{coming this august...}

Yep! It's true! We will have a new little addition to the Hicks family this August!

I guess that means I am going to have to change the title of our blog...we won't be DINKS (Dual income no kids) for much longer. :)

Greg and I could NOT be anymore excited for this little one to arrive!

We can't wait to share this new journey of life with you!

Blessings,

Greg, Kara & lil' Baby Hicks

Happy {NEW} Year!

I know, I know. I have been a really bad blogger the past few months! I hope to be much better in the coming year (no, that is NOT a resolution), but to get you caught up on the last few months, here is a little of what I have been up to...

Greg and I got to spend Christmas down in Oregon with my family this year. We had a wonderful time staying with my Brother and Sister-in-law in their brand new house they have been waiting so patiently for while it was being built over the past year. We were super excited that they were in their new home, because that meant that we got to stay with them AND take our beloved doggie Red with us. Ryan and Amanda have 2 dogs and a cat...my only family members that have a dog-friendly home. Red had a wonderful time hanging out with his cousins. :) And we had a great time hanging out with my wonderful family!

After McMinnville, we headed up to Vancouver to see some of Greg's family, then onto Woodland to stay a night with his Cousin and his awesome family! I had to privilege of taking Greg's cousins oldest boy, Corban's Senior Pics while we were there. He was SUCH a great subject, and Pam was the most wonderful assistant! I only wish I would have snapped  photo of her while we were out in the freezing cold, a few hangers with Corban's clothes hanging on her jacket while she held 2 guitars and a reflector for me! Ya, SUPER-assistant! :) All 3 of us had a blast, and I am so pleased with my first male senior photo session! Check out what an awesome model Corban is... 

Totally rockin' it with his sweet guitar...

Going back a few weeks, I tried out some new things this Christmas with my photography business that I hope to continue to do more of in 2010. I got to photograph a "Red Carpet Entrance" to a Company Holiday Party. It was a ton of fun, and complete with the red velvet ropes and all! Let me know if you have a party coming up soon that could use a Red Carpet Entrance! A sure way to WOW your guest and get your party started on the right foot! 

Another fun thing that I got to do this season was some Photos with Santa at a Doctors Office Patient Party. It was so much fun, and the Santa was SO great! He looked like the real thing...I think I was even fooled! He was so wonderful with the kidos! Be looking for a "Photos with Santa" session day by Kara Hicks Photography next Christmas! I can't wait to get my adorable clients with this wonderfully authentic Santa!

Well, I hope you all had a wonderful 2009 Holiday Season, and that your 2010 is off to a great start! I have transitioned to a part-time job a few months ago with the hopes of building and growing my photo business this year! Here is to a GREAT 2010!

Blessings to you!

Kara

{sweet little girls}

Just a quick little Sneak Peek of some sweet little girls that I got to photograph last weekend...I sure love my job! :)

{thailand}

I'm back from Thailand.

So much to share.

So many stories to tell.

So much God is up to in Thailand.

I will start with a few photos from our trip to just one of the many Slums.

These sweet children are able to be blessed each week by the Slum Ministry there. They come to play, love, clip finger and toe nails, clean and bandage wounds, give vitamin C, sing songs, play games, and even provide a nutritious meal.

I am so thankful for many things right now, but tonight, the workers of the Slum Ministry are heavy on my heart and mind. The work they do is amazing. I am so thankful for them and the work they do everyday to love and care for Gods beautiful and precious children...

{know a 2011 grad?}

Do you know a 2011 High School Grad that you would like to gift a Senior Photo Session to? 

If so, I have only {2} 2010 photo sessions left for purchase at 50% the normal price! 

Click HERE to learn more!

{oh my, those eyes...}

{Pics 4 a Purpose '09} saving lives with smiles...

Yesterday I had the honor of participating in my first "Pictures for a Purpose" event as a photographer! Last year I was an assistant for Carlee, but this year I made the "leap" to being behind the camera alongside 5 other amazing photogs!

I was a little nervous about having 24 mini photo sessions in one day, but boy was it an amazing day! We will not know until all of the print orders are in, but we hope to raise $10,000+ to FIGHT Child Trafficking in SE Asia, a cause that I feel incredibly passionate about.

I absolutely love seeing how God can use the gifts of His people to accomplish things we could never do on our own. I am SO proud of ALL the volunteers including the women from our Eastside Women of Purpose (EWOP) group as well as Joe - our tech support for the day (thanks Joe, we could not have done it without you)! Our planning team did an incredible job covering every detail so that all us photogs had to do was take photos...and lots of them! I feel so honored to call myself an "EWOP-er" :)

I am quite sore today and already feeling like going to bed (it's about 6pm) but it is a super small price to pay in comparison to what is happening to the children that are being sold, abused, tortured, raped and taken advantage of in SE Asia and ALL over the world.

Child Trafficking is a horrible injustice - I love that one of the ways that we fight it is with beautiful smiles like the ones above. :)

Is there a cause that YOU are passionate about? What is YOUR God given talent or gift that you could use to FIGHT for that cause? I would encourage you to find out! It is a pretty amazing feeling to connect those two things!

{i love} taking senior pics...

{the Jones fam} sneak peek...

This last Saturday morning was a bit of a chilly one, but I had a blast with this fun little family! Here is a little sneak peek photo taken while we went and experienced the Bellevue Botanical Gardens. It is a GREAT spot to take photos of 2 little boys that love to explore! It felt like we were out for a little adventure instead of trying to "wrangle" them and force smiles out of them. We all had a great time just playing! :) 

If YOU are interested in booking a family session, please click HERE and find out how you can reserve your spot for a 2010 photo shoot for HALF off! (there are only 3 sessions left at this price!)  Not only that, you will be helping to send me back to Thailand in November. Watch this video to find out why...

{sweet growing families}

I am pretty darn crazy about what I get to do on my weekends! I have been blessed with some amazing clients that I truly enjoy getting to know and getting to see them grow!

This is little Cooper, one of the cutest little gerber babies I know!

(by the way, check out the Ahhh-mazing argyle wall behind him that his mom painted! Ya, I know...pretty sweet, huh?) 

This is my second time getting to photograph this amazing little family!

Seriously...how absolutely adorable is this little guy!?!?!

LOVE this look...

And this little sweetie is the newest addition to the ever-growing Calkin family! The Calkin's were one of my very first family shoots about a year ago! I absolutely LOVE that I had another opportunity to photograph this beautiful family!

Isn't she just a little doll!?!

I just love her little smiles she makes at her mommy!

If you are interested in booking a baby, maternity, family, senior portraits, engagement or just about anything your heart desires-session with me for 2010, please check out the post below. I am selling a limited amount of sessions at a discounted rate to raise money to go back to Thailand this November. Check out the video too...it is filled with images that I took while I was there last May.

Email me at kara@karahicksphotography.com with questions or to book!