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Time Warp Tuesday :: Stacy Ziegler Boulder Children Photographer

StacyZ — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:03:06 +0000

We lived in Folsom, CA at the time. Just built a new house and moved in to 4 bedrooms with just a 12 foot U-Haul. Rooms laid empty and every window, all 48 of them, were open for the world to get a sneak peak. We had no time to spare we unpacked the house and were set to drop off the U-Haul and meet the taxi there to take hubby and I to the airport. You see we were flying out that afternoon and the next day we were to be on our first cruise through the Caribbean. But before we left and without time to spare hubby took out a box and some thumbtacks. Out came some old blue cloth. It had a touch of grey at places and some gold. I had no idea what it was until he hung them up and there was a faded Galaxy, stars, space ships, Darth Vaders head and STAR WARS written all across. I think maybe even Princess Lea was there on those sheets. Yes folks…our brand new home all sparkly and clean had Star Wars sheets as window coverings. On the drive in the cab after we could relax I asked B what those were. Turns out homeboy had them since the 3rd Grade and had been saving them all this time. I chuckled and laughed and probably complained a little until we could save up for real blinds. I will never forget when the Hunter Douglas salesman showed up to sell us our blinds. He immediately fell over – no joke – laughing. When he could compose himself he was so excited saying they were the best temporary window coverings he had ever seen and that he too had those same sheets when he was in elementary school. He was sad his were gone, but oh no not ours for you see I am married to such a sentimental man…I have lost closet space to those special sheets in plastic on the shelf, but I know he treasures them, and I him so I won’t complain.

When these two showed up and mom showed me that they brought Light Sabers I was STOKED! I felt like I was capturing the joy B had with his little brother 30 years ago. Here are a few of my favorites from our mini-session together.

Snow Sessions :: Boulder Kid Photography

StacyZ — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:43:06 +0000

For some the snow is enough and parents are ready for spring. I know on a snowy Sunday a few weeks ago after going through our 4th coloring book in a week I so wanted to go outside and take advantage of the season. Coming from California, I never knew real seasons. Now I adore them. On Saturday, I went out and had a mini-session with little K spending about 20 minutes to capture some great images I know mom will cherish. Here are a few of my favorite pictures:

I also was lucky enough to bring R this time. Here are a couple pictures of him waiting for mom.

If you would like your own mini session please shoot me an email. I have two dates available and they are coming up quick! I know the snow may seem to be much, but summer will be here before we know it.

Love your life with Peace and Joy!

stacyZ

Who Is Roo???? Stacy Ziegler Photographer

StacyZ — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:11:07 +0000

Wow Sorry for being away! Isn’t it crazy how life attacks and you wonder where a month has gone? Well my little man after one try and was too sick got to go through and complete his surgery. Although it is a total routine surgery the mom in me was worried. I don’t know how a mom couldn’t be…but he is fine! YAY! His throat still hurts him and he did not eat for a few days, but just today he downed a whole bowl of spaghetti and ice cream. Not together, but each. The two randomly generated winners got their iTunes cards…but just so you know here are the two numbers “out of the hat”

Congratulations to Kelly & Anastasia!

Thank you so much everyone for giving me suggestions for Roo’s new name. I must admit it has been so hard to choose. My good friend Emily had the name Biscuit, and although I gotta tell you I was like What the Heck BISCUIT?!?!?! Em has said her name about a gazillion times and well…Biscuit has grown on me. Too funny sorry everyone it is obvious Emily had an advantage. That is why she did not get the gift card…heehehe, but instead two innocent bystanders did! Maybe Em will. I am going to give the name Biscuit a fair shot and see how it sits

Because no post is complete without a picture. Here is a little preview from the session I had over the weekend. Little R here is a sweetheart. His mommy is one of the kindest ladies I have had the pleasure of meeting as of late. Her kind nature is sweet with little R and his sweet demeanor is a true joy.

Have a great weekend Kangaroos!

Toodaloo!

Who is Roo?

StacyZ — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:42:52 +0000

Many of you have seen our new little friend Roo pop up in the last few months here on the blog. Roo is a kangaroo that I commissioned artist Megan Horsch with Kaylee Bug Designs to draw. I gave some specific ideas such as I knew I wanted a kangaroo and I knew I wanted him to have a classic unique feel, but Megan really brought Roo to life. She was great to work with, and I adore Roo more than I thought I could. I chose Roo to be my little children’s portraiture mascot for some very specific reasons. A friend last Sunday suggested I share these here. You see for me Kangaroos are just the sweetest mommies in the Animal world. The way they hold the Joey’s close to them for the next year I just find amazing. I wore my son for our first year together and it was the sweetest thing for us to help with our bonding as mother and son. So in my little way it is a constant reminder our a mother and child’s bond…and thus Roo! Now I know I have not been too creative with her name. I am not married to the name Roo it has grown organically in the past few months, but I thought I would throw up a fun little contest

NAME MY ROO!!!

