Happy New Year!!! ~ 2010 ~ North Idaho Photographer

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!.....full of health, joy, and happiness! I am looking forward to 2010...it should be a great year! I want to thank all my wonderful clients, family, and friends for making Staci Bailey Photography possible! You were all so wonderful in 2009....I am looking forward to working with you in 2010!!! Coming up for January......free sessions from a casting call....an art show.....an awesome fund raiser.....it's going to be an amazing month!

See you soon!!!! xoxoxo

Baby Jack ~ North Idaho Newborn Photographer

Last week right before Christmas I took pictures of this darling little guy. His mama told me that he was a great sleeper and pictures should be a snap! (no pun intended!) Well.....as it turns out, he might have been a great sleeper, but when I showed up he didn't want nothing to do with me or my camera! And he let me know it too! Well, that and he wasn't happy about not being swaddled up! He was wide awake for almost two hours just watching and listening to me and his mama chat away.....which by the way was AWESOME!...not him being awake...but the conversation! Thanks B!

Finally he drifted off to sleep.....not a deep sleep so that we could try some really hard poses with him AND wear the hat I made for this session....but a good sleep to where I did get some cute pictures of him! Thanks so much B for having me out to capture this precious time of baby Jack! He is such a doll just like his big brother! Here is your sneak peek! Enjoy!!!

Here he is wide awake and just hanging out with the girls.....


And he sleeps......another hat and pea pod I made just for this sesson....so happy I got to use them!


I just loved this trencher bowl his mama had.....so gorgeous!






My mom made this blanket for me....and I just love it! It is different shades of brown and I got a cream one just like it for Christmas. AWESOME!!! THANK YOU MOM!




One of my favorite storyboards to date......I just love the tiny little perfect details of a baby.....

Little Diva

Hi!

I don't know about you, but I am so glad Christmas is over! And although I love my holiday music, once Christmas is done....so am I with everything holiday! I am so ready to start the New Year!!!

I am still working on getting my website finished and my blog updated.....lots of work....but hoping it will be worth it!!! Just posting a few today of the Bells......our little Diva......not sure if I feel sorry for her future boyfriends or not.......nah.....don't think so! Good luck to any boy that can keep up with her.....lol.......ha!

Website Down!!! ACK!

ACK!!! My website is officially down! My luck......the site got transferred over the holidays and I can not have it updated until Monday! So I am hoping no one goes to my website because they will get a blank icky going nowhere page! But in the meantime....the blog is still live...although that will also be getting updated shortly! AND here is a darling little cutie that you will see on my splash page once my site gets back up and running! I could take pictures of this little ham ALL DAY LONG! Isn't he gorgeous!?!?! I think so.......



I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! xoxoxoxo

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! I hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend!! See you next week!

Lucky.....

Our latest favorite of Bella.....we are so lucky to have this angel in our life. We love you BEAUTY! Crazy hair, drool bubbles, and all! :-)

Happy Friday!!!!

Happy Friday! Phew! It's been a long week! Glad to see the weekend arrive finally!

Just one of our beauty today......our little "Santa Baby"......I hope you have a great weekend!!!

Rookie Mistake.....

Rookie mistake????

This is the first year that I have decided that it is just plain out cruel to wrap presents a week or more before Christmas. Last night we finally got our tree decorated and after the kids went to bed, I really got into the Christmas spirit and was up until midnight wrapping presents. This morning I was sitting in my office and my son came in with eyes the size of quarters and with such AWE, he said, "Santa came last night!" He had seen all the wrapped presents. He proceeded to sit under the tree and stare at all of them trying to find his name on just ONE of them! I tried to explain that those were for his daddy, cousins, grandma's and grandpa's, etc....I thought he might have understood. He did for a short while this morning.....proceeded to get dressed for preschool.....and out the door we went.

This afternoon upon arriving home, he saw the presents again and wanted to know if any were for him.....I told him I thought one was for him, but mommy still had some wrapping to do. In the middle of typing this post, he ran into the office with sparkly eyes and said, "Thank you mom! You got me a coffee mug!"......oh crap. He could not resist and opened one that had his name on it......what he didn't read was the "To: Daddy" part....he just saw the "Love: Owen" part. He must have forgot we bought that for daddy last week! Uh....yeah...Ryan was in the office too........Merry Christmas EARLY Daddy! So Owen and I had a little talk....both of us almost in tears...I tried my best to explain that he had to wait for Christmas....and he cried, "But my name was on it!".....I told him he still had to wait....to which he replied, "I just can't wait that long!!!!!"

