So while I’m digging through emails and recovering from sun and margarita withdrawals…I thought I would share a few pictures!  The first two are the views from the back of our hotel, the rest are from visiting the ruins in Tulum.  I love ruins!!

I’m working my way through emails and calls, so be patient with me!

I hope everyone had a wonderful August!  I can’t believe how quickly it went!  We took the family and dog to Outer Banks, North Carolina and loved it!  I was good and took a real vacation, only answering a few calls and emails…and a few hours one night working on wedding proofs when I wasn’t sleepy.  So not used to getting that much sleep!  Hopefully someday I will get a chance to share the pictures I got…it was so beautiful and relaxing there!

Then I got home and spent a week working myself into the loony bin…laundry, school shopping, school paperwork, emails, calls, orders, proofs…who’s bright idea was it to take a vacation right after my busiest wedding month and right before school started?

The next week, I had the chance to go to a workshop…I actually had it planned since last year.  My favorite children’s photographer, many photographers and her clients of course consider her the best…was in Ohio all the way from Australia!  It was an amazing experience and I learned so much…and have so many things I am ready to start up and change for my business!  I can’t wait to get some time to sort it all out!

So that brings me to this week… I am still catching up from not being around last week, so please allow some extra time for me to get back to calls and emails, orders and proofs.  One of my favorite things I took from my workshop, mostly because I stress and have guilt over the time it takes me to get proofs out, get orders out…is that what we do is art, it is creative and custom and not a chain studio.  We can’t rush or we’ll lose some of that attention that makes our pictures special.  She actually has a 6-8 week delay for proofs and orders, let alone designs which made me feel better   I am such a perfectionist and want every family and every wedding to get my best work.

So…I promise I will have new pictures up soon, but for now a few announcements!

** First, I am holding a casting call for one boudoir model.  You must be willing to share with a TV news program about your boudoir session experience and allow some more tasteful images be public on my site and the news.  Must be someone who has always wanted to do a session like this for their boyfriend/fiancee/husband or themselves and can talk about why.  First choice would be someone who can have the session in their home, but we may work with another location if needed.  Please email me at jennifer@jennifermott.com with the subject line: boudoir casting call  and expect around a week or so to hear back from me.  You will get a free session and a large discount on prints and other items.

** Second, I have set up a fall mini session event for a few clients who I promised one to a while back… It is the evening of September 19th and will have a fall theme.  I currently have 3 spots left.  These will be 20 minute sessions for a $50 session fee and regular pricing will apply.  There may be special packages announced.  If I get enough interest, I may add one more day.  Email me at jennifer@jennifermott.com with the subject line: fall minis and expect to wait a week to hear back from me.

** Third, I will be setting up holiday mini sessions in November.  These will again be limited and will be announced soon.  This year I will have an ordering deadline for the holidays before December starts, so make sure to plan ahead if you want to order prints, cards or anything else.

I had to include one of my favorite boudoir images in honor of the casting call, I am so excited:

Just a few quick Disney shots…Lucy and her glasses:

(thanks to one of my favorite families for the stroller!!  They just happened to be leaving the same day we got there!)

What happens when my husband gets a hold of my camera while I’m on a ride (Everest, which was a blast!)

The first full day, at Hollywood studios, one of the highlights of our trip:  Aidan was picked for Jedi school and had to battle Darth Vadar:

And I had to try to figure out how to post videos with my new camera… so here’s a link to youtube of his battle if you want to see!  Ignore the horrible videography, I had my camera in my right hand and the videocamera in my left for the whole fight.

Aidan battles Darth Vadar

The view off of my brother’s rooftop deck.  I could have stayed up there the whole time…

His cute puppy, Sydney is getting big (also on the roof, I need to find a picture of the “cabana” area):

Lucy on the roof, she is thrilled she has Duncan’s prized turtle, Slumper.  She is always wrapping babies and stuffed animals, maybe a future newborn photographer?

Took a walk around Rob’s neighborhood, love Aidan’s smile.  He made himself comfy at the condo too:

Lucy made herself at home in his condo as well… I need to post a nose picking picture, she thinks it’s funny to get a reaction.

Rob will shoot me for posting this, but Wii fit is fun on his big TV:

We went out on his boat, the boys liked to “drive”:

Aidan getting his sea legs:

A rare shot of me: (yuck)

Too cool on the high stools (and check out Aidan with his calculator.  Our little nerd has to use it to count each bite of cereal.  Really.  Every day.)

OK, stop reading if you are easily offended.  We found this in Rob’s neighborhood.  What kind of place does he live?  And what kind of parents are we that we encouraged Duncan to lick it for a photo op?? 

Good night!