5th Annual Santa & Me Christmas Special

Well, honestly I wasn't going to offer my Christmas Special this year... but I kept receiving inquiries when I was going to hold it.  Mind you, not because I don't like to offer specials, I'm just swamped and traveling a lot plus I didn't think I could fit it in my calendar. But, I caved in and here is the info. I also added your choices of Christmas Cards for 2011.

 I don't want to sound like I am complaining... I LOVE WHAT I DO. I love creating art and designing cards. And, I actually enjoy being busy. So, bring me lot's of coffee, I will be up late working. lol

Is it too early to say?  Merry Christmas! Hope to see you soon.

Kim Hoegger Home Holiday Open House

Anniversary Holiday Open House
Join us at 5:30 for champagne punch and a wonderful cake provided by Annie's Bakery of Murphy, the BEST cake bakery around!


Enjoy house beverages such as our famous Pumpkin Pie Coffee and Apricot Mango Tea. Sample our favorite food items from the store; Baked Brie with Sweet Onion Jam, Roasted Red Pepper Goat Cheese and Roasted Garlic Dip from Village Gourmet and our newest additions Twelve Oaks Chunky Peach Jalopeno Salsa and Spicy Black Bean & Corn Salsa....fabulous!!  And more...


Gift giveaways from the Thymes and Illume candles with the first 25 customers! $100 Gift Certificates will be given away along with other gifts throughout the evening. Be sure to put your name in the hat as soon as you arrive. A second entry will be dropped into the hat for those customers who RSVP for the party. Check out the full invitation on Facebook and send us your RSVP ASAP!


Come join us and bring your friends, enjoy a 15% off discount through out the evening as well as free box giftwrap for all items purchased Thursday evening (that fit into our boxes. We will not be wrapping chairs, sofas or Christmas trees, lol. Sorry).


Great fun ahead, looking forward to visiting with you all :) 
Thanks again for a wonderful year!


Warmly,


Kim Hoegger
Owner/Designer Home Hoegger HOME ( Formerly The French Pear)
Located on the Historic Downtown Square
106 S. Goliad
Rockwall, Texas 75087
972-722-9995
www.kimhoeggerhome.com

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This is the email I received today from one of my wonderful clients and a very talented designer/shop keeper.  If you are looking for a new "Find", something fun to do on a Thursday night (like get a head start on your Christmas shopping) or would like to taste the best baked goods around you should check out Kim Hoegger Home's Anniversary Holiday Open House in Rockwall.


Her shop is a one stop shop with a very eclectic selection of fun items for you and your home. She offers Home Decor, Vintage Garden Items, Candles, Adorable Clothing, Jewelry, Frames, Furniture, Wonderful Baked Goods and Specialty Drinks, etc, etc;,  I know I always find something when I shop her store! I mean really...at how many stores can you shop for your home, try on a cute sweater, then relax and enjoy a Pumpkin Pie Coffee and a Cookie? YUM!

Hope to see you there!

Red Velvet Tour

I was fortunate to attend "The Red Velvet Tour" presented by the talented Kay Eskridge and Graphic Authority. Kay spent all day demonstrating her lighting techniques and posing ideas with two models. The models were wonderful to work with. Now remember, you are in lingerie in front of 15 students and they all have a camera pointed at you. Yes, they were wonderful. And, yes these are published with their consent.

I love celebrating women's beauty, outer and more importantly inner beauty. I love to empower women by showing them  how really beautiful they are. Everyone deserves to enjoy a pampered day with professional hair and make up and be photographed by a professional photographer.

Every single woman is beautiful in her own way and I like to highlight and emphasis their special features. Let's stop being so hard on ourselves. No one is perfect. So let's appreciate what God bestowed upon us and celebrate our own sexy.

Sexy may be your favorite pair of jeans with heels or a little black dress. Of course there is always lingerie. 8-)

 Here are some of my favorite images.

I love Boudoir Photography. It is by far the most challenging type of portrait to capture well. Yet, it is the most rewarding to see that smile on her face and to hear, "Do I really look like that?" Yep...  Celebrate our own sexy.

The Second Shooter!

Recently my BFF,  Liddie,  asked me to help her photograph a wedding. I have to admit I loved being the second shooter. I have complete freedom to shoot at will, like a stealth shooter. Sneaking in and out grabbing my shot and moving on to the next frame without interrupting the flow.

Here are a couple of my favorites.

I photographed this fun angle while Liddie was photographing all the girls together.

