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	<title>Lemon Drops Photography, Photography in Longview WA :: Booked Until January&#8230; (and a fun contest for everyone)</title>
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	<description>Photograghy in Longview, Kelso, Kalama, Toledo, Castle Rock, Woodland, Vancouver, WA</description>
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		<title>Booked Until January&#8230; (and a fun contest for everyone)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately or fortunately, however you look at it, my Christmas season is coming to a close. I&#8217;m completely booked until January. My deadline for ordering Christmas cards and photos for delivery before Christmas is at the end of the first week in December and I am slammed until then.
I am now taking bookings for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/11/booked-until-january-and-a-fun-contest-for-everyone/</link>
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		<title>Little J&#8217;s Family Photos&#8230; photography in Longview, WA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s little mister J and his family. He&#8217;s one of my favorite little guys. He&#8217;s always so sweet and such a ham. I met up with them in Longview at their family&#8217;s gorgeous home. The backyard was perfectly landscaped and picture perfect. I loved this location!!
Thanks so much for letting me photograph your family.
I hope [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/11/little-js-family-photos-photography-in-longview-wa/</link>
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		<title>the last flowers till spring&#8230;. (pics of my kids)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We went out to my brother and sister-in-laws place for a lazy Sunday afternoon. My kiddos had a blast playing on their property. They picked flowers and played in the leaves. Declan got to crawl around on the gravel - he thought that was pretty cool. It was unusually warm for November (and not to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/11/the-last-flowers-till-spring-pics-of-my-kids/</link>
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		<title>Studio Photos - The &#8220;G&#8221; kids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met the G family at their house in Kelso for an in-home studio session. Normally I do outdoor photos for kids over six months, but after three days of non-stop rain, it just wasn&#8217;t going to happen! So we set up shop in their living room.
It was crazy trying to wrangle the three of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/11/studio-photos-the-g-kids/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Just hanging around&#8221; - The G family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This family was full of laughs and full of fun. I met up with them at the usual spot at Lake Sacajawea here in Longview. We originally planned on meeting up at Silverlake in Castle Rock, WA, but the weather had other plans. We almost got rained out, but we managed to sneak in a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/11/just-hanging-around-the-g-family/</link>
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		<title>Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!!!    (a thank you to veterans)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning we attended my daughter&#8217;s Veteran&#8217;s day assembly. They will be out of school tomorrow, so they held it this morning. Last year she was sad that we didn&#8217;t go since they said Derrick&#8217;s name at the assembly. Knowing how disappointed she was last year, we went this time. They had a cute show [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/11/glory-glory-hallelujah-a-thank-you-to-veterans/</link>
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		<title>The &#8220;D&#8221; family - beautiful fall colors and a gorgeous family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the &#8220;D&#8221; family. They are very close friends to us and I was super excited when they asked me to do their family portraits. We met up at Lake Sacajawea here in Longview (yes, my usual spot). The leaves are so beautiful right now. It&#8217;s just perfect!!
I had a blast with you guys [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/11/the-d-family-beautiful-fall-colors-and-a-gorgeous-family/</link>
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		<title>Sometimes sessions are just FUN!  - The &#8220;B&#8221; family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This family was hilarious. I think I had as much fun as the kids did. We had fun making silly faces at each other and messing around. We met up at Lake Sacajawea here in Longview at the Asian Gardens. It was fun running around and acting like nut cases. We got a few formal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/11/sometimes-sessions-are-just-fun-the-b-family/</link>
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		<title>More from the Hanson/Fitch Wedding&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s more pics of the October 25th wedding here in Kelso Washington at the Red Lion Inn. It was a gorgeous wedding and the couple is so very much in love. I was happy to be a part of their very special day.
Congrats on your wedding!!
I hope you enjoy sneak peak #2.
To all their friends [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/11/more-from-the-hansonfitch-wedding/</link>
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		<title>Engagement session with a gorgeous couple&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have to admit, this post has a few more photos than I normally show. I couldn&#8217;t help it&#8230; You take a great looking couple, perfect weather, gorgeous location, and you&#8217;re bound to get some good photos! I had a blast photographing them and I took WAY too many photos&#8230;
