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Old 11-13-2006, 06:32 PM
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Summer Visits Santa!

Christmas starts early at my studio, so I had to do promo shots. Summer was all excited about meeting Santa so I used her to try out different sets. She wasnt scared and loved him to death!!!
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Old 11-13-2006, 06:33 PM
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Oh My! Poor Santa
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Old 11-13-2006, 06:35 PM
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WOW! I wish we could come to your studio! How darling!
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Old 11-13-2006, 06:41 PM
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Shhhh! Dreams in progress..
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Old 11-13-2006, 06:43 PM
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this is my favorite.. made me cry!


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Old 11-13-2006, 06:45 PM
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Old 11-13-2006, 06:51 PM
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Old 11-13-2006, 07:13 PM
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Rainy they are all so beautiful!!! I am just blown away.
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Old 11-13-2006, 07:19 PM
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As I have said before, IF YOU ARE EVER NEAR HERE AT ALL, PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO WE CAN SHARE IN THIS MAGIC OF YOURS! You are truly extraordinary at this! What treasures you provide. And Summer juist gets more and more beautiful. And you'll be having some girl dilemmas in the future with those boys.
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Old 11-13-2006, 07:20 PM
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You are the most talented photographer I have ever seen! I guess it doesn't hurt to have precious children to take pics of too!

Thanks for sharing..I only wish you could go on tour around the US and take pics for all of us!
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Old 11-13-2006, 07:33 PM
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Rainy - They are gorgeous - the photos and the kids!
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Old 11-13-2006, 07:39 PM
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...made my heart hurt...love the pictures. I am all teary now.
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Old 11-13-2006, 07:40 PM
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Precious . . . precious . . . precious . . . What more can I say?
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Old 11-13-2006, 08:03 PM
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I wished I lived closer to you. Your photos are amazing. All of your children are so precious.
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