Dallas Fort Worth Texas Photographer Melissa Zihlman » admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog Custom photography newborns children infants toddlers seniors kids family families weddings commercial Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:25:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 sweet musings II | grapevine child photographer | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/02/06/sweet-musings-ii-grapevine-child-photographer-melissa-zihlman/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/02/06/sweet-musings-ii-grapevine-child-photographer-melissa-zihlman/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:16:12 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3154 they really are

my favorite

type of session.

simple clothes,

pretty light,

white linens.

stripping away

the fuss.

keeping only

what matters.

the gap-toothed smile,

the way her hair falls

just right,

the way you can

hear

her laughter

when you see that image.

his crinkled nose,

perfect little toes,

and crystal blue eyes.

it’s not about

the clothes

or the props,

it’s about remembering

your child,

your children,

just

as

they

are.

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/02/06/sweet-musings-ii-grapevine-child-photographer-melissa-zihlman/feed/ 1 their world | day thirty one | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/31/their-world-day-thirty-one-melissa-zihlman-3/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/31/their-world-day-thirty-one-melissa-zihlman-3/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:55:36 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3151 and just like that
it’s over.
a full month
of little moments.
the in betweens,
the easily forgotten,
the ones I want
to remember
most.
until next time.
xoxo

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/31/their-world-day-thirty-one-melissa-zihlman-3/feed/ 0 their world | day thirty | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/30/their-world-day-thirty-melissa-zihlman-4/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/30/their-world-day-thirty-melissa-zihlman-4/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:47:02 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3148 nothing like a
little morning workout.
tightening their core
and building
an even better
LEGO race car
than yesterday.

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/30/their-world-day-thirty-melissa-zihlman-4/feed/ 0 their world | day twenty nine | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/29/their-world-day-twenty-nine-melissa-zihlman-4/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/29/their-world-day-twenty-nine-melissa-zihlman-4/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:44:16 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3145 this winter has been
amazing.
mild temps
warm sun
perfect afternoons
spent at the park.
we are
taking advantage of
every
single
day.

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/29/their-world-day-twenty-nine-melissa-zihlman-4/feed/ 0 their world | day twenty eight | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/28/their-world-day-twenty-eight-melissa-zihlman-4/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/28/their-world-day-twenty-eight-melissa-zihlman-4/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:35:39 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3141 family dinner
before
family grocery shopping.
why, you ask
is the big boy
hovering
over his plate?
just out of frame,
there is a
daddy
playing like he’s going
to steal his plate
of food.
it caused giggles from
the little guy
and one
pretty distraught
big boy
who finally laughed
when it realized
it was all a
game.

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/28/their-world-day-twenty-eight-melissa-zihlman-4/feed/ 0 sweet musings | southlake child photographer | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/28/sweet-musings-southlake-child-photographer-melissa-zihlman/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/28/sweet-musings-southlake-child-photographer-melissa-zihlman/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:34:54 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3125 I’ve been telling

my clients

forever

that real

genuine

moments

aren’t forced.

they are fluid

little glimpses

found in every session,

when the subject

is allowed

to just

be.

MZP is rolling out a new take on the classic session. It’s simple, understated, real…the moments you want to remember about your child, about your family, about each other. In the coming weeks on the blog you’ll see real families, real children just as they are – imperfect but completely perfect to those who love them, exactly how God intended us to be – so totally, head over heels in love.

meet Campbell.

newly four.

big sister

little sister.

six sweet freckles,

piercing blue eyes.

sweet

as

sin.

and today,

she was allowed

to just

be.

If you’d like more details on this new offering, shoot me an email: mz@melissazihlman.com

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/28/sweet-musings-southlake-child-photographer-melissa-zihlman/feed/ 2 their world | day twenty seven | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/27/their-world-day-twenty-seven-melissa-zihlman-4/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/27/their-world-day-twenty-seven-melissa-zihlman-4/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:29:08 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3122 popcorn.
a favorite snack
for the boys.
it’s extra
special
when they uncover
m&ms mixed in.
the big boy hoards them
until the popcorn
is gone.
the little guy picks
each one out
spilling popcorn
everywhere.
today as the little guy
whimpered because his
candies were gone,
the big boy
reached into his bowl
and pulled one of his
prized m&ms out
and promptly
passed it to
his brother.
be.
still.
my.
heart.