We met up at one of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/11/engagement-session-with-a-gorgeous-couple/</link>
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		<title>Fitch/Hanson Wedding - super quick sneak peak</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to give a quick sneak peak of the wedding from last Saturday, October 25th, 2008. The wedding took place at the Red Lion Hotel here in Kelso, WA. It was absolutely gorgeous and the bride and groom are such a beautiful couple. We did the formal photos out at Tam-O-Shanter park.
I will post [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/fitchhanson-wedding-super-quick-sneak-peak/</link>
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		<title>I finally got a smile!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So a lot of you who know my son, know that he is the most difficult child to photograph. He&#8217;s two, going on three here in March and I have maybe three decent smiling pics of him from the last year. Well, friday night he decided that for a split second he would look straight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/i-finally-got-a-smile/</link>
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		<title>Little Mister &#8220;E&#8221; - 14 month old toddler session</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This little guy melted my heart. He was ALL boy and a fun little guy at that. He automatically went towards the dirt as soon as we got to the park. It was so cute!! Here he was surrounded by all sorts of slides and swings and he just wanted to play in the dirt. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/little-mister-e-14-month-old-toddler-session/</link>
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		<title>The real me&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So a photography forum I belong to challenged everyone to take a &#8220;normal&#8221; photo of themselves (no photoshopping, altering, etc. allowed). I didn&#8217;t zap my zits, I didn&#8217;t reduce any under-eye puffyness or reduce the black. I didn&#8217;t do my hair (well, I never really do my hair so that&#8217;s totally normal of me).
I DID [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/the-real-me/</link>
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		<title>The Dennis Family - lifestyle session</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met this family out at Willow Grove beach out in Longview. They were so happy and fun!! I had a really good time shooting and editing these. Just looking at them made me smile.
Their little boys were full of energy. They were hilarious to work with. Every time we&#8217;d try to get photos of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/the-dennis-family-lifestyle-session/</link>
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		<title>Mr. &#8220;M&#8221; - Kelso High Senior 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met this young man in Downtown Kalama for his Senior photos. He&#8217;s a Kelso High student (go Highlanders!!). We had a great time wondering around the ally ways and the different areas in downtown Kalama. I hadn&#8217;t had a session there before, so it was a lot of fun for me. I really enjoy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/mr-m-kelso-high-senior-2009/</link>
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		<title>Taylor - Kelso High Senior 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met this gorgeous gal out at Riverside Park in Longview. It was a perfect overcast day!! She was a great gal to work with. We had a good time scouting out locations to shoot at. I&#8217;ve never photographed out at Riverside before and it was an awesome place. I&#8217;ll have to add it to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/taylor-kelso-high-senior-2009/</link>
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		<title>Three kiddos under five looking at the camera equals a miracle  - The C family in Longview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How was that for a title??
I met this awesome family in Longview out at Lake Sacajawea for their family portraits. It was a crazy, busy, and fun-filled time. The kiddos are exactly like mine, except the oldest daughter is just a bit younger than my Miss K. It was quite the challenge to get them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/three-kiddos-under-five-looking-at-the-camera-equals-a-miracle-the-c-family-in-longview/</link>
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		<title>Thomas - Kelso High Senior 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met this young man from the Kelso High class of 2009 out in Rose Valley for his senior photos. He grew up out in Rose Valley and his family knows a lot of our family. It&#8217;s such a small town!! He&#8217;s a captain on the football team for the Highlanders. I graduated in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/thomas-kelso-high-senior-2009/</link>
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		<title>Terrific twos and the K family - Family photography in Longview WA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This little darling totally made my day on friday. She was the cutest lil thing!! Her parents dressed her in the most adorable fall outfit with these cute little bows. After a couple of weeks with working with seniors it was sure fun to chase around a two year old.
This little gal is so full [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/terrific-twos-and-the-k-family-family-photography-in-longview-wa/</link>
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		<title>Baby G is six months old already!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I did this little guys newborn photos when he was just a tiny lil thing at six pounds. He was sooooo cute back then and it&#8217;s amazing how big and chubby he&#8217;s gotten. Oh I just love this little spitfire!!!
