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When some old friends contacted us for newborn pictures we were so excited... when we saw their beautiful baby girl and all of their props...well, excited doesn't even begin to explain it. As you can see there's a little division in this family, but it was all in good fun. Wildcats, Tigers, flowers and tutus...does it get any better than this?

Maybe we're old fashioned, but we remember a time when senior pictures were taken in the summer before your senior year. Kids came to the first day of  school with their wallets in hand, images sent to the yearbook. Now it seems like we're either rushing to get them done by the yearbook deadline in mid-October or skipping the yearbook altogether and hurrying to get them done before graduation announcements must be mailed.

Now we've seen over the past couple of years just how stressful a kid's senior year can be to parents...and we'd like to help alleviate some of that unnecessary stress. How? We're offering a major discount for all of those early birds who get their pictures done this summer. So not only do you save money on your pictures, you also avoid the stress of worrying about yearbook/announcement deadlines. How can you thank us for this? No need, just give us a call (816.377.6351) to schedule your session....today!

We announced earlier this month our first rep from the Class of 2011, Philip Freeman.

What we didn't announce (and Philip didn't know yet) is that the Senior Rep Program is about to get infinitely cooler. Reps can still earn the same great cash rewards as always but now...

1. As a rep for Expressions KC, you will not only receive the original $25 for each referral you send to us when they book a senior session, but we have added additional incentives, including an iTouch and ... [drumroll] ... an iPad!

2. We are extending the program to include two lucky junior representatives. As a junior rep, you will receive the same benefits as a senior representative, with the added bonus of having two chances to earn an iPad.

If you or someone you know is in the class of 2011 or 2012, they don't want to miss this opportunity...and it is a limited opportunity. Send us an email at sarah@expressionskc.com or call me direct at 816-377-6351.

Before we get too far into this, I want to reassure everyone that a few things WILL NOT be changing. Sarah will still be taking the same amazing pictures she always has...Our quality will continue to be focus number one...And finally, our prices are staying the same.

However, as with all things that grow, we've found that we need to make a couple of changes to continue to same quality customer service we've become known for. The biggest change you could probably gather from the second sentence of this post. No, Sarah has not begun referring to herself in the third person....there's a new blogger in town. Okay, not just blogger, more like Customer Relationship Manager.

As we get busier (professionally and personally) we've decided Sarah's time is better spent taking pictures, editing pictures and designing custom albums. The rest (customer communication, ordering sessions, blogging, etc) will be handled by myself (Heath, if you haven't figured it out). We feel like this makes us even stronger as a company as Sarah's strength is obviously in photography while the last ten years of my life have been spent in sales and customer service. We hope during your next experience with Expressions KC, you agree.

Instead of viewing this as more work for myself I'm viewing it as a promotion...and I want to make a big splash. Hence, we are making two major enhancements to our current student representative program...details coming tomorrow...

Every once in a while we get the chance to photograph our own family. The Andersons surprised their mom with pictures for Mother's Day. Despite the unseasonably chilly weather and wind, we were able to get some spring-y pictures at John Knox Village.