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SEASON PASS SPECIAL

SEASON PASS SPECIAL

{1+1+1} = {3 Photo Sessions} = {2019 Senior Portrait Pass}
Don’t Choose!  Get all three for a discounted price!

     

You can choose anytime for these sessions… we don’t have you pick ‘special dates’ only for our photo specials! Each session will be approx 30 minutes. If you choose Special Package 1 your image will be available for download within 2 weeks of your session date. Your proof book will be printed when all sessions are complete. You will recieve a minimum of 60 different images combined from all 3 sessions.

There are only a limited number of passes available so book yours now!
Ways to reserve your pass:
-Call 360-577-0393
-Reserve online HERE

**Basic Instruction to Reserve Online**
Click on the provided link.
1) Under the ‘Search for Event’ click the search button next to June 15, 2018 –  Season Pass.
2) Create an account under the ‘Are you New’ section.
3) When the order screen comes up ‘x’ out of the info on how to order images
(this is an image based order system, not a service based order system.  We apologize for the confusion!)
4) Click on the ‘Add to Cart’ icon under the large image.
5) Choose your special by increasing quantity to 1 and clicking on add products to cart.
6) On the bottom left area of the cart click to enter your Promo/Reward Code to receive your discount
7) Click checkout
8) Fill in required info and continue to checkout
9) Choose the delivery option of ‘I’ll pick up at Studio’
10) Submit your order and print for verification.  We will call you to get payment and send you your pass!

Moms deserve recognition

A few reasons why moms deserve recognition on mother’s day

1) A mother’s smile, when it is directed towards you, makes your day a whole lot better. All she needs is to know that she has helped you to be and feel your best. Say thank you.

2) Mom taught you to be a functioning adult. That was her job, and without that, making it through the modern world would be very hard. Your mom may have forced you to do your homework, but now you see how important it was.

3) Mothers are the emotional backbones of the family. They provide the holding place for everyone’s feelings and do their best to keep us from being hurt.

4) Who would kiss your boo-boos to make it all better if she weren’t around? Mothers have the magic touch (and kiss) to help us heal our wounds, physical and emotional.

5) Truly, our mothers worked hard and made sacrifices, so our lives would be better. There are not a lot of people willing to do that, so let her know you appreciate it.

6) Mothers are forgiving—so forgive her in return. Perhaps nothing will be as valuable a gift to both of you as foregivness Open your heart and drop your resentments. Now that’s love.

7) When you want to climb the tallest mountain, your mother will make your lunch for you. She is the one who will support your dreams when no one else will. She will also remind you to wear clean underwear.

8) Her boundaries made you a better person. You may not have liked some of her decisions, especially when you wanted to party with your friends, but she did keep you out of trouble. Look at some of your friends without a mom who has cared that much.

9) A mother’s ears and eyes hear and see everything. They also have a computer-like memory for all the good (and some of the bad) that came your way. It’s nice to have someone with whom you can reminisce about your whole life.

10) Her opinion will ALWAYS matter to you. Sometimes I don’t always agree or get frustrated with my mom’s well-meaning advice, but I always care about her opinion. Even when I don’t want to consider it, I still value her wisdom.

‘Mommy and Me’

‘Mommy and Me’ Photo Special

The flowers are starting to bloom and with Mother’s Day quickly approaching, there is no better time to capture special memories with your kids with photos. As a ‘shout out’ to Mom’s our April photo special is dedicated to them with ‘Mommy and Me’ photos!

Outdoor Sessions on special days | available: April 21
Packages starting at $149
Indoor Sessions | Packages starting at $99
(packages include session and digital images)

Call 360.577.0393 or book online HERE.

This also makes a great gift for a deserving mom!  If you know someone that will love this ‘Mommy and Me’  session, we will personalize a Gift Certificate for you.

Dino Doozer

The Dino Doozer Foundation is once again, gearing up for their 8th annual Masquerade Ball fundraising event. There event will be held next Saturday, March 24th at 6:00pm at the Cowlitz County Expo Center. This year’s event will feature a Buffet Dinner, wine tasting, dessert dash, a live and silent auction, live entertainment and much more.

