My maternity session

March 17, 2011

I was so excited to be able to do maternity photos while I was visiting my family in Lubbock last week. Melanie Pittman is a photographer there who has an almost identical style to me: bright, colorful and fun photos. It was fitting that I used her since our styles matched so well! I started off the morning getting my first haircut in 7 months! After I found out that I was pregnant back in October I thought that I would take advantage of the extra hormones and grow my hair out, but instead it ended up looking very shaggy and not too cute. Jalie Harrell cut it for me (I've always wanted a haircut from her!) at Panache Salon on Broadway and it was exactly what I wanted! My sister did my makeup for me and I threw together two outfits for it. I had such a fun time and felt pretty for the first time in months! Here are my favorites at 6 1/2 months pregnant with my first baby..

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Stacy:

Lauren - I read your blog and I'm guilty of not leaving many comments. I just had to tell you that you look fantastic and super adorable! I'm excpecting my first this year too and I'm a few months behind you. I hope I look as cute as you do at 6 1/2 months. Congratulations.

(03.17.11 @ 01:57 PM)
AmyPunky Photography:

You are beautiful Lauren! Great photos!!

(03.17.11 @ 02:06 PM)
Jen Amato:

You look BEAUTIFUL Lauren! Love these photos of you. Congrats again!

 (03.17.11 @ 02:30 PM)
Lindsey Jost:

Beautiful photos! You look great!

 (03.17.11 @ 02:47 PM)
Chantel:

You look absolutely stunning Lauren! Love them!

 (03.17.11 @ 03:17 PM)
Kristin:

LOVE the last one! Especially if Samson (?) was a Mack. LOL You look GREAT!

 (03.17.11 @ 03:21 PM)
Sharon:

Aww Lauren! You look so beautiful! :)

(03.17.11 @ 03:59 PM)
sarah h:

gorgeous! gorgeous!!!

 (03.17.11 @ 06:18 PM)
Robyn Lee:

B-E-A-Utiful!!!

 (03.18.11 @ 09:45 AM)
Julie:

You look GORGEOUS! What a stunning mama to be. I love the bright colored outfits, especially the thin teal belt. Perfect accessory! =)

 (03.18.11 @ 01:57 PM)
Jess-The SemiAbnormal Gal:

You look amazing. I love the contrast of bright color against the old school bus. So creative, so perfect.

(03.20.11 @ 11:11 AM)
Erica Sledge:

So, so pretty! LOVE the school bus pics and that is a pretty awesome belt!

 (03.21.11 @ 08:17 AM)
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My airplane mobile

March 9, 2011

I've been trying to decide on a baby mobile for the nursery and wanted to think up a new idea that I haven't seen before and make it myself. After thinking and browsing tons of etsy sites, it came to me: paper airplanes, and then comics and then a bike wheel to spin them all. 

Here is what I've come up with. I will have to find a way to safely secure it to the ceiling since it weighs about 5 pounds, but I think it will make a cute mobile!

I bought 3 old comic books from an antique store for $2.50/each and used a glue stick to glue the comics to both sides of a thicker card stock paper. I had cut the paper in half for 3 larger airplanes and cut it into 1/4ths for the smaller ones. While the paper was still pliable from the wet glue I went ahead and folded them into a "Dart" airplane and let them dry.

I cut red ribbon and folded it in half and glued a loop into the top fold for something to string it through and then glued the bottom flaps down to look a little more manicured. The bicycle wheel is a 20 inch for a child's bike that I bought new at the little bike shop here for $24. I can't decide if I will spray paint the wheel or not, but this is the progress!

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Kristyn Hogan:

Love it!

 (03.09.11 @ 04:14 PM)
Kate Leverenz:

Ok seriously Lauren this came out AMAZING!

 (03.09.11 @ 05:00 PM)
Whitney Marie @ Sunshine & Ravioli:

Wow, that is SO cool! Your little boy is so lucky!

 (03.09.11 @ 05:36 PM)
Tanika Lamar:

You are sooooooo creative!....love seeing the progress of Sol's nursery....i am 24 weeks and have not bought one thing or thought of a name...YIKES!!! Sooooo busy running after a three year old boy, working, and photography!....You inspire me!!!!!!!!!!!!

 (03.09.11 @ 08:04 PM)
Michelle Edmonds:

This is adorable and you did a really great job on it!

 (03.10.11 @ 08:25 AM)
Natalie Mitchell:

You are so talented, it's unreal.

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kim:

i don't even remember how in the world i stumbled on to your blog, but i'm loving it! i contacted you a few days ago about workshops! i need for you to be my mentor :)

(03.11.11 @ 09:17 AM)
Myriah Grubbs:

What a fun idea!!!!!! I love it!

 (03.11.11 @ 06:26 PM)
Jolynn:

How creative! I love it. I'm sure your little one will treasure it!

 (03.15.11 @ 12:03 AM)
Heidi:

So cute! I love your creative ideas.

