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11.03.09
My Justin is off, once again, on an unpredictable adventure with 11 other amazing photographer buddies. If you aren't familiar with the Mammothmen, you best be gettin' schooled on who these crazy dudes are and what they are all up to!!! For their 5th trip they are off to the Dirty South, be sure to follow all of the shenanigans by visiting their blog this week as they embark on a new adventure!
Jane Hasty said:
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(11.03.09 05:56 PM)
Vania -SimplyBloom Photography, LLC said:
this would seriously freak me out on a plane.
Ive been following the MM's trip in the south and am just loving it!
(11.04.09 10:48 PM)
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11.03.09
On October 18th my little baby turned two and now he's actually a little boy! Sighhhhh, no longer a baby.
Here are a few fun facts about Sloan:
1. He wants to be just like his big brother Hudson
2. Loves to eat avocado, rice, beans, yogurt, and "eggies"...and that's pretty much it
3. Knows how to say his own prayers...sorta:)
4. His favorite character on Yo Gabba Gabba! is Foofa
5. Has a slight obsession with pigs and has a collection that is currently growing
6. Loves to dress up in hats, daddy's shoes, or even sometimes mommy's heals
7. Likes to repeat things he hears others say (believe us, we learned that the hard way!)
8. Favorite place to play is on mommy and daddy's bed, loves to bounce and wrestle on it
9. He can't get enough of Hudson, "Hudson, wook at me" or "Hudson, do it again"
10. ALWAYS wants mommy to "hold you"
11. He's the best snuggler ever!
12. Has his Grandpa Lyon's brown eyes
13. Asks us about twenty times a day, "uh-go-bye-bye?" (translation: I want to go bye-bye)
14. Has to sleep with his "froggy-bwankie" and his "whitning makeen bwanket" every night
15. If you ask him what his name is he says "I'm Swoanie"
16. He'll come up to mommy & daddy and say "Uh kisses!" and lay a big wet one one us!
17. Favorite band is Vampire weekend, really!
18. Sloan is lost without Hudson when Hudson goes to preschool and asks constantly, "mommy, where's Hudson?"
19. Walks around the house singing to himself, "I wike to move it, move it! I wike to move it, move it"
20. Best thing Sloan says is, "I wove you mama, I wove you dada, I wove you Hudson"
We took these photos on Sloan's birthday, it was such a great day...I love my little family!
Angie said:
Yay Swoanie! He looks like Hudson more and more! Glad he had a Happy Happy Birthday!
(11.03.09 01:06 AM)
kayleen T. said:
Awww...he is soo adorable! I love the 2nd year, some say terrible two's but I think this year is amazing how much they learn and discover and the new and funny stuff they do everyday blows my mind sometimes! Happy Birthday Sloan!
(11.03.09 01:07 AM)
Josh said:
So cute....been following your blog for some time and wow...he is growing!
Got to hang w/your husband and the other mammoth men on Sunday in Nashville...what a riot!
(11.03.09 01:22 AM)
Mirko Herzner said:
Some super cute images in this series. Your favourite shot is also the one I like best... But I also really like the very first image with him holding these two cars.
(11.03.09 02:06 AM)
Alexandra said:
Aww :) Happy Birthday to Sloan :) I LOVE these photos! What post processing do you use??
(11.03.09 04:38 AM)
quincy mccarthy said:
you seriously have THE cutest kids ever! what a darling family. :)
(11.03.09 04:47 AM)
bobbi said:
I love this list :) You're a rockin' mommy... and the photos of... rockin' :D
(11.03.09 05:33 AM)
David Bier said:
I've got a 15-month old 'baby' too...it's hard to admit they're not actually babies, isn't it? He is an absolute cutie - they both are! Aren't we lucky, as photographers, to be able to record our kids' development so well? Happy Birthday Sloan
(11.03.09 06:02 AM)
Abra said:
Okay, time to wipe away the tears. What an amazingly sweet post. I miss that sweet age. {{sigh}} Kids are great.
