find yourself and what you believe in.

not work and be on strike.

explore and be adventurous in new places!

relax and have drinks with good friends … PROST!

Because Sundays are ment to be simple …….

And yes sometimes they are not …..

But we need to make them be simple…….

She’s spunky

She’s energetic

She’s little

She’s my niece

KENDRA: TURNS 2

By now most of you know that my FAVORITE little subject in this entire world is my niece Kendra. She is just the most amazing little person in my life. I enjoy always hanging with her , watching her turn form a baby into a little girl. I look at her today and cannot believe how fast she has grown and that she is 2!!!! That’s right 2!!!!! Since her birthday is during the coldest part of the year I always do a second birthday session in the spring. Right now she is into music and dancing … actually she has always loved music and dancing … but she loves to twirl in my little skirts.

Kendra I LOVE YOU!!!

*On a side note …. I need your help! I am going to enlarge one image from this session for my new meeting space … which one??*

xoxo nikki nic

Just because she is my only Nana around,

Just because she is wise,

Just because she is always interested in me,

Just because I would of not been able to experience some things without her help,

Just because I LOVE HER!

JUST BECAUSE: SHE TURNED 84

Easter was a very special holiday this year. Yes we had the family together, yes we eat ALOT and ALOT of candy was around! But this year, for the 4th time in her life, my Nana had her birthday and turned 84! Her mother told her when she was very young that she was born on Easter and 3 other times in her life her birthday would fall on Easter. Well, great grandma was right. Because for the 4th time in her life Nana’s birthday and Easter fell together!

So here’s to you NANA! Looking wonderful and fabulous at 84!

and just because my niece is so cute, getting so big and she brings a smile on my face … a post of her as well!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

xoxo nikki nic

I could not resist to post my FAVORITE … not to mention my only … NIECE!!

Alot of you have watched Kendra grow up from a little newborn to now a little girl ……

she’s still a baby but really a little girl… I cannot believe how much she has changed and grown in just 18 months!

Seriously look at that face above … how can you not laugh and love her!

Come on …

She’s so big now that she can climb up the wooden ladder of her play-scape by herself! Now come on!

Kendra also LOVES her daddy’s  (my brother) tractor … look how happy she is just to sit up on it!

Okay so I may be a bit in LOVE with her but what Auntie wouldn’t be???

Kendra LOVE  you lots!!!

xoxo – auntie nikki nic

WHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!

This week has been one heck of a week! I returned on Monday from vacation and have just been trying to get into the swing of things! Answering email, voicemail and playing catch up …. final back to normal!

But what really needs catch up is this little ole bloggity blog! I have so much to share ….. a family portrait , two children’s sessions, 2 weddings and oh my trip and wedding in London! SO MUCH!

So I want to kick off the slew of posts that will be over the next week or two with this!

MEET: MISS CHRISTINE – AKA “LONZY”

Right before I left for vacation Buttonwood Farm‘s sunflower fields were up and in full bloom! I was so excited! I have been wanting for years now to do a session there! So I grabbed my bff and headed towards the farm! Being totally last minute and only having a certain day free… we jumped in the car and headed to the farm!

So before I post these images I have to set the scene up…..

Overcast day …. cooler side … rain in forecast … according to radar online no rain till like 8pm …. so we thought we were in the clear! Well think again just as we get up to the farm ….. the skies open up and it starts to pour rain ….. but we shot anyways! Not only did it rain but as we were photographing and Christine was sitting on the rock wall… the wall well decide to go down and so did Christine and a bruise. Not only did that happen … yeas there is more … Christine got shocked for what we thought was just a wire fence … nope an electric fence … but it was all worth it!

See the fields were only in bloom like 2 more days and well … we were there … so without anymore chit chat … my bff Miss Christine -  AKA “Lonzy”

I LOVE this one …. just something about it!

Yeah there were changes of outfits in the rain….

This is were we got soaked ….. pouring rain!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!

xoxo – nikki nic

AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!  OMG!!!!!!!!!!!  Or any other screams for joy sounds you can think of!

A couple of weeks ago my good friend and extremely talented photographer Carla Ten Eyck (aka C10) and her amazing associate Erik Maziarz graciously took me out for a shoot! I have been asking Carla about shooting me for my new blog and for some other stuff and we finally were able to do it!

So today just like 5 minutes ago she surprised me with shots on the her blogy site!

Here are just a preview……

Damn! I know what can I say ha!!!!! But the next one I LOVE!!!!!!!

Now for Mister Maze’s photos….

Like seriously is that me above???? Or how about below????

So do me a favor….. pop on over to Carla’s site and Erik’s……. check ME out and give them some blog lovin!!!!!

xxxoo Carla & Erik!!!!!