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Welcome

Hello,the M stands for Misti. I am a photographer, wife and mother of four. Not always in that order. I love to have fun. My photo sessions are all on location with available natural light. I strive to capture each individual personality perfectly. My photos are about real life and not the posed say cheese fake smile photos. I capture the true essence of love, laughter and emotion.

Vacation Calls {Phoenix Photographer}

June 29, 2009 – 4:01 pm

I feel like the luckiest girl alive. I get to escape this oven like weather and head to the beach house for a week. Along the way we are picking up my daughter and her cousin. My daughter has already been enjoying the beautiful California weather we once called home for a month now. I am just hoping she wants to come back home before the 1st day of school.
I will not have internet access at the beach house, I will have my phone but I will only be able to access mrsfun96@yahoo.com email.
Happy 4th of July to everyone. I will be back soon enough.

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Happy Birthday Ashley {Phoenix Photographer}

June 26, 2009 – 1:42 am

I had the pleasure of hanging out with some of the coolest people I know yesterday. We took the kids to Chuck E. Cheeses and I survived!!! Then we went back home and let the older kids run in the sprinklers while I tried to get the baby to sleep…she wasn’t having it!
So here is a sneak peek at my birthday present to my friend Ashley!!
Meet Megan Lilly! She was 10lbs and 22.5 inches at birth.

She wouldn’t bend or hold still. I kept telling her she was going to end up on my list, this girl didn’t care. A mind if her own.

Of course once I get her in the outfit that her two older sisters had their photo taken in she falls asleep. Her daddy is a hunter…of you didn’t guess.

Love you Ashley and your three precious girls. Thanks for hanging with us today. Also a huge shout out to Twister, thank you for inviting us and letting me vent. Friends are a good thing to have.

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Kohl’s Cares for Kids {Phoenix Photographer}

June 22, 2009 – 2:17 pm


If you are shopping at Kohl’s you are doing a great thing for children all over. Kohl’s Cares for Kids is a great program that donates to many different charities and also their employees give up their days off to volunteer at events all over Phoenix and surrounding cities.

Here they are at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. They donated around $10,000 on this day alone.

My husband and my daughter attend as many of these fund raisers as possible. I have to hang back with the boys. I am looking forward to the day everyone is old enough and our whole family can attend these events.

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Details… {Phoenix Photographer}

June 20, 2009 – 1:54 pm


Sometimes the most precious photos are the ones that show the details….The curls curling around the tiny ear.
The colorful strap of the cute little polka-a-dot swimsuit.
I like to make sure that I get the details.
Details aren’t just for weddings.
Little hands are only little for so long.
Fine baby hair grows and soon it’s gone.
Itty Bitty socks..
Little onsies…
Tiny booties…
Late night cries…
Early morning feedings…
Stacks of diapers…
Containers of wipes…
The smell of sweet baby lotion…
Jars of baby food…
Sippy cups…
Colorful Plastic spoons…
Vibrating bouncy seats…
Burp cloths…
Diaper bags…

This all disappears far to quickly.
So take it slow and enjoy the moment.
Capture these times on film.
Don’t let them slip away.

Soon it will be…
Star wars characters
Hot Wheels
Baby Dolls
Barbies
Jump ropes
Baseball Gloves
Volleyball Nets
Celebrity Crushes
New Clothes
Loud Music
Borrowed Car Keys
Movies with Friends

A good snapshot stops a moment from running away. ~Eudora Welty

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Snapshot Tuesday {Phoenix Photographer}

June 16, 2009 – 12:58 pm

He was looking at the moon. His daddy told him that if looked through his legs at the moon it would smile at him. Sure enough the moon smiled at T and T was very happy.

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Warming up {Phoenix Photographer}

June 14, 2009 – 3:11 pm

All kids need time to warm up to the photographer with the camera in their face. Even my own children need time to get the sillies out. So be patient and let them have fun. These often become my favorite photos, I look at them and hear their giggles and their funny sayings that make no sense to anyone over the age of 10.
This is also why I allow so much time for a photo session, no need to rush the kids through it and make them dislike the photo experience. It’s better to ease them into it and let them be themselves.

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{Wordless Wednesday} Phoenix Photographer

June 10, 2009 – 1:42 am

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Lemonade Lemonade….Like your Grandma made!!!

June 9, 2009 – 2:42 pm

Kelly Ripa and ELECTROLUX have come together and will donate $1 to OCRF*(Ovarian Cancer Research Fund) for every stand opened to help fund research to find a cure. All you have to do is open your own Lemonade Stand!! I opened mine here——-> Mrs.Fun’s very own stand
So hurry…go open yours today. It is easy and takes a few minutes. It’s worth it.

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{Snapshot Tuesday} Phoenix Photographer

June 9, 2009 – 12:15 pm

Hey, look at this!! I remembered.

This weeks Snapshot Tuesday is brought to you by Oobi

A show my children love. It freaks me out a little but when my neighbor brought down these Oobi eyes my kids went crazy. They love these. She found them in the party aisle at Albertsons, of all places.

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{ART} {INSPIRATION} Phoenix Photographer

June 6, 2009 – 6:26 pm

I have watched this many times over the last few months…it inspires me…it makes me realize that my art is my own…it inspires me to be more creative and different. So I thought I would share.

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