Sometimes words aren't enough

I can't tell you how much I wish a photographer had been in the delivery room when I gave birth to my babies.  To me, it is the most beautiful, breathtaking and miraculous moment in life.  The strength, passion, love and amazment is life altering.  Documenting the gift of child birth is a beautiful experience.  Sometimes words just aren't enough.

1000 FAN APPRECIATION GIVEAWAY!

I am so blessed!  I get to do what I love, and I have people like you who support me and enjoy my work!  I'm so excited to have reached 1000 fans, that am hosting an AMAZING GIVEAWAY!!!

I am so excited about this, I have teamed up with some other AWESOME businesses to give you some really awesome prizes!   The giveaway will start Friday June 3, 2011 and run through midnight, Friday, June 10, 2011. There are FOUR different prizes up for winning!

First, I will show the AMAZING PRIZES we are giving away and then scroll down to see how YOU CAN WIN THEM!!

KIM THERKILDSEN PHOTOGRAPHY

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One LUCKY winner will recieve a

$300 GIFT CERTIFICATE

to be used towards session fees and prints!

The gift certificate is valid for 90 days from date of winning!

FITNESS FIRST
PERSONAL TRAINING AND BOOTCAMP

Get ready to get your beach body on!!

One LUCKY winner will recieve

ONE MONTH OF FREE BOOTCAMP!!

Valid for 90 days from date of winning!

AMIE'S MIDWEST 31 PRODUCTS

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One LUCKY winner will recieve

$220 WORTH OF PERSONALIZED PRODUCTS OF YOUR CHOICE!

Winner must redeem in the month of June 2011!
Super cool products!

FACE TO FACE SALON AND SPA

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One LUCKY winner will recieve an amazing

SIGNATURE FACIAL ($65 value), a SPA MANICURE ($30 value),
& a SPA PEDICURE ($50 value)!

Valid for 90 days from date of winning

HOW TO ENTER TO WIN THESE PRIZES:

There will be 3 entries, and ALL are required to enter.

ENTRY 1 : Visit EACH vendor's Facebook page and "like" them by becoming a fan.  Take some time to look around and show them some love by leaving a comment to their page stating @Kim Therkildsen Photography sent me and thank you for donating to this awesome giveaway!    (Make sure you put the @ symbol before Kim Therkildsen Photography so it tags us on Facebook.)  To make it easy, I have listed links to each vendor's Facebook pages below:

http://www.facebook.com/KimTherkildsenPhotography

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fitness-First-Personal-Training-Bootcamp/244021097050

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amies-31-Midwest/163787278910?sk=wall&filter=12

http://www.facebook.com/F2Fsalon

ENTRY 2 : Change YOUR Facebook status with a link to the blog and tag Kim Therkildsen Photography in your post.   Ex: @KimTherkildsen Photography is having a HUGE appreciation giveaway at http://kimtherkildsenphotography.blogspot.com/2011/06/1000-fan-appreciation-giveaway.html  (Be sure you put the @ symbol before Kim Therkildsen Photography so it tags us on Facebook.)

 

 

 

ENTRY 3 : When you are finished with all of the entries, Come back here and leave ONE comment telling me that you have completed all of the steps along with your name and email address so we can contact the winners!!! NOTE!  This is how the winners will be randomly selected!!

All entries will be checked when the winner is chosen to make sure that all pages are liked and you have "shared" a link to the giveaway! 

JUST FOR FUN BONUS ENTRY 4 : Go to your favorite forum and leave a link to this blog giveaway.

  GOOD LUCK!!

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♫ Forget You ♫

This is just a cute duster thingy, otherwise known as a "tickle stick" to the children I photograph.  Tonight, however, when I picked it up I couldn't help but think of the "Forget You" performance on the Grammy's the other night with Cee Lo, Gwenyth Paltrow and the Muppets!  I have been singing that song ever since!  LOL!

♫ ♪ I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love and I'm like, Forget you!  Oo, oo, oooo  I guess the change in my pocket wasn't enough, I'm like, Forget you!  And forget her too! ♫ ♪

Spiraled

66 portraits all spiraled together to make a book.... I hope the customer likes it!  I love it!

Open With Caution

Caution!:  Opening of this blind will cause you to think it is spring!  Remember, it is NOT and the chance of snow will be here later this week!

It's In The Mail

Off to the lab for sports printing!

