Merry Christmas everyone!

Today started out with my husband having to spend the day preparing the roads of Kansas City for the winter storm rolling in, so sadly he was absent for our day.  Also absent was my son Jeremy, he will join us tomorrow.  This morning the kids & I frosted our Christmas cookies!

The Grandparents & Aunts, Uncles, and cousins came over and we had a wonderful dinner.  Then Emma got an idea to “sell candy”.  Promptly, everyone lined up!

Then it was time for pictures by the tree

Oldest brother, youngest brother

Sean with his cousins

Shannon’s 4 boys, Andrew, Alex, Adam, & Brayden

Missing 2 of us

Then on to the presents

Hoping your Christmas was joyful!

Model shoot with I & I Agency providing portfolio

Last night was the 435 South Magazine Holiday Dinner, hosted at Portfolio Kitchen & Home and cooked by Kansas City’s own Jasper Mirabile!

Kathy Boos (Publisher of 435 South Magazine) & Jasper Mirabile

Shooting for 435 South Magazine tonight, who sponsored Mercedes Benz Trunk Show that gave away 5 trunks that has over $1,500 of merchandise…and each trunk has a $500+ item from Tivol. Lots of great prizes, food & drinks!  To benefit Hope House.

Megan Steinert, Autumn Wolf, Michelle Germaine, Michele Greer

Sharon Wright, Cameron Haines, Leslie Kubas

Beth Zollars (Feng Boutique), Bob Cutler

Robert Hellweg (Mercedes Benz), David Behnke (Tivol), Callie Dover (winner of a new Mercedes) Kathy Boos (435 South Magazine, Publisher), Allyson Ellis (435 South Magazine, Sales)

Check out the full page Denim Couture ad in the November issue of 435 South Magazine!  My image features models Clayton Kroenke and Jenny Guynn in front of the Rapheal Hotel on the Country Club Plaza

Ron Mayer, owner of Sole Patch Barber shop in Prairie Village, celebrated 2 years in business tonight!  Here is a look at the party!

Hosted at the Overland Park Marriott, tonight was an evening of fun and who’s who!  So many great faces came out to grab their copy of the November issue of 435 South Magazine! Take a peek, it was an exciting night!

Ron Mayer (Owner of Sole Patch Barber shop in Prairie Village, KS, and also you might remember him from “The Bachelorette”), Allyson Ellis, Sarah McEnerney, & Curt McConnell

Laurel Austin (Living Moment Images, laurelaustin.com) Shawn Nishikawa (Make Me A Supermodel, Season 2)

Brian Bruce (Sound Affect, Inc.), Staci Broski (Make-Up Artist/Hair Stylist from KC After Hours and 7th Row), Shawn Nishikawa (from “Make Me a Supermodel” Season 2)

Kathy Boos (Owner and Publisher of 435 South Magazine), Tricia Cronk

Brian Bruce (Sound Affect, Inc.), Laurel Austin (Me, Owner of Living Moment Images), Shawn Nishikawa (Make Me A Supermodel), Staci Broski (KC After Hours, 7th Row)

Randy Jones, Dan Torello (Vice President of M&I Bank), Steven & Lea Nickell

Bubba John of BubbaJohn’s Seafood & Kate Szuk

Mitsu Sato & Gina Boyce (GEGI Designs)

Reggie Banks (Blackberry Castle Productions) and Allen Boyce (GEGI Designs)

Shawn Nishikawa (Make Me a Supermodel), Laurel Austin (Living Moment Images, &  laurelaustin.com), Ron Mayer (Sole Patch Barber shop & “The Bachelorette”)

Gina Boyce, Shawn Nishikawa, Staci Broski, Allen Boyce, Tricia Cronk, Brian Bruce, Heidi Bacon, Clay Dickason

Had a shoot last Saturday with Shawn Nishikawa.  Some of you may remember him from the show, “Make Me A Supermodel”.  He is awesome to work with.  Here are a few that won’t be  going in the Denim Couture Ad for 435 South Magazine.  Don’t want to spoil it for everyone!

I had the privilage today of shooting Evangeline’s senior portraits.  Evangeline is usually one of my assistants, so I was thrilled to be taking her picture today!  She along with her family are also dear friends.