Thursday, November 22, 2012

Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am thankful for sooooo many things.  Too many to count.  Here is one of them.  Celebrated his birthday this week.  Happy Birthday, Crazy JZ!  I love you!



Now, onto the feasting and merriment.....

Wishing all of you a happy, peaceful, nourishing and entertaining day!

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Happy Independence Day!

I thought I'd take a break from the break I was taking and say HAPPY 4th of JULY!  The past six months have been a mish-mash of sooooo many things that have pulled me away from my blogs.....it's really been bothering me so it feels good to post this today.  Not sure when I'll post again, but for the sake of keeping this one alive (although in extended hibernation), I created this patriotic (in color scheme, at least) collage today for your visual enjoyment.

Still so proud to be an American, even with so much going on in the U.S.A. lately.  Here's to the red, white & blue!


Tuesday, December 27, 2011

JOY TO THE WORLD {Austin Children & Family Photographer}

Happy Holidays!
I hope each of you had a wonderful Christmas/Chanukah/Holiday.
We took a very quick afternoon photo break on Christmas day so I could capture the boys in their matching union suits & puffy jackets.  I think this may be one of the last times they let me take their picture in matching attire -- you can see on their faces they aren't overjoyed, ha!
I also wanted to show off Miss Lucky Claus in her cute little Santa hoodie.  I've never dressed any of my dogs up before and now I wish I had!  To see her "official" holiday greeting, please visit Lucky Dog Photography.

Wishing you all the best in 2012!
Kim

Friday, November 25, 2011

Thankful.....

Another Thanksgiving come and gone, and the day was spent with much to be thankful for:  solid cooking skills (very important, since holiday dinners all fall on me, ha!).......a nice long bike ride in gorgeous weather......a fine family feast (including visiting grandparents).......a final Longhorn victory over the Aggies (Texas Texas YEE-HAW!)......a husband whose hard work affords me much freedom with a dose of luxury......and these guys (and one girl-dog), who add so much joy to my life........
 

Thank You, God, for each and every blessing you have bestowed upon me.  I am grateful beyond words.
Kimberly Sarantakes

***end-note: I like the Packers, but I am a Cowboys fan first.  The boys decided that Lucky would look cute wearing a Packers jersey.  Poor Chief is so old and infirm that no attempt was made to put a shirt of any kind on him.***

Monday, October 31, 2011

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Here is how they looked 365 days ago.

Haven't captured them yet this year because we're not finished with Z's costume yet!  Stay tuned!  And happy trick-or-treating!

Sunday, September 18, 2011

changing my e-mail signature......

This post is kinda lame.  Apparently, in order to have a custom e-mail signature for my yahoo e-mail account, the image I want to use has to be on the web, and remain there.  It's probably the same for my kimberlysarantakes.com account, and the gmail account I'm required to have in order to use my Android phone.   So......I'm posting what I am using as my temporary logo (or maybe I'll keep it for awhile?) so I can drag & drop it into my yahoo signature.

I told you this post is lame.  You'd think they would make it a little easier to make a custom signature.

So.....here goes.....and we'll see if it works!





Friday, August 12, 2011

Schedule your Miracle Book 2012 session now! {Austin child baby senior family pet photographer}


Sadly, summer break is almost over.  I wish I could say the same for this crazy excessive Texas heat.  I'm grateful I got to travel this summer and escape it for a short while.....more on that later.  Right now it's time to move along with The Miracle Book 2012 -- benefiting Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas.

For those who aren't familiar:  The Miracle Book is a coffee table style / social engagement book filled with beautiful photographs of Austin children and families, most of whom are captured by a select group of local professional photographers.  Each page sells for $500, all of which directly benefits Dell Children's Medical Center.  Along with a page in the upcoming book (released in January), you get a complimentary photo session with a participating photographer and inclusion of the image of your choice on your page.  It's a remarkable opportunity to give back to the community and to show off your children, family, pets, business, soccer team, play group, etc.

I am honored to be on the photographer team for the 3rd year, and I have some goodies in store for my clients who purchase a page in The Miracle 2012.  For every $250 you spend on prints and other display items, you get a set of 25 custom holiday cards (last year the minimum was $500 to get 50 free cards).  There will also be an opportunity to earn a free print of your Miracle Book image.

All images are submitted to the design team in mid-October so you absolutely must schedule your session before the end of September.  Please contact me via my website to purchase your page and to schedule your complimentary session.

'Where there is great love, there are always miracles.'
~Willa Cather

Ciao for now (niao?).  More news from Kimberly Sarantakes Photography coming soon!