We're baaaack!!!

Yes, we are back in the frozen tundra of Minnesota after 4 days in sunny, warm Arizona! Imaging USA was fantastic! It was a great experience...we learned lots, re-connected with other photographers, met new friends, and celebrated Melissa's award! 2009 is going to be an exciting year as we did lots of planning while we were gone and we can't wait to share our plans with all of you!

Melissa brought her point and shoot camera with her so we could post some images from our trip....don't be envious of the blue skies and sunny weather! (You may wonder why we have images of a stuffed animal...I'll explain! My boys give me a stuffed animal when I go away on trips so I can take photographs of the stuffed toy while I am gone. So, as a result, Melissa and I had fun capturing "Spot" doing various activities in Arizona!)

It was very exciting to see two of Melissa's portraits on display in the print exhibit at Imaging USA as finalists in the exhibition...(second column on the left)

(Spot enjoying some guacamole at the White House Custom Color reception...he found it a tad spicy)

(Spot enjoyed tanning on a rock when he had a spare moment)

We were able to meet up for lunch with a dear friend, Amy, while we were there! Amy now lives in Phoenix and we are very envious!

Melissa accepting her award at the Awards Ceremony on our last nite there. It was a bit like the Academy Awards (I am not kidding!) Did I mention that Anne Geddes, who was the key note speaker the nite before, was there watching the awards?

Melissa and her award for Best Website in the AN-NE Marketing Awards at Imaging USA!

Choo Choo!!

Meet 8 month old Jack! These awesome images are his second session with Miroslavich Photography as he is a part of our Baby Collection (have we mentioned before how much we LOVE seeing babies get big???) Such a difference from his previous session when he was days old and spent the whole session either sleeping or peeing on his mom and dad!
Jack has a thing for trains so we captured him doing what he does best...playing with them! He was rockin' that conductor's hat! And the wooden trains were just as much fun to eat as they were to play with!! Jack's parents came in last week for their viewing appointment and chose their favorite images to add to the image box they have ordered to hold their precious photographs from each of their 3 sessions with us this year! It was a difficult task but we had fun deciding together. Now we are looking forward to his year old session and completing the images for the box! Yah!

Quick Trip, Fun Visit

For those of you who don't know, I have a brother and sister-in-law living in the crazy world of Los Angeles. Last week I took the opportunity to take my oldest daughter for a visit, grandma was along for the ride too. We had an incredible time filled with many firsts. She had her first plane ride, first view of the ocean, first time in the ocean, first jelly fish, first ferris wheel! As always I wondered why we live here, where it was cold and rainy, when there are sunny and warm places to be. It is wonderful to be able to step out of the everyday routine of life for a moment and see the world through the eyes of my daughter. (On a side note - my younger daughter still sees the world and everything in it as "mine"). Enjoy!