He&#8217;s quite a smiley little guy. He cooperated with us for quite awhile before he got [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/baby-g-is-six-months-old-already/</link>
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		<title>The Wizard of Oz and my cowardly lion&#8230; (my kid&#8217;s halloween pics)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I got my studio set up, got the lighting perfect, got the kids dressed and all of a sudden Mr. I decided he did NOT want to wear his costume. I tried to coax. I tried to bribe. I tried all the tricks in the book. He was not having it. It&#8217;s hard enough [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/the-wizard-of-oz-and-my-cowardly-lion-my-kids-halloween-pics/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;all I want for Christmas&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[is my two front teeth!!!!
My little girl lost her top tooth the day before yesterday. She was so excited and she kept running around singing the song. She lost her bottom teeth before summer, but had her permanent teeth grow in behind them so she never had a gap in her smile. This is her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/all-i-want-for-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Amanda - Senior 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure of photographing this gorgeous young lady from Richfield High School. We met up in Woodland, WA at the Horseshoe Lake Park near downtown Woodland. The location was perfect. We met up in the early hours and got all sorts of beautiful fog over the water. I haven&#8217;t been there since Derrick [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/amanda-senior-2009/</link>
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		<title>Katie  - Senior 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met Katie in downtown Longview for her high school senior pics. She is a stunning young lady. Her eyes are absolutely gorgeous and I can&#8217;t get over what a pretty gal she is!!
We had a blast running around the back alley ways and seeing what cool spots we could find for photos. It&#8217;s amazing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/10/katie-senior-2009/</link>
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		<title>Gorgeous Kelso Family&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met this family at their gorgeous home in Kelso. Their backyard was the perfect backdrop for photos. We met up early on Saturday morning and everything went well. Their daughter Miss M was the most well- behaved little one I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of working with. She completely amazed me!!!
Their dog was also really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/gorgeous-kelso-family/</link>
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		<title>My Family Session&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My SIL and I swapped sessions for each other so we could finally be IN the pictures. I was really excited to have these done since we haven&#8217;t had a single photo taken together since before the baby was born (sad, I know).
She did a great job and I was really excited with the results. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/my-family-session/</link>
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		<title>The greatest gifts&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, I post pics of my kiddos way too much. I can&#8217;t help myself&#8230; I was bored on a Saturday afternoon, so I bribed Miss K to let me take her photos in her pretty pink sweater. She thankfully puts up with me and allows me to pester her for a few minutes at a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/the-greatest-gifts/</link>
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		<title>God&#8217;s beauty&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While at a family session in Kelso today I had a break while they were changing, so I took a moment to take some photos of these gorgeous flowers. The family had the most beautiful backyard and I could have spent all day photographing there.
Flowers aren&#8217;t something I normally photograph but it was nice to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/gods-beauty/</link>
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		<title>8 month baby session (my little peanut)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mr. D is almost eight months and FINALLY sitting up on his own. He&#8217;s also quite the crawler and gets around the house fairly easily. We finally had to put the baby gates up over the stairs so he wouldn&#8217;t try crawling down them. He&#8217;s grown so big already!! It&#8217;s bittersweet watching him because he&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/8-month-baby-session-my-little-peanut/</link>
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		<title>Mohawks and Converse- a family lifestyle session</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My favoritest family. This is my sister -in-law and her family (our husbands are brothers). I met them out at Willow Grove for a family session on Sunday night.  Willow Grove beach is one of my new favorite places to photograph. There&#8217;s so many wonderful places out there. We had such a blast together. She&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/mohawks-and-converse-a-family-lifestyle-session/</link>
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		<title>Photographer&#8217;s child syndrome&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it&#8217;s a clinical diagnosis. Often caused my having a parent (usually a mother) who takes photos of their kids on such a regular basis that they develop an acute awareness of cameras. Common reactions include screaming, running, crying, goofy faces, and outright disobedience.
Here&#8217;s some examples of what I&#8217;m talking about&#8230;