Sigh......ANOTHER rookie mistake I have made as a mom.....I remember how tough it was to wait now that I look back. The presents sparkling under the tree just taunting you to open them! Whether they were yours or not....they HAD to be opened! A seasoned mom would know this....but it either flew over my head....or I was so naive about the whole thing. Either way, my heart went out to my sweet little angel bug....I am so sorry you didn't understand son. But don't worry.....Christmas will be here soon enough!!!

No happy smiles today from The Big "O".......so I am going to share one from last week....BEFORE there were presents under the tree.......

Thank You!!!!

Just wanted to send out a big THANK YOU!!! to all my new facebook fans! 95 and counting! Woo Hoo!!!! Hoping to reach 100 by the end of the year! I really appreciate your support!!! Hope your day is going great! :-)

Princess......

SSSSHHHHH!!!! Don't wake the Princess!

This morning we were running late (as usual) and sissy was still asleep.....so I called to her from the kitchen....."Time to wake up Bella! Get out of bed please!"......no response......so I sent her brother over to go open her door and tell her that it was time to get up......so he did and still no response......so I marched over towards her room and half way there I heard heavy stomping.....and out came the Princess from her room.....hair going every which way.....a scowl on her face.....hands on her hips.....and she immediately barked at me....."Hey! What's the big idea?!?!......I didn't get enough rest!"

WHAT? Is this what the upcoming years are going to be like? I have a feeling much worse....especially since she is showing signs of her mama when woken up too early! YIKES! Sorry Princess Bella for waking you up.....but when you go to bed late (10:00!) then you are tired the next morning!

This one is not a scowly, you woke me up too early face......but a what the heck, deer in headlights face that makes me laugh! Perfect for my day of trying to get my new website transferred over to my new hosting company.....what the heck?!?!?! I never knew it would be such a confusing mess!!!!

Hope your snowy day is going great!!! :-)

Happy Monday! ~ North Idaho Childrens Photographer

Happy Monday!

WARNING! This blog may be a bit stale the month of December....ugh. I have been so busy! We finally got the Christmas decorations up.....and our Charlie Brown tree is waiting to be decorated. Cookies and candy are on the list this week and present wrapping next week.

The kids are having fun watching all their Christmas movies and participating in the holiday traditions.....uh....well......yeah.......SOME of those traditions. One of MY traditions that I started with the kids is taking their pictures in their Santa hat every year. I LOVE it.....the kids?....not so much. But they entertain their mama anyways and put the hat on......but I am always lucky if I get ONE cute decent smile out of them! This year I got lucky with some cute smiles and will share those later....but I also get a lot of funny, goofy ones! Especially from Mr Funny Man himself.......who informed me after watching The Christmas Story that he wanted a Red Rider BB Gun for Christmas......um.....maybe in a few years. His sister also wants a Red Rider BB Gun.....but Owen didn't think that was a good idea.....he told her, "No, Bella! You'll shoot your eye out!" Oh! So wise at such a young age....lol.....but OH! SO CUTE!

Friday! ~ North Idaho Childrens Photographer

How did it get to be Friday already!?!?! Ack! This week went by much too fast for me.....I am sure it didn't help NOT having my computer!!! But now it's back.....Yeah!!!

One announcement for today.......I just wanted to let everyone know that I am going to be getting a new look coming up this new year!!! I am not sure how long it will take, but I am going to be creating a new website AND along with that, a new blog! I have been working on it for the last month....but with all the holiday sessions it isn't moving very fast! But I am super excited! So.....that means my website will be temporarily down for a while....but this blog will still be up and running!!!! So please, don't be alarmed if you go to stacibaileyphotography.com and there's just one page...or worse....no link! I am hoping it won't be down for very long....but wanted to give you a heads up!!! I will post on this blog when my site is "officially" under construction....but for now it's still there! :-)

While getting ready for Christmas I was able to go thru some old folders......and in doing so, I found these two little gems! This is my cousin's little girl on her 1st birthday back in July! I just love her blue eyes!.....sand and all! I could take pictures of them all day!!!


She just woke up from a nap....she is just so cute!

