So I apologize, I am trying to get back to you all and I will… and hopefully it will be better soon.

Also, I know you know how swapped I have been this month, so there was no newsletter…and no contest reminder, but make sure to email me if you want to get in, today is the last day.   jennifer@jennifermott.com

And rain rain go away ha ha!!!  All this rescheduling has been fun :)

I wasn’t feeling great today and ended up catching up on some sleep…now I’m wide awake, time to get to editing.

Here is my favorite new find:

She is really a mini-mommy, it’s so cute!

I treated this one a little vintagy to go with the outfit and stroller:

And finally, I had to add this one in, she is really the queen of the pout! She knows how to work it! (some tell me she gets this from me, he, he…)

I know I have some emails to get back to and I will tomorrow… I decided to enjoy the weekend, and then took tonight to get the ton of orders that came in out.

“Thank you all that helped support Sal’s Pals. We appreciate all that you do for us. We are SOOO happy to announce that last night’s event made $63,500.00. Our event raises the most money in the area, and we are in the top 20 in the country! People were so generous last night, the Pinardo’s are all very grateful.”

Visit here: http://www.salspals.com/ for more information!

We had built in babysittters and got to go out last night! We tried the new Granite City Brewery (yummy) and saw a movie out at Fallen Timbers. Leatherheads… I loved the old time imagery, and mmmm George Clooney LOL!

Back to visiting

I also had 3 reschedules this last week, between the weather and out of town trips. So lots to come in the weeks ahead! It also means my weekends are starting to look really busy…definitely call or email me soon if you’re thinking about a session.

Ugh this weather!! I got a cool new prop I want to try out soon, but outside!!

OK…until later, enjoy the weekend if you can! I’ll attach a few new favorites from the proofs I just finished:

Here are the details:
Saturday, February 2, 2008 – 5 – 8 p.m.
Held at Maumee United Methodist Church
Spaghetti Dinner – Silent Auction Entertainment for ALL ages
Plan now to share your love with Valerie, Eric & Lydia Babcock as Eric recovers from surgery and treatments for cancer. A fund-raiser spaghetti dinner, silent auctionand an evening of entertainment is planned for Saturday, Feb. 2nd. You can help by:
This benefit is being hosted by MUMC members, Preschool Board & Friends in conjunction with Thrivent Lutheran Brotherhood which will match funds raised through this event.

And she is such a fun girl!

Although mom wanted a serious look… I think she’ll LOVE this one!

But we were quickly back to Miss Smile:

I have a ton of emails to get back to and I am working on them! Please be patient with me! With the big birthday boy’s parties, running errands, cleaning, and shoots I didn’t even turn the computer on until this afternoon!

I did see that the Junior League Chocolate Soiree was a big success! I’m so excited for them and to meet the family that won the session and coffee table album!

One last thing, if you haven’t noticed yet, I have a new look! I’ve gotten some great response to my new site… just realize it is still under construction! I have to resize all the pictures and have been working back from my more recent sessions before I go to the older ones on my external drive. So keep watching for changes!

Don’t forget to email me to get in on the next contest! The new Emma Louise store will be open in a week!

Thanks Grandma! Lucy loved her Christmas gifts!

No smiles for me today…she knows all my tricks.

Aww baby…

She dumped the whole box of legos and then gave me this look:

Stay tuned for the contest winner’s session! Don’t forget to sign up for next month…

I am working on my website and I am *this* close! So check it out, let me know what you think, but ignore the mess!

Aidan turns 4 tomorrow…I mean today! Whah! I can’t believe it! We’ve got 3 days in a row of partying so I apologize if it takes me a little longer to get back to you…but I will get back to you!

I got my coffee table sample album in! I took a few pictures today because this will be going to the Junior League soon to display for their auction. Which is Friday, here is the link for more info: http://www.jltoledo.org/toledo/npo.jsp;jsessionid=01330E28C892304B84184535B86CD63A?pg=fundraiser&article=505

The auction will be for a session and one of these albums! You can get so creative with them too. Simple and modern, bright and fun, vintage or shabby.

I am probably including too many shots, but I LOVE these books! I will be ordering a 5×5 inch sample soon and a few for myself.

The cover and frosted sleeve:

The cover without the sleeve:

The back cover:

Some inside pages:

• I lowered the prices of my 11×14 and larger prints and canvases. I think these look so much better on walls…I want to see more ordered and really show off those adorable kids!
• I’ve added a Boutique section. This includes all kinds of specialty items like those coffee table albums that look like scrapbooks, or styled in simple art book form to show off the images. I have sets of low resolution digital files in the boutique so you can put the pictures on your iPod or myspace or those digital frames you got for Christmas.
• I’m designing square canvas wraps that will be customizable to your child’s room decor.
• The collections and baby packages are now totally flexible. Each has a credit you can spend however you want. I also increased the value of all the collections and packages.
• AND all the collections include digital files and a release to print them as many times as you would like.

I’m not done with all my changes, so watch here for more soon!

I thought I would share some of the calendar pages that the contest winners are going to receive, I love these calendars, so cute!

And finally… I want to share some information about a wonderful program I am excited to support! The Toledo Junior League are throwing the Chocolate Soiree fundraiser on Jan. 25. The event features chocolate dessert tasting and live music by Johnny Rocker and the Hitmen…what more could you ask for? The fundraiser supports all the wonderful community work the Junior League does right here in Toledo. There is also a silent auction which will include a session with me and a custom 10×10 inch coffee table album!