I did get some &#8220;normal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/photographers-child-syndrome/</link>
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		<title>Attention high school seniors!!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m having a special for high school seniors who want to book a session for the fall season.
Book your session now and get 24 free wallets!!! (a $66 value)

Senior session fees are $100 for up to three hours of photography, two locations, and UNLIMITED poses and clothing changes.
Sessions can be within twenty miles of Longview, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/attention-high-school-seniors/</link>
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		<title>Family session in Centralia&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met up with a fellow photographer to do her families&#8217; photos up in Centralia, Washington. It was a quick and fairly easy commute for me. She wanted pics of her and her family before her brother went away in the military (and they hadn&#8217;t had pics done in four years together.). I know what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/family-session-in-centralia/</link>
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		<title>Dancing in the sun&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My little guy dancing in the sun on Labor day weekend up at Silverlake near Mt. St. Helens. We went camping up there with our family and had a great time for a few days. We all got the rest and relaxation we needed and I think the kids enjoyed it even more than us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/dancing-in-the-sun/</link>
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		<title>A new picture of me&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend Amanda and I got together this weekend (she&#8217;s a fellow photographer) and she was kind enough to take a new photo of me. She got to put me through what I put others through. It&#8217;s was kinda hard being a model. I needed a new pic for my site that didn&#8217;t have Mr. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/a-new-picture-of-me/</link>
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		<title>Trash the dress (a bridal session)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest craze in wedding photography is to do a &#8220;trash the dress&#8221; bridal session. These are done after the wedding (sometimes even years later). It gives brides a chance to have fun in their dress and get photos they weren&#8217;t able to get on their wedding day. Now, we don&#8217;t actually &#8220;trash the dress&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/trash-the-dress-a-bridal-session/</link>
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		<title>First day of first grade&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miss K finally started school again. I can&#8217;t believe our summer has come and gone already!!. She is very excited to be back with her friends and have a new teacher. When we went shopping for her school supplies she insisted on buying a Hannah Montana backpack. She even used her birthday money to get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/first-day-of-first-grade/</link>
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		<title>The Fresh Faces Contest Winner&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We finally did the session for the winner of the Fresh Faces Contest. This tiny gal sure was a cutie. It&#8217;s no wonder she got all those votes. Her smile is infectious!
We met up this last week for her &#8220;super model&#8221; shoot and she did fantastic. She has just recently become a big sister and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/09/the-fresh-faces-contest-winner/</link>
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		<title>To Everyone - Please Read&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who supports my business. I am truly grateful for those who enjoy my work. I also appreciate the encouragement you have all given me. Businesses don&#8217;t survive without customers and I have to say that I&#8217;ve had some of the greatest folks to work with (not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/to-everyone-please-read/</link>
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		<title>Little Mister &#8220;J&#8221; - toddler session</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met this little guy at Longview Community Church right across from Lake Sacajawea. He was such a doll and had a fun personality.  He warmed right up and gave me a ton of great smiles. He&#8217;s at that busy age of fifteen months where he wants to run and explore everything. I bet he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/little-mister-j-toddler-session/</link>
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		<title>Brothers - recent kid session</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met these cute little guys at the park for a quick session. These handsome little ones are the best buds of my two boys. Their parents and us have already decided they&#8217;re going to play ball together in a few years. It&#8217;s so much fun watching these kids. Little T is younger than my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/brothers-recent-kid-session/</link>
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		<title>Seven months old&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mr. D is now seven months old. He&#8217;s almost crawling already. He scoots himself all over the floor and rolls around to get to where he wants to be. He tries so hard to sit up, but he has such a big head that I think he can&#8217;t quite balance it yet (a trait of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/seven-months-old/</link>
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		<title>My little butterfly&#8230; (photoshop art)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Special request from my daddy&#8230; Miss K as a butterfly!!
It&#8217;s Saturday morning and in-between diaper changes and my kiddos watching cartoons, I&#8217;m making art! One of my friends told me that I&#8217;d start making every picture into a fantasy picture and she was right. This is way too much fun. I&#8217;m sure I should be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/my-little-butterfly-photoshop-art/</link>
