site all day if I could. But I have to literally take my hand off the mouse and walk away at times;) I know my other "pinners" know what I'm talking about since it's so ADDICTING!!

{Purple Dress}

One of my lovely friends has this dress in Cream and I really want to get this is in Lilac, I think it would fit with me and my branding;) And plus who doesn't love a cute little dress in their closet for the spring/summer?! I just have to wait for it to come in my size!!

{Water For Elephants}

I'm currently reading this "don't put me down" book!! I just started it but already it has me hooked line and sinker. I'm hoping to start reading more books, I really miss it! What book are you reading? What is next on your book list to read this year? I think my next book will be The Vow:)

NEW LOOK, OH' BRANDING:)!!!

IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE:):):)

I'm so EXCITED to share with all you amazing people the Mini-Face lift that TMP has gone through!! What a nice refreshing way to start off 2012:) I started working on my new branding while I was back home for vacation last month. I was so excited to come back to California and get everything on the roll. I have a BIG thanks to Tea Marie Photography and 733 Blog for helping me pull this off!! Thank you ladies so much:) It seemed like everything was right in front of my face when I really got started. It has been a nice little journey to the pieces together and find myself in my branding!!

I can't wait to see what 2012 has in store for me as a business owner and as a photographer. I'm also excited that this summer we will be moving down to San Diego, CA if things going to plan:) I'm so excited to meet all new faces, photograph some old clients in new places, meet some amazing new friends and enjoy the amazing beauty that San Diego has to offer me and my little betty {my camera...yes my camera has a name;)!!} Its going to be AMAZING! And I can't wait for this new chapter for TMP to start. I hope you all enjoy the ride with me:)

Keep an eye for some awesome new things coming to TMP here in the next couple of months:) I hope you all have a FANTASTIC evening & love the new mini face lift as much as I do:):)

{Thursday Thoughts}

Good MORNING:):) I can't believe that January is really almost over and next month is FEBRUARY!!! So many exciting things that are still going to happen this month, I can't wait to share with all of you. I'm still working on our little mini make-over. I can't wait to show all of you:):)

Well drink your cup of coffee or your cup of cocoa and enjoy today's Thursday Thoughts!!

{Purple!!!}

Purple is my FAVORITE color:) It's as simple as that!!

{Sofa "Snuggles"}

I really enjoy having a nice soft blanket of the sofa that you can always snuggle with!! Like this morning I'm snuggled up on the sofa with Luckas who wants to cuddle and watching his cartoons:)

{Super Mario Bros!!}

Oh yeah, you read that right!! I LOVE this game and I mean the old school NES Super Mario Bros:) I remember learning how to play the Nintendo. While we were home on Christmas vacation my mom had gotten a Wii and they had a new Super Mario Bros..I liked playing it. But NOTHING compares to the NES Super Mario Bros!!

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012:)

I really can't believe how fast 2011 has gone by!! I swear I was just celebrating our crazy week of birthday's and our wedding anniversary just a few weeks ago!! I just want to say THANK YOU to all my amazing clients for making 2011 such an amazing year for TMP and THANK YOU all for letting me capture those moments for you!! I feel so honored for having the chance to capture some amazing moments from some very sweet homecomings, an amazing sweet birth and a lot of cute little baby bumps of just a few of them. I have some amazing things coming to TMP in 2012, I can't wait to share them all with you when the time comes. Also TMP is going to go through a "little mini face lift" here in the next couple of weeks! I have been really enjoying being on a little vacation with our family, its been great to be home and seeing all of our family. I think one of the favorite things so far was when we went to feed the Elk, Luckas had A BLAST:) He wasn't scared at all and got right up to a Bull Elk and fed him a carrot!

We added a new cute sweet little addition to our family in July named Drake:) He has grown so much and Luckas and him are becoming BEST FRIENDS. I can't believe Luckas will be 3 and Drake will be turning 1 in 2012!! Where does the time go?!

{This is both of them on Christmas Eve 2011!!}

Now here are just some of my favorite from 2011...

I can't to meet some new amazing faces and photograph some amazing people in front of my lens!! Remember TMP will be relocating to San Diego, CA in 2012 so be on the look out for some AMAZING new places, crossing my fingers I can do more engagements and also get to photograph my FIRST Navy Homecoming!! That's going to be SUPER fun:):)