 (03.15.11 @ 08:03 PM)
Dianne Jago:

This is AWESOME!!!! Very creative :)

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Rachel:

Hi Lauren! I love the mobile! Just curious, what did you use to hang it from the ceiling?

 (08.08.11 @ 07:51 AM)
Cassie:

This is just gorgeous! I absolutely adore that bicycle wheel! We featured you today on Paper Issues! http://paperissues.blogspot.com/2011/08/airplane-mobile.html

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Jodi Baune:

OMGoodness!!! This is the coolest thing ever!!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!

 (08.17.11 @ 06:35 AM)
gretchen:

this is just incredible!!

 (08.18.11 @ 06:33 PM)
Michelle Hughes:

I just came up with the MOST original idea to use an old film reel and paper airplanes for a mobile. then i looked on pinterest to see if anyone had pinned one and found YOUR awesome mobile pinned... I love it! yours is great!

(10.27.11 @ 10:15 PM)
lory:

a wonderful mobile!!!!great idea,really!

 (10.28.11 @ 04:59 AM)
Noven:

Hi, do you have the website of where you bought the old comics? Thank you

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The trees are waking up

March 8, 2011

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(first of all, I realize this is a slightly blurry photo, I was barefoot standing near piles of hidden, soggy dog poo in cold mud. I was kind of in a hurry to get back inside!)

I was excited to look out my kitchen window while washing dishes this morning and see tiny blooms coming out on all of my trees. I have missed seeing green everywhere, even though that means that the humidity and tornado season are just around the corner, I am still glad.

I feel a connection with Spring this year. For the last 5 years it is the season that I never get to enjoy because I am triple booked each day and then have a wedding each weekend. I'm always stuck inside on those nice Spring mornings in front of my computer editing and not spending any good time enjoying the fresh air and beautiful blooms. Being pregnant since last October has also given me a connection because I went through a no-fun winter of morning sickness/exhaustion and gloomy, freezing weather. I'm ready for the Spring to come quietly and without all of the hustle and bustle that I normally have.



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Robyn:

Love this ;) And love you!

(03.08.11 @ 09:14 PM)
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Mini Group Brainwash!

February 25, 2011

I just arranged for a mini group Brainwash session during Spring Break in Lubbock, Texas!

What is a Brainwash? It is a funny name for my photography workshop!

Details:

When: March 14th from 10-2
Where: Sugar Brown's Coffee Shop (50th/slide) in Lubbock, Texas
How much: $500

What we will cover:
camera basics if needed
manual shooting
posing
photoshop editing
q&a during lunch
watch me shoot 2 mini sessions

Lunch is included!

To join in on the fun, purchase your spot here!

***I am also looking for a HOST STUDIO for 2 days of mini Brainwashes this April in Dallas! Please contact me if you can host it and get a free spot to the mini wedding Brainwash and mini portrait Brainwash!

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Christi Slider:

Hey Lauren, I don't have a studio to host the brainwash in Dallas, but I definitely am interested in doing the Dallas brainwash if you still have openings.

(02.25.11 @ 12:25 PM)
Lauren Ammerman:

I would LOVE to attend the brainwash in Dallas as well!! Are there still spots available?

 (02.28.11 @ 11:41 AM)
{kendra michelle}:

I would love to join in on the fun at the {dallas} brainwash - have you released the sign up?

(02.28.11 @ 08:37 PM)
Shannon:

You can come to my house in CT and I will gladly host you any time!!! :)

 (03.01.11 @ 10:36 AM)
Janet Manuel:

Please put me on your list for DALLAS!!! I soooo need a BRAINWASH!!!

 (03.10.11 @ 08:17 AM)
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5 3/4 months and some skin (eww)

February 25, 2011

I've heard that some people gross out when pregnant women show their bare bellies. I do admit that I kind of do too, but here I am showing you my airbrushed gut as if you could see through it into my cute baby's face.

Oh well. 

Another thing that I've discovered that people don't like about pregnant people is that they speak of their due date in weeks instead of months, half months and fourth months and so I have attempted to tell you that I am about 5 months and 3/4 of a month along. Solomon is 11.5 inches long, over a pound in weight and wiggling about a lot. My belly is starting to feel tighter and I'm hoping that the good ol stretchy marks are not in my skin's near future. 

Nothing else is really new with my little guy, he is pretty much fully developed and now just has to grow 6 times the size he is now, sheesh, that is scary.

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Erica Sledge:

Such a beautiful belly!

 (02.25.11 @ 03:55 PM)
abby:

you have a beautiful baby bump!

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danielle:

Love it!

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Andrea:

Your belly looks gorgeous! And I love how you called it your "airbrushed gut". Go ahead, girl. :)

 (03.01.11 @ 07:32 AM)
Sara Martin:

I follow your blog regularly and thought this post was cute. I used stretch mark oil/lotion on my belly every morning and night while I was pregnant and didn't get one stretch mark!!! And my belly got rather gigantic...good luck!

 (03.04.11 @ 05:49 PM)
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