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/27/their-world-day-twenty-seven-melissa-zihlman-4/feed/ 2 their world | day twenty six | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/26/their-world-day-twenty-six-melissa-zihlman-4/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/26/their-world-day-twenty-six-melissa-zihlman-4/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:45:42 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3119 as soon as the
last bite
goes into his
mouth,
the little guy
is shouting
“bath, shower, bath”
it is safe
to say
it’s their favorite
time of day.
they race cars,
spray water on
each other,
draw pictures on
the glass.
As I clean up dinner
each night,
I can hear
the laughter,
the hoopla,
the fun…

 

if you read our family blog, there are a few more snaps from tonight over there…

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/26/their-world-day-twenty-six-melissa-zihlman-4/feed/ 1 their world | day twenty five | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/26/their-world-day-twenty-five-melissa-zihlman-4/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/26/their-world-day-twenty-five-melissa-zihlman-4/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:30:19 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3115 they live for
these mornings.
time with
their friends.
they are
l.o.u.d
even louder
than normal
and they
laugh
and carry on.
it’s pretty special
that they get
to play
with kids
they’ve known since
birth.
makes me insanely
jealous
because some of my
favorite people
live
so
far
away.

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/26/their-world-day-twenty-five-melissa-zihlman-4/feed/ 0 their world | day twenty four | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/24/their-world-day-twenty-four-melissa-zihlman-4/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/24/their-world-day-twenty-four-melissa-zihlman-4/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:45:27 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3111 it’s a new
game.
they get down
get set
and rather than hike
they yell
“fumble”
and run.
I don’t get it
but boy do they
have fun
and who am I
to question
that?

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/24/their-world-day-twenty-four-melissa-zihlman-4/feed/ 0 their world | day twenty three | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/23/their-world-day-twenty-three-melissa-zihlman-4/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/23/their-world-day-twenty-three-melissa-zihlman-4/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:55:04 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3108 my grandparents are
the most
amazing
people.
and my boys
are insanely
lucky
to know them.
the little guy
points to their
picture
each morning
“poppi”
“gam-ma”
he says.
the big boy is
always asking
when our next visit
will be.
each Christmas
they get a book
from them.
the last few have been
those great recordable books
from Hallmark.
the boys read them
at least
twice a week
and most weeks
it’s every day.
hearing their voices
makes the miles
seem
not quite
as far.
xoxo

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/23/their-world-day-twenty-three-melissa-zihlman-4/feed/ 2 their world | day twenty two | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/22/their-world-day-twenty-two-melissa-zihlman-5/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/22/their-world-day-twenty-two-melissa-zihlman-5/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:54:49 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3101 it’s a sad day

today.

if you know me

at all,

you know I bleed

blue & white.

you know my kids chant

“we are”

with the best of them.

you know the big boy adores

JoePa.

so you can imagine

how we felt

when we heard the news

as we were leaving church.

the big boy cried.

the little guy has been saying

“JoePa”

“terno”

all afternoon.

my heart is

heavy.

In my four years at Main Campus I spent more hours in the Paterno Library than anywhere else. I’d find a corner on the 4th floor, settle in, and stay for hours…sometimes overnight. I wouldn’t have had that place without Joe and SuePa, and their generous giving to make the University a better place. Where learning was more important than football.

I spent two years on the sidelines during games – a huge telephoto lens, a film camera, and a monopod – capturing the action, capturing…him. I’d race to the media room after the game to score a front row seat for the press conference. I’d jot notes, shoot some images, and listen. Something about his voice, his delivery…it made you want to be better. I wasn’t a football player, he was talking about the game that just ended, but somehow those words got inside my head…inside my heart. He wanted every person who walked through the Allen Street Gates to be better than they were the day before.