(11.03.09 06:25 AM)
Julie Parker said:
You have such a darling little family! Kids grow up WAY too fast!!
(11.03.09 07:04 AM)
Ale said:
Sloan and Hudson are so cute!
I love your family photos!
I would have loved having these types of photos of myself when I was younger! Im sure they will treasure them! :)
(11.03.09 08:07 AM)
jessie said:
AAAHHH!! We love Sloanie too! Such great photo's of a great family. When I look at Dusty's eyes I feel so happy because I can see Sloan there too, and vice-versa!!
(11.03.09 08:32 AM)
Melissa Gartner said:
So adorable!! Your boys are so cute. They grow up so fast!!
(11.03.09 09:31 AM)
heather said:
Vampire Weekend... I believe it! We have killer dance parties in our kitchen quite regularly... my two-year old's request every time? A-Punk. Great taste Sloan! High fives from Liv!
(11.03.09 01:14 PM)
Ashley Rose said:
your lil men are sooo adorable!!!! :) and i love that he calls himself swoanie :) sooo cute. you guys are the raddest lil family! just love these!!!
(11.03.09 01:34 PM)
jackie wonders said:
you guys, your boys are ppppreccious! Emery says the same exact thing when she wants to be held "hold you, mama". i love it! happy birthday Sloan!!!
(11.03.09 02:14 PM)
stacyZ said:
These are so cute. I love how the brothers are just so cute together. Way to rock it.
(11.04.09 12:12 PM)
Connie said:
Amelia - the first time I met you, you were only 7 months pregnant with Sloan! I can't believe he is already 2 years old! The boys look more and more alike everyday! So handsome!
(11.05.09 07:56 AM)
Becky said:
Yay! Happy Birthday Sloan! Amelia, your kiddos are so adorable. It was so fun for me and Dan to finally meet you guys! Hope everything is going good for your fam! Take care.
(11.05.09 12:57 PM)
MFMG said:
Cute kids. Nice photos. I hope your kids grow up knowing how lucky they are.
(11.08.09 10:08 PM)
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10.02.09
My absolute favorite time of the year is FALL! I try with all my might and will power to hold off on bringing my fall/halloween decor out until after the 1st of October. I was so excited this morning when I realized that today would be the perfect day to break it all out. Here in Southern California, the only sign of fall we really get is dry Santa Ana winds, but I LOVE it. The "Santa Anas", as my sister Nicole and I would call it (we got that from watching the movie The Holiday), remind me of happy times, homemade soup, and an urge to get into my kitchen to bake! I remember being a little girl and my parents would open up all of the windows and doors to let the Santa Anas blow right through our house (happy sighhhhhhhh....)
Anyway, here are some of my fall decorations, have a good weekend everybody!
nicole deanne said:
I LOVE it! I am so jealous.... I need to bring fall into my life. Too bad last night was a total flop for halloween decorations. I am inspired and going to whip up some decorations TODAY! Love you sister!
"The Santa Ana's"
(10.02.09 03:59 PM)
Amber said:
Your a cute mom Amelia! Your boys are so lucky! And that last picture of sloan kills me! He is too grown up.
(10.02.09 07:52 PM)
Regina said:
I LOVE FALL, we live in Michigan and it's the best. The pumkin patches, the warm cider, apple cinnamon donuts, the decor. Ah! I wish it lasted for 6 months. Love your decor. Happy Fall to you too.
(10.03.09 07:59 AM)
Corissa said:
How beautiful! Fall is just wonderful!
(10.03.09 09:33 AM)
jen berry said:
besides all the obvious decorations that = rad. i love the photos on your mantle. Gorgeous.
(10.03.09 10:44 AM)
Alexandra said:
I love fall too :) And here in England it gets BEAUTIFUL! I love your decorations and the photos above the fireplace - really pretty :) enjoy the season!
