Baby Laundry - The Real Minky Blanket

Last fall, the owner of a wonderful little company asked me to take some product shots for her website. I was so excited to build my portfolio and try something new. Since then, we've become friends and she considers me "her photographer" for any company stuff. We've got a shoot coming up that I am so excited about - with babies and kids and deliciously soft blankets. I'll make sure to post some pictures in the next few weeks.

I've also decided to become a distributor for these yummy blankets. They truly are the best minky blankets I have discovered...Jon and I have a jumbo adult throw and it's the best snuggle blanket ever. A friend of mine gave Baby Z one when he was born and he won't go anywhere without it and buries his little face in it all day and night. I would too, if it were mine.

Here is a small sampling of some of the product shots I've done lately...

The last little piece of news is I designed the logo for their new website...here's a sample of a header - most likely we'll use a picture with more babies, but I put this together to get the look and feel for the new site. I love designing and it's so rewarding when people actually like my stuff.

Introducing....Zero

My sister's family has officially joined the miniature schnauzer club with their own Baby Z - Zero is such a sweet little guy and we're so happy to have him in the family. My sister took this awesome picture of him. Isn't he precious?!

Easter Egg Hunt

My cute neighbor, Shauna, put together a little egg hunt for the little kiddos in the neighborhood on Good Friday. Harry had a ball and Z couldn't have cared less about the eggs, and scooted around on Braydon's bike the whole time. It was a fun little event and we were so glad to get to hang out with some fun friends in the almost-springlike weather.

Progress...

I felt lately the blog was a little "Z" heavy so I added a couple cute pics of his sweet big brothers. I just love those little faces.

I would love to say that Z is walking all over the place and that it is finally his preferred method of transportation, but I can't say that because he still only walks when he wants to. He's my latest walker by far, and I was a little worried that he might not be able to walk for some strange reason other than sheer stubborness. Apparently he is fine and yes, he is very stubborn and opinionated. C'est la vie I guess!

My Sister the Overachiever

My sister works full-time, mothers two beautiful and very active little girls, is a new mommy to a super cute puppy, is a fantastic photographer, and blogs like a champion. Recently, she asked me to design a logo for her new site.

So here's the logo and I have to say it's one of my favorite projects lately. Feel free to pop over to her site and check it out.

St. Patrick's Day

Meant to post this a couple weeks ago...We made rainbow cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day. Didn't find any gold, but the kids set traps for leprechauns all day and one sneaky little green man visited our house while we weren't home and used our bathrooms. He didn't even flush - green food coloring never seemed so exciting....but then again, I do have boys and I need not say more.

Happy Easter

Spring....Please Come Soon!

Walking...update

Zach has taken exactly zero steps since the video last Friday. I had hoped to have a little walker for Easter egg hunts this weekend.

Easter Lesson Handout

WALKING!

Zach waited until Luke and I were at a movie for mommy/son date night to really start walking. I am SO glad Jon captured it on his phone...excuse the quality. Go baby Z!

Men and their Remotes

I don't know how it is at your house, but with all the testosterone in our house, battles sometimes ensue regarding the remotes and ultimate control of the man toys (stereo, tv, dvd, dvr, etc...) Zach has now officially joined the war.

15 Months

Can't believe it's been 15 months. Love this little cutie pie. His smile brightens our whole house, and his velocoraptor sound better go away soon! Love you Baby Z!

My Little Artist

Isn't my little artist a cutie patootie? Harry always has a notebook and marker in hand and is especially happy if I let him use a sharpie. (SOO scary, I know. And he is only allowed to use it at the table.) He certainly knows his pens and is starting to get a little particular with his notebooks. Thank goodness Grandmas and Grandpas on both sides are willing to share with him. I think he has drained G'ma Kathy of her yellow notebooks lately!

I'll have to take some pictures of his artwork and share them. Stay tuned.

Standing...Almost 15 Months

Z is getting so close to walking, but he just doesn't seem to care. He likes to stand, especially if someone is paying attention. Today my dad came over and as he was leaving, he was trying to get Z to walk to him. He took three steps so my dad called me in to the living room to watch. Z wouldn't perform for me, but as Grandpa started to leave and we were all saying our goodbyes, Z stood up and took three more steps toward Grandpa and the front door. Grandpa then walked back over to Z and tried to encourage more walking. He wouldn't have anything to do with it, until I threatened again that Grandpa needed to go "bye bye." He stood up again and took a couple steps, then dropped to a crawl and hustled over to try to sneak out the door with Grandpa!

We are all having so much fun watching this sweet little man's personality explode, and he is full of himself. He reminds me of a little monkey with his goofy sounds and his crazy climbing skills. He is up on the bar or the kitchen table before I know it and can get on all the couches and chairs in the house. One of his favorite places is Grandma's wooden coffee table - he'll watch a little tv up there and climb down to play with toys or his big brothers. We just can't get enough of Baby Z and although it is a little late for him to walk, I'm ok with his mischevious crawling and climbing at this point. Walking might present a whole new world of problems for us!

the other two shots...

Get Lucky Today!

Babies...

I've been working on getting my photography portfolio in order and have had the opportunity to take do shoots with some awesome babies and families. I will update my photo site with more soon, but here's a little sneak peek of three beautiful newborn baby boys and a gorgeous five-month-old girl...