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		<title>Baby E is one year old&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We went to a birthday party for Baby E and I managed to get a few pics of the little man. These guys are like family to us. Eric is good friends with my hubby and they attended boot camp together when they first joined the army. We spent five years stationed in the same [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/baby-e-is-one-year-old/</link>
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		<title>Where the fairies live - Photoshop Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After I uploaded the photos from the &#8220;tutus in the river&#8221; session, I knew that something needed to be done with some of the photos. I asked a few friends to help me out with ideas and my friend Charlotte Stringer came up with her version of &#8220;where the fairies live&#8221; using one of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/where-the-fairies-live-photoshop-art/</link>
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		<title>Boys will be boys&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While at a birthday party yesterday in Woodland, my son decided it would be fun to play in the dirt. Most kids will get a little dirty and run around, but my son decided to cover himself from head to toe. Along with trying to eat the dirt, he decided it would be a good [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/boys-will-be-boys/</link>
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		<title>Amazing eyes - The &#8220;B&#8221; Family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These little girls just melted my heart. Both of them had the sweetest dispositions and were so fun to be around. To top it off, both of them had the most striking eyes I&#8217;ve ever seen. Their mama is a knockout, so it&#8217;s no wonder where they got their looks. Their daddy&#8217;s gonna have to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/amazing-eyes-the-b-family/</link>
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		<title>Adams and Amant Wedding&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This beautiful couple got married on the lucky day of 8/8/08. They married at the end of St. Martin&#8217;s Dock at Lake Sacajawea here in Longview. The bride&#8217;s parents got married at the same spot more than twenty some years ago. They were such a beautiful couple and you can tell they were very much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/adams-and-amant-wedding/</link>
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		<title>Twice the fun - the R family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yup, it&#8217;s TWINS!!!
I met this beautiful family out here in Longview by the lake.  We had a great time! These little boys kept me on my toes the whole time. They were SO active. It was fun seeing how they were so different from each other. I thought I had it rough with one toddler, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/twice-the-fun-the-r-family/</link>
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		<title>Miss K - Painted</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My really cool friend, Kylie, painted this picture of Miss K. I took the photo a couple of months ago and Kylie asked if she could &#8220;paint&#8221; it. She did it using photoshop. It&#8217;s amazing what that program can do. I use it for all of my photo editing and after two years of using [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/miss-k-painted/</link>
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		<title>kids, a puppy, and tutus on the river&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday I got to meet a few kids out on the Coweeman river to do some fun shots!
We drove for about a half hour to get to the perfect spot and it turned out to be well worth it. These are the sessions where I truly love being a photographer. Not only were these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/kids-a-puppy-and-tutus-on-the-river/</link>
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		<title>Six and Six months&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My babies are growing so fast!! I photograph them all the time and I still can&#8217;t believe how big they get in between sessions. Miss K just turned six this last week and will start the first grade in the fall. Baby D just turned six months. Where did the time go?
I took them outside [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/08/six-and-six-months/</link>
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		<title>Gone Fishing&#8230; photography in Longview, WA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Derrick took the kiddos on their very first fishing expedition (well, it was Miss K&#8217;s second time fishing as she&#8217;ll very politely point out).
We traveled really far to Lake Sacajawea. I say &#8220;really far&#8221; meaning it sarcastically since we live so close to it.
The kids had a really good time with their daddy. The baby [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/07/gone-fishing-photography-in-longview-wa/</link>
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		<title>The truth behind the photos&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So most people assume that it&#8217;s easy for me to get good photos of my kids.
Let me be the first to tell you that it&#8217;s not.
I have literally hundreds (maybe thousands) of photos of &#8220;outtakes&#8221; of my kiddos. I can spend an hour with another child and get tons of smiles, and DAYS with my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/07/the-truth-behind-the-photos/</link>
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		<title>The C family - Lemondrops photography, Longview, WA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met this gorgeous family out at Lake Sacajawea here in Longview to photograph them together as a family. Little baby B is five weeks old and already has his parents&#8217; complete attention. I couldn&#8217;t wait to do this session knowing how much fun this family is. They&#8217;re always laughing and having a good time. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/07/the-c-family-lemondrops-photography-longview-wa/</link>
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		<title>little baby B&#8230; Lemondrops photography Longview, WA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was the lucky one to be able to photograph this gorgeous little chunker for his first professional portraits. He is five weeks old and such a delight. He let me mess with him for quite some time and didn&#8217;t get cranky. He even fell asleep we got great sleepy shots.