(10.03.09 01:07 PM)
francis said:
WOW-Great blogsite!!!!!!!!! I really enjoyed the pictures- thanks for brightening my day ! Francis http://www.geothermalquestions.net
(10.03.09 05:24 PM)
Jenny Duffy said:
I've got those same lights on my mantle! Love em and love your images! Yay! Fall!!!!!
(10.04.09 08:47 AM)
Becka @Studio222 Photography said:
I can't wait to have kids! I saw all these ADORABLE decorations at the store the other day and knew if I put them up in the house Nate would be like... "what the hell?" ;) At least if I had kids I'd have an excuse for it!
(10.05.09 01:19 PM)
Cathy said:
Sigh.... I LOVE fall!!! And I am so excited that it is finally here! Thanks for the inspiration...I'm definitely going to have to go out and get some cute fall & halloween decorations for my own house. :)
(10.05.09 07:11 PM)
Danielle said:
Yea Fall!! Ooooo I love the family portrait with the son is the air!!! So fun!
(10.06.09 10:37 AM)
imthiaz houseman said:
oh, this post makes me so happy! can't wait to decorate my house this weekend!
(10.07.09 03:17 PM)
Bethany Vieth said:
Q: I love that tall frame in the middle... Would you mind sharing what the dimensions of that photo is? Actually they all seem "taller" than normal... :-)
(10.08.09 10:40 AM)
amelialyon said:
Bethany, The sizes of frames on our fireplace are full frame (no cropping) so all of the images are true to size. The big one is 20x30, the one to the left is 16x24 and the one on the right is the only one cropped at a 5x7.
(10.08.09 11:35 AM)
rosaura said:
i so love your decorations and your spirit and your style. i love the photos on the mantle. the middle one is just so amazing. who took that one? happy fall!
(10.09.09 10:55 AM)
MOM said:
Oh my goodness - Yes Fall is in the air and you have a great display of decor - I love it! And Especially love seeing my cute grandson Sloan in this last picture!!!! Jusst looking at him makes me smile!!!!!
Love MOM - "MAGGA"
(10.14.09 01:26 PM)
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09.12.09
We are so excited, the LYON-SHOP Part Deux sold out on it's first day! We feel beyond blessed and are blown away by the turnout! We CANNOT wait to meet all of the attendees at the kick-off party the night before on the 26th. October 27th is going to be a good day!
Have a great weekend everybody!
rookie cookie said:
You guys amaze me. You are so talented, cool and hardworking.
I miss you, your boys, black bean burritos and Disneyland.
(09.12.09 03:31 PM)
emily said:
would yall ever considered an online workshop? yall just live so far away from me! a girl can dream, i guess:)
(09.14.09 03:13 PM)
Linds said:
Dang it! If a round three happens... i'm all over it :) Love you guys!!
(09.15.09 03:22 PM)
mindy@STUDIO6.23 said:
uh, yeah.... of course it did!!! you guys are AMAZING!!!! :)
(09.22.09 03:08 AM)
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09.10.09
We sold out super fast last time and we had an awesome response. Not only was the turnout great, but the actual LYON-SHOP day was a huge success! We feel so thankful to have had such an amazing group of fellow photographers come out to learn from us! We've been eager to announce a second LYON-SHOP since our first experience was so positive. Here is more info:
A big thank you to Jason and Emily for being our beautiful models! We did two shoots that day, the first covered posing, interaction with your client, and creative use of natural light.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of our very first LYON-SHOP attendees, we can't wait to meet the next group!
For more details please visit our LYON-SHOP website (thank you to Into the Darkroom for providing us with such a sweet website).
We lucked out and found a great location for our first LYON-SHOP at the Tranquil Tea Lounge in Fullerton, great ambiance, great food, amazing tea, and sweet service!
A big thank you to Jason and Emily for being our beautiful models! We did two shoots that day, the first covered posing, interaction with your client, and creative use of natural light.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of our very first LYON-SHOP attendees, we can't wait to meet the next group!