So Folks until Monday at 5:00 PM Mountain Time I will be taking names for Roo. I will on Tuesday draw a name out of the “hat” to select a winner. If I PICK a name there will be TWO WINNERS! One from the hat and the one with Roo’s New name! What do you win? Well I thought to make it interesting for EVERYONE from ANY Place – It will be a $20 iTunes Gift Card. Just a little sumptin’ sumptin’ to let you know how much I love ya all. So leave a name and get some tunes. Roo himself he is partial to some Jack Johnson…yummy…oh wait that is me!

Have a great weekend. My exciting Friday night is with that cute little man and some meatballs…Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs that is.

Toodaloo Kangaroos!

StacyZ

2010 More Fun Than Mr. Toads Wild Ride :: stacyZ Photographer

StacyZ — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:58:47 +0000

Yesterday I came here and talked about reflection, growth, and how life is about constant reflection. We are here to have constant growth…to live, love, learn and grow. Like I said, if there is anything I hope to do every day it is to follow those four words. Live Love Learn Grow. Today I attended the Sandy Puc’ tour hoping to do the last two, Learn & Grow. While I was there, I learned more about an organization I have heard about before called Now I lay Me Down To Sleep. As much as I had heard about the organization I never in a gazillion years thought I would be able to emotionally handle such a huge task. I spoke to a wonderful lady named Shanna. Wow. Talk about Living and Loving. I honestly do not know if my heart could handle this, but I am planning on seeing though if I am strong enough.

This year should be a big year for us here. Hubby, B, is finishing up Grad School and we are hoping at the end of 2010 he will have all his classes done preparing to walk June 2011. Lil’ R will probably start Kindergarten in September. Right now we are deep in the process of touring the local skills to make our selection. Right now I am booked up to February and only have a couple of spots available for February. I have some awesome programs to share so stay tuned to the blog to learn more. As of right now I am crashing out for the night.

And as my friend Em, says…a post is not a post without a picture. Here is a picture from the photoshoot we did here for the Dane Sanders Road Show workshop I hosted at my studio last December. Yes…I do have many things backlogged to come post about.

Happy New Years!

StacyZ — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:26:23 +0000

As we enter the new decade I know many are thinking about times of reflection and coming up with “resolutions”. On our annual drive to this year’s New Year’s Eve concert I asked him once again if he had a resolution. He said the same thing he said ast year, “Why do you need a special day to declare how you are going to improve? I don’t believe in resolutions we should improve at any moment”

True that ….

Last year, in addition to my blog I kept a more active handwritten journal it aided in just the task mentioned by my B. Just a small task that was immensely helpful and productive.

To each I wish you a fabulous year and a year of reflection. Here is one of my favorite pictures of the youngest brother and mom from my last session in December.

Love your Life with Peace and Joy

stacyZ

Santa Drives a Convertible!?

StacyZ — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:17:28 +0000

Is it Wednesday? It feels like it. The weeks are FLYING by!

Today I am photographing Santa at a cute boutique across the street of the studio called, Suburban Hill. I could spend hours inside this store. It is the type of place that has the cutest little finds for that special friend who has everything. Seriously come check it out. We will be upstairs in the loft today photographing the kiddos with Santa. Come on down! Santa will be with us from 1-3PM. Here is the flyer with the special packages. Don’t go to the mall support local business and see a fabulous Santa…I hear he is going to show up in a convertible.

SEE YOU THERE!

Love Life Peace Joy

stacyZ

Climbed the Mountain:: adoreone blog designs

StacyZ — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:51:32 +0000

Wow it has been a crazy week I must say. A few months ago my dear friend Heather of Shivaya Naturals contacted me about a project she was undertaking. She wanted to start a free online magazine that was devoted to natural parenting. I met heather years ago when our three boys were at the Shephard Valley Waldorf School here in Niwot, CO. Heather has taken the start of the seed from the school and really allowed her boys to blossom into creative young individuals. Although, my little guy is way more of a science geek (her boys love science too mind you…just ask Jacob about the solar system!) and really his only pretending is when he is “pretending” to wash his hands after potty. Oh yeah. Kinda stinks that his ONE creative endeavor I have to kabash and put him back into the bathroom until he shows me wet hands! <> Our boys are so different but yet we all hold the basis of caring about childhood and the magic of it. The boys are still the best of friends with Robert always picking out toys or special food for the boys when we are at the store. He even introduced them to SuperHeroes earlier this year…oh yeah. Man my kiddo who sleeps with Darth Vader at his head and thinks scary things are the coolest…where did he get that?

