At 4:32 am four years ago, my sweet little Elise was born to us. In this past year her personality has come out so much more, and I love it. She is outgoing, very social, smart, and compassionate. Wishing that she could go off to school with Lydia, she plays school with Ben and “teaches” him all the letters in her name and words that she feels compelled that he must know. We look forward to the next year to see the little girl God will grow her to be!
To celebrate my sweet girl, I am giving away 3 free 60 minute photo shoots in the Twin Cities area (30 miles within the 55422 zip code). You must be available to have your shoot be on April 16th or 30th. Images available for purchase on CD or with prints, but are not included in shoot.
To enter:
Leave a comment below bragging on your child or children/ spouse/ parents/ siblings or pet.
Additional ways to enter: Tell your friends about this giveaway via Facebook or Twitter. (Leave a comment here letting me know you did this.)
Friend me on my business Facebook page, and come back here letting me know you did this (link to my FB page HERE) Comments on Facebook will not be included as entry’s!
Contest ends Sunday Feb 13th at 11:59pm central time and winners will be announced on Monday Feb. 14th.
Here’s to celebrating your loved ones!
Happy Birthday Elise! Nora can’t wait to celebrate Valentine’s Day with you on Monday:) Let’s see…bragging about my kids. I love Nora’s helpful heart and Levi’s huge squinty grin!
What a great giveaway! I love that my two big kids ALWAYS say the most hilarious things at just the right times…they never cease to turn my bad days into funny days. I’m also lovin’ all the smiles and cuddles I’ve been getting from my baby girl. I gave you a shout out on my blog (http://dzioba.blogspot.com/2011/02/photo-shoot-giveaway.html) and on my facebook status. Hope you have a great day celebrating Elise!
What a sweet little girl! She is so beautiful and I love that she is teaching her little brother all that important stuff! I hope Emma will do the same with our little buy that is due in May. Happy Birthday to you Elise! You can sure tell your family loves you!
Big sisters are GREAT teachers! Happy Birthday to Miss Elise! Love your offer- I boast about your wonderful skills to my friends all the time (your work is on my calendars every year & folks always comment on what nice photos they are). As for bragging on my kids, I’m admiring the goal of my 12 year old, who has convinced herself that she wants to get A’s so she can go to college for engineering at Madison- and still love ART. I was NOT thinking like this at 12!
Happy Happy Birthday to you, Elise! And to you, Karen! You were the one who had the hardest job so I always believe in saying Happy Birthday to the mom too! I get my mom lunch every year for my birthday because I was born at lunch time! Anyway, enough about me…
Mason has such a tender heart toward the lost! He made a basketful of cookies for our neighbor and bought a Bible for him this last fall. When Joe first saw the Bible he looked like he felt a little awkward about it. But, when he read the insription page he teared up. Mason had written: To: Mr. Shafbaur, From: Mason, because I love you! He is so concerned that Joe does not know the Lord that there are times that he will be crying for him. For instance, when Joe had to be taken to the hospital Mason cried because he knew that he had not become a believer yet. Mason asks Joe on a constant bases if he has been reading his Bible. Of course, I could brag about my other children. Cassie’s entrepenourship and her amazing talent for learning the violin and wanting to learn the worship songs we sing at church. Miranda’s love for learning and teaching others and wanting to take that to India someday to help the children there. And there’s Bailey who has sped her way to the top of the Elk River Softball girls world in her pitching and the consern she has for others when they are hurting. And Josh, who has such a tender, sweet heart and likes to encourage others. But, that is about it. Oh, no! You said spouse and parents! Well, Steve is my knight in shining armor and my parents are the most generous people in the world! Come to think of it, I could go on bragging about my family, but you would probably get tired of it, so I will leave it at this: God has blessed me with the greatest family and church family that I have needed throughout the years!
What an awesome giveaway! I found you via Jen D. and I must say your photos are wonderful. On to my kiddos…I love my son’s ability to build anything and everything out of Legos and the fact that my daughter would rather be the prince and let me be the princess!
Karen: Happy Birthday to your big 4 year old! I love following your blog!
Mattias was VIP this past week at school. His teacher told us that is a quiet leader in his class…could a parent ask for anything better than that! We were asked to write a letter to him for her to share with his class. Here it is…Dear Mattias,
You are special because you’re a child of God! You’ve always, since the day you could speak, had an inquisitive mind. Your curiosity and love for learning will take you on many wonderful adventures. You are a wonderful, caring and helpful big brother. You are mature beyond your years. You’ve always taken a genuine interest in people and places. You are loyal, hardworking, and tenderhearted. Since the day you could talk you started to sing. We love listening to you hum as you play around the house. Mattias you’ve got a great imagination which is so wonderful, because your creativity will take you far! We are so proud of you and love you so much! We can’t wait to see what God is going to do with your life!