It sure helps when mom [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/07/little-baby-b/</link>
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		<title>Seven wonderful years&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today Derrick and I will celebrate seven years of marriage together. I really can&#8217;t believe how time flies so quickly. Although at times it&#8217;s felt like a hundred years  
We&#8217;ve had our ups and downs over the years. We&#8217;ve been through the Army life, separations, moving, kids, and every other thing a couple goes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/07/seven-wonderful-years/</link>
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		<title>And the winner is&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fresh Face #2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She received 30% of the votes. She is the lucky winner of a free session, an 11X14 and a $40 gift card to Old Navy for a shopping spree.
Thank you to everyone who entered and to everyone who voted. It was such a tough pick with all those gorgeous kiddos. I&#8217;ll be hosting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/07/and-the-winner-is/</link>
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		<title>Time to vote in the &#8220;Fresh Faces&#8221; Contest!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please vote for your favorite &#8220;fresh face.&#8221; The winner will receive a free session, a free 11X14 print, and a $40 gift card to Old Navy to pick out a new outfit for the shoot.
Voting will end on July 8th at Midnight.
Please be fair and only vote once per person  
(Numbers are on top [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/06/time-to-vote-in-the-fresh-faces-contest/</link>
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		<title>Little Miss Brooklyn&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This little girl was such a doll!!! I photographed her parents wedding this last year. It&#8217;s amazing how time flies by so quickly. They are such a beautiful couple and it shows with their gorgeous daughter. I did an in-home session with this little gal. She was quite expressive for only being three months. After [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/06/little-miss-brooklyn/</link>
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		<title>The Dunlap Wedding&#8230; Longview, WA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This last Saturday, June 21 2008, I photographed the wedding for the Dunlaps in Longview at the brand new First Baptist Church. My Sister-in-law Natalie Schneibel also photographed with me. She and I do weddings and events together. She is a very experienced and skilled photographer. We&#8217;ve been working together for the last year.
This was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/06/the-dunlap-wedding/</link>
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		<title>Darling Miss Olivia&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This little beauty made me want to have another little girl!
If her parents didn&#8217;t love her so much, I&#8217;d have taken her home with me  
She was full of so much personality. I think we got at least thirty different faces out of her. She made my job really easy. I could have photographed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/06/darling-miss-olivia/</link>
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		<title>Fresh Faces Contest!!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Announcing my June 2008 Fresh Faces Contest!!!
I am now accepting entries for this year&#8217;s contest. This contest is all about finding my new cover model!!!
The winner of this contest will receive a free session, a free 11X14 print, and a $40 gift card to Old Navy to pick out a new outfit for the shoot.
To [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/06/fresh-faces-contest/</link>
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		<title>My little ballerina&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My baby girl had her first ballet recital a few weeks back. She&#8217;s quite the little ballerina already. She has lessons in Longview, WA at Evergreen Ballet studio. They are extremely good and in a short year she learned quite a bit. They had a photographer come to do their pictures, but being the photographer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/06/my-little-ballerina/</link>
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		<title>Fun with flowers&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I borrowed Miss K&#8217;s flowers for a little photo op yesterday. She got these for her kindergarten graduation (no, I surprised myself and didn&#8217;t cry like I thought I would). I love to play around with different styles of photography every once in awhile. These were inspired by a friend of mine on flickr. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/06/fun-with-flowers/</link>
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		<title>The most gorgeous family&#8230;. Lemondrops Photography, Longview WA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got to photograph this beautiful family at Lake Sacajawea in Longview this last Tuesday. The Lake is absolutely gorgeous this time of year. We spent most of our time in the Asian Gardens. It&#8217;s breathtaking to visit and a perfect backdrop for photographs. I&#8217;m so lucky that this wonderful spot is practically in my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/06/the-most-gorgeous-family/</link>
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		<title>Lemonheads and other things&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So when you are named Lemmons, you do crazy things like collect lemon things and decorate your kitchen with lemons. You also take it so far as to dress your children in crazy lemon clothes and make them wear funny hats. We Lemmons are strange bunch of folks. I just went to a wedding in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/06/lemonheads-and-other-things/</link>
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		<title>Mr. T - newborn photography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a sneak peak of mr. T for his mom!! He&#8217;s such a handsome little guy&#8230;.