Tickets available online!! Their event sells out every year, so get your tickets NOW to help support their Foundation! Below is the link to purchase your tickets for the Masquerade Ball: https://dinodoozerfoundation.ejoinme.org/2018

What is the Dino Doozer Foundation? The Dino Doozer Foundation is a local non-profit organization here in Longview, helping children who are Fighting NF and Childhood Cancer.

Neurofibromatosis (NF) isn’t rare. It occurs in about 1 in 3,000 people. It can affect anyone. It does not discriminate, but it does change the lives of those affected. The Dino Doozer Foundation does not seek to cure, but to help the children and families afflicted by this disease. Dino Doozer can’t do this alone. They need your help.

The Foundation raises funds to help families send their child affected by NF to Camp New Friends in Virginia, a camp that serves to reduce the stigma and isolation that is often associated with neurological disorders and chronic health conditions.

Their goal for this year’s event is to raise $50,000. This money will send up to 20 local children to a full week of camp fun, including airfare to Camp New Friends. This camp is specifically designed to meet the needs of children with severe chronic health conditions. Read more about this amazing camp and what they do at www.brainycamps.com

For more information about the Dino Doozer Foundation or if you would like to donate, please visit their website at www.dinodoozerfoundation.org/

Easter Basket Give-Away

 Enter to win Lola’s Easter Basket full of goodies including a $50 Gift Card to Outback Steakhouse!

To Enter LIKE our Facebook page Here (if you haven’t already liked our page!) AND fill out our super easy entry form Here.

We will draw and announce the winner on Facebook on Friday, March 23rd.

And don’t forget to book your kids photo session with our bunny  ‘Lola’.  She is the CUTEST and SOFTEST bunny that your kids will love to pet, play and eat carrots with!

Our bunny will only be available on select dates through March and with packages starting as low as $49 you can’t afford to miss out on capturing this special moment.

So ‘hop on it’ and call now to book your limited session before they are gone!
360- 577- 0393

AVAILABLE DATES:
Thursday, March 15th & Friday, March 16th
Friday, March 23 & Saturday, March 24th

Lola!

The time is here to announce our Bunny’s name! We loved so many of the names, it was such a hard decision! Some of them were so cute and some had us laughing really hard! After much pondering we have all agreed to pick the name ‘Lola’ chosen by Barbra Donaldson. This name fits her cute and bubbly personality! Congratulations Barbra! Thank you everyone for your participation! Call now to book your Easter Session! We are currently starting to book up! Don’t wait, reserve a time in March now! 360.577.0393

 

Our Easter Bunny is back!

With Valentine Day over that means Easter is just around the corner!  Even if it doesn’t feel like it with our winter storm raging……it’s not often that you see daffodils covered in snow.  With our snow melting away we are introducing our ‘Limited Edition’ Bunny Session!

2018 brings a live Easter bunny to play with your little ones during their photo session!  The Pet Works selected the CUTEST and BESTEST and SOFTEST live bunny for our studio to let your children pet, hold and play with.

Our bunny will only be available on select dates through March so call now to book our limited session availability.  With packages starting as low as $49 you can’t afford to miss out on capturing this special moment.

OUR CONTEST FOR THE WEEK! Help us name our bunny.  Please post in the comments (located below the title at the top of the page) what you think that we should name our bunny.  Our favorite will receive the honor of naming the bunny as well as receiving a free session and 8×10 Limited Edition print!** We will be announcing the winner on Friday, March 2nd. So put your thinking caps on and give us the cutest and most original name you can think of…. if there is a special meaning behind it, let us know!

Through the month of March will be having basket giveaways, photo contests and fun facts posted on facebook and our blog!  Sign up here to get an email reminder of these fun events!

**The winner will need to be photographed between Friday, March 2nd thru Friday, March 9 to receive their free session and Limited Edition 8×10 print

14 fun facts/quiz about Valentine’s Day

14 fun facts/quiz  for the 14th day of February
(aka VALENTINES DAY!)

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and we thought we’d gather some ‘fun facts’ that you may not know about it!  See how many you guess correctly and see if you can stump your family and friends!

