Photographer in Castle Rock, Colorado

Last night I had soooo much fun with Tatiana and her mom Claudia! I just love the adventurous types! Ya know, the one's that will give me full license to do whatever I want! Tires, weeds, a laundry mat, you name it we did it. Tatiana was a super great sport and I had the best time shooting with her. Could this girl play the part of Cleopatra or what?!?! Well, I'm gonna keep it short today, spend a few minutes with the hubster before I head out for another shoot tonight. TTFN! Cija www.3wishesphotography.com.

Best of the Best Invitations and Cards

Okay, I know I have said it before, but it worth saying again!! "Something Creative" is the BEST when I comes to cards, invitations and birth announcements!! Seeing these cards on a computer screen just don't do them justice! When you get them they are matted on matching cardstock (I get mine double matted, because they look extra fabulous that way!!) and the printed photos are bright and beautiful!! The pricing is great too! and she offers a discount to 3 Wishes Customers who use their 3 Wishes photos! So double bonus!

I just got these birthday invitations for Ryanne and Sabrina's birthday party. I tell ya, they look so ding dang great I wanna frame 'em and hang 'em on the wall! She matted them in black and either hot pink or blue! So... it got me thinkin', I got tell my customers one more time just how great Jackie is! (Jackie is the artist and creator behind these beautiful creations)
I loved these invites for Melia's Tinkerbell party, Jackie used the gift bags that my mom and her friend, Norma, hand painted for the party as the background for the invitation!

I use Jackie and Something Creative every time I can think of a reason! She has no minimum order, so I can even order a couple of mother's day or father's day cards if I want too! And most of the time it's less expensive than a Hallmark card!! WHAT?! That's CRAZY! but it's true!

Oh... yes, even Thanksgiving!!

And my Christmas Cards are always so much fun!

Okay... I have to admit Halloween is my favorite. I love Halloween, I just can't help it. The parties, the costumes, the kiddos, the candy! Some of my funnest memories of growing up were trick-or-treating with my best friend and all the fun parties.

Okay, that's it! I love Nomelie's Cupcakes and Something Creative's Cards!! So you need to try them both! Jackie's website is http://www.somethingcreative.org/... the best part, she doesn't charge a design fee, so you can have her play with your pictures and there is no obligation! (but you'll never be able to walk away!!)

Well, I am off! There are things to do (grocery shopping) and people to see (my mom, she fell a week ago and fractured her back) and then it's off to a photo shoot! Have a very happy Labor Day!!! http://www.3wishesphotography.com/

The Pig

This is not the typical 3 Wishes blog post, but it occurred to me that this is my blog, it's not just about the pictures I take but about me as the photographer the person behind the camera and this is the place that you will be able to get to know me a little bit better. So... from time to time, I have decided that I will include a blog of a more personal nature. A little picture of my own life, to go with the pictures that I take.

Sadly, I have been in a bad mood for 32 hours and 20 minutes. Just plain old grumpy. No, I don't have a good reason. But alas... I am grumpy. I drove car pool today, and the kids were grumpy too! They bickered about where they wanted to sit and in the end they were just plain old grumpy. Then when we got home there was more grumpiness, so I sent everyone to their rooms for some quiet time (I should have sent myself too!). After about 15 minutes my oldest started to stir and asked if she could play quietly with the things in her room, from time to time she would come out with a report. She was counting her money and she had just over $8! Moments after returning to her room I heard a crash, you know that kind, you can just hear that something has broken in to many pieces. The victim... The Pig! Now a sweet and kind mother would have gone in and comforted their little girl, empathized with her feelings and reassured her that all would be right. But today, I was grumpy mom. Instead, I stood with my hands on hips and demanded to know what she had done to cause such a thing. Seriously Cija? There she sat kneeling on her bedroom floor with her pig shattered in front of her and her cranky mom lecturing her on how she should be more careful. Her little sister tried to step in and be the loving mom and told her that we could always get a new one and not to cry. Cranky mom stepped in again and gave a 101 class on finance and economics. As the careless words pooled out of my mouth, something inside me tried to convince me to reel it in, to shut my mouth and open my arms to hold and comfort my little girl. Instead I reached for the trash can and watched her throw each piece of her pig into the trash. With each "clank" of the pig I felt my crusty crankiness start to fade. It was time to leave for "Back to School Night" and as Melia headed for the door in her room I took a step in the right direction, right into the middle of her path, and held my arms open wide. She wrapped her arms around me and cried. Quietly I muttered, "I'm really sorry about your pig." I took a few minutes to recall a story of how I, too had broke something that was special to me when I was a little girl and apologized for being "Mrs. Cranky Pants". How do your kids do it? How do they fall back into our arms when we have behaved so terribly. I have much to learn from her example.

