we're changing digs...come check out the new blog!

Hi!! I've set up a brand spankin' new bloggity blog, and I would love for you to check it out! It has all the same great info, plus plenty of extra fun features. Head on over, and I'll see ya there!!
www.laurawinslowphotography.com/blog

and the winner is......

Mia!!
Mia, please contact Grace at finleyandoliver@gmail.com so that you can get your awesome deer head tee! Thank you so much to all those who entered, and for all the super comments!! Keep following the blog and checking out Finley and Oliver for more wonderful things from the both of us!! :) Love ya!!

giveaway monday! {phoenix photographer}

I love my blog readers! Read on to find out how to enter today's giveaway for a FinleyandOliver tee! Aren't you so excited?!

Isn't this appliqued tee just the most adorable thing?! Want to win one of your own for your little cutie pie? Here's your chance--anyone can win, you don't have to live in Arizona! Because I love FinleyandOliver so much, I thought it would be awesome to give something away to my blog readers. Grace, the mama behind the designs at FinleyandOliver, has graciously offered to send the lucky winner their very own custom appliqued deer head tee. You can get one for your baby or your toddler, up to size 4 (an awesome prize valued at $19-21!).

I love, love, love that Finley and Oliver are the names of her sweet little boys, hence the name of her etsy boutique. How cute is that, and don't you love those names? Check out the other modern, whimsical and classic items at the FinleyandOliver boutique. I am so getting the Union Jack tee for my own little boy...adorable!

FinleyandOliver has been featured on some great websites--like here and here--and is only sold on etsy and at select upscale boutiques nationwide. You do not need to be local to win this prize, anyone can enter! Your tee will be shipped anywhere in the US!

So, how do you enter?
1. Just check out the FinleyandOliver website, come back here, and leave a comment telling us your name and what F&O item you love the most!
2. For an extra entry, do one of these four things then come back here and tell us what you did--be sure to include your name:

• follow FinleyandOliver on Twitter,
  
• become a fan of Laura Winslow Photography on Facebook
  
• send someone a link to this post telling them how they can win
• become a follower of Laura Winslow Photography, the blog!
  

The winner will be chosen by random.org and will be announced on Wednesday, August 19th, so be sure to check back then to see if you have won! The winner will have 24 hours to claim their fan-tabulous prize.

Thanks for being a loyal blog reader, I love ya! Oh, and if you are local, go by and say hi to Grace at the "Market on Mill" event, occurring Thursday September 3, 2009, and every Thursday onward, from 5-9pm at Centerpoint on Mill Avenue in Tempe.

tutu cute / {phoenix children's photographer}

This little cutie pie is all girl--she just loved changing outfits and dressing up in a tutu! What a fun session we had...she got to check out the ducks by the pond, skip and sing with her mama and explore! She loves to skip and jump, and I had fun watching and capturing it all. Thanks for an energetic session, ladies--loved it! :)

night swimming / {phoenix maternity photographer}

"All the time we wondered and wondered, who is this person coming/growing/turning/floating/swimming deep, deep inside"
~Crescent Dragonwagon

This gorgeous mama already has three beautiful daughters, but she soon will have a new experience when she welcomes her baby boy into the world. She braved the Arizona evening for our session, and happily ended up in the refreshingly cool pool. What a beautiful baby bump she has, and what a special way to remember this, her last pregnancy. It was a fun session at a fun new location--don't you just love the mountains in the background and all of the yellow flowers? I wish you a smooth and amazing delivery--I hope your little man makes his debut at a time so that I can be there to capture his birth! Keep me posted, and thanks for a fun time!!

bridezilla becomes a mommy / {phoenix maternity photographer}

"Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch."
~E.B. White, Charlotte's Web

Imagine my surprise when I learned that this sweetie mama-to-be just recently had her own episode on WE TV's Bridezillas! Just married in November and having a honeymoon baby, bridezilla is a term that I would never think to use in reference to her...she is just as sweet as can be, and so laid back! She and her hubby welcomed me into their home and were game for anything...we photographed in a gorgeous pecan orchard, on a fishing dock, with a watermelon and even in her bathtub! This wonderful couple is naturally beyond excited to welcome their little girl. I even got to look at the scrapbook Angela made, filled with touching moments detailing her journey to motherhood. It was quite the fun morning filled with plenty of laughter. I am looking forward to photographing their sweet little peapod Elora when she makes her debut very soon. Thanks for a great session! :)

gorgeous family / {phoenix family photographer}

"When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses." ~Joyce Brothers

This family got up bright and early--quite a feat with the young ones!--for our session in the desert. The landscape and sunrise were gorgeous, and these little guys were such great sports! How wonderful that this mama had her daughter and grandson (I know!! No way she is a grandma--those two could be sisters!) in town from Louisiana. How blessed is she to have these three gorgeous children (another one is missed back home in Louisiana) and an adorable grandbaby? Thanks for the opportunity to photograph you--I had so much fun and it was wonderful to see you!!!

rockin' little babe / {phoenix baby photographer}

"A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men."
Martin Fraquhar Tupper

This sweet little six month old has a world full of meaning and love. I photographed her in her home, beginning in the room in which she was brought into this world. On her shelf stood a beautifully aged black and white photograph of her great-grandmother and a plant that once belonged to her. It was as though her great-grandmother--whom she was named after--is there, keeping a watchful and loving eye on her great-granddaughter. I love when clients have special items to incorporate into their photographs...
What a fun home for this little girl to grow up in! It was full of colored walls, different textures and exciting things to look at. What baby wouldn't love to wake up to a gorgeous butterfly swooping across her ceiling? Heck, what adult wouldn't like that? It was so colorful and peaceful looking. I would love to fall asleep gazing at that!
She looks right at home sitting inside of her father's drum set, too. Grandma gave her that cutie dress, and she looks pretty rockin' doesn't she? :)
Thanks so much for a super-fun session and the opportunity to come into your home and photograph your family! I hope to capture all her beautiful stages and see you again for her first birthday! Enjoy your sneak peeks...more to come...