Freeze Frame!...

i am driving my household NUTS (except for the babies of course-they got to jump on their beds for 30 minutes..ha!)...working on a foolproof freeze w/my camera for inside shots...making everyone move rapidly in different areas..i am being very annoying but i cant stop until i get it..just my personality...i even get on my own nerves at times!! the babies actually enjoyed getting to jump on the bed...and i liked this shot! I got a crystal clear action shot of Kris' middle finger when it was his turn to give me some action..didnt think i'd post that! ha! time to read my new people and US in the tub for 2 hours...happy new year to ME!!

London Tipton is really great, really great, really great...

London Tipton is really great....this is ringing in my head as i edit pics from our shoot today...2 crazy 6 year old girls sang this song ALL DAY LONG! ha...but it was way worth it...what a super FUN day we had! me and my friend/photography buddy/biz partner/etc...took our girls out to many cool spots we have found and been wanting to do...what a great excuse to get the girls together...they THINK they are playing bc they are together but we (the photography mommas) are having a hayday while they act goofy together...you see, everybody WINS...well except for Kris who was home w/the other 3 kids...Clay got to be "home alone"..ha! sorry Kris but it was sooooo much fun! may have to be a twice a month or so outing! check out these little cute thangs! gotta run assemble Jill's cards (finally) and watch the nanny diaries...gotta get some R&R...good night...lots more fun fun stuff from this shoot to come!

My Brown Eyed Beauty...

... here i made the mistake of asking henry to get hildy to smile...ha! poor lulu!
headed out the door to dinner & a movie...


whoa...the tanner's can't get out the door w/o any drama!...

okay, yep she's mine...but how stinkin' pretty is she!!!...
(hadly's "pretty post" is of course coming after her fresh and funky photo shoot!)

need i say more?! just shot these this evening before we headed to see the Chipmunks (a must see!) and just love them of her...little pretty pouty thing she is! ha. For those who know us the Tanner's are anything BUT whiny...pretty tough and fiesty kiddos...EXCEPT this little whiny flower of a thang!

...OH, and this is the CUTEST dress EVER....it's from the White Balloon of course... www.thewhiteballoon.com if you have to have it too!...I was in the parking lot and saw it in the window...left the car running and went in to grab it in hildy lou's size! sooooo worth it! lots of christmas chaos to be posted soon! maybe one day soon the tanner cards will go out...johnson's are on deck (we've turned ours into new years cards..ha)...then were next up! between Jill & I probably everyone reading this blog will get one...ha! i think we both send out like 200 so watch your mailboxes they are gonna be cuuutttee!

It finally came to me!!!...

my christmas card that is! This morning as i was stashing envelopes on thackston's porch for a client to pick up it hit me....i make waaaayyyy to big of a deal out of our cards ....BUT i do like to come up with completely ORIGINAL ideas that are MINE and come from my crazy head! And this one is crazy...not the actual card but what we did to accomplish this! After they are mailed i will reveal the funny part so check back! It's actually quite brilliant in an insane sort of way! For now I know this makes zip zilch notta sense BUT I am excited about my cards bc i am finally liking the idea once the lightbulb went off...here is a little sneak peek into the card..not much though..it's gonna be cute even if it's 2008 when you get them! hopefully not but i am still not quite finished w/the work part...whew..worn a double s out!

I just love this for some reason!...

my little basketball stud! ain't he cute?!...he wants a poster of this (signed by THE haydn tanner) for christmas...how funny is that! Don't think he's lacking in the confidence dept...ha! wish me luck...venturing out to try and get the yearly family christmas card pics ....always the photo shoot from HELL! ha.

Taking mental break from ....

editing shoots, tees, cards, cutting, scoring, printing...ahhhh....really MUST finish....or i am gonna go crazy...just never seem to be getting to the bottom of the Christmas piles! Only about 7 more sets of cards to get out...im a gettin' there! woo hoo! Oh and Jill's...everyone eagerly anticipating the johnson family card can rest easier (she was planning on not doing cards this year...i knew she wouldnt be able to do it!ha.) after she got 2-3 cards mentioning "cant wait to see what you do this year"..the regret kicked in and were gonna be dreaming something up! I have the "wall of achievement" in the archway...every card gets posted up there as soon as i get them packaged and ready to roll..have done this for a while now-sometimes i just sit and stare and feel accomplishment...ha! really though i do....it looks like we get TONS of cards but really they are all mine that i printed an xtra for the wall! ha. Kristine's cute card did make it up there too today though..You must have a super clever card to get on "THE WALL"..ha!. Worn out as can be...just to sum up where i am at in the game at the moment! AND i still have to come up w/my cards...that is the kicker...kris will hate me during the process! However, it is looking up as i am sure most of my stores and regulars have noticed that i now have someone else handling most of the "customer service", shipping, etc...had to be done...love talking w/everyone but i just simply cannot fill orders, design, ship, and chat all in a day! So best bet to reach me these days for biz purposes is to shoot me an email to emtannerdesigns@yahoo.com (note this is a new address...have to separate personal from biz at this point to be efficient)...we are VERY timely on answering emails...both Laura and myself have access to this and check it throughout the day...Here is a darling pic of a darling little girlie i just thought i'd post...

merry freakin' christmas!

egt.

Thanks Jill..ha!

Kris and I are sitting here cracking up...both tired from travel and working....i am addicted to elf yourself...im like..oooh kris let's see what our dads look like in it....any scenario i can think of...have to stop...take a look and you might be punchdrunk like me and get a kick out of it too!
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1228520837
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1217163342

Finally! Had loses a tooth!!!

Okay, so Hadly finally loses her first tooth at school the other day....she has eagerly awaited this day for quite some time! Kris is out of town and he of course is the first person she wants to call and tell...so i dial him up and let her break the news....then later everyone goes up to bed while i am holed up in the office printing christmas cards galore (needing to get another printer to run them both to try and keep up....ahhhh)...at around 4am i decide to stumble up to bed and i go in to check on each kiddo one by one...yes, i still check to be sure they are all breathing..even haydn who is 9! that's just me....I do it to Kris too...if he sleeps late on Saturday I sometimes go stare him right in the face to be sure he is alive...yes, i know im nuts!...soooo i make my way into Had's room and see a little note w/her tooth on it in the bed beside her (you can see the tooth in the pic if you look real close)...i start reading trying to make out what she is trying to say (not a perfect speller yet..but pretty good bc i figured it out!)...for the first couple of lines i was about to cry bc it was so sweet and she and I had argued as usual so i was feeling bad too....

"tooth fery, ples dont take my tooth

my daddy is spost (supposed) to see it"

at this point i am thinking ahhh...what a sweet baby girl...getting all sentimental...then i read on...

"but leave me some cash"

I started laughing my ars off and ran for the camera....had to document this one for daddy to see for real! THEN i am like oh crap i cannot let her wake up and the tooth fairy hasnt come soooo i run down to my purse to get some $ and all i have is 3 20's...the little turd got twenty bucks for her first tooth bc i had NOTHING ELSE..NOTTA...but the tooth fairy could NOT let her down! soooo needless to say, the tooth fery did leave her some cold hard cash..but she'll probably take it back this week for diet dr. peppers..ha!