Thank you Joe.

For inspiring me and hundreds of thousands of Penn Staters to be better.

To do more.

To realize we are destined for great things.

You will always be Penn State.

And I will forever be grateful.

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/22/their-world-day-twenty-two-melissa-zihlman-5/feed/ 1 their world | day twenty one | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/22/their-world-day-twenty-one-melissa-zihlman-4/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/22/their-world-day-twenty-one-melissa-zihlman-4/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:45:14 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3098 we enjoyed a
lazy
afternoon.
laying on the bed
listening to
daddy
play the big boy’s
guitar,
feeling the warm sun
through the
windows.
it was
just what we
needed.
just what I
needed
to remind me
that these little
moments
will be gone
all too
soon.

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/22/their-world-day-twenty-one-melissa-zihlman-4/feed/ 1 their world | day twenty | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/20/their-world-day-twenty-melissa-zihlman-4/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/20/their-world-day-twenty-melissa-zihlman-4/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:52:30 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3094 we’ve been trying
to clean up
our eating.
to cut costs.
to live better.
it means
we spend a lot
more time
in the kitchen.
prepping,
baking,
cooking
together.
the boys
love it.
the big boy
is always asking
how he can
help.
the little guy
just wants
to be part
of it
all.

today we made a batch of “goldfish” crackers – the recipe is from Pinterest, of course, and can be found here.

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/20/their-world-day-twenty-melissa-zihlman-4/feed/ 1 their world | day nineteen | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/20/their-world-day-nineteen-melissa-zihlman-4/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/20/their-world-day-nineteen-melissa-zihlman-4/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:35:17 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3090 102.
the big boy
ran fever
all afternoon.
he curled up
on
the couch
and watched
Full House,
a throwback for sure
but his
favorite.
the little guy
ate
massive amounts
of fruit,
tried to climb
on the
sick one
and
basically
act a fool.
thankfully
we are
all better now.

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/20/their-world-day-nineteen-melissa-zihlman-4/feed/ 2 oh, colin | fort worth family photographer | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/19/oh-colin-fort-worth-family-photographer-melissa-zihlman/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/19/oh-colin-fort-worth-family-photographer-melissa-zihlman/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:26:53 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3081 about six weeks ago

I met up with

colin & addie

for the first part of

their session.

it was

cold.

really cold.

recently,

their dad came home

from his latest tour

and it was time

to finish the session.

this morning

it was warm…er

and the light was

perfect.

we visited mom’s

alma mater

tcu.

it’s one of my

favorite

places to shoot,

and these kids

didn’t disappoint.

 

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/19/oh-colin-fort-worth-family-photographer-melissa-zihlman/feed/ 1 their world | day eighteen | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/18/their-world-day-eighteen-melissa-zihlman-4/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/18/their-world-day-eighteen-melissa-zihlman-4/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:46:41 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3077 they are always
up to
something.
the big boy
can’t go to the bathroom
without the
little guy.
it’s a mix of
not wanting to be
alone,
and wanting to
avoid
the barrage of banging
that results
from a closed
bathroom door.

I heard the
water running
longer than usual
and peeked
around the corner
to find
a little guy
on his tip-toes,
a big boy
spouting directions,
and a million cars
taking
a bath.

]]> http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/18/their-world-day-eighteen-melissa-zihlman-4/feed/ 1 their world | day seventeen | melissa zihlman http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/18/their-world-day-seventeen-melissa-zihlman-5/ http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2012/01/18/their-world-day-seventeen-melissa-zihlman-5/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:48:24 +0000 admin http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/?p=3074 it was
one of those days.
where the fun
was had
because we made
boring errands
a good time.
we snacked,
imagined
we drove a
race car,
played with
tires
and rims.
anything
to get us through
while the
nice man
pulled a huge
nail
from my back tire,
oops.

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