Julia is not a car

As you may (or may not) know, Mater and Lightning McQueen from the movie Cars are best friends.  They are also -- cars.

These two facts are more connected than I ever realized.  I was just informed by Julia that her and I cannot be best friends.  Why not?

Obviously, it's because she is not a car.

-- L

Little Baby Collage

I was playing around tonight with making a collage for the blog. I had some shots of Eden handy, so she was my little guinea pig, so to speak. Doesn't she make the greatest faces!

Baby Eden is here!

I had the wonderful opportunity to meet baby Eden Tinslie Springer! She is just perfect and gorgeous!

Here are a few shots of her and some with her Gran:
www.jessicaklimaphotography.com/20091105Eden

Let me know what you think!

Fun Senior Session with Nolan!

I had a ton of fun hanging out and watching (and shooting) Nolan skateboarding a few weekends ago.
Here are a few of those shots!
This was definitely one of my favorite shoots so far!
Congrats on your graduation Nolan!

Some photos from our time in Poland

Here are a few of our photos from our time in Polska. I have many more to share, but we've been taking so many, it's taking me a while to sort through them all. You can see them here and here.
I love the layered lattes at Cafe Dynia:

Julia chooses her favorite painting:

Nice window in a museum:

Beautiful path:

Buildings in the Kazimierz (Jewish) district:

Small Fiat in front of art gallery

Synagogue

Figs for sale!

Girl walking at night:

Eating at Jeff's American Restaurant

Mmmm, good coffee for me and cheerios snack for Julia. Plus, we saw
the sun behind the clouds today! Yay for sparse sunlight!

We made it!

We are in Krakow!

We made it yesterday evening and have been busy sleeping! We slept from midnight until 2pm today! We needed our sleep evidently, plus it was closer to our home time zone. We went to Babcia's this evening and of course, she had some great food. We had barscz with potatoes and corn on the cobb. Julia even ate it all and a ham sandwich! Luke and I also had some kremowka for dessert, which is puff pastry layers with a cream layer and a custard layer in the middle. It's so yummy- probably my favorite sweet in Poland!

We went by the mall on our way home to stop at the grocery store for a few things. (It's nice to have a grocery store in the mall!) We made it home and had a second dinner where Julia scarfed down some kielbasa and crackers. We also got to ride the new tram that leaves from an underground station at the mall. It was really nice!

We made it to bed late again tonight (it's 2:25am as I'm writing this), but hopefully Juila will sleep late again.

We put Julia to bed in the same room with us and tonight she was having trouble going to sleep.
She said, "Tata- We sound someone pressing keys on the computer."
Luke said, "I'm writing an email to a friend."
She replied, incredulously, "Really?!?!"

Just the tone of her voice was hilarious! She has been saying that a lot lately. It's really funny because it is at the most random times it seems.

I really wanted to share some photos of our travels so far. Here they are, let me know what you think! (Click on "Arriving in Poland"

Arriving in Poland

Lots of photos!

I've been busy taking photos lately! Here are some links to recent shoots!

I got to visit my good friends Kristi and John and Luke and I photographed their family including baby Kaylee! She is 3 months old now and as cute as ever! Here are some shots from their session: http://www.jessicaklimaphotography.com/20091004Kaylee  (I had a hard time narrowing it down!)

This is a sweet family that snagged me to take some photos before the dad was deployed. They were great in the super-hot-n-humid evening we had last week!
www.jessicaklimaphotography.com/20091007Arredondo

This is sweet little Noah! I just love his elephant Halloween costume! His mom wanted some in the pumpkin patch and I'm working on a cute Halloween card design for her now! Here are some from the Texas A&M Habitat for Humanity Pumpkin Patch on Rock Prairie. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=160188&id=655336272&l=17499f2f18

I went back to the same pumpkin patch tonight and had the honor of capturing our friends' proposal! She was totally surprised and I love her expressions. I wish you guys all the best! Here are a few from their eventful evening. (She thought she was just getting to have her pictures taken in the pumpkin patch with her sweetie!)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=160178&id=655336272&l=cf06a05db8

Good night everyone! Have a great weekend!

Jessica

New princess shoes...

Julia was so excited this week to get princess shoes! Here are a few
shots that I grabbed as she was running around the kitchen. Notice in
the first one that both feet are off the ground! They are flying
shoes!
http://www.jessicaklimaphotography.com/20091013

--
Jessica Klima
Visit our family blog http://jljklima.blogspot.com
and www.jessicaklimaphotography.com

Justin & Leslie

I had the great honor of capturing this awesome couple a few weeks ago. Leslie and Justin are expecting baby Eden at the beginning of December! They are some of our closest friends and I'm so glad I was able to spend some time with them, doing the things they love and capturing this special time in their lives before it all changes once baby Eden arrives! Justin likes to play guitar and Leslie is so laid back, not to mention, gorgeous! Here are some (it was hard to narrow it down) of my favorites.
They love to hang out on their back patio.
Justin has several guitars and he likes to play anytime he gets together with friends. I love how the reflection of Leslie's belly looked on the finish of the guitar.

I love these of Leslie, she is gorgeous and I love her beautiful eyes!


Justin and Leslie are known for their boots so we had to get a shot with them and I know they have plans to get Eden her very own pair very soon!
Thanks so much guys for letting me take these photos! You two (3 soon!) are truly blessings in our life!

5 things I love about Julia this morning

1. How, after holding an ice cube, she had to go wash the "cold" off of her hands.
2. How she asked for me to make her some "T-P-I-C" and then rephrased it as, "Can you make me some cinnamon toast".
3. How she tries to nibble the cinnamon sugar off the top of her toast but ends up eating it all anyway.
4. How she claps along with the ants in the movie "A Bugs Life".
5. How she snuggled in bed this morning and put one arm around each of our necks and told us she loved us.

Photos from Chicago

 I finally uploaded photos from our last week+ in Chi-town. See here: http://bit.ly/yKxOo

My long project!

So, Julia and I are in Chicago this week and I'm working on getting caught up with editing and photos! Here is one I've worked on for a long time this morning and I just had to share it! Basically, I needed to print this large- 13"x16" but my camera takes photos in a 4x6 ratio. I had to go in and create the edge so that I didn't have blank or white edges when printing! Here is the before, with out edits. (The bride is getting married on September 26th, so I have to hide the dress!) Here is the before and after (you have to click the photo to see)

More great photos to come soon! I just want to get all my clients taken care of first and then I have some awesome shots of Julia and Chicago! Have a great Tuesday!

On the plane on our way to Houston then Chicago!!!

Dance party this morning to postal service, bob, Gwen, pearl jam. Good morning!

A match few are concerned about

Many months ago when Julia learned her colors, she also began to learn about matching clothes. Her Mama would tell her: See this shirt matches this skirt, etc. etc.

Well, Julia gladly took up this mantle: my shirt matches Tata's shirt; my socks match my hair, my pajamas match your pants.

Yesterday, she took it to a new level. She got a green peppermint for desert (peppermints have been a favorite treat lately) and exclaimed:

My peppermint matches my plate!

There's a match few people are concerned about...

(She had a little plastic green plate, which -- to be fair -- matched the peppermint well.)

-- Luke

Just Eating Breakfast

Just a couple of pictures from breakfast. Since Julia stole my stole my sandwich and I had nothing to eat, I grabbed Jessica's camera. -- L

Snapshot from a family video from 1994- 9th grade band something....

A Few Pictures from the Park -- by Luke

Julia and I went to the park today and I took a few pictures -- just for fun. We had a good time, but then the rain came, so we didn't stay long. Though it was fun to run home in the rain. Julia at the top of the slide. There was actually water on the slide, so she didn't want to sit down. She decided that just "being crazy" was fun enough. May I help you? While we were playing, the clouds rolled in, together with some wind gusts. The first time the wind came, Julia was surprised and a bit unsettled. She looked up at the sky as if to say: Why are you doing this to me? Here are her best wind avoidance techniques: Here she is looking through the little mail slot at the "General Store." And then the rain came, and we ran home.

"I'm going to give you a hug Mama so you can go to work." Too big!

She has so many talents!

Ms. Fix It

I was trying to put a bed frame together this morning. It's pretty difficult though. I was really confused and well -- hopeless. Luckily Ms. Fix It came to the rescue and put it all together just like that. I was very thankful. She refused monetary payment, but was very thankful to accept a reward in sucker form. Can anyone guess what color the sucker was? -L

What Julia ate for breakfast...

Chick-o-Lay

We were at the playground at Chick-fil-A ("Chick-o-Lay") and Julia made friends with a family of 3 kids (there were guardians too).  They were all running around and sliding, and I heard the boy who, at about 6, was the oldest start talking to Julia.  He asked her "what's 2+2?"  Julia, paused for a short moment to consider the question and said "umm... 5, I think."

The boy's grandmother, with whom I'd been talking a bit said: Jacob you can't ask her that, she's only two.  Jacob responded: "She told me she was five!"  (I suppose he had no reason to expect she would lie.)

Bored of all the math Julia decided to talk to the young girl, about four or five, all about "Light McQueen" and Mater being best friends.  I think this may have been her way of asking if the girl wanted to be friends.  It's the suggestion method, I suppose.  "You know, Light McQueen and Mater are best friends.  It's interesting.  And to think, here we are just talking and playing on the slide."

A day in the life of Julia

So Julia is growing up so fast! We are in our second week of swimming lessons. I just got back from being out of town for a week. I've had lots of photo shoots and a great wedding over this past weekend. I had to take a minute to share some photos of Julia though. Some things I've noticed and I love lately: 1. When I clipped her nails the other day, crayon scrapings were falling everywhere from where she had scrapped the wax. 2. We had some popcorn for a snack yesterday and she called it "Popcorn" not "Popcorns" like she used to. Awww.... 3. She is just talking so much! Today the pest control guy came to spray and she said, "That's the bug doctor. He is spraying the house. Where did the doctor go? Oh, he is in Mama and Tata's garage, spraying the bugs" 4. She has a habit of saying things like, "I'm hungry because.... I'm hungry" or "I'm going to put my shoes on because.... I'm going to put my shoes on." 5. Today she put on her shoes, "Look mommy, one house shoe and one boot!" The boot was a white dress shoe on her left and sure enough, a pink house slipper on her right. 6. It's non-stop almost. She is a T-A-L-K-E-R! I wonder where she gets that from? ;-) Without further adieu, here is the link to a few photos with captions of Julia: www.jessicaklimaphotography.com/20090810

Blowing bubbles

Great wedding this weekend!

Ok, so here is the first sneak peek of the photos from this weekend's wedding. Congratulations to Amanda and Bryan! http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=142077&id=655336272&l=a59ada7051 More to come later this week!

Our winning group image from Love Affair Photography Workshop! WE WON!!!!! WAHHOOOOO!

A little sneak peek from my Love Affair Workshop!

We had an ahhh-maze-ing model, Kim! I am having such a great time and meeting some awesome women! I can't believe we only have one more day! I'll post more pictures as soon as I can!

My delicious lunch at TAP in Atlanta.

I ordered a burger and it came with a mini milkshake to dip my fries
in. Yummy!

114?!?!?? Seriously?!?!

108!!!! This is crazy!

Dinner last night was delicious!

We got to see some friends and hang out last night. It was good and Julia learned and screamed some of our friends' names. "JUSTIN" seemed to be a favorite and she is still a little wary of Lu, rightfully so, I suppose! :-P Just kidding, we love Lu! See some photos here: www.jessicaklimaphotography.com/20090723DinneratSpringers

My new business cards came it! I *heart* WHCC! They printed and shipped my order so fast!

These are my new cards! They are on pearl paper with a UV gloss coat on the front and no gloss, just pretty pearl on the back. I'm so excited! Now, I just need to design some with family photos on them! I am so excited these came in before I leave for my Love Affair Photography Workshop next week in Atlanta! Yay!!!

GG Came to Visit!

We had a good visit over the weekend when my mom and grandma came to visit. J welcomed G.G. (Great Grandma) with open arms and a big hug! It was so sweet! We went to the park across the street and L took some great 4 generational photos! Here is a link to a few. G.G. and Grandmom at the Park! Thanks for coming to visit G.G.!!!

Our 4th of July Celebration

Our family celebrated the 4th of July the weekend before the actual 4th with the Carlile family in Red Oak. We all stayed at an "upscale camping facility" which was, in fact, an empty house that is on the market, waiting for a buyer. It was so fun! We had a picnic inside with out the heat and mosquitos! There was also the community celebration going on right behind the house at the city park complete with a petting zoo, a baloon release and ending with fireworks launched from the foot ball field. We had tons of good food and took naps and played games. You can see more in the photos I took by clicking here:  www.jessicaklimaphotography.com/4thofJuly

Hope you all had a great holiday!

So when we asked for a tiny bowl of ketchup, this is what we got:

Pool Play Date

So we went to a pool play date a few weeks ago at a friend's backyard pool and I got to test out my new waterproof camera I got for my trip to Mexico later this month. Julia took a while to get used to the water but she finally did and liked sitting in the float with her sunglasses on. Here are a few photos from that day- Click here to see the photos!

Stamp?

http://twitpic.com/92o85 - Julia found a "stamp" on my desk to stamp her paper she made at school. (Can you find the dark chocolate kiss?)

Baby Kaylee is here!

Em and I went to the hospital this afternoon and we got to meet baby Kaylee Duck! She is so precious and perfect! Here are some shots on Facebook: Photos of Kaylee Congratulations again Duck family!

Julia having fun at Granddad's and Grandmom's house

These are a few pics of Julia's fun weekend at Granddad's and Grandmom's house with her aunts!