  1. Based on retail statistics, about what percentage of pet owners will give gifts to their pets on this day? 3%
  2. What kind of flowers are traditionally given to symbolize love? Red roses.
  3. What other gift most often accompanies a bouquet of red roses? Chocolates.
  4. When did Richard Cadbury produce the first box of chocolates for this holiday? the late 1800’s
  5. How many heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold? More than 35 million
  6. What is the approximate date the first Valentine was ever sent? 1415
  7. Which Scottish poet wrote A Red, Red Rose? Robbie Burns.
    1. What percentage of men buy flowers? 73%      What percentage of woman buy flowers? 27%
    2. How much money is spent on the purchase of Chocolate for Valentine’s Day? Over $1 billion
    3. What is the average number of wedding proposals on Valentine’s Day each year?  220,000
    4. About how many Americans will buy gifts or cards for their dogs? 9 Million
    5. Which symbol does New York’s Empire State Building illuminate on every Valentine’s Day? A heart.
    6. Today we associate love with the heart, but this wasn’t always the case. In medieval times, which internal organ was believed to feel love? The liver.
    7. Who will receive the most Valentine’s Day cards? Teachers, followed by children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets.

    And just in time for Valentine’s Day we have created a quick, inexpensive way to commemorate the Holiday with photos! Watch as your little one show off their adorableness in a Valentine’s Day themed studio session. Laugh as they roll around in red hearts, play with our ‘secret’ valentine mailbox, and possibly witness a sweet kiss between siblings.

    Mini-Valentine Themed Photo Session
    10 Images by Download
    ONLY $54!

Miss Thunder Mountain Rodeo Queen 2018

Miss Thunder Mountain Rodeo Queen 2018

Congratulations to the beautiful Paige Riggs as Miss Thunder Mountain Rodeo Queen 2018! The dedication that it takes to be a part of this elite group of equestrians is truly astounding.  See a video of all of her photos HERE!

She is excited to begin her year as rodeo queen and is looking forward to sharing her experiences with all of you! She recently graduated from Onalaska High School, where she participated in 4-H, WASHET , and FFA. Her registered quarter horse gelding, Rugged Attraction or better known as Sam was happily by her side while active in her clubs. This year she is looking forward to all the new people she will have the opportunity to meet while traveling to many rodeos and parades representing Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo! She thanks you in advance for all your support throughout her next year as Miss Thunder Mountain!

The following is a brief history as found on the Thunder Mountain Rodeo Website.

The Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo originated as a PRCA rodeo in 1975 under the direction of rodeo committee members Ron McCoy, Mel Boultinghouse, Cal Christensen, Vern Eaton, Wayne Gossett, Bill Merz, George Moore, Les Nelson, and Jan Searing. The rodeo was originally called The Cowlitz County Fair & Rodeo, but after Mount Saint Helens spewed its fire and thunder upon this area in 1980, committeeman George Moore suggested in 1981 that the rodeo’s name be changed to The Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo.

Since 1981, the rodeo has been known by this memorable name, which though was derived from a volcanic eruption, it also aptly denotes the thundering hooves and energy, which this rodeo brings to town.

When the rodeo began in 1975 we used a borrowed, portable arena that was erected just before the Cowlitz County Fair opened, and had to dismantle it after the fair ended. In 1979, we established a permanent arena. Although this arena was a vast improvement over a portable arena, we now have a state of the art arena, which we are proud to state was entirely constructed by committee members. Cowlitz County Fair Grounds 1970’s Our present committee is comprised of 12 committee members, whereas we had 8 committee members when the rodeo originated.

Christensen Brothers was our original stock contractor. Gold Buckle Rodeo Company is our present stock contractor. We began with $300.00 per added event, and now we add $3,000.00 per event, including barrel racing. Since this rodeo’s origination we have consistently drawn top cowboy and cowgirl contestants to the competition. The Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo committee believes that the keys to success in having a great rodeo consist of having excellent stock, quality contestants, talented bullfighters, funny clowns, and exciting half-time entertainment. Each year we strive to make the rodeo the most successful rodeo competition we can bring to the Lower Columbia region. We hope that you have the opportunity to experience the Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo!