Tweet One thing we can NOT get enough of at Scottsdale Moms Blog, is family photos! Sarah and I (Joy) were honored to work with Sally Manlove Photography a couple weeks ago! We could not be happier with the way that these photos turned out! Here’s Sarah’s family: Doesn’t her daughter make you smile? And here [...]
GIVEAWAY | Sally Manlove Photography
Tweet What’s that you say? Your kids are growing up too fast? You just want them to hold still for a minute so you can drink in their cuteness before they go off to college? I know it! These years are flying by so quickly! That’s why I LOVE having family portraits taken here and [...]
Happy Birthday, Arizona!
Tweet Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday, ARIZONA, Happy Birthday to you! Birthdays are a big deal, right? And even though we, like you, are surrounded by candy hearts and sugar-hyped children today, we wanted to take a moment to say Happy 100th Birthday to the state of Arizona. Enjoy this [...]
GIVEAWAY | Cortney Talbott Photography
Tweet Remember all those gorgeous family photos we shared with you before Christmas? Our contributor team members each got a chance to have the fabulous Cortney Talbott of Scottsdale take their family’s holiday photo. I got so many comments about the unique setting Cortney chose, and we couldn’t have been happier with how ours turned [...]
Artistic Impressions by Mara {sponsored}
Tweet We are thrilled to introduce you to one of our event sponsors for next week’s Arizona Mom’s Night Out – meet Mara Blom Schantz of Artistic Impressions by Mara! Not just another mom with a camera, Mara Blom Schantz is a classically trained photographer, specializing in creating heirloom quality, fine art portraits of children. [...]
Deck the Halls! An SMB Holiday Photo Contest
Tweet Isn’t it inspiring to see how others decorate their homes for the holidays? While lights, trees and ornaments are a very personal thing, often carrying traditions and meaning unique to each family, it’s also fun to see different examples of what ‘decking the halls’ means to others. And we want to see yours! Your tree, your [...]
iLove my iPhone (and here’s why)
Tweet A few of my friends – including our own SMB co-founder Joy - are finally getting around to buying an iPhone and have asked for recommendations on which apps are ‘must-haves’ for mamas. The things about iPhone apps, though, is that there are SO many (name a need/want/desire/hobby and I assure you, there’s an app for that) and finding [...]
March SMB Photo of the Month WINNER
Tweet Drum roll please…..the winner of the March Scottsdale Moms Blog Photo of the Month is Shea S and her picture of her sweet twin girls, Audrie and Ellie. How cute are they?!!! Here’s a little bit about Shea via a fun little get-to-know-you questionnaire. (adapted from the Kimberly JarmanVendor Highlight posts) ***************************** Tell us a little [...]
January SMB Photo of the Month WINNER
Tweet Drum roll please…..the winner of the January Scottsdale Moms Blog Photo of the Month is Lisa B and two of her boys in San Diego at the beach. Her 4-year old is trying to run from the first wave he’s ever seen…. too funny! Thankfully he got up laughing Here’s a little bit about Lisa [...]
Photography Tips for Mommies | What’s In My Bag
Tweet New cameras are popular Christmas gifts each year, especially SLRs, and I know some of you are just scratching the surface and getting to know your new toy obsession. If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering what equipment should come next (and if you’re really like me, you’re probably practicing batting your lashes in [...]




















