k. yea. up to my eyeballs in proofings and holiday cards… HO HO HO and all that jazz I actually LOVE this time of year (you have no idea the rush that goes through me when I see the first Christmas commercial on tv… crazy stuff!)

These guys are expecting a baby girl any day now! I can’t wait to meet “Miss O” in the next couple weeks! I had so much fun with them and they are just so gorgeous and sweet together! (on a side note, *daddy* is a big time *HARLEY* guy and owns Wes Harris Automotive –check out the tatt! that’s some HOG loyalty *smiles*) see you guys REALLY soon! (fingers crossed she makes her debut sooner rather than later! ha!)

these kiddos are BOTH doll babies! (mister man looks like he walked off the pages of a GAP ad!)… we had a great session recently and I had to share a few sneak peeks. there’s a *bigger sister* I’ve yet to meet…but hope to at the next session in a few months. Enjoy!

Even though it’s *CRAZY* busy, I always love this time of year! While I get many new clients, I also get to see all my return clients! I love looking at the schedule and knowing who is walking through my door and look forward to it with anticipation! Also, the kiddos are usually pretty easy to work with because they already know all about my infamous “treasure box” full of bribery (Yep, I have no shame…and I like cooperative kids!)

The first image is from a few years ago, and then an updated portrait. I love to see these side by side!

And a couple sneak peeks b/c I know their mom is a BLOG stalker! (yea, you know who you are! *S*)

miss R…

and baby brother…

I’m excited to share these maternity portraits of this gorgeous mommy who is IN LABOR as I type! I can’t wait to hear that “baby P” arrived safe and sound… I’m also excited to share these because she’s a former “KJ Bride” which ties into our upcoming “Rings to Rattles” seminars.  I was in Dallas a couple weeks ago speaking with Kevin and had the opportunity to photograph a couple of his *brides* (be on the lookout for another one to be blogged SOON–I know she’s stalking too! LOL!)

First, here’s a few from her beautiful wedding day, taken by Kevin; www.kjimages.com

and a few of my favorites from her recent maternity session…

I LOVE THIS IDEA! She’s a big fan of this player…if you can guess who it is, you’ll know how “baby P” is getting his name!

Good Luck again girl! Can’t wait to hear from you!

On a final note… (which actually relates to this post!) I’m excited to announce that our WPPI (Las Vegas, Feb 2009) PLUS DAY Rings to Rattles workshop, together with Kevin Jairaj, is SOLD OUT! Wow! That was fast! :)  We are also speaking Monday night in a Platform Class.  We plan to have a “meet the speaker” table too…so come see us if you are there!

***I was having email issues today. I apologize if your email got kicked back. I think it’s up and running fine now. If you don’t hear back from me, please try again!***

First of all, a HUGE thanks from all the photographers I’ve met in the past few days… It’s been a whirlwind schedule, speaking in Texas, landing back in Tampa and speaking a couple hours later! A huge thanks to all the photographers who also helped me “setup and strike” all the *stuff*… (once “Mister P” sends me some pics, I can post ‘em….he’s knows who he is! hahaha!)

For any of you who attended, please feel free to send me any questions you might have and/or CC  (woah! how Southern can I sound over that microphone tonight? YES! I’m sure it was the MICROPHONE! LOL!)

Also, a huge thanks to my sponsors! The giveaways were a HIT! I love how dependable and generous all my sponsors/vendors are!

Since I had so much interest, I didn’t want anyone to have to *dig* for these, so I’m bringing these to the top.

Again, here’s my templates and ….

*NEW*… 125+ formatted QUOTES- PSD and JPG. GREAT for adding to albums, cards, collages, portraits… I have taken some of my FAVORITE quotes and formatted them for my clients to be able to choose/select for their albums, and decided that photographers might like them too (yes, it took a LONG time to format them all!) For my studio, I have them printed and spiral bound to make it easier to select. There are four different styles: “bella baby”, “everyday”, “love quotes”, and “holiday”. These are $99, but on special for $75 also. To purchase, send paypal to: alycia@alyciaalvarezphotography.com

I have been wanting to share this for a some time….and as I’m now working on the order…I must!  This was my *THIRD*…yes THIRD maternity session with Jackie. She is nothing less than spectacular, and resilient. She bounces back, physically and mentally (3 kiddos in 3 years–are you kidding? **smiles**haha!)… but she always Conquers IT ALL!..and I am blessed to photograph her amazing family. (her hubby is always coming up with his own poses and such too, so I love that he wants to be involved!)  I look forward to meeting new baby “A” in a couple weeks…. these guys adore one another and we always have stories to share after each session! :::mwah::: see you in a couple weeks girl! ::::winks::::

Okay, this is just too funny…I HAD to share! Baby’s first high heels! Does it get much better than this? I think not! Whoever shows up to their next session with a pair of these bad boys gets a free 8×10! Love it! Makes me wish I had a baby of my own to sport some of these! haha!

You can find them here: Baby High Heels

Wow! I’m working on a new “baby’s first year” album for this little man and am going through picking out some favorites… there are just so many that it’s hard to choose! I dont think I’ve ever shared any of this little guy and his gorgeous parents (he has two gorgeous siblings too, but I’ll save them for when I post the album! These guys are so much fun with a HILARIOUS sense of humor. They crack me up every time!

Here’s a few (or more than a few! ha!) favorites from the belly to the baby!’

ALL BELLY!!

check out his shirt!! HILARIOUS!!

(woah! I’m a poet! ha!)

Had a recent session with Ms Joanne and her TEEN *kiddos*. Jessica just started her senior year, while Jeff heads back to another year of college.

These guys are a crazy bunch and we had some laughs!

ADDED LOTS of new HOLIDAY cards…

also, I think I have a pretty comprehensive gallery now of “the extras”… when you go to “the EXTRAS” section on the site, type in the “passwords” for the sections you are looking for…:

baby

holidays

seniors

bags

jewelry

and for albums…sell links below on “the extras section”