Big Brother...

What a lucky little girl! :)

Simple Little Boy...

All it took to get this little man to cooperate was a picture with my suitcase (that holds all my backdrops), a conversation with mommy and mom-mom during the shoot, and a HUGE BRIBE of Rita's ice-cream! 

Life is simple when you are 3!

He's still one of my favorites...you should hear him say my name...melts my heart every time! :)

Baby Gaga...

Every time I do newborn pictures I realize how inexperienced I really am in the baby department.  Yes I have a son but I truly believe you forget what it is like to handle a newborn.  Our really good friends here in Pennsylvania just had this sweet little girl one week ago.  Her name wasn't revealed until the day of her birth (except to a small few) so she was known as "Baby Gaga" :)  She truly is a precious little gift....

Congratulations to the Bova/Masick family!!! More pictures to come. :)

So Many Expressions!

I don't know if I have EVER photographed a child that showed so many different expressions.  I can't help but smile when I look at these.  She certainly let me know what she was feeling in each picture.  What a sweetheart!

The next 2 pictures are my absolute favorite.  Can't you just hear her saying 

"Get that camera out of my face!"

I asked my friend Jenae Holtzhafer to join me on this shoot to help capture these two beautiful twins.  She is responsible for the last 2 pictures.  Thank you Jenae they are GORGEOUS!

Little Sweetheart...

More to come of her twin sister. :)

Weight-Loss Challenge...ROUND 2

This past weight-loss challenge turned out awesome! I am going to be brave and post my final picture after our 14 week challenge. I ended up losing 21 lbs and 14.64% of my body weight and took 2nd place...$100. YES I am wearing spandex...haha...and no I did not photoshop either one of these pictures. :) 

GULP...I just put that on the world wide web....deep breath....ANYWAY the winner of the challenge lost 39 lbs and 15.29% of his body weight and he won $200. 

I am a true believer if you want to make a healthy change in your lifestyle it is possible, you just have to have the will power, put forth the effort and hold yourself accountable! :)

Since the last weight-loss challenge was a success we have decided to do a round 2. This will begin April 24th and go until July 3rd (10 weeks). There will be 2 options in this challenge.

Option 1: THE WEIGHT-LOSS CHALLENGE

April 24th - May 29th

• Everyone pays $15.  $10 will go into the final prize pot.  $5 will go into a team challenge pot.  This must be paid by the 2nd week of the challenge or you will be eliminated, if you quit during the 10 weeks it is non-refundable.
• The first 5 weeks will be in teams.  The teams will be divided evenly based on Body Mass Index (BMI).
• Every Saturday EVERYONE will post their individual weight on a PRIVATE Blog.
• The number of pounds lost on each team will be tallied.  The team with the greater amount of pounds lost will be allotted a certain amount of money, that will go in the team pot.
• IF a team member gains weight that amount will be taken out of that team's pot and given to the other team or put back into the challenge pot.  For example if a member gains 3 lbs in a week that team loses 3 dollars.
• The objective is to get as much money in your team's pot to be divided between each person on the team at the end of the 5 weeks.

May 29th - July 3rd

• The final 5 weeks will be individual based and instead of pounds the final winner will be based on weight-loss percentage.  Depending on the amount of people, there may be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner OR the top male and female.  Final weigh-in will be July 3rd.
  
• Each Saturday EVERYONE posts their weight on the PRIVATE Blog.  You are alloted 1 missed week.  If you miss 2 weeks with-out notifying anyone you will be eliminated, NO REFUNDS.
• On Monday Morning of each week a ranking list will be posted to show the standing of each person's weight-loss percentage.

You can be as competitive as you want in this option.  In  the first 5 weeks if you do not pull your weight, you will cause others on your team to lose money.  This is a great way to jump start your weight-loss, because you are being held accountable, and others are depending on YOU!

Option 2: HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHALLENGE

April 24th - July 3rd

• This section of the challenge is for those who are maintaining or do not want to participate in the weight-loss challenge.
• Each person pays $10 to the Healthy Life Pot.  Each dollar represents a week in the challenge.
• Those in this challenge commit to exercising 30 minutes, 5 times a week or more.
• On Saturday, EVERYONE weighs in on the PRIVATE Blog.  This weigh-in is your current body weight, as well as an honest account of your 5 days of 30 minute exercise.
• If you did not meet the exercise regiment you lose your dollar that week and it is placed in a Healthy Life Winner's pot.
• This continues until week 10 (July 3rd), when each person weighs in for the final time.  The person with the highest weight-loss percentage gets the winner's pot.
• The objective is to make it to July 3rd and get ALL of your $10 back, and have a habit of exercising 5 times a week and living a HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE!

If you are interested in either of these challenges let me know ASAP.  ANYONE and EVERYONE is welcome.  It doesn't matter your age, gender or where you live, as long as you have access to a scale and a computer every Saturday you are welcome to join us!  Email me at christina.cosby@gmail.com

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!

My Bro Cody...

A few weeks ago my big brother Cody came to visit my family in Pennsylvania.  I informed him as we walked around NYC that he was going to let me take some pictures of him.  Cody is pretty laid back and didn't mind.  I think if I said that to my other brother I might be missing a few teeth right now. :)  I love my brothers, they are both very different from each other.  Cody is my brother who is very talented in the arts.  My favorite talent of Cody's is his ability to play the piano.  I love to listen to him play, although I know he doesn't enjoy it as much anymore...what a shame he has amazing talent!  I used to beg Cody to teach me how to sing, anyone that knows me knows that I have a fear of singing, not to mention that I sound like a dying frog! :)  Cody isn't afraid to sing, play or act in front of people and I really admire that about him.  I love my brother Cody and I am so happy that he came out to visit!  I couldn't decided between the color and B&W's with these pictures so I posted all of them.  Let me know what you think!

I'm BACK!

I couldn't believe it when I opened up this blog and my last post was in DECEMBER!  Holy Moly!  I took a little leave of absence from the photography world, my camera had some issues and I felt a little burned out by it.  Christmas season seems to do that to me at times.  I spent a lot of time with my family the past couple of months...LOVED every minute of it!  But I am back and ready to get rollin' again.  I think the warm weather and pretty skies of Spring are getting my photography itch going!!!  Here are some pictures of my nieces from our Florida trip. 

You have to love the ONE tooth stage...so cute!

Woman on a mission!

I love it when kids have something on their mind and they will not stop until it is accomplished!  Sounds A LOT like my life! OCD maybe?... :)

I love my nieces, it was so fun spending time with them in Florida.  They are always up for letting me snap a picture. :)