This beautiful images was made in Marin County, outside of San Francisco, California. I can’t help but think it was all in a fairytale.

A fairy went a-marketing -
She bought a coloured bird;
It sang the sweetest, shrillest song
That ever she had heard.
She sat beside its painted cage
And listened half the day,
And then she opened wide the door
And let it fly away.

A fairy went a-marketing -
She bought a winter gown
All stitched about with gossamer
And lined with thistledown.
She wore it all the afternoon
With prancing and delight,
Then gave it to a little frog
To keep him warm at night.

A fairy went a-marketing -
She bought a gentle mouse
To take her tiny messages,
To keep her tiny house.
All day she kept its busy feet
Pit-patting to and fro,
And then she kissed its silken ears,
Thanked it, and let it go.

Rose FyIeman

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We have been busy catching butterflies and dreams here at Munchkins and Mohawks….

It’s the busiest time of the year but also the best time of the year.

This pretty little family drove 16 hours all the way from Oklahoma to create some magic with us! It’s days like these where I really need to pinch myself…

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Most of you know that Munchkins and Mohawks shoots are all styled before hand. Lots of planning and prep goes into designing a shoot. I work with a lot of amazing vendors. I lean on these people to help carry out my vision.  The next vendor I love to help complete my looks is Lullabye Landing.  They are a high end local to Pittsburgh boutique, but that being said, don’t worry if you are not local-they ship anywhere! I have many out of town clients that we have been able to pull looks for and Stefanie, the owner, is able to accommodate virtually anything we need!!! So- the shoot below is featuring one of the newest lines they are carrying. It is Persnickety Clothing. I style many many shoots in the designer. The quality- colors- and details are amazing!!

We will be giving away an amazing Persnickety headband, retail value $38 PLUS a $40 gift certificate for Lullabye Landing!!!!

All you need to do is

1) like Lullabye Landings on facebook,

2) like Munchkins and mohawks  on facebook and

3) share the giveaway on Facebook from the Munchkins and Mohawks page

Then head down to the comment section here on the blog and post that you have completed the 3 steps.

 Winner will be announced Thursday and randomly selected from random.org  Have fun- and watch for lots more freebies from Munchkins and Mohawks!!!

This is the gorgeous headband you can win!!!! It is really beautiful. I will be using one too in an upcoming shoot! Look for it!

Don’t forget….you can PIN IT

This is pretty much what are neighborhood looks like most day- minus the matching outfits. For the record my daughter is most often seen in rainbow striped sweatpants and Sketcher Twinkle Toes light up tennies ; – )*see below*

The cul de sac is flooded with girls. Lucky them- poor boys.

This is the preferred attire around here

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See you all next week!

I didn’t know then, but I was about to step into the most amazing- thrilling- scary- overwhelming- and perfect adventure yet!
Anyone with a child that has any sort of special need can understand the range of emotions you go though on a daily basis.  Life has been crazy. From really low lows to exhilarating highs. He has blessed us in incredible ways. He has made me become compassionate, non judgmental, patient, and creative. Most of all he has taught me to always look for the best in everyone. When others see challenges I seek victories. I appreciate the little things. He has opened my eyes to the possibilities in us all.

He is MY Mohawk…..He is why this all started and why I continue to bust by butt.

I love you so much little man- you are the best boy in the world!!!!!!

Happy seventh birthday!

This is what I love about him.

*He thinks he is Michael Jackson*

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His mom really knows how to dress this kiddo. Of course I always have some ideas, but I never have a doubt that she is going to bring something fabulous.

Now lets quit monkeying around and get to the pictures!

Seriously- we could have left after these images : – )…..He totally rocked it! haha

One of my favorite clients. I have shot little Miss three times now and her personality just gets sweeter and sweeter! She has such a pleasant demeanor- but of course as her parents are just lovely people, beautiful on the inside and out. They are passing down some wonderful traits to their little beauty.

This session was perfection. The clothing- lighting- location- tone- everything. Well- it was like 30 degrees outside…that I could have changed, but everything else was just pure magic.

These first set of images were shot in an amazing artist’s loft. He was so generous to open up his treasure to us. Every corner I turned something beautiful was before me. You can even see an original right there on the floor behind her.

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*original artwork*

Then we moved on to this old house with amazing light and a Teddy Bear orphanage- Nah, not really , but it looks like it, huh?

And off for some family time…….

I literally squealed when I shot this!

And to finish the night off some shot of mom and dad.

I just loved watching their natural interaction.Beautiful people.

As always – thank you for looking.

I am honored to be able to continue to shoot amazing families like this.

She is one of those people that gives without expecting anything in return:

“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.”

Luke 6:35

Okay- not that I am her enemy : – ), but hey she is always helping other local photographers……..potentially her competition. She has instilled in me a sense of sharing with other in our field. When I was first starting out her and another great photographer David Burke would help guide me.

They give me confidence and encouragement, along with some great technical and practical knowledge. I am forever grateful.

Onto the pictures!  We were blessed with amazingly beautiful sunshine, buuuut it was a tad chilly. I am pretty sure we almost lost little mister to frostbite.

So even with an abbreviated session I think we captured this family just beautifully. They really are beautiful on the inside and out!

Thank you again Heather & Co.

“No one was harmed in the making of these images ”

What an incredible blessing to be able to give families beautiful memories- that thought keeps me going through the many sleep skipping nights !

So at 3:01 am as I write this- this family still brings a smile to my face. So full of life.

I was contacted bu this mom to do something a bit out of my norm, but hey I am always up for the challenge.

A horse- she says…why sure ; – )

So on this beautiful farm we watch them play.

To see them interact and just be themselves was awesome….jumping from hay stack to haystack- sword fighting- pretending that Mr.Ed was a real live unicorn- and finally running of into the sunset just for fun. Pure joy and ease.

Not a care in the world here.

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Thanks for being so patient mom! Hope you love them.

Who’s idea was it to throw a photographer’s workshop at the start of busy season anyway?! haha.

The Hawkshop was an amazing weekend to say the least. We hosted a small group of photographers at an authentic woodland lodge. Now when I say authentic I mean…..no internet connection authentic, lol.

It was a great time to un-plug and plug back into out craft. We discussed everything from styling, to composition, to finding  “good light”.

We also spent sometime post processing and reviewing portfolios. I think  my favorite part was to watch the attendees have an ah-ha moment. When we started reviewing portfolios you could see them already begin to self critique- yes!

Again- I just want to thank all of the girls who came out to meet us- the amazing sponsors, who I loooove on a daily basis ( post with all of them to come soon! )- and our amazing models, you all were so patient with us!

Now enjoy some Halloween images- Hawkshop style!

Now for some fun snaps from the Retreat……

And the whole gang.

xoxo you guys!