Playin' Around

 I remember, as a kid, running around in a party dress, wearing my mom's high heels and a pillow case for a veil, pretending I was "going to the chapel and gonna get married."  I would turn the living room upside down, draping sheets from the couch to the chair to the coffee table, creating my own personal castle.  I would play pretend for hours!

Now that I have children of my own I watch them and smile as they run around in their dress up clothes pretending to be firemen or cowboys or scary monsters.  They run around our house whooping and hollering, laughing all the while.  The sweet innocence of children playing is such a wonderful thing.  Sometimes I get in on the act and pretend with them, but usually they make me the bad guy...go figure!

Is it your child's dream to be a cowboy or a mermaid or a fairy princess?  We would love to help your child realize that dream.  Our Imagination portraits were made to capture those moments of pretend play where the possibilities your child sees are endless.   After all, the Portrait Shoppe is the place "Where a Child's Imagination Becomes Reality."

~Amanda

Spotlight: Savannah and her Kitty Megan!

This was a real treat for us! A couple of years ago Savannah was a category winner in our Star Kids Modeling Contest. We hadn't seen her since then, but she just recently came back in! She's 8 now and has grown into a wonderful girl! AND...Savannah brought a friend with her to be photographed: her new kitten Megan!

Isn't she adorable?!? We were so thrilled to be able to photograph a cute girl and her new best friend. Check out a few of these great images of them together!

Thanks, Savannah, for coming in again and for bringing Megan with you! You two are precious together!

We look forward to seeing you again soon!

As you can see, Ashley and Shelly couldn't keep their hands off this cute little furball. They are true cat ladies: between them they've had more than 50 cats in their lifetimes!