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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/06/mr-t/</link>
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		<title>Why you shouldn&#8217;t give Starbucks drinks to babies&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I made the mistake of buying a special hot cocoa from Starbucks for Mr. I&#8230;. yeah&#8230;. that was a bad idea&#8230;..
He drank a little bit and then the rest was on the ground a few minutes later. Guess our grass needed a little chocolate.


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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/06/why-you-shouldnt-give-starbucks-drinks-to-babies/</link>
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		<title>Graduating Kindergarten&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miss K only has a week left of kindergarten. Sniff sniff. She&#8217;ll have the whole summer here at home to get bored. Ha ha.
I seriously don&#8217;t know what to do with that girl. She&#8217;s so stinking smart. She&#8217;s already reading chapter books at a third and fourth grade level. Don&#8217;t worry, she didn&#8217;t get it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/06/graduating-kindergarten/</link>
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		<title>They grow so fast&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My little guy is four months old now. It gets me weepy just thinking about it. It seems like he was just born and now he&#8217;s almost ready to be eating real food. It also seems like yesterday when miss K was born. She&#8217;ll be finishing up her first year of kindergarten in less than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/they-grow-so-fast/</link>
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		<title>Making Changes!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve noticed things looking a little different, it&#8217;s because I&#8217;ve re-vamped the site. Thanks to an awesome web guy, Lil John.
We&#8217;re still working out the kinks, but I&#8217;m really excited about the change. If you are experiencing any difficulties, please don&#8217;t hesitate to call or email me.
Thanks and Happy Thursday!!
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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/making-changes/</link>
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		<title>We are KELSO!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I went to the state tournament on Saturday to support my alumni in their quest for taking first. Sadly they didn&#8217;t win, but second isn&#8217;t anything to scoff at!! They played really well and we had a great time.
Here&#8217;s a few I took from the day. I&#8217;m not a great sports photographer, but you get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/we-are-kelso/</link>
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		<title>Keeping me groovin&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ I just wanted to share a cool new site that someone showed me. It&#8217;s
http://www.pandora.com/
It&#8217;s totally awesome for making your own &#8220;radio stations.&#8221; All I gotta do is type in a favorite singer and it plays all sorts of music that is similar.
I&#8217;m listening now&#8230; just wanted to pass along the info for those surfing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/keeping-me-groovin/</link>
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		<title>One handsome cowboy&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got the chance to photograph this handsome young man for his senior photos. I haven&#8217;t been out to a farm in ages, much less been around horses very much.  Thankfully all the animals were really nice and I didn&#8217;t get nervous being around them. His dog was really cool too. He didn&#8217;t seem [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/one-handsome-cowboy/</link>
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		<title>Time to buy a shotgun&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I caught Miss K jumping on the bed last night (big no no, her little brother always copies and gets hurt).
Since it&#8217;s been so hot out we put a fan up in her room. So&#8230; she was jumping and singing into the fan. Course being the mommy photographer that I am I had to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/time-to-buy-a-shotgun/</link>
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		<title>My awesome dog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Having kids changes everything. Even in taking pics of my dog! My poor little Nina never gets her pictures taken because I&#8217;m often snapping away at the kiddos. Tonight we were all out playing outside and I decided to take a few snaps of my girl.
So here&#8217;s my Nina&#8230; behind the fence&#8230;. 

