Holiday Photo Cards

For anyone who is looking at ordering holiday photo cards, please keep in mind that it typically takes two weeks to get your order back. The best way to guarantee that your cards will be back in time for the holidays is to order them around November 15th. Keeping that in mind, you only have about three weeks! For design options, visit the portrait pricelist site and scroll down to "PhotoCards". There you'll find the prices and a link to the design brochure. Call or email with questions.

Is the fall flying by for anyone other than me? I feel like fall came and went in a matter of a week. The weather hasn't been helping this, but I think we've been so busy getting to know Mya and finishing up shooting high school seniors that we didn't get to enjoy it! By the way, Mya is going to be two months old and my son, Drew, will be two years old this week! Mya is getting more alert and active, and she's started to "coo" or talk this week. Its exciting! As for Drew...well, he's being his typically "monster" self. And loves to sing his A-B-C's and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".

Mya Irene Bindl

Well...she arrived, but not as expected. She came a bit early on the day of her scheduled c-section, so we ended up having her completely naturally! Born on August 25th at 3:13am. She was 8lbs. 7oz. and 20.5 inches long. In the photo, our lil' angel was one week old!

Update on Baby Bindl #2

Well, Baby Bindl #2 hasn't come on its own and Tuesday (the 25th) is coming fast! Josh, Drew and I have things ready around the house, and I've delivered the orders that I can PRE-baby.

I want to thank everyone for their understanding this summer and their sense of humor with my growing belly! Time flew by during this pregnancy and I think a lot of that had to do with the fact that I was busy and you all kept my mind off from the "monster" growing inside me! (If you know me, I lovingly refer to Drew as my first "monster", and he even responds to the nickname!)

Also, I want to thank Miss Laura Martin for watching Drew for the past two summers while I was shooting and we wish her the best of luck at UW-River Falls this fall. She will be greatly missed by Drew and myself.

Updates will be posted as time allows as I know many of you are anxious to see the "bundle of joy" when it arrives.

"When will you be taking off?"

I've been getting lots of questions about what my schedule will be after Baby Bindl #2 arrives on August 25th (or before if it decides to come early). So, here's what my plans are in case you're curious...I will not be filling any orders August 25th-September 15th. Any orders I receive during that time will be put on hold until September 15th, so you can expect them around the 30th. Also, I will not be "shooting" August 25th-September 30th. I will resume shooting on October 1st.

So, if you are a High School senior you can still schedule your sitting in October and have your yearbook to the school in time (by October 31st). If you are a family looking for fall pictures for the holidays, this is perfect timing for the leaf change.

The deadline for placing an order and getting it back before this break in service is August 15th. This will get your order to you before August 25th. Any orders placed after August 15th will not have a guaranteed delivery before the maternity break.

Class of 2010 - There's Still Time...

Want to book your senior sitting? There's still time! I've still got openings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays through August. Keep in mind that I will only be able to book until August 22nd (Baby Bindl #2 will be coming on August 25th, if not before) and then I'll be taking a couple weeks off. Marshall seniors...keep in mind that your yearbook pose is due to the school by October 31st.

New On-line Proofing Program

For those of you who have gone to my on-line proofing site in the past day, you probably have noticed a change. Yes, I am now on a new program. This program still offers the same capabilities as the previous program, but just has a different appearance. All of the passwords should still be the same as the previous program. If for some reason you experience any problems, please contact me.

Summer in Full Swing

Its hard to believe that its this time of year again, but I've been shooting the Class of 2010 now for two weeks! Its going well and the weather has been nice (for the most part), but now the heat is finally setting in. And, Baby Bindl #2 (the bundle of joy on the way) has not been affecting the sittings.