I could not be more excited to shoot in Dallas! I have never made it farther than the Dallas airport so to be able to step out, explore, and do it up Texas style is a treat for me!

I am only taking on a limited number of sessions so please e-mail at krysta@krystamanthe.com for more session information. 

I can’t wait to meet ya’ll!!

Much Love,

Krysta xo

As you can see the lipbreak belongs to Michael. The Heartbreak?  To Daddy and I. 

On Christmas Eve day, Mikey was begging to go outside to play in the  massive amounts of snow Minnesota received.  We have little to none here and he has been patiently waiting to break in his new sled.  He and Brady trekked out in the deep deep deeeep snow and played for over three hours.  Brady made one of the snow piles into a mini slide so that he could  use his snow tube to slide down.  By the end of the day he was sliding down on his belly and thought he was pretty cool.  SO, when Luka and Ayla came over the day after Christmas, we took all three kids out to play in the snow.  Mikey and Ayla made it out the door first. Mikey took a few runs down his slide as Ayla watched.  I told him Luka was on his way out to watch and with that he stood at the top of the slide and took a running leap onto the tube.  I stood watching like one of those moments in a movie where everything stills and you are running in slow motion yelling “Noooooooooooo!”  He stuck the landing, but ended up bouncing off of his tube face first and sliding.  He stood up immediately and I could see a lot of blood.   I initially thought he had a bloody nose until he pulled his hand away and I see a mouth full of red.  Brady and I rushed him to the ER where he was an absolute champ.  It actually looks a lot worse than it is.  He is the proud owner of three stitches and quite the story to share when he gets back to school.   It’s nothing a milkshake, a box of Popsicles, Transformer movies, and a lot of cuddles couldn’t fix though. He was up and running around the house again like nothing happened a half hour after we got back from the ER.  Today we’ve been asking how his lip is and he keeps annoyingly saying, “It’s fiiiiinnnnnnee! Geeeeezzzz!”

This is Mikey’s first big blunder. He’s never had anything more than a scrape or a bump on the head so Brady and I were both pretty sad about the whole thing.   When Mikey was saying his prayers he ended by saying, “And please let my face heal quickly.  ANNNND please let me never have this again.”

Amen Mikey. Amen!

Hope you all had a beautiful Christmas with your families!

Much Love,

Krysta

***

We sipped hot chocolate.

And ate fudge that Mason made.

We put on fancy dresses.

And went to Tangled.

I loved it just as much as Ivy.

We went to vintage shops.

And found pretty little treasures.

We had a girls only day.

And had breakfast at a cafe along the ocean.

We went to Nellie Gail.

And looked at the Christmas lights.

We did lots of things.

And nothing at all.

…and both were just as beautiful.

***

I’m head over for this little girl, I am.  I’m used to being surrounded by boys so to be able to wear glitter gloss and braid her hair and play princesses is such a special treat for me.  My heart always breaks a wee bit when it’s time to go.  I’m convinced that I’ll be seeing much more of Ivish though as she has fallen head over herself…for Mikey.   I had many requests to pull out my iPod where I had video of Mikey stored. She would watch him with a smile on her face and then say “Ohhhhh..he’s so CUUTTEEE!” I melted even more because it’s in an Australian accent.  :) …and when they talked on the phone, Ivy mostly giggled and smiled.  I then got on the phone and asked Mikey if he liked talking to Ivy and he said, “Wellllllll…I couldn’t really understand her because she doesn’t speak English.”  Priceless. 

Sparkle, sparkle Sweet Girl. Big Loves.

Krysta xo

***Processed with Sheye’s Eye Candy Actions – Pretty Gritty ***

There are  many many days where I struggle with an internal battle within myself.  More days than not, I strive for perfect.  I’m too hard on myself.  I pray for balance.  I try to do it all.  I wish there were more than 24 hours in one day. 

I see it in my photography too.  …the clear images, crisp lines, bright colors.   I often feel “less than” if the vision of what I dreamt would come to fruition, doesn’t.

But I’m learning to let go. To accept what is.  To be thankful for today.  To know that things can wait for tomorrow. 

…and I’m happiest as an artist when the lines are blurred…when the haze rolls in…the grain presents itself…and the light is flickering…

Much Love,

Krysta  

…must come down.

** I was standing right behind Jaycie’s daddy as he was tossing her in the air.  The first time he did it, my heart nearly leapt out of my chest, but Jaycie was belly laughing and so was her mama so I knew we were all good! **

I adore this image and would have this baby on canvas for sure!

Happy Weekend!

Krysta xo