Little Betties and Bros: A Back-to-School Photo Shoot

The start of another school year!  We hope you have a good one!

-The Betties (and Bros)

 

A Very Betty Valenetine's Day/Gilbert Photographers

Stacie painted this masonite board with chalkboard paint for just a few dollars.   A heck of lot cheaper than looking for a large chalkboard!

She also made Tuck's shirt by using a plain white T, a bit of fabric cut in the shape of a tie and some "wonder under" to apply the fabric to the t-shirt.

S's cute suspenders were made with ribbon and suspender hooks.

Other signs and props were found at Home Goods and Etsy

It was fun coordinating the kids and seeing what everyone would show up in.  The only rules were red, grey, black, white and denim.

Celebrating friendship on Valentine's Day.

Nothing says Valentine's Day like Strawberry Crush in a bottle.

Some funny out-takes as we experimented with some different settings on our cameras. We love to talk shop when we are together! This session's topic... back-focus. Too silly to leave out.

  A loading dock was an ideal place to photograph...       it gave us great filtered light from the overhang above and plenty of space to spread out.  

Props from our bag of tricks!  "I mustache you a question.  Will you be Mine?"

This picture reminds us of one of our FAV Bible verses. 

He answered: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" Luke 10:27 (NIV)

A great Valentine's Day reminder.

-Love, The Betties-

The Goldendoodle Playdate

Never a dull moment around the acres...a batch of new chicks, and dog breeding 101.  Dana was raised  with litters of AKC Cocker Spaniels.  She wanted to give her kids the same experience and we possibly may be able to do that at the end of January. So stay tuned!

Goldendoodles are  a mix of Standard Poodle and Golden Retriever.  The great news...they don't shed and are WONDERFUL with kids.  They have a ton of energy and need some room to run with a high demand for affection.

One thing about breeding dogs...it answered a lot of questions about the birds and the bees and gave the kids, especially the older ones, some answers.  This is definitely something we thought over for some time, and we are not taking the responsibility lightly.  Our goal is to maintain the great standards for the breed and ensure healthy pups while giving our family a great opportunity to learn.  Providing folks with a hypoallergenic option when purchasing a dog is a great benefit too.

We should know if Ginger is expecting after Christmas.

Max (left) and Ginger

Meet the Kids/Back-to-School

Last week we welcomed another school year and of course had to document the first day.  Here are the kiddos and a long over-due intro to some of them:

Stacie's kiddos

Tuck, we first introduced him in this post:  He is in the 5th grade and enjoys art...he can draw just about anything!

Next up S, who is Stacie's youngest and growing fast! She loves dance and is in the 3rd grade this year.

And Stacie's oldest, H.  She is a freshman in high school and is a cheerleader.

Next up, Dana's boys:

"J-man," Dana's middle son is in the 4th grade and plays football.

Mr. B, the oldest, is in 6th grade and loves baseball, Go D-Backs!

T, the baby by 10 minutes, is a class clown and started Kindergarten this year.

And finally R, who also started Kindergarten and loves Legos.

What a joy to watch these kids grow!  The Betties have had such a history together.  We can remember well the day that eachother's kids were born...visits to the hospital and holding the other's newborns.  Cheering one another on in this thing called motherhood.  Truly a gift to know someone for so long and we realize more and more that these friendships are far and few between!  

We wish everyone a successful school year!

-The Betties