So back to the story of the website, over a month ago, I put together a nice clean cream website for Heather. Something for her and her partner (in crime – wait is that my title!?!), Bernadette, could work and tweak to become Rhythm of the Home. It was truly beautiful. But something remained just a touch off. Heather and I talked for over a week about the feeling of this site. What she wanted to convey. The site was close to the wire. Then over Thanksgiving when I showed Heather a design concept for her new blog. It hit all three of us what a new direction we had to take. YES FOLKS THREE DAYS before going live – WE CHANGED IT ALL! This involved little sleeping, eating or breathing among us all. I saw hours of the day I did not know existed since my days at Accenture building big websites for well funded ventures. But this morning at 9 am we had it LIVE!

So I present you Rhythm of the Home.

My efforts over the last 3 days took me from great friend with a nice tushie who could type fast and take pictures…to get this Designer. I offered up two projects for the launch of the magazine. An infant cocoon, and a lace scarf. I was selling the lace scarf design on etsy, but figured heck it is the holidays so MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HANUKKAH!

Waiting For Snow Knitting Pattern

Baby Cocoon Knitting Pattern

See that cute baby in the picture. That is Baby Chloe. Her mom Shannon Kaple is an amazing photographer friend of mine here in Colorado. I photographed Chloe on her first day of life in this world, and here. I am so blessed to have Shannon in my life. She even came out this weekend to get some family pics of the Z clan. Here they are. The first pic cracks me up. My kiddo always makes what we call the old man face…here it is in full force.

Shannon was so cool she brought props! The pics are wonderful. I am so thrilled for great friends. From Shannon to Heather to my new friend Bernadette life is pretty sweet.

Now off to get some editing done. Folks need pictures! I have a new studio…this blog will be on FIRE this week. Not to mention next Thursday Dane Sanders is coming out to my studio to give his Roadshow workshop. If you are a photographer in the area do WHATEVER it takes to come. I promise it is LIFE CHANGING! I even have ANOTHER present for you. Here is a $75 off discount code: workshop_stacy – use it. Take the savings and donate to charity give to a friend whatever…BUT COME!!!!

More on adoreone blog designs later….but here is a tease

A Mother’s Love::stacyZiegler Boulder Family Photographer

StacyZ — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:25:38 +0000

Well with Winter approaching so comes flu season and it appears my body has been attacked this past week. I am moving towards the mend but I am not escaping muscle soreness and headaches as of yet. I am looking forward to some awesome Hot & Sour soup tonight once again…chicken noodle…shaaaw it is all about the hot & sour!

Well I wanted to share a little preview. I saw this picture in one of my latest sessions and gasped. I know the mother, Heather, well. You could say she is my closest friend in the world. I met Heather many moons ago when my son, R, and her youngest E, were just a year old. I had just moved to Colorado and enrolled in Shepherd Valley Waldorf School in Niwot, CO. Heather and I both explored Waldorf and learned about rhythm and the treasure of childhood at the school. It was during this time I started to take my photography to the next level. Started photography classes and started “practicing” with friends…and their children . Well Heather has trusted me since I started my business to photograph her children. Photograph the wonder of childhood they hold. Over the years, her trust in what I can do amazes me and our friendship has grown. Last weekend, I photographed her family. In a brief moment Heather sat with E while she waited for her husband, Joel, and oldest, J, to join them for a family picture. I laid on the ground and rushed to capture this image. I gasped when I saw this for one reason only. I know this mother’s love for her boys, and I felt honored to capture it.

So here I feel honored to show you, “A mother’s love is eternal”

Thank you dear friends for letting me share. I will have more to return with when I feel a bit better…for now I must go back to bed.

Love your Life with Peace & Joy,

stacyZ

Autumn Mini Preview :: stacyZiegler Boulder Photographer

StacyZ — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:08:51 +0000

Here in Colorado, we had just a brief glimpse of a Boulder Autumn before our snow arrived with vengeance last Wednesday, and I had the chance to capture two fabulous families right before. Here is my first family that morning. They scheduled one of my “mini-sessions”. These “mini-sessions” are a great way to capture how your family has grown but still stay kind to your pocketbook. I know with the economy the way it is we are all considering how we can save a little bit. This is a perfect chance. Our children don’t wait for times to get better to laugh and grow. They only know the joy of the now and the pleasure of time together. I know my son doesn’t know why we don’t get every book at the bookstore, or why we only get what is on our list at Target, but when he is tucked into bed and we read a book and then asks, “Mommy is tomorrow a Mommy and Robert day?” I realize that he really does not care. He just wants me for who I am and to share our time together. I believe that is how all families are…what truly matters is your time together. I look at this picture it brings up that thought how life is about that same pure moment and love of the soul and being with those who make you happy to capture that is what is truly important. I just had to come and share a brief glimpse for their mom Bernadette.

The sun, the love of a big sister, the flare I think I squeeled a bit when I saw this one. I hope this lightens your heart and soul as much as it did mine.

Love your life with peace and JOY!

stacyZ