Love Mom and Dad!
Happy Birthday, Elise!! How is that little girl 4 already?!?
So mine is a little story about my oldest (writing about all 4 might get a little long! 🙂 Kyla came home from WOW this week and Jonathan (who was her group leader)told me they had something to share about the night. He had tears in his eyes…so I wasn’t sure what to expect! There is a girl in their group who has cerebral palsy. She was being made fun of by two kids. Kyla stuck up for her. She made the little girl feel loved, told her she could “color her picture however she wanted to.” I was so proud of her and told her that it is a gift that we have words from God, and that she used hers to stick up for this little girl who doesn’t. She was also dancing by her and gave her a hug when she left. I know we’re not supposed to be prideful, but I think you’re allowed some of those proud moments as a parent….I don’t take any of the credit as a parent, it is God in her compassionate heart!! I told her God was smiling about this one, and so was I…even with tears in my eyes!
Wow! What a great giveaway!!!! A family photo shoot would be a HUGE blessing to our family! My husband Josh and I are expecting our third baby on or around April 1st–a girl after two boys! We recently moved into a new home and community and I have the perfect spot for a new family photo! Your work is beautiful and I know you would do an excellent job capturing the personality of our family!
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How exciting! I love your work and would love some family pics! My son just turned three and loves all things music and singing and my nine month old daughter is so smiley and happy! They both are huge blessings!
SO my kids are great! Arianna loves to help out around the house and since becoming a big sister she has learned to be more patient and share her parents. She really loves Isabella and always makes sure that we include her – especially when daddy gives her a kiss when he leaves for work! Isabella giggles when we kiss her and only cries when she needs something. She is a very social baby and will sometimes get our attention just so that we will come and smile at her. She loves her big sister and it is a joy to watch them interact. I’d LOVE to have you take their pictures. 🙂
Oh, I’m your friend on Faceboook
And I’m publishing this on FB too!
Happy Birthday Elsie:)
Honestly I’m lovin on my husband today…incredible provider, gentle and loving, and best of all he’s quirky and crazy just like me!
ps…I’m already your friend on facebook:)
oops…apparently I can’t type…Happy birthday ELISE! not Elsie for goodness sakes!
Hi Karen! Not sure if you’re up to a family of our size :-), but we’d love the photo shoot!
Happy birthday to Elise, too!
I have the two little boys I always dreamed of having. The thing I don’t have – professional photos of them. A series of photos to capture them at this fun age would be such a blessing!
What a great giveaway Karen! And a happy birthday to Elise! I would love the opportunity to brag about my amazing husband. We just celebrated the 12th anniversary of our first date, and enjoyed recounting the many adventures and wonderful discoveries we have had since sharing a chocolate malt at Snuffy’s.
I found you via Jen D’s blog – what an amazing giveaway! And Happy Birthday to your sweet Elise:) We would love to have a photo shoot with you. You pictures are so beautiful! I have 3 girls (ages 5, 2 and newborn), and what I love most about the older two is their incredible imaginations and uncanny ability to turn the simplest things into hours of fun (like piling all their pillows, blankets and sleeping bags onto a bed so they can play “Princess and the Pea”) What I love about my newborn most is the fact that she still sleeps most of the time:), and when she is awake she is so alert and attentive to all that’s going on around her.
4 years old is a super fun age! Happy Birthday Elise. Our daughter Linnea was born almost 8 weeks ago, and she is the biggest sweetheart! She is such a good little sleeper – only wakes me up once a night. My husband Josiah is the proudest daddy – I didn’t change a diaper until 3 days after Linnea was born because he wanted to do everything for his little princess.
Happy birthday, Elise! I will brag for a free photo shoot. =) Joshua is now 10 months old and is the love of our lives. He loves to make us laugh with silly faces & games. He adores his daddy and wants to do everything Brian does. He is smart, charming, and has a sweet & peaceful spirit. I am honored to be this little man’s mama!
My mother Genevieve – born under a tree in Bird Island, MN where her family worked in the beet fields. She dreamed of being a singer….she married, divorced, raised 8 children…had many hardships in her life, but through it all she kept on singing and dancing….. At 78, she is the youngest she’s ever been and at the same time, strong and wise. She has forgiven, she is happy, she is free. She is my role model.
We have been enjoying our new daughter so much. tomorrow she will be two weeks old. It’s such a joy to be back in these baby days where we ooh and ahhh over every little movement. The best is watching the 5 year old and 8 eight year old look at her as though they are completely in love.