Easter...What A Beautiful Day

Well, Easter this year was quite interesting for our family. As you can see from the photos above, our two boys were looking very handsome! After church, I FORCED them to sit down for a second, and a second is really longer than what they gave me, to snap a couple of shots. Keaton loves to squeeze Rhen just when he is looking at the camera and causes him to scream. For that reason, we have Keaton looking at the camera and Rhen looking off to the other side. I thought it was quite funny. I did, however, manage to get a few of them both looking. As many of you know, my husband, Michael, was in a wreck this past Monday and on Friday had surgery not related to the wreck. He was unable to go to church with us, but did manage to see what the boys received from the Easter Bunny. I have to say, trying to get myself, and two little boys ready and out the door for church was quite comical. I guess you never realize how much have two sets of hands really helps you out until you only have one set. We did manage to make it though and had a wonderful Easter Service at church. Our family has so much to be so thankful for this Easter and thank you to all the prayers and calls over the past week concerning Michael. It is such a blessing to have such wonderful friends and customers. I hope you all had a very blessed Easter as well.

Contest

Good Morning! I wanted to thank everyone who has responded to my Sweetest Faces Promotion. I wanted to remind everyone that the contest will end this weekend, so if you have not entered your child....please do so this week. I have had a really great response so far, especially with girls....but I would love to have some more handsome men (hint hint). So if you have a young man that you think is handsome...enter him today! I am very excited about this promotion and can't wait until the actual photo shoot. Again, this is the first of many upcoming promotions that I have planned this year. So keep checking my website for the latest!

Grateful...

Well, yesterday did not go as I had expected, but what in life really does? As I was waiting on my husband Michael to get home from work so I could go to the gym, I realized he was running later than normal. I tried his cell and it went straight to voicemail. Tried several more times and still nothing and that is when I got the call. A patient rep from the Medical Center was calling to tell me they had Michael there. The only information she would give me was that he had been in an accident, flipped his truck three times and was "talking" some. I was in a panic. I scooped my two boys up and put them in the car and took them to my Mom's. Many thoughts were going through my mind, was he ok, how badly was he hurt, etc. My mind was racing. When I finally arrived at the Med. Center, they still would not let me back to see or give me any other information. Thank goodness my Dad had come over to be with me, as we had to sit for what seemed like forever. Michael's family soon arrived as well, and were not given any other information either. I was finally able to get through to him on his cell, but just for a second and still really did not know how he was doing. After 4 hours of waiting, we were finally able to go back and see him. Yes, he had flipped his truck three times and the only injury he received was a broken ankle. Someone up above was really watching over him and our family. To come out of that type of wreck with as little of damage as he has is amazing to me. So, today, I am so grateful. Grateful for God for watching over my family, grateful to have my husband home safe and sound, grateful to my wonderful family for being there with me and to all my wonderful friends who came to the hospital to wait with us and those that called to check on us throughout the night. I have so much to be grateful for and truly believe God has a hand in everything we do. So, today, what are you grateful for?

I have had so much going on that I have not been posting as much as I would like, but I want to keep everyone informed on all the exciting things that have been going on with me. This weekend was extremely busy. I had several sessions Saturday and will get those pictures posted soon. I was asked to participate in the auction that John Milledge has every year. I graduated from John Milledge and Keaton will be attending next year, so I was glad to donate to this school. I normally donate a free session with a free 16x20 portrait. This year Mandy Eley was the highest bidder for that auction. Donna Ivey also asked me to help her with a special item she was working on to auction. She had a wonderful idea to make a gift basket that would make a little girls dreams come true. The gift basket included a Tea Party for a little girl and 6 of her friends at Tara's Tea Thyme. The party would also include an exclusive photography session and each child will receive their own 4x6 photo from the party to take home and cherish. The basket was filled with items to make her dream party come true. It had boa's, crowns, jewelry, and all sorts of fun stuff. It also included free invitations from Lucy Jane's in Gray. The highest bidder on this item was Sheree Prestridge and she has informed me that it was perfect for her little girls birthday party in May. Payton will be 3 years old and loves to play dress up. I can't wait to be apart of her special day!

I also had a busy day on Sunday with First Methodist's annual Easter Egg hunt. I was so happy to be apart of this event. I was on hand to take pictures for the children who came to see the Easter Bunny. I want to thank everyone who came by and had their pictures made. We had some kids that wanted no part of the Easter Bunny and then we had others who did not want to leave the Easter Bunny. It was so much fun! I will have these photos ready this week and will bring them to church on Easter Sunday!

It's been kind of crazy with sessions since the weather has been so great! But I wanted to let you know about a contest that The Union Recorder is having for the month of March. They have asked me to sponsor this event and I could not be more excited! I feel so honored to be apart of this contest. The contest is open to all children between birth and 2 years of age. The winner will receive a gift basket from Monogram's and More along with a free photo session from me! They will also be featured in the paper! Now you know how we all love to show off our children and this is a great opportunity to do just that! This is so exciting and I can not wait until the winner is announced. Please grab a copy of The Union Recorder for more details. And enter your child today! See you all soon!

The Sweetest Face Contest

Announcing Our 1st Annual Sweetest Faces Contest

Do you have a little model on your hands? If so, you don’t want to miss this exciting opportunity!

Kelly Prior Photography is excited to announce our first ever Sweetest Faces Contest, which allows you and your child to get involved-and even break out your camera.

How does it work you ask, just a few simple steps from you and your child.
Here’s how it works: If you have a child between the ages of 9 mo. to 10 years, and think they are photogenic, please send in a snapshot (close-up if possible) for consideration for the contest. Non-professional photos ONLY, please! Submit your images from now until March 30th. After the deadline, images will be narrowed down to 10 by a group of my colleagues (not me) and those 10 finalists will then be posted here on the blog and voted on by the general public-which means you. The TOP TWO models (1 boy and 1 girl) with the most votes will win!

What will you and your child win?
A complimentary session and an 11×14 of your choice from our session! But wait, there is a catch, by entering the contest, you are agreeing that I will have complete creative control over the session. That means I will personally select and buy the clothing, as well as, pick the location. You do not have to worry about anything, except showing up-how easy is that?

After the session, you are not required to purchase any additional images, but, of course you can if you’d like.

The sessions will be in the local area. The dates for the sessions will be discussed with the winners as to which date would work best. The two winners will be contacted as soon as the votes have been tallied and the selections have been made.

Now, here is how you can enter the contest:
Please email Kelly Prior Photography with a recent(3 months or less) snapshot of your child to be considered. Please include the name and current age of your child, as well as your address and phone number. If you are entering more than one child, please send in individual images. Send your image to kprior@kellypriorphotography.com. This contest is open to any and everyone-both current and non-current clients.

I plan to make this a yearly event, one I hope you enjoy getting involved in. I cannot wait to see the images everyone sends. Let's get started-get those cameras and those kids and start snapping!