ZUMBAthon

My relay team, Pixel Pacers, hosted a Zumbathon yesterday to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Liv-Fit Hicksville was generous enough to donate their time to instruct the class. We not only raised a bunch of money but we all had a blast!!!! This was my very first Zumba class and I must say the 2 hour workout kicked my butt!!!! It's a good thing I've been working out this past month or else I would have been on the ground 20 minutes into the workout. It was super intense and I LOVED IT, can't wait to start going every week!!!!
A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to Liv-Fit Hicksville, Jason Pastor of Pure Volume and everyone who came out to support this event!!!!!
As of right now we raised $945 from our Zumbathon...Yay, GO US!!!!

I hope you dance...

I love these images. I love that I was able to capture Briana's love for dancing. I love God for the gift he has given to me. I'm truly blessed and I thank Him everyday.
Are you dancing? I am, and my heart is singing. Tomorrow is never promised, so I hope you dance.
XOXO, Erika

just like his momma...

My little artist amazes me with his creations. Braeden's artistic skills blow me away and he's only 9. He started drawing at the age of 3.5 and has developed a love for it. We buy plenty of stock in paper, crayons, markers, colored pencils, pencils, scissors, tape, glue, staples because he's always creating something or building something. My Aunt Chris swears he's going to be an inventor of something...lol

Here's his owl he created at school. I love all the detailing he put into it. I'm such a proud momma, can you tell =D

Keep up the talent, B!!! Momma believes in you...XOXO

Here are some more images. The bulldog and eagle he drew b/c he was competing with another student at school. He was a bit irritated the one day b/c some of the kids believed that "his mom" drew the eagle pic...WHATEVER!!!! This is his work...his passion.

I L♥VE shoes...

Well, I'm down seven pounds (ugh, it's been hard work and my husband tells me "Now remember it took a long time to pack on those lbs, now it's going to take you a long time to take it off"...thanks for the reminder, buddy!) I really wish I could say I'm down 15 so I would only have 5 more to go until I can go shopping but I'm not...bummer!!!
I've been looking at the spring/summer collections and I'm screaming inside w/ excitement. Once I hit my 20 I'm treating myself to some shoes and some outfits from H&M. Ahhh H&M, oh how I miss you my love. I'll be there soon!!! XOXO

Elynn is ONE | Paulding, OH Children Photography

I just want to squeeze this little girl!!! She is absolutely adorable and I love her little laugh!
Happy Birthday, Elynn Elizabeth!!! Sorry I couldn't make it but I have a present for you =)

think spring...think savings!!!

Better grab this one while you can b/c I NEVER offer prints with my packages!!!
Happy Spring,
Erika
erikapeasephotography@hotmail.com

a must read...

Thank you "Take Off Your Mommy Googles" for this article! It explains everything!!!!
And thank you to my talented photographer/friend, Stepahnie Schweller, for posting this =)

snapshot...

My 30 day blog challenge = me writing about myself {past, present, future}...Life as Erika!...lol =)
I took this picture Saturday during a break from one of my sessions. I've been so caught up in my business and family life that I forgot how much I enjoyed taking pictures of random things. This is what I love about photography, not only creating memories for others but creating art for myself!!!
This is definitely my calling...I know I'm on the right path in life b/c my heart tells me so =) You're never too old to chase your dream...go for it!!!

hmmm...

Geez, what happened to my 30 day blog challenge?!?! Ooops, someone is falling behind. I blame writer's block! =) Well I'm working on three posts right now and hope to get one of them posted today...stay tuned!

my new favorite commercial...

OMG, I just about died laughing when I first saw this commercial. It reminded me of my sista, Shannon Wickliffe Sampsel, dropping it when we used to have dance parties in the kitchen...hahahahaha!!!!!! ♥ LOVE LOVE LOVE those MEMORIES!!!!!!
P.S. Don't forget to turn off the playlist player below so you can hear the commercial =)

where i wanna b...

It's so cold and rainy today. I really wish it was summertime and I was at the lake. My favorite place on earth!!! Ahhhh, to be soakin up the sun's rays, while I have my beach chair in the water watching the the kiddos swim and the boats drive by...How many more days till opening season? Let the countdown begin...BLL baby!!!!

ATTENTION SENIORS 2012...

Now booking 2012 SENIORS...I have limited Saturday openings in the summer so reserve yours now!!! It's never too early to book, my summer and fall sessions are starting to fill up! Don't miss out! Click on the "Seniors" tab above for pricing and info.
What's my turnaround time? It takes 2-3 weeks for the editing process to view your proofs. Once your proofs are done you have 30 days to place your order. Any questions just ask =)

my future??

The other day I opened the mailbox and noticed this American Girl catalog laying inside. Could this be a sign that a little girl will be in my near future? I looked to see who it was addressed to just in case it was sent to the wrong household and it was my husbands name. I had to laugh b/c we have no little girls here.
I would love to have a little girl!!! I'm too girlie girl to not have one in my life. Come on now, I know a lot about beauty and fashion, manis & pedis...anything that is girlie related, I know and do!!!
Oh well, I LOVE my handsome little guy who is growing up way too fast and wouldn't trade him for anything. God blessed me with him and he's a KEEPER!!!

I relay for you...

My grandma is the reason I relay. She passed away on July 27, 2008 from pancreatic cancer. She was fine, living a wonderful life and all of a sudden she became very ill the end of June and about a week before she passed, we found out that she had cancer.
When she left us, my world came crashing down. I was very close to my grandma and my son was very close to her as well. How do you explain to a 7 year old that his grams is sick and it's her time to go to Heaven. We'll no longer be able to go to her house to visit her and do the things we enjoyed with her...like putting puzzles together, watching movies, listening to spanish music, eating her yummy spanish food, crafts and making her laugh =)
Both our hearts broke the day she left us. She was my hero, my everything and I wanted to keep her memory alive!!!
I relay in memory of my Grandma Sally. I also relay for those who are battling with cancer or has lost their battle. I HOPE one day they find a cure and there will no longer be any suffering!

If you would like to join my relay team please click on this link below.
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?sid=33294&type=fr_informational&pg=informational&fr_id=31564
My team name is Pixel Pacers and we would love to have you...Here's to HOPE for a cure!!!