For My Little Sweethearts!

Just a little sample of Valentines Day fun!  Breakfast starts off with heart shaped pancakes, fruit and strawberry milk.  Cherry Jelly Belly Drink to have with their Valentine Dinner and of course, a gift from Mommy!

Project

Getting ready to paint my basement!  Hope I don't make a mess!!

Valentine Party

This is my very last Kindergaten Valentines Day party... kinda makes me sad.  I am so blessed I have been able to be at every Valentine party my girls have ever had.  This year I ran back and forth between 3 rooms!

I have this nephew... and he is awesome!

I love you Brandon and you make me more proud everyday.  My heart was smiling as I watched you shave another 6 seconds off your 500!  But that's nothing really, cause you always make my heart smile... just because you are you :)

Team Sports

I love to photograph team sports!  It's a lot of work, but I still love it!

Open Close

Pretty new office door coming soon!

It Makes A Difference

This is something that I bought several years ago to remind my husband to take time to enjoy life.  I now keep it on a shelf we keep our keys on so I can remind myself too.  Taking time to enjoy life really makes a difference.

5 Cents Each

You got it!  We collect 5 cent milk caps for school!

Good Luck, Shawn!

I was 17 years old when this cute thing was born.  He was my baby.  Well, not "really"....  He "really" belonged to my aunt, but I kinda acted like he was mine :)  I took him everywhere with me.  He was my little sweetheart and everyone knew it :)  Today, I went to wish my baby (cousin) good luck as he is leaving for the Navy.  I am so proud of him and I pray to God that he is safe. 

Dinner and Games

We went to dinner and the girls got to play checkers!  Anyone know where this might be???  I took this with my cell phone tonight as I didn't have my camera with me.

Knots

The never ending story of knots in the necklaces....

FUN!

Talk about CUTE!  I love when I get so many different facial expressions when I am photographing children.   Can't you just tell that she is a ball of FUN!!!

These Shoes Are Made For Running

Shoes.... me and you... date in the morning.

Stay Warm

Another jammie and hot chocolate day at my house again tomorrow :)

Guilt Free

Skinny Cow French Vanilla Ice Cream Bar..... Love 'em and you can eat them guilt free!

The Middle is the Best Part

I try to make sure my middle child doesn't get lost in the crowd of having an older sibling and younger sibling.  The oldest always gets special attention because everything she does is new and she gets to do everything first.  And then the baby sibling is always ooohed and ahhhed over because she is "the baby" and the last one we will ever get to see do this or that, like starting kindergarten and such.   I have heard so many times how the middle child sometimes feels like they never get enough attention and it affects them personally.  So since my middle child has been, well, "the middle child", I have always told her that the middle is the best part.  She didn't get it until I told her, "You know, like the middle part of an Oreo cookie is the best part.  It wouldn't be that great without the middle."  Now, her and I often think of things where the middle is the best part and she feels really special being the middle child :)

Must Drink Water!

Just reminding myself that I MUST DRINK WATER! 

Snow Buddies

School was FUN today!  They got to go outside and build snowmen and a snow fort!

Senior Portrait Session

Isn't he the cutest?!?  This is one image from a Senior Session I did tonight.

My hangout

This is one part of my hangout... I love this place :)

Precious

She truly is precious....

Me and Tina

Me with my friend and mentor, Tina at The Professional Photographers of Nebraska Conference.  I had an amazing time and learned so much!

Frostbite

This is one of my very first prints ever entered into Print Competition at the Professional Photographers of Nebraska Conference.  It scored "above average" and I think thats pretty darn good for my first time :)

My Heart, Your Hands

Sometimes my girls fight.  Many times they can't even look at each other without arguing.  But they are also each others very best friend.  To see them with each other is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.  They are there for each other, always holding each others hand when needed.  They are there to hold each others heart when it's broken.   It's a bond that they are bleesed to have and I pray to God, that they are this close forever.

Go Girl!

About a year ago, my husband bought me my very own tools and every once in awhile I get them out and get down to business!  I had some new equipment to put together and me and my tools got the job done!  I love it when I don't have to ask for help! 

What exactly does THAT mean?

Sometimes you just wonder, "What exactly does THAT mean?".  Trusty ol' medical dictionary to the rescue :)  Or google works every time!

