Day211

Okay, so 11 for today because I need to show a location :) It was high noon, so as far as ideal of "people pictures" no, not so great, but it could not be helped, I'm a busy lady...only time I could get there!! My boys are in a few, as you can see they were just so thrilled to even stand there, haha!! I think this is such a beautiful spot, my goodness this is just 11 pics, I could have taken SOOO many more!! After 5:30-6:00 this spot would be sooo great, I'm really excited to use it!

Day210

Look at him!!! This is one of my littel Baby Planners, I bet you remember his newborn pics of him in a red bowl wrapped in a cream blanket! Didn't he get big?!?! Oh my, he is just so cute!!!!!!! His mommy and daddy are so very sweet and we did this session at Shore acres park, (...which has NO shore line right now with the river being so high!) and we got some CUTE shots, I have been proofing in bewtween my busy week, I just wanna pick him up and hug him, hehehe!! I had to post this one, I love that little smile!

Day209

Day208

I think this shot isso cute, so I had to post it for Monday! It was a little mini session, her momma scrapbooks, we are gonna work together to promote each other :) If you need scrapbook info, ask me, I'll get you her info!! *wink*

However, I had a session that day too right before her, and so I wanna post one of those too! ....but, I will save it for today (Day210) becauuuse thats what I'm proofing right now!

Day207

This is what the result is when you grab your camera from your nice cool air conditioned house, and RUN outside to the 90 deg weather to get the barn at sunset!!.....Um, a very fogged up lens! hahah...thats why it looks dreamy, thats right from the camera, no "dreamy" effect needed in this case!

Day206

Oh how I missed my blog. I'm so happy to have it back!!!! Okay THIS is Day206....I had a family session, with a GREAT family, andI was taking some shots of thier oldest little girl in the cornfield...well, her cute little sister snuck right in and got in the action! I have a whole series of these that I just adore...they are the cutest little girls!!!

Catch up---Part4 (random clients)

Okay, here are just some random clients! It was hard to choose, I'll post more on my business blog of some of my sessions because narrowing it down to 1, its just to hard!




I think this mommy is SOOO beautiful, and that little baby's eyes are just...WOW! I love this shot.




This is my sister!! Yes I know we look alike, haha! She is such a hottie, she has lost like almost 40 pounds and looks amazing, we took tons of pictures of her, I just love her to piece's! I think this one is pretty, but it was hard to choose one!










And THIS picture...okay it is officially one of my new Favorites, I L.O.V.E, LOVE it!!! Oh her sweet little face, and those pretty eyes with that brown and tan and pink? Oh MY.

Oh this baby....how I love her!! I look forward to her coming in SO much!!!

















This couple was down right adorable, I got some many shots I love of them, they are on my website intro images now(the slideshow images at the begining)...had to use them, hello!

This little sweetie just melted my heart! I normally favor the "naked baby" newborn stuff, but this one just is too adorable to not love, her little smirk as she was peacefully sleeping, oh my, I just love it.

Catch up---Part3

Random snapshots with my toy camera, hehe!! Its nice to have that little thing in my purse all the time, but yet the pics are just not exciting!!

2 of the boys cousins had there b-day party at a lake and went swimming. I swear it was the hottest day ever that day, so I hid in the shade, you get one picture, haha!

Lukers got a balloon...it went everywhere with us, until it finally died, haha

Jeremiahs new hair cut! They both needed cuts so bad, and a place in East Peoria was having thier Grand Opening one Sunday afternoon, so we stopped in...it was like 3.99 cuts or something, how cheap is that?! hehehe! We loved thier cuts though!

Lukers new hair cut one Sunday afternoon!

This is my new display my hubby made me! I didnt get to use it yet, but I will use it the 27th, yea! It's so very pretty, he did awesome its exactly what I discribed to him, he's so smart, hehe!

Booth in Chillicothe...I only got to do one! I was sad, but the weather was bad :( So hot! However, there is another one September 27th, and I will be there!

Catch up--Part 2

New BUSINESS blog!!! The old blog will still stick around if you were wanted to ever go back and visit, but I just prefer blogger so much to wordpress, I had to make the switch! Plus the fact you can customize blogger soooo much more and I have always wanted my blog to match my website!! Now it finally does, its so pretty, go lookie!
www.shelliebenson-blog.blogspot.com

Catch up--Part 1

Okay, so these will not be in order, not even a little bit, but I'm just gonna post some pictures you have been missing! No idea what days I took most of them anymore...but thats okay! I'll start fresh with a new picture from today as well when I'm all done and get back to me "DayXXX" posts!!!

Part 1 -- My July Wedding! Just gonna grab a few favorites for ya! Such a beauuuuutiful day, from start to finish!

YEA!

Do you SEE that? Do you?? Huh, huh, huh??? I know, I cant believe it either!!! You know what that means...I don't have to neglect my blog anymore, I have internet on my computer again, yea!!!...and FAST internet to boot! Happy-happy, joy-joy!