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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/my-awesome-dog/</link>
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		<title>Who pood?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ My aunt got this t-shirt for my son for his two year birthday. It seriously cracked me up!!!!!
He wore it to the mall today and people were staring and laughing. It was quite the site&#8230;



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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/who-pood/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s ME!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
My amazingly talented sister-in-law Natalie, took this picture of me and Mr. D.  Since I&#8217;m always behind the camera, this was the first picture that we had taken together since he was born. He&#8217;s such a cute squishy little guy&#8230;.
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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/its-me/</link>
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		<title>What an adventure!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got to go on a fun adventure with these adorable little girls.  We got to explore a fun little island.
We saw birds, pretend turtles, and beautiful flowers. We explored little houses and ponds with fish. We had to jump across the bridge to avoid the trolls, but we made it out okay!
What a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/what-an-adventure/</link>
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		<title>Another gorgeous senior&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This gal was so much fun!!! We took a trip out to her grandparents property and did shots out there, then a few days later we hit up our local beach. She&#8217;s so beautiful and was a joy to photograph!!





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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/another-gorgeous-senior/</link>
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		<title>Love, sweet love&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the most fun the other night with this couple. They just got engaged and I was lucky enough to do their photos. I can&#8217;t wait till the wedding!!! We&#8217;re going to have the best time. The bride is a good friend of mine from WAY back in the day. We played softball together [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/love-sweet-love/</link>
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		<title>Just Picked&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Baby G was just born four weeks ago. He was six weeks early!! He&#8217;s the most precious little baby. He was only six pounds at the time of his session last week. Absolute perfection&#8230;.






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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/just-picked/</link>
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		<title>Chunky Monkey&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure of taking this little chunky guy&#8217;s pictures. He was such a doll&#8230;.





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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/05/chunky-monkey/</link>
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		<title>New Gear!!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whoot whoot. I got brand new gear. I&#8217;m super excited to upgrade my equipment. It&#8217;s been a long time coming. So the past two weeks in between sessions I&#8217;ve been practicing with my kiddos. They are pretty willing models, thank goodness!!!
Here&#8217;s the first pic of my three babies together&#8230;. (thanks Nat for your help posing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/04/new-gear/</link>
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		<title>My new favorite location&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ I took miss K out in search of cool new locations for seniors and this is what we found&#8230;.
If anyone is up for a ride in &#8220;the bus,&#8221; let me know!!!





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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/04/my-new-favorite-location/</link>
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		<title>One hot chick and the perfect location&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Yet again I got lucky to photograph another gorgeous girl! This time we headed out to the country to get some cool locations. It was a blast!
Course it started raining and sure made things interesting&#8230;




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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/04/one-hot-chick-and-the-perfect-location/</link>
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		<title>A supermodel&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This last week I spent my afternoon photographing this gorgeous senior. She really could be a supermodel.
We had so much fun. I&#8217;m really enjoying photographing seniors. I think it&#8217;s becoming my new favorite!







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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/04/a-supermodel/</link>
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		<title>Models are cheap these days&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It only cost me a stick of gum to bribe my daughter for photos. I would have payed her LOTS more (course I won&#8217;t tell her that, ha ha!)
We caught a break in between snow, hail, and rain for these shots. The weather has been really weird lately. She dressed herself today and I was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/03/models-are-cheap-these-days/</link>
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		<title>Gorgeous Family&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure of photographing this beautiful family this week. They were so much fun! Their son was born five weeks ago (just two weeks after my new baby). He&#8217;s soooo precious&#8230;



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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/03/gorgeous-family/</link>
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		<title>Fun at grandpas&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I took advantage of some nice weather and had fun taking pics of the kiddos at Grandpa&#8217;s house&#8230;. I&#8217;m in a funky processing mood&#8230;


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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/03/fun-at-grandpas/</link>
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		<title>My little lemon drop&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve wanted to take a picture like this since I knew I was pregnant. I&#8217;ve seen these hats on ebay and just couldn&#8217;t resist&#8230;


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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/03/my-little-lemon-drop/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a boy!!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Declan William Lemmons was born on January 31st, 2008 at 12:55 a.m. The little guy missed his mommy&#8217;s birthday by 55 minutes! I guess he just wanted to have his own special day. He weighed 7lbs 1oz and was 21 inches long.
We&#8217;re all doing great! I&#8217;m currently on maternity leave until March 15th. If you&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2008/02/its-a-boy/</link>
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		<title>More recent favorites&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some more recent favorites&#8230;. I guess I like shots with hoodies  



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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2007/12/more-recent-favorites/</link>
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		<title>Back at it!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in the saddle&#8230;. 
This was my first session since I left for maternity leave. Baby &#8220;E&#8221; was just perfect. His mom and I are old friends and I had so much fun taking his pics!




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		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2007/12/back-at-it/</link>
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		<title>I have a blog!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To keep everyone updated on the happenings of Lemon Drops Photography, I figured I&#8217;d start a blog!
So far I&#8217;ve had a really busy holiday season and I&#8217;m now booked until January. Thank you to everyone who booked sessions with me. I&#8217;ve had such a great time meeting new people and photographing such gorgeous families.
Here&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lemondropsphotography.com/2007/12/i-have-a-blog/</link>
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