Baby "T" ~ North Idaho Baby Photographer

Hi! I am back up and running.....finally!.......Real quick I need to send out a GIGANTIC THANK YOU!!! to my cousin from Sandpoint.com...I don't know how many times he has saved my behind from power crashes....too many....Thanks B! Love ya!

Now that my baby is back and alive, I can finally share my session from two weekends ago......I really wanted to share with you on Sunday....pesky power outage......so I suppose....better late than never!

This darling little girl was the sweetest little thing ever! AND I see where she gets it! Her mama is one of the nicest gals I have ever met! Just sweet and super nice....it truly was a pleasure working with both of these girls!

Thank you so much "T" & "T" for having me over to take pictures! I hope you enjoy your sneak peek! I will email your gallery soon!!!!

Isn't she just the cutest!?!?!


I LOVE chubby cheeks!


They demand to be kissed! How could you not?




A little rolly polly angel....


...just sweet as can be!


Baby T's mama was so nice and let me try out all kinds of hats! These next two hats I made.......


They are not "perfect" by any means.....but I love them....and I found the perfect model for them! This next picture is one of my favorites!

Computer Down...

Hi! I hope everyone is staying warm in this icky super cold weather we are having! This weekend our power went out and along with that so did my computer! ACK! That means no new posts until I get my baby back up and running....which is hopefully soon because I am going crazy! I can't believe how much I rely on my computer!

However, on the upside....my last session is edited and ready to share......I just need a computer to post the photos! (I am at the library right now posting this).....AND with no computer I am actually getting some other stuff done around the house!!!! I just donated a bunch of clothes to different organizations in Sandpoint and there were some brand new 3 mo old baby BOY clothes in there.....our "baby boy" is 4-1/2! Yes....definitely a good time to get cleaned out and organized!

Also, over the last week I have received many phone calls for sessions.....yay! Thank YOU!..... unfortunately I am not taking any more sessions for December unless they are newborns....BUT if you or anyone you know are looking for an awesome present to give that special someone this Christmas.....I do offer Staci Bailey Photography gift certificates!!!! Please call or email for more information!!!!

Hope you are all staying warm! See you soon! :-)

Happy Holidays!

Just sending a little Holiday Happiness your way on this cold icky day. YES!, we are a little wonky....but we also LOVE to have fun! Hope this gives you a good laugh! :-)

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Happy Holidays from The Bailey's!!!

Brrrrrr!

Brrrrrr! It's cold outside! Winter is officially here! And Christmas is just right around the corner! AND the New Year! WOW! Where did this year go? Crazy how fast times flies....and the older I get, the faster it goes!!!

I have some fun things still to come for December.....

....a darling rolly polly little girl which I just adore....I can not wait to share her photos!!!! I loved her session not only because she is such a cute little sweetie, but because both my munchkins were (and still are) tiny, skinny, stick kids.....no baby rolls to be found ever! Well....I suppose that's not true....with sissy being a 9+ lb baby she had a few rolls for the first month....then she lost all her chub and went straight to stick baby. So stay tuned this week for a sneak peek of a darling little cherub.

....a newborn session sometime in December....my favorite kind of session! I am so excited to meet this little guy and capture him with his family!

...some fun announcements and a casting call for Jan 2010!

....AND lots of pictures as I catch up on some editing!

Should be a fun month!

Just one for today.....this is from Thanksgiving day.....and one of my current favs.......

Mr D ~ North Idaho Childrens Photographer

Last weekend I got to take pictures of this cute little guy, Mr. D. I went to high school with his mama and it is always fun to see the children of people I knew when I was a child myself! Mr "D" was not too sure about me at first....actually would almost start crying when I got too close to him.......but I slowly grew on him.....and it wasn't until I asked him if he was a growly bear today, did he warm up to me!!! My sweet little growly bear.....I had so much fun with you!

S & A, thank you so much for having me over to take photos of D....he is a such a little doll with so much personality! Here is a sneak peek for you! Enjoy!

Mama's boy.....












He didn't think too much of my Santa Hat idea......but isn't he cute anyways....this one makes me giggle......

My absolute favorite of the day.....so sweet......

Blue Eyes ~ North Idaho Childrens Photographer

Just one for today.....some big blue eyes!



More of this serious little guy later on this week!!! Stay tuned!