For more details please visit our LYON-SHOP website (thank you to Into the Darkroom for providing us with such a sweet website).Last, but certainly not least, we want to thank all of our sweet sponsors, we could not have done this without your help!!!:
Lindsey Joy said:
YAAAAYYY!!!! I am so excited to see these images, it really brings the whole experience full circle! You and Justin are amazing and the Lyon-Shop rocked our world! Thanks for the wealth of love, knowledge, and honesty. Our business and art have seriously gone to the next level thanks to you!! I just cannot say enough good about the two of you! I hope the next Lyon-Shop brings all kinds of good things your way!!
(09.10.09 09:25 PM)
yan palmer said:
the "wish i could be there," comments are always a touch lame huh? if i had the means, and i don't mean the means that i will instead use to fly to hawaii, or buy rad clothes, cuz i don't gots those means, i mean extra above what i use to feed my family, i would be there googly eyed and ready to roll.
(09.10.09 09:29 PM)
tate said:
I'm really thinking about jumping into it and flying out from Louisiana. Only problem - do you guys have any interpreter friends (I'm deaf) or somehow would it be possible to figure something out? What area exactly would I need to fly into? I can scope out some friends if I know where and kinda feel it out.
(09.10.09 10:03 PM)
tate said:
Just realized it said Orange County - that's between SD/LA airports? What would be closer? Ontario even?
(09.10.09 10:06 PM)
kristine atienza said:
Amelia & Justin, just like Lindsay said, seeing this post has definitely brought it all back full circle. Before I took this workshop I was still in limbo with whether or not to embark on this new journey. Since then, I've taken the leap into this newfound passion of mine. All thanks to your generous knowledge, wisdom and inspiration! In addition to that, I've also made some wonderful friends from the workshop! Thank you again for the awesome experience! I'm so grateful to have been a part of it all! Wishing you all the success and most importantly, FUN in part deux ! xoxo - kristine
ps. if you're even thinking about taking lyon-shop---stop thinking, and just do it!! you wont be disappointed!!!
(09.10.09 10:22 PM)
jason Roger said:
What up hommie!!! these are the sweetest photos of all time, not just because of the lovely models, but because you and Justin are the amazing dyamic duo, like WWF bushwackers!!! "It's bloody lovely. Tell your mutha."
(09.10.09 10:31 PM)
Lydia Jane said:
Awww, who knew there could be this much happiness in one post! Words cannot descriiibe how much I took away from your Lyon Shop. Thank you guys so much! And all you people out there - GO! You won't regret it.
(09.10.09 10:58 PM)
John Sharpe said:
I was on the edge about this workshop, but am so glad that I attended. Justin & Amelia are cool cats and are more than willing to share their smartness with you. The branding portion of the workshop was my fave and showed me how much I still have to learn. If you debating attending...just do it. Your eyes, brain, and camera will thank you!!!
(09.11.09 04:58 AM)
anda said:
don't miss out on this!!!! i want to go AGAIN. most awesome. congrats, amelia and justin -- have a blast!
(09.11.09 07:38 AM)
Corissa said:
Oh I so wish I could come! Will you by chance be doing one at the end of February?
(09.11.09 08:54 AM)
molly said:
alright... I know you are LDS. So you must spend SOME time in Utah.... PLEASE!!!! HOLD A WORKSHOP in Utah in the future. You wouldn't regret it! I just know it!
(09.11.09 10:33 AM)
Tonya Peterson said:
So awesome! You and Justin are great. I wish I was coming back to CA sometime soon. We need family portraits again!
(09.11.09 12:52 PM)
Becky McArthur said:
Can't even tell you how excited I am to come!!!! Best b-day present Dan could've bought for me. Looking forward to meeting you two!
(09.11.09 10:14 PM)
Paco and Betty said:
My husband and I would love to take one of your Lyon Shops. Hopefully in round 3!
(09.22.09 02:29 PM)
Michelle Huesgen said:
You guys should take your Lyon-Sop on the road....perhaps St. louis?????? Pretty please...
(09.29.09 07:26 AM)
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