Just as a Public Service announcement....If you ever should choose to go with WildBlue, GotSky...for satellite internet, do NOT and I repeat, DO NOT sign up directly thru the company...we made that terrible mistake. We shold have just found a local dealer and went thru them, but nooooooo we saw the "great deal!" online and then had to wait 2 MONTHS ( not 5 days like they tell you) for an installer, and the installer....well, I'm a nice girl, and I will not go into how I feel about him :) I would just like to forewarn everyone I possibly can!!!!!!!!!!!!! buuuuut...did we save a Ton of money??? Yes, we really did...we saved LOTS of money, so even though we had the headahe of the whole situation, we paid just a fraction of the price to go locally...so what are ya gonna do? Nothing, just be happy its done! hehe!!

Alllllll of that being said, I HAVE MY BLOG BACK!!! yeaaaaaaaa!!!

Gooood Morning!

Well, hellooooo My babies! (said in my best Conan O'Brien voice, hehehe)

I got a session in a few but I'm hyper and I need to post! I have had some CUTE sessions lately, I have got to get some pictures on here soon...are you tired of waiting?? I dont blame you! Dont even get me started on the satellite man...it's been 6 WEEKS on Monday. We are *having words* with the comapny, its not so fun!!

Anywho.... so next Month my Baby's First Year Plan is on Special again!!! It's supposed to be $425 and 10% off all your orders thru-out the year...but I'm gonna do a Bonus Choice becuase I had had so many people call or email! So here it it peoples, spread the word!

September Special!!

$425.00 Baby Plan, with 10% off ALL orders thru-out the year,
OR
$325.00 Baby Plan! ( no 10% off thru-out the year on this one)

Now you all can chooose what will workout best for you guys!! Also...current Baby Planners, we watching for an email, you get a special deal too if you refer someone! (wahoo!)

OH and are you tired of waiting on the suprise? Go lookie at:
www.shelliebenson.com/cart if you sign in, there is a little "Sample Gallery" you can poke around on!! Its SOOOOOO fun, i just love it! However, its a work in progress, and still needs tweaked! I'm trying, I need more hours in the day!

Oh I wanted to post more, but I gotta run for now....session time!!

Have a great weekend, my babies! ( hehehhee)
~Shellie

Fun new feature!!!

Okay, I have no pictures, but I had to post!! I'm SOOOO excited ...and I'm gonna tease ya with it! I just purchased a very, very, VERY cool new feature for my website!! All of my previous clients...well you are gonna just have to book a new session to see it in use for YOU! If you have one coming up...like many of you do, you are gonna think it's SO COOL! All you Baby Planners...yep, you will love it!

All of you *new* clients coming up, well... you are just spoiled since you will always have it! hehehe!! Oh my, I'm so excited! I'll post a Screen Shot picture of it once its up and running for everyone because I wont be able to hold it in, haha!

*happy dance*

I miss my blog :(

I miss my blog you guys.

Just to update you, the satellite man was *supposed* to come yesterday. He did not. We are still waiting. *sigh*

I just miss my blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On a happy note, I'm gonna try and make a new header for up top! My awesome hubby suprised me one evening and took me to a sunflower field!!!!! In case you do not know, i LOOOVE sunflowers! My entire kitchen is filled with sunflower stuff and I have been telling my hubby how I wish I had MY images in my kitchen of some sunflowers. well, he found a field and took me there!!

I love him. I'm gonna try and make a new header and use the pretty pics soon!

I'll keep you guys posted, send some prayers up that I dont lose my mind waiting!!!

Just an Update!

Hi everyone!

I wanted to give an update! Right now I am awaiting the lovely Satellite men to call me and come out here to hook up my satellite Internet....they sent the letter that said it will be this week....but we will see, no word yet. My hubby had to wipe my entire work pc clean because of the PeoplePC/WindowsXP drama that messed up my system! Well, because of that, the only thing I have loaded on my work computer is the (BEAUTIFUL) pictures from the wedding I shot this past weekend...that's IT! No Internet for fear PeoplePC software will repeat the stuff it did before when we loaded it!!

Sooooo, I have no pictures on my laptop to share. I'm just going to start fresh the very day we have satellite!!! ....unfortunately, its a waiting game. Could be 3 days, could be 2 weeks, ACK!!!

Sorry for the lack of pictures on here the past few weeks!! I will get back on track very soon with my daily posts, thank you for continuing to check in!!!

Vacation, Day8

Im not posting as many for saturday! I took tooons. Here are a couple! My babies, and my honey and of a sign at the Zoo because I say that all the time, it was fun to see!! Next to the sign was a hole in a wall and you look thru to a really pretty green grassy area!

Vacation, Day7

Friday Jeremiah and Jeremy went fishing! After they got home we headed up to Chicago, we stayed the night, then Saturday we went to Brookfield Zoo! 2 pictures from the hotel of Jeremiahs Friends...I'm telling you, that child makes friends within 30 seconds of entering a building, its nuts, haha! These were his 2 buddies for the evening of swimming at the hotel!

Vacation, Day6

Thursday we drove home, we were sad to leave Apple Valley its soooooooo nice there! If you ever wanna go to the mall of America and all the stuff in that area, stay in APPLE VALLEY! there is only ONE hotel there, but itsthe bestest place, close to everything and stores and icecream across the street and like a block away! hehhee!!