For the full session, you can watch it here:

Her family is officially one of my most favorite clients ever.   I just love them!

E. as a itty bitty:

And now:

This is mine – My Maggie.  She has a guitar that she loves.  Nana bought the guitar – a sweet little pink number that doesn’t ever stay in tune.  She loves it though, and to her, she is a rock star.  She wrote a song this morning, like she does about once a week.  Once, when we were playing ‘American Idol’ (she was the contestants), she made up her audition songs on the spot…and did so for 40 minutes.  She made up about 20 songs – it was truly hilarious.  Here is todays song.

once upon a time

in a little wood house

a sweetie baby and cutie pie

and they were very beautiful

they lived in a little nest

and they were really pretty

they flapped all around

they flapped all around all day

they ate all day

all day

they jumped all day

they played all day

and they met a cat

that was really mean

so they were scared

and they flew away

and they were really scared

and they went back to their

far away nest

One day she’ll fill stadiums, but for now she’s content to just rock out on her little pink guitar.

The rules and fine print!

• Voting will be open until midnight, March 21, 2010.
• You may vote once a day.
• Don’t try and trick the system – I will be checking, and if there is anything weird going on, I’ll be contacting you via email for resolution.
• You are allowed to tell as many people as you like — spread the word like wildfire to get the votes… but please do not make any disparaging remarks about the other nurseries.  If I find out that this has happened, the parties responsible will be removed from the contest.  I won’t tolerate being mean!
• If you publicize via Facebook, please be sure to let people know that this is in no way a Facebook sponsored contest while it would be awesome if people became my fan on Facebook by clicking here, it is not a condition of participation at all!
• Winners will be announced on Match 22, 2010.  First place receives a free session in their fabulous nursery with their adorable child.

And now for the finalists and voting! Note that numbers are posted on each nursery and listed below each image.

and of course, Maggie.  No new teeth here – we’ll be waiting a while for those.

Is your baby under 24 months?
Do you have a super cool nursery?
Would you be interested in winning a free session and mini-print package?

If you answered yes to all three of these questions, we would love to see pictures. What’s in it for you? A chance to win a free photography session featuring your baby and your nursery! We would like to see between 1-4 photographs of your space. At least one photograph must include your child in the nursery itself. We are looking for creative use of light, color and design elements. Images must be taken by you or someone in your family (we are really saying “please don’t submit images taken by another professional photographer.”)

All submissions must be received by midnight, March 7, 2010.

Entries will be judged by a panel of photographers who will narrow down the selection to 5 nurseries. The finalists will be posted on participating photographer’s blogs and the winner will be chosen via a public voting poll. Voting will occur between March 10-March 14, 2010. There are specific rules around voting that will be clarified during the voting round of the contest.

Winners will be announced on March 15, 2010. There will be 2nd & 3rd place prizes also awarded. Winning session must take place between March 22 – April 25. Winners must sign a release to allow participating photographers to display images on blog, website, Facebook Business Page and any other print or web materials as deemed appropriate.

Don’t live in the Indianapolis area? Have friends across the country? Check out these photographers who have nursery contests running in other cities! Their contest, terms and conditions may vary, so please make sure you read the details with care.

Birmingham, AL: Stephanie Fisher Photography
Northwest Alabama: Jennifer Weddington Photography
Denver, CO: Laura Werner of Vibrant Life Photography
Connecticut: Crista Acosta Photography
Metro New Orleans, LA: Amy Drouet Photography
Frederick, MD & Washington DC/Baltimore metro: Shey Marin Photography
Boston, MA (including North Shore & Metro-West): Kristina Young Photography
Mississippi Gulf Coast and Pearl River County: Emotional Imagery by Brandi Head Photography
Central New Jersey: Kim Schmidt Photography
Northern New Jersey: Christie Adams Photography
Cincinnati, OH and Northern Kentucky Area: Jessica Wright of Memories That R Precious
Columbus, OH: Andrea Roberts Photography
Philadelphia and Main Line, PA: Bernadette Uzcategui Photography
Pittsburgh, PA: Seedlings Photography
Rhode Island and South Shore of Boston: Amy Ro Photography
Houston, TX: Kerri Mathis Photography
Seattle/Bellevue/Tacoma, WA (and surrounding areas): Susan Berman of Whimsical Photo Design
Spokane, WA: Jaidean Baker Photography

The Fine Print.

This is our contest, we make the rules. We have researched many different ways of voting and there are pros and cons and hanging chads in just about every method out there. This is how we have decided to run our contest, if it’s not a fit for you, we respectfully accept your decision to decline participation. We also know there are ways to work around the system, so we will actively monitor IP addresses and research anything that appears to be fishy. We reserve the right to disqualify any entry that appears to be suspicious.

All participants must agree to sign a model release allowing images to be displayed on participating blogs. Winning participants must sign a release allowing images taken by participating photographers to be displayed on web site, blog, Facebook and print advertising sources. Participants must also agree to standard Terms and Conditions of participating photographers.

To enter you must live within 45 minutes of Fishers, IN. The winner will receive a complimentary mini session from Kristi Hibbetts Photography focusing on your nursery, baby and/or family. Winning participants will receive a complimentary mini session focusing on the baby and the nursery, with a online image gallery of 10-15 proofs. You will also receive your choice of 3 5×7 prints from your mini session. Additional items may also be included. Regular session terms and conditions apply.

We require an electronically marked consent that you are entering this contest voluntarily and that participating photographer is not promising any winnings or other compensation for participation.

To enter, please click here!