Tracy Joy | Modern Child & Family Portraiture Art

The JOY Bag Collection is my new line, just released this past month!

So… why not have a photo shoot with my BLISS bag in Sweet Tweet print….

Oh yeah… and here I am!

How could I resist… a darling bag, in a beautiful setting… OH YEAH!

We all took the week off, to spend some R&R with my father in law… and what a nice time we are having

Sometimes,  a little sunshine can go A LONG WAY…

Just a quick THANKS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to everyone!

2009 has been both amazing, and devastating to many of us… so looking forward to a well rounded, VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!

Much love, hugs and well wishes to everyone…

My babies, and my lil niece…. all so different, and all so much alike!!!

This chair is also very special… it was my Grandpa Joes chair, one that he sat in daily for YEARS… now seeing our tiny babes in it, makes us miss him more than ever.
Grandpa Joe would be proud of these lil “bugs”….

Fall, Autumn… HALLOWEEN! It’s my favorite time of the year!  esp now that I have kids to enjoy… and their friends mothers to enjoy as well ! lol

Like taking the 3 amigos out “trick or treating”… and watching them pose “karate” style together (dont know where they got that from, lol)

Not to mention enjoying dress up & “pictures time” with my very own “ding & dong”… aka my kids!

and NO, they dont know how to take a serious picture anymore… lol… that is what I get for being a “mama razzi!”

Hope everyone had a great Halloween…. now, ready for CHRISTMAS?! lol

Miss Thing 1 & 2… to say the least!

Look how big… and fiesty, missy {G} has gotten!!!

and then there is the BIG miss sassy pants… aka {R}

I must say, this child always keeps a smile on my face… esp at times like this….

She put on this Halloween wig, and thought she was the shizzle!!!! lol Well.. she was, but I’m biased! lol

I warmly welcome this October…. because September was a rollar coaster ride that I wish to never experience again!

Sadly, in September… we lost 3 people, whom we all cared very deeply about.  On top of that, we were told that my father in law… one of the most amazing people and inspirations to me, was sick with cancer… again.  He has a rare form of cancer, called MERKEL Cell… which only a handful of people in the world have.  Thankfuly, he is a strong willed person and “Lion” hearted fighter… so we are keeping optimistic and lookin forward to good news after his treatments.

I also played with the thoughts of opening a retail studio, and moving my studio from my home.  However, I’ve decided to put it on the “back burner”, because of the said above situations.  But…. the thought is always in my head, and I’m constantly obsession about a darlin little studio.. filled with tutus, page boy hats, and other fun props! lol

So WELCOME OCTOBER, and I pray you bring us better times than September did, lol

Did I mention that Halloween is my FAVORITE time of year?  If you know me personally… you know that Halloween is a soft spot for me…. not only the great ghosts and ghouls (that I LOVE! lol), but it’s also the birthday month for almost all of my family!  My sister, father, mother, 3 aunts, grandmother, cousin, Goddaughter, niece… have I mentioned enough?  Well they are ALL October babies!  In fact, my fathers birthdsy IS on Halloween, and my mother… well she is the day before!  So it’s a big fest for us! Oh yeah…. and my dad turns 60 this year!!!! HOORAY!!!

So that’s my story… and I’m lookin forward to a fun, and HAPPY October!

Best wishes…. and hugs to all!

~Tracy Joy

is amazing!

If you are a mother, photographer, and aspiring entrepreneur… her seminars and speaking is unlike any other!

I had the pleasure of meeting, and sitting in on a Lori Nordstrom seminar at the CPPA meeting last night… and I was really touched, inspired and blown away!

Not only is she an outstanding photographer… but a great inspiration to us mothers, trying to work out business + family.

Check out Loris’ work HERE and prepare to be amazed…
I’d highly recommend her to any photographer… starting out, or already established.. she has alot to share and teach!

*thanks Lori!

can you tell she adores him?

and “they” adore her…. lol