kimbrali photography blog

woohoo!

new blog.
it makes me happy.
go see it!!!!

my new blog

It is said that his enemies would go blind from over-exposure to pure awesomeness.

that quote above is from kung fu panda.
i saw it in the theater this afternoon with my mom and daughter and it was super funny, like "almost peed in my pants on several occasions" funny.

my favorite quote from the movie....
"I just ate... so my kung fu may not be as good as later on."
you have to see it though and hear jack black say it. he was so perfect for that part.
there are actually so many i could list them all day if i could actually remember them.

so good.
seriously.
go watch it.

i was just editing a little mini session that i photographed a few weeks ago and just love this image.

his expression is so sweet and i really like how he is playing with his moms hair and the sun light is coming through it. also i just love how she is looking at her son. lots of love right there:)

change change change.

so my website is under construction right now and i have a new blog in the works.
oh yeah.
i am so excited about all of these changes that i am working on that i can not sleep at night.
eeeeek.
its driving me crazy!
i close my eyes and dream about photoshop and background colors for my blog.
pa..the...tic.

i will also be changing a few other things around here at the kimbrali photography head quarters :)
1. prices are moving on up. not too much for now though. starting prices will now begin at $15 for a 5x7.
2. there will now be a minimum purchase requirement of $300.
3. policies will be put into effect. now when i say that you have 2 weeks to place your order....i really mean it :)
4. session fees will now be due when you book your session instead of the day of your session. this can either be paid by mailing a check or by paying by credit card online. if your session fee is not recieved within 3 days of booking your session, your date is open to others.
5. no more photographing sessions on sundays.

i think thats about it for now.
keep checking back for my BIG beautiful brand spankin new blog!

and some from a session a few weeks ago.
i love flying babies.

if i used every amazing positive adjective in the dictionary to describe this family it wouldnt be enough.
they were THAT awesome.
and i realize i use the word awesome a lot to describe the people i photograph but im really just that lucky. they all are really that awesome.

not one cry or complaint from the baby the entire session.
no attitude at all from big brother.
and not one single sisterly fight.
they were all so laid back and fun to hang out with.

i was bummed we had to cut our session a little short due to a black cloud of death hovering above us.....
seriously.

ive never seen the sky look so creepy.

i could have photographed them the entire day but still was able to get some beautiful shots of them at our session.

they dont call her smiley for nothin :)

such a sweet heart.

such a natural. lock up your daughters NOW.

i love his little gummy smile. such a happy little man.

just in case.

it is way too late to even admit what time it is but here is just one for you awesome kids to hold you over for a little bit just in case you check this when you wake up.

there will be so many more here on my blog in just a little while after i get an hour or two or ten of sleep:)
i cant wait to share!

its 1:31 am.........

and i just put my son back in his bed.
tonight was his first big boy night to go to bed without his "nunu".
we were completely shocked when he actually went to sleep without it. this boy is IN LOVE with his pacifier.
he must have been totally exhausted from all of the playing and sand he ate at the baseball game tonight though because i didnt hear a peep from him until just now, three hours after we put him down to sleep.
he stumbled out of his room like a drunken old man confused out of his mind.
i gave him his nunu:) and now he is happily dreaming all cozy in his crib again.
so sweet.

so on to the good stuff.
this couple was so easy to work with. i dont remember ever having to tell them to smile or get close because they were always laughing and cuddling. so sweet together and fun to be around. i tried a few different things at their session and i am super happy with what we ended up with.
here are a few....

he looks so proud of her.

one of my faves.

just playing around with shadows.

hotness.

etcetera.

just sharing a little randomness from the last week of my life.

first off, my favorite sisters in the whole wide world, erin and kelly, drove in from the great state of oklahoma for a few days because erin is moving to canada.
a little sad but im happy for her new adventure.
i will definitely be renewing my passport for a trip to see her in montreal soon.
fun fun.

i passed by a fun jump/moonwalk rental place on the way to my parents house to go hang with the family and decided we had to get one for a big kids fun day.
we did.
it was awesome.
we spent the entire day in the pool and on the slide.
very very sore the next day though.

my sweet girl.

my wild boy beating up his gammy.

we ate some yummy food too.
props to me for making some kick ass cajun potato salad:)

i love this image of erin.
you can just hear her laughter.

a little water slide action!
that is my pops to the right.
as i stated in the previous post.....coolest 50+ dad around :)

then we headed to houston for a few days to go to a few astros games.
the yankees spanked them but i dont care. it was luck.
there were more new york fans in minute maid park than there were texas fans and i wanted to walk around the stadium and individually slap each and every one of them.
where did the texan pride go you people!?!

ugh.

it was an awesome few days none the less.

beautiful skies.

and some alone time with my hubby at one of the games.

excuse his hair.
he allowed our 6 year old daughter to color it for him.
REAL smart.

we brought the kiddos along to the second game and my husband caught a ball during batting practice.
he tries to act all cool but he was so excited.
it was my sons first yankees game and my husband is a die hard fan.
i still dont like them:)

yo daddio.

happy fathers day to my wonderful dad!

im so blessed to have you in my life for so many reasons. thank you for being so supportive of every decision that i make and being my "tied for number 1" biggest fan. (didn't want to piss off mom right there:)

you are the coolest 50+ man around and although you work entirely too hard and are known for being the serious "business man",  i am so glad that i know the real you and get to hang out with your extreme weirdness on a regular basis. you are the best pops a girl could ever ask for and i love you more than you could ever know.

see you in a few days!

go astros!

i am about to head out the door to go watch the astros beat the yankees.
i am not a big new york fan.
it could have something to do with fact that almost the entire team is trying to outdo each other instead of the opponent but anywho, i really have no idea what i am talking about:)

here are a few from a sibling session i photographed last week.
these kids are crazy gorgeous and so so sweet.
i got a big hug from sister when i left and it made me so happy!

poor little guy was stung by a wasp 10 minutes into our session but he was a tough little dude and kept on being ridiculously cute so all ended well.

i think she looks like a mini ralph lauren model.

i loved these doors that led to the back courtyard. this house was pretty awesome.

they actually caught a few bass.

i will never get sick of my old chair.

hey sister, go sister, soul sister.

i have that crazy "lady marmalade" song in my head now and cant seem to stop visualizing that aweful music video with christina aguilara from like 2000 or 2001.

anywho.
i so enjoyed this session.
these sisters are beautiful and so much fun to be around.
they actually found this cool old building with the porch so i have a new spot for sessions.
woohoo.
super excited about that.

these are just a few of the many many many awesome images that we walked away with last week.
i could have photographed them ALL. DAY. LONG. but the sun decided it was finished for the day so no such luck.
pretty pretty girls:)