Smizing...smiling with your eyes {Overland Park kids photographer}

Well, well, well, where have I been, you're thinking? I've been busy! And that means tired...so my nights have not been spent here:)

This past weekend we had four birthday parties, two sleepovers, a photoshoot, and my birthday - all in two days! Yes, I tried to skip past the whole, it's my birthday, thing. But alas, I turned 36. So I have four more years to get ready for the next milestone.

Adding one more year to my life does have it's perks, though. I got a new toy for my birthday. My hubby surprised me with a point and shoot Canon Powershot Elf. You'd think since I have a 7D I could pop it out of the box and use it, right? No! I had to read the instructions and play around with it for awhile. It's been years since I've owned a p&s and it took some getting used to. I think I'll really like it when we go places where I want to use a more discreet camera. I can't wait to really use it!

Lastly, I had a shoot this weekend with two of my neighborhood kids. We had a blast! Really. I always have fun on my shoots! Mind you, it was 44 degrees out on Saturday afternoon, but Andy and Olivia were up for anything. So we'd go shoot in one place and then race to the car to warm up. Then we'd drive two minutes to the next location and shoot again. They were great. Andy, however, needs to learn to smize. You know, like Tyra says on America's Next Top Model, smile with your eyes. We practiced. A lot. Olivia is a natural - in fact, I don't think she was done taking pictures after more than an hour!

I wanted to post more from their session and sooner, but sometimes things don't work out as planned. So I only have one, but there's lots more where this came from...