Latte Motivation

I was freezing, I was tired, I needed warm, wake me up kind of motivater.  I drove directly to perfect place to get it (well, besides the gym).  One small skinny vanilla latte, please and thank you!

Oh My Darlin' Clementine

Have you ever sang a song over and over and over (and over) in your head and it just won't go away?   As I was peeling this Clementine tonight, I started to sing "Oh My Darlin' Clementine" in my head.  That would be thanks to my brother in law Joe who brought up the song last week while my kids were eating the citrus fruit.  So now, it's time to turn in for the night and what do ya know?  I am still humming the tune to this darn song!  Thank you, JOE :)

Snow Gear

Today, the girls and I hit the snow hills for a little sledding.  It was a TON of fun!  We laughed so hard and really enjoyed ourselves.  Probably going to pay for it in the morning though ... lol!

The last of the thirty somethings...

This is it!  The beginning of the last year of my "thirty somethings".  How in the heck did it get here so fast???  But, ya know, I'm OK with it.  39 doesn't bother me.  39 is good.  I look at where my years have taken me and I am so blessed and so thankful for who and where I am.  As a matter of fact, I think I may celebrate the whole year!

My remote is WHERE?!?!

We have been looking for the remote to our TV for what seems like forever (really only about a week). Tore this house apart several times...nothing. Tonight, we find out my Mother-in-law accidently took it home with her.... to ARKANSAS! You gotta be kidding me, right?!?!

Sassy Silliness

So my giggle monster was being herself, giggling and striking poses when she went into a spin and twirled her self sillier than she already is.  We get the giggles pretty regularly at my house....

No one will ever know... :)

Laugh if you want to cause I know I sure did when I first seen this but this stuff WORKS!   "SPRITZ THE BOWL BEFORE YOU GO AND NO ONE ELSE WILL EVER KNOW!"  I bought one for everyone on my Christmas list this year :) Even my kids' teachers, LOL!! 

Check it out ~ http://www.poopourri.com/

Toasty

So, it's freezing cold out and I am such a WIMP in the cold!  But thankfully I have this cute little heater that I bought for my camper but it works perfect in my office!  Seriously, if you need a space heater, this is the one.  Just look how decorative it is :)  I personally don't know how I would make it in this cold without it.  As always, BE SAFE with any space heater.

April Fresh

I got a new washer and dryer and have been doing lots of laundry!  A little phychedelic twist on the portrait tonight :)

SNOW DAY!!

No school today!  The girls were out playing in the snow when I looked out the window to check on them.  This is what I saw and I loved it! 

True Beauty

I love to capture moments like this.  To me, these show the innocence and true beauty of a child.

The way I see it

Everybodys eyes are different.  And everybody sees things differently. 
Nobodys eyes are the same.  And nobody sees things the same way. 

Big Smiles Now

I was trying to correct some lighting tonight and asked my daughter to quickly pose for me.  I was pleasantly suprised to see the big smile come across her face.  She got her braces off last month and is happy to show her pretty teeth now :)  I did some glamour editing to the portrait just for fun.

Still The One

Twenty One years ago tonight, I went on my first date with this hot guy.  Yep, he's still "the one".  :)

Heavy Heart

I am saddened and heartbroken for the tragedy that took place at Millard South Highschool today.  My thoughts and prayers are with each and every person that was affected by this horrible situation.

All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten

As my girls sat down to do their homework tonight, I went back and forth helping with 4th grade homework and then to Kindergarten homework.  Back and forth, back and forth.  I stopped just for a moment and looked at my kindergartener and smiled.  Although I have done Kindergarten homework with 3 different kids now and it has become quite repetitious for me, this is all new to her.  She has never done it before. Her work is just as hard and just as important as the 4th graders.  And this is where she will learn everything she really needs to know about life.

All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten

by Robert Fulghum

Most of what I really need

To know about how to live

And what to do and how to be

I learned in kindergarten.

Wisdom was not at the top

Of the graduate school mountain,

But there in the sandpile at Sunday school.

These are the things I learned:

Share everything.

Play fair.

Don't hit people.

Put things back where you found them.

Clean up your own mess.

Don't take things that aren't yours.

Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.

Wash your hands before you eat.

Flush.

Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.

Live a balanced life -

Learn some and think some

And draw and paint and sing and dance

And play and work everyday some.

Take a nap every afternoon.

When you go out into the world,

Watch out for traffic,

Hold hands and stick together.

Be aware of wonder.