This morning we found Eliza not hiding her blatant raid of our candy stash. She seems to have quite the thing for Nestle Crunch bars. And she didn’t even try to hide the empty wrappers. Any more behavior like this and I’ll have to eat all of the candy myself just to save little Eliza!
The Allins are a precious family made up of two pastors and three fun, very photogenic kids. I had a blast taking these pictures; everybody was in a good mood and nobody seemed to mind all of the rolling around in the grass I asked them to do. Even the goat cooperated!
This one is my favorite! I call it “Pastors in Love.”
Thank you, Dana and Beth, for letting me spend some quality time with your beautiful family!
Meet Eliza. She is one of Santa’s elves, appointed by Santa Claus himself to make sure that my girls (and sometimes Mommy and Daddy) mind their Ps and Qs as Christmas approaches.
She arrived on our recent sick day and hasn’t had much of a chance to do anything but get a lay of the land and make sure the girls know her role, but I suspect she has a few shenanigans in mind. She’s just biding her time.
She did, however, find her way in to the playroom and accessorize her outfit. She was a big fan of the feather boa and wore it for an entire day. Do you have an elf on your shelf? 
This morning my oldest woke up as usual to get ready for school, but when it came time to get dressed she told me she felt sick and that she had “the throw ups.” Her little sister woke up an hour later and was sick too. So we opted for a day of rest, nestled on the couch in comfy blankets, sipping ginger ale and watching lots of Disney Junior. Thankfully, the bug passed rather quickly, and everyone was in better health and spirits by dinnertime.
Though neither girl was feeling particularly friendly toward my camera, I did manage to capture this image of my oldest resting on the couch. Sometimes even sick days need to be remembered.
I am so excited to announce the launch of STACIE McELROY | PHOTOGRAPHY!
I am taking the plunge in the coming year and turning my love of photography, and my desire to capture and preserve precious family memories, loose upon the world. And I would like you to be a part of this journey with me. I am an on-location, natural light photographer specializing in children and families. I am now scheduling sessions for early 2012. Please contact me for more information on how I can help you and your family capture a few special moments and keep them forever.
I look forward to hearing from you soon!