Merry Christmas!

Let me first say that I hope everyone has a Wonderful and Blessed Christmas! Our house has been rockin since about 6:30 this morning, which is much later than previous years... thank goodness! The kids are wild with excitement and go from the one thing to the next. I must say that I'm personally loving Mariokart!!! Our home is a diaster and I'm not sure when I'll feel like attacking it.

Prior to the Christmas morning "how fast can I open this" rush, we were busy dealing with Elves. Yes they do bring us cool presents, however they also have their fun! This year they threw all of the old balls off of the tree, covered my car in window paint with sayings such as "Elves Rock", "It's FUN time again", and "Joy and Chance were here", and last but not least toilet papered our house - that's the picture!!!

2008 has been GREAT, and I'm so so so excited about 2009! I have one appointment left open for January, so if you need me call ASAP. For the most part I'll be with the kids, updating my blog and website, AND in Florida with some of the coolest senior photographers in the country learning new tricks and trends! I'm so EXCITED!

He wanted to sing, dance, jump.....

and show me his tummy! LOL! It's amazing to watch Kenly grow! The first time I photographed him he was less than a week old - and now would you just look at that tummy!

Join Me!

I'm looking for.....

Senior Reps! If you are an uprising Senior who will graduate in 2010 and are interested in being a Holubek Photgraphy Senior Rep contact me to find out how to receive your FREE session and prints!

Brothers

and they are completely opposites! Cute little shy E. is so adorable I could just squeeze him. He didn't want to play at first, but it wasn't take long before he was knocking at my door.

There are times...

when I'm driving along and in front of me appears... a gorgeous - almost heavenly site. Golden sunlight bouncing off the leaves of fall. It's just me, nature and the camera - I could stay here all day.... NOT!!! I have to find someone... anyone... to share this with. A willing and unsuspecting couple.... a playful child or children...and I did... and the images are breath taking... and the biggest part of all is that it's a SECRET - so I can't show you until after Christmas!!! BUMMER!! But for now, I had to show you the spot... the SECRET SPOT .... for the SECRET SESSION!

Double the Fun!

What do you get when you throw in two girls, two HUGE garment bags, tons of shoes and one crazy photographer? Absolutely Incredible Images!!! Oh, I love friend sessions!

Can't Touch This!

This is one of my absolute favorite photos of all times! I can't tell you how long I've waited for a football player to walk through my door. He seemed a little nervous at first, but after I kicked everyone out of the room he relaxed and we got down to the nitty-gritty fun stuff I love! Shot after shot he kept giving me more and more. Take a look for yourself.

What a Success!!

The Halloween Portrait Party was sooooo much fun! We collected over 150 cans of food for the local food bank! YES! Here are several of the spooky, adorable, gorgeous and dangerous attendees!

Dorothy starts us off.

Candy Day is almost here.....

and I've had a few more cuties visit me in their adorable costumes! I could just squeeze them, but I'm sure their mother's have already taken care of that for me!

Second week of fun....

at the Pink Bee. As I've mentioned previously, the Pink Bee Fresh Faces Event was loads of fun and even spilled over into a 2nd week!!! Here are a few shots from week two.

Thanks Joanna for hosting such a great event!

She's Dreamy, just Dreamy!

These are her grandmother's exact words.... and you know.... they fit! She's beautiful! Perfect skin, beautiful eyes, dark hair, incredible personality, the list goes on and on. Little KM stopped by with her mother for a quick Halloween portrait - or so she thought! As soon as I saw her it started... that voice in my head... pink ruffles...Pink Ruffles...PINK RUFFLES - LOUDER AND LOUDER! Finally - I couldn't take it any longer. I darted for the pink ruffles, grabbed the baby and awe.... I felt so much better. She's..Dreamy...Just Dreamy!

One of my favorite holidays is....

Halloween!!! I love the bright colors, dressing up in something outrageously funny, and of course the CANDY! Yes, I do raid my kids pumpkins - please don't tell them!

Last week I took a quick shot of my Jake and fell in LOVE with the image - notice it's now at the top of this page(I love it, just love it!). I couldn't stop staring at it and thought every mom needs an image of their own little cutie in an adorable costume. Then it hit me, and here's what I decided...

I'm supporting Ninety Six Primary School's Canned Food Drive this coming week by giving away a 5x7 Halloween image of your child with a donation of 5 cans of food! Oh, I can just see you doing the happy dance now, lol!

Thursday, October 30th between 4:00 and 8:00 I'm scheduling free 10 minute appointments. It's for children, it's going to be FUN and it supports a great cause, "Mommies who love pictures", just kidding! Call me, email me, text me - whatever you need to do - and set up a session or get additional details. FYI... word hit the streets 2 days ago and appointments began pouring in. I only have room for about 30 mini sessions and over half of them have been booked!

Just remember you need to show up with 5 cans of food or you can turn them into that FABULOUS first grade teacher, Glenda Vines!

Here are a few of our friends... "Hanging out at the Holubek's"

I think everyone should visit...

Wordle! This is such a fun place to play! Look at what I made!

Now, go make your own at Wordle

A few favorites

from this weekend. I'm loving this weather; the sun mixed with a cool breeze and a touch of nip in the air!

I just want to jump in this picture....

and get in on the hug!!! If you know me even a little, you know I love animals, and Scooter is a gem! Truth be known I couldn't keep my eyes off of his adorable little master either! Here are a few from this weekend at the Pink Bee in Greenville, SC. Once again Joanna Sherman hosted the annual Pink Bee Fresh Faces Event. Everyone looked stunning in gorgeous Lilly Pulitzer attire and the images are awesome. I was so impressed Stogie (the cat below), he's HUGE, and the best behaved cat I've ever been around.

I Absolutely LOVE this shot!!!

Wow, Kirby you look awesome! I had so much fun and couldn't wait for you to see this shot!!

Fun at the farm!

This past weekend I was so excited to visit not one, but two farms with this gorgeous family! We ran, jumped, climbed, and of course fed the animals - well, Dad did, but we watched as the llama followed him around, lol. Here are a few of my favorites!

A girl and her bug....

I couldn't resist this car shot... and it wasn't even in the plan! Well, truth be known there's really never a plan, lol! As the day was ending and we were saying our so long, farewell, etc. there it was. The girl, the bug, and the light! What a shot! Thanks Sarah!

Darling... these clothes are to die for!!!

Guess where I've been! One of my favorite places in Greenville, where else, but the Pink Bee! Thank you Clair for modeling a gorgeous combination from the Lilly Pulitzer fall line. See you soon!

Brantlee.... Greenwood High School Senior Model

Isn't she gorgeous!!! Brantlee is my senior model for Greenwood High. We had so much fun visiting several really cool spots! We did have to change one location due to an OVERGROWTH of POISON IVEY!!! Check out these shots!

Is this cool or what??

I had so much fun with Morgan and her mom Saturday. We shot a few studio shots then headed to an awesome location I found. She was so relaxed and easy going! Everything Caroline and I came up with Morgan was willing to try!

Three for three!!!

Yes... I know you've seen this image before... but I'm so excited to let you know Taylor has won Miss Photogenic with this image in her last 3 pageants. First she won the title of Miss Teen Ware Shoals and Miss Photogenic. Next she competed as Miss Teen South Carolina American Queen at the national pageant in Daytona: here she was first runner up and won Miss Photogenic. Thirdly, she competed in Lexington County for the title of Miss Funfest and was second runner up, received a $250 scholarship and won Miss Photogenic.... AGAIN!!! Congratulations Taylor!!! I'm so excited for you!