No Turning Back

So, the fun starts! We moved all of the dining room items into the living room and sun-room. Oh my goodness, I feel like we moved into an apartment. Our living room is crammed with furniture. The kids, of course think it's fun. Speaking of fun, all three of them were helping peel the wall paper off the walls. BIG mistake. They were working for hours and enjoying themselves, but they were removing pieces in miniscule sections. It took me forever to come in behind them and remove the rest since I didn't have many places where I could take off large sections.



I must say something regarding my daughter's taste in clothing. Sarah is a great example of what NOT to do when you come for a portrait session. Please make sure your tops and bottoms coordinate. Please refrain from loud patterns and obvious stripes. Rags in the hair are not encouraged. Ha, ha! Isn't she cute?

Speaking of photo sessions, I am gearing up for a handfull of babies. I have a 6-month-old, a 1-year-old birthday girl and a 10-week old coming within the next week. I need to get out of the high-school photo mode and back into baby mode. I have a new purple background heading my way via the big Brown Truck. Get ready birthday girl - purple here we come.

So, I should probably go back up to the dining room and help Kirk. He's removing paper backing as I type. My little hiatus is over.

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Karen Thaemert
of Karen Thaemert Photography

A New "Do"

Well it was an interesting day! I convinced Sarah to let me trim her hair. I got the cape put on her and asked her how much she wanted me to cut. She indicated that she wanted it at her jaw-line. In shock, I asked her again and warned her that she wouldn't be able to have a pony-tail if it were that short. So, we agreed that just below the shoulder would be "nice".

About 8-inches later, this is Sarah's new look! She decided a couple of weeks ago that she wanted to grow her bangs to be like Rachel. I trimmed those, but just barely. It's amazing how different she looks. The first thing we did was run into the studio and fill my memory card with new hair portraits.

Angie found the old step ladder for me at a flee-market/tea room. I asked her two weeks ago to keep her eyes open because I had been looking for many months already. She actually found two for me in just a matter of days. Thanks a bunch, Angie! This is the first time I've used it for photos. It looks terrific with the red background. (Oh and if you want a better look at any of the photos, you can click on them and get them full-sized)


Rachel's off at a sleep-over birthday partytonight. HER haircut is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. I hope she gets some sleep tonight. It won't be much fun if she's a grouch. Rachel's photo session may need to be delayed by a day or two for when she's fully awake.



I've received many email responses already today. It's great to hear from so many friends/family. I hope you are enjoying the blog and the photos! It's been fun for me too!

Until next time!

Karen Thaemert
St. Charles, Missouri

Blazing HOT!

Well, we made it down to New Town. But we picked a very HOT day to do hang out in the sun. The kids and I were down there this morning and it was already in the mid 90's by the time we got home at 11am. I did get some photos. I'll share one each of Scott and Sarah.

This photo of Scott was taken in the shade of a bridge. I thought it would look nice in black and white. His shirt was a strange color of green. But, hey, he likes it. I've never met a boy more particular than he when it comes to clothes.

We did a lot of giggling today. Scott's mouth is wide open and laughing and this next one of Sarah is downright hillarious. I was tickling her because she was being so straight-faced. I must say, it's more difficult to photograph your own kids than someone else's! Hey - it's children's photography at it's best.


I made the choice to not edit the beautiful gray tooth in her mouth. I thought the family and friends would want to see her latest "childhood boo-boo". Actually, we don't know what she did to cause it to turn. It's chipped, but still alive (according to the dentist).

What can I say? It's a lovely shade! Ha! I can always white it out for photos I want to have printed. She's actually quite proud of it and tells pretty much everyone.

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Karen Thaemert
St. Charles, Missouri

At the Park

The day was a bit overcast and at times rainy, but we were still able to get some fresh air at the park today. I couldn't convince the kids to take a walk in New Town today. Maybe tomorrow. I really am looking forward to getting some photos there.

Here's a photo of Rachel, taken today! I asked her to take her glasses off so I could see her eyes. The sun was pretty bright and it was difficult for her to open her eyes in the first place. I didn't get photos of the other two kids because they were more interested in running away from me and hiding in the play equipment.



Business News: I created a new business card today. I love my old business cards but wanted one that didn't have a toddler's face on it. I think I'd also like to print up a card with a teen featured on it. I guess that'll be a future task.












I'm happy that tomorrow's Friday. Kirk's taking off work next week and we're going to take down wall paper and paint. It's a task that's years over-due! I don't have any studio photo sessions until late next week, so we should have enough time to get it completed.

As always, if you made it here to my blog, leave me a comment. I'd love to hear from you!

T-ball Time!

Yesterday we spent the morning at Scott's final T-ball of the session. These 4-6 year olds were excited because it was their "Big Game"!! We were excited because they are so cute to watch. A couple of the kids would hit the ball and then instead of running to first base, they would try and field it too! Scott didn't do that. When fielding however it seemed necessary for Scott and the others to fall on the ground and trap it with their bodies! I got some fun sports-action photography. :) Here's a photo of Scott running home, about to score!

I think it would be quite fun and rewarding to be the team photgrapher. I think I'll look for some team photo opportunities for next season. I know Scott wants to continue with baseball next year.

Business news: I'm receiving new business and client referrals. Thank you to those who are helping me spread the word! Remember if you were referred by someone to mention their name to me so that I can reward them with print credit. Tonight I'm going to try and take some practice shots down in New Town. I will post my examples soon.

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Well, here I am!
Ok, so I've joined the world of bloggers. It's something I've been toying with for a while now. I've had many photographer and scrapbooking friends tell me how rewarding blogging is.... So, here I go!

I'm still trying to get caught up after having no power from Friday through Sunday. There are still people in the area without electricity. We were able to borrow a generator and kept our food from thawing in the deep freeze. Our food from the refrigerator went out to the camper fridge (which was still in our driveway from our vacation last week).

My latest accomplishment was creating a postcard for a High School Senior mailing. Here's the front:



The outdoor shot is at Blanchette Park. I'm looking forward to future H.S. Senior sessions. I'm very interested in having a session down in New Town. Contact me if you or someone else you know would love to have a session there! The water fountains and the beautiful bridges and stonework will surely become a favorite location of mine.

Well, today's tasks include finishing my editing for a senior session guy. Some of those are already on my site, but I need to finish his personal gallery.

Until next time... happy reading and blogging of your own