When we got home it was the usual routine, as we hurried the girls off to bed. Rod went downstairs and I parked myself at the computer to watch the first installment of an online course I am taking. As I sat there, I swear I could hear "The Pig" calling to me from the trash can! So there I sat, listening to my class and picking "The Pig" out of the trash can while Melia slept in her pigless room. One and half super glues and an hour later I had this to show for myself...

Oh it's far from perfect, there's even a few piece missing but Melia will be so happy to have her "Pig" back, safe and sound. It seems that sometimes we can really make a mess out of things but we always have an opportunity to try and make it right.
So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up. Galations 6:9 NLT
(Hmmm... I would have thought I 'd pick something that made me appear a little more put together to be my first personal blog entry). Oh well, "Say La Vie". Nighty night! Cija http://www.3wishesphotography.com/

Kid's Photography in Castle Rock, CO

I'm back! Okay, so the day has not only caught up with me it has raced on by, oh well... it was nice while it lasted. Rod was running late from an appointment, so I had to take the girls with me on my photo shoot, poor little things, I gave them a list of rules a mile long. All and all they did pretty good, but holy cow those girls can talk! You would think that I keep them locked in a closet all day! They were talking Heather and Steve's ears off!

So, this is Tristan! (Takes me back to my Jr High days, Tristan Rogers played Scorpio on General Hospital... he was so dreamy) anywho, don'tcha just love his big brown eyes! But what I loved the most was all the expressions this little boy could come up with!

This big smile was the result of just seeing his blanket!

Look at those lips!! Could they be any more perfect! I don't think so...

This one just cracks me up... I can't even imagine what he is thinking in that little mind of his!

I think mom and dad will be seeing this face a lot in his teenage years "But Mom..."

Sweet Perfection...

"Ooooo..." my personal favorite! He "Oooo'd" whenever he saw a pine cone, a stick, a flower, anything actually! So very cute!!

Such a big boy!

Hello!! It's Cija! Of course there is going to be a picture of his feet! I love the feet, people!!

This picture reminds me of Chloe with her mom and the ladybug, just precious!

Well, I am off for a little down time before bed! Hugs to all! Cija www.3wishesphotography.com

Senior Pictures in Lonetree, Colorado

Today has been a strangely slow day. Most of my days fly by with me chasing after them, but today, I seem to be the one out in front and my day is lingering behind me. Hmmm... I wonder what that is all about. Last night I was with Brady, he is a 2011 Senior from Cherokee Trail. Next year he plans to play college football, but... he's still not sure where he will end up (Hey! maybe one day he will be in the NFL, and I will get to say "I took his picture before he was famous!") Brady brought along Rachel, who I assume is his girlfriend but come to think of it I never really asked. Gee, I hope she isn't a cousin or something... and I'm askin' the two of them to cuddle up! Honestly, I think my assumption was right, cuz they didn't seem to mind. I'm a little blue because the Senior Season is coming to an end, and I just had soooo much fun taking senior pictures!! But that means it's almost officially FALL!!! Yippee!! I love fall!! (By the way, mark your calendars the Halloween Photo day is Saturday, Oct 23rd! Well, I am off! Till next time. Cija