I grabbed this image while Liddie was photographing the bride and groom together.

I love it.

I was sent to capture a few fun images of the guys....  I'm starting to see a common theme here of cutting off my subjects heads. lol

This bridesmaid created all the beautiful flower arrangements and bouquets. She did such a fabulous job that I needed to capture an image of her holding all the bouquets. Now that's a great bridesmaid!

To all my fellow photog's... I'm available as a second shooter if you ever need the extra help. hint, hint! lol

I really did have a blast photographing this sweet couples wedding. 

My Dad is a Super Hero!

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6583682/the-six-ways-youll-see-your-dad

My dad is a Super Hero!
And my mommy is my BodyGuard!


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I received this simple email from my daughter and just had to laugh and at the same time it warmed by heart. I LOVE that she still sees her parents as a super hero and a bodyguard.

All parents will love this link!

Love you my sweet girl. Love that you have a wonderful sense of humor. She took this photo of her and Jorge and posted it on her facebook. Too dang funny.

Cate and Jorge

Happy Birthday Conner!

Today is my baby's birthday. Of course you know he's not a baby, he's 19!  Yes, all those cliché's are true. Where does the time go? Seems like only yesterday! etc. But, OMG How do I have two kids in college? I mean really? Where does the time go?

Enjoy your children, don't be anxious for them to grow up because it will happen soon enough all on its own. I thought it would be fun to go back and look at some of Conner's images over the years and I'm so grateful that I have them. Trying to find "good" images of me as a kid is difficult. There are some, but not a lot, and almost NONE of my hubby. So please.... capture images of your children so you can take your own stroll down memory lane.  And, even more important let your children take that stroll too! And put a date on the image. You think you will remember, but you won't.

Here is Conner's stroll through memory lane:

First Birthday!

Oh how I use to love to comb his hair like this. Grease it up and flip it over, I remember that is how my mom combed my brother's hair. So, It has to be right. Right?

First day of School - 5th Grade

I would bring my camera on the first day of school and photograph all the kids in both of my children's classes. That was so much fun. One of the teachers later told me that they use to fight over who would get my kids in their classes because they loved the photo's that I would give them each year. Glad to hear it was appreciated!

This is Conner's 11 Year Old Portrait. I would take their portrait every Birthday and Christmas. Actually, I still do! Though Conner is a little tricky to pin down and I've missed a few years. Look how much he has grown in one year!   So Handsome.

We would love to get up early on Saturday morning and go watch him play sports. Boy, do I miss those days. I LOVE his dirty face after a game. He is 12.

Here is his hippy stage! lol  He was 14 and loved his long hair and guitar. He is a natural on guitar! I have a confession, this is a reproduction with my cell phone. Not the original image. Like you couldn't tell? Look at that huge difference between 12 and 14!

Wow, jump to present day and he is a man. A handsome one at that. Happy Birthday Conner! We love you.

Thanks for taking the stroll with me down memory lane.

Meet Dr. Sherri Merideth & her boys!

I was very flattered when I received a Call from Margie Morris from Morris Ink Advertising Agency stating that she just viewed my website and would like to hire me to photograph the very charming Dr. Sherri Merideth for an ad campaign that she is designing. (boy, talk about a long sentence! lol)

Well, she was looking for portraits. I can do that! I was excited. It has been a while since I worked with an advertising agency. I feel like I hit jackpot with Margie. I have extremely enjoyed working with such a professional, well run agency. She responds to my emails within hours and with all the details the first time. No back and forth emails for days. lol

To say it's been a joy is an understatement.

To contact Margie here is her link to her website: http://www.morrisink.com/home

My next pleasant experience was to meet Dr. Sherri Merideth and her two sweet, adorable boys. And, turns out she lives in my neighborhood. Small world, I knnooow!
They were looking to match the ad image for the other clinic's ad campaign which was taken in the park, well, that was easy. I suggested the park in our neighborhood.

I immediately fell in love with her boys. Her oldest son is so full of personality and charm. I want to steal him away and photograph him with a really cool theme and wardrobe. Still thinking about that one, but an old bomber jacket and plane come to mind. Oh, and a cool red scarf. Like Snoopy. lol

It is obvious that Dr. Merideth is a wonderful mother and I'm assuming that must transcend to a wonderful doctor. After all she is a young mother, someone that understands to be recently pregnant and the demands of motherhood.

Here is Women's Care & Continence Center link if you are looking for a new doctor!

http://amswomenscare.com/