More to Share...

My sister sent me a site that had cute mom cards, and I had to design some of my own. Friends, I apologize for the use of your names, and you will realize none of the contact information is correct. I hope you don't mind me using you for samples...I just couldn't come up with creative names on my own and these styles actually ended up respresenting these friends' personalities!

I'm going to include these if I ever really get my "KatTails Design" website up for custom cards, annoucements, invites, etc...and I am thinking $20 for a set of 48...they are 2 x 3.5 (business card size) and one could give these to friends, babysitters, car-pool-ies, etc...just thought it was a unique way to set the cool moms apart from the lamers. Kidding, but really, a penny for your thoughts? (click on the image for a better view.)

Neglect Not...

In an effort to share my stuff I've been desiging etc... here's a little handout from a YW lesson I taught earlier this year. A good thought for the day, you ALL have gifts, don't forget it!

happy birthday puppy!

February 28th was our little girl's birthday...can't believe she's a year old already. She is a fun dog and we're glad we have her, alhtough she is in a little bit of a phase right now and I am not only learning patience with my kids, but add the dog to the mix. I'm calling it spring fever, with the hope that she'll mellow out soon. Happy Birthday Tiera!

Done

Hi my name is Zachary, my mom is a photographer and I am officially sick of her taking my picture.

DailyDropCap

on't you love this capital D? I found this site today in my Communication Arts magazine. Jessical Hische does one of these each day and I just dig it. Design and photography are being such fun passions for me...I love the feeling of creating. I should share some recent designs and fun stuff I've been doing. Maybe I will.

Love Blooms

Jon gave me these gorgeous lillies for valentines and they have just been getting better everyday!

Pack N Play

I want to thank the inventor of the Pack-n-Play. We painted my sister-in-law's nursery last week and Z took a little nap in his play pen. As you can see, he woke up happy!

LOVE.

Luke's Valentines

My friend, Rachel told me about this cute idea for Luke's class valentines. Thanks Rach, what would I do without creative friends?!

Girly Things

My friend Amy is having a baby girl after two boys and she had her shower on Saturday. I couldn't just give her diapers in a box, and my mom taught me presentation is 90 percent, so here's what I took to the shower.

The cute pink base is actually a Baby Laundry cuddle size blanket - the backgrounds too. (Stay tuned for a post coming soon about that fabulous company.) And I do have to say how impressed I am with Amy's sisters/family and the amazing shower they threw her. It was picture perfect. And the bedding her sister made her....stunning. So glad I could be a part of it.

Someone Likes the Stairs!

Growing Up Too Fast

I snapped a couple pics of Lukie after church yesterday and when I imported them today, I was shocked at how grown up he looks. He's getting a little "too cool" for mom and her camera happy attitude. I love this kid. He's growing up way too fast.

Blast From the Past

We were up at the in-laws and the boys wanted to look through the old albums, so I snapped a couple shots of my favorites. The first one is Jon and his little brother Rob, who looks a lot like a certain little happy baby who lives at our house.

I probably should have dropped these into photoshop and cleaned them up a little, but I love the old grainy feel and let's face it, I'm not that good at finishing my blogging projects. Hope you enjoy!

Get in Shape...Back Online

Feeling LOTS better, down six total lbs. going to workout everyday for the rest of the week. Planning a temple date with the hubby, and working on everything all at once! What other way is there!?

Funny.

I was just looking back on some posts and comments and I had a funny thought about the comments from my check list post. Some of you acted as though I actually DO those things everyday and insinuated my awesomeness. It just made me giggle a little because what I actually accomplish everyday is oh so short of that check list! Oh I wish that I were that efficient - the fact of the matter is I probably check off a few items on that list everyday and for sure we play hide and seek everyday!

I have so many things I need to update on this blog and because of my lack of organization, I am posting them here for a list I will remember to look at!

Luke's Birthday pictures
Christmas - hello!
Games and holiday fun fun fun
Cute newborn baby pictures I took
My favorite baby blankets of all time
Disneyland day 2 - wasn't that OCTOBER?!
and more...I'm sure I am forgetting a lot.

Yuck.

I just had a cyst under my arm "lanced" and it is supposed to start feeling better any minute. It was gross and I will spare you all the gorey details. However, I am using it as my excuse for being out of the blogging world lately. Life will shortly return to normal and I will eventually post something and then be behind again!


Also, to those few of you who knew I had this stupid thing going on, it's gone now and I am fine. I am especially spoiled to have an excellent physician for a father-in-law and a mom who was willing to drop everything and come babysit me Friday during my semi-septic state. Jon took off work and came with me to the doctor today. Through texts, (since the kids were in the car with him) he comforted my uneasy nerves about the little procedure. It's done and I am very happy to close this teeny tiny little chapter in the book of Kat.

On a MUCH happier note, I am getting some things in place to launch the new KatTails Photography site and my KatTails Design cards and stationery biz. It's definitely a process and as much as I wish I could get it all up and running overnight, it will take a little time. I found a fabulous place for printing photos and cards and I am in love with some of the papers I get to use for baby announcements, wedding invitations, birthday cards, valentine greetings, you name it. I'm so excited!

Happy Monday. It's a new week. Starting now.