The Pinkle Toes elves are back at it again, busy creating a warm, cozy, inviting set for our “Holiday Chalet.” The 13th Annual Kids-only Holiday Minis and Toy Drive will be held at a gorgeous, cabin-like retreat in Central Austin (make note of the earlier dates this year). As always, the only way to snag this FREE mini session for your child(ren) is by booking a session for 2025. If you’ve never experienced a Pinkle Toes session, this is a perfect way for us to get to know each other while also creating adorable holiday photos of your kid(s). Or, if you haven’t had a Pinkle Toes session in a while, this is a great opportunity to come back and see what’s changed. Everyone who brings an unwrapped toy to their mini for our annual toy drive will receive an additional free file! I say it every year, but these holiday minis are always a hit and a sure way to help everyone get into the holiday spirit! Please drop a line to learn about the 2025 session options and score this coveted mini session for your child(ren). Openings will fill up quickly!

Here are some images from last year’s sessions to give you an idea of the kind of images we get at the minis:

It’s that time of year once again and I couldn’t be more excited to bring you this year’s mini session theme: Holiday Haus. We have secured an adorable cottage off of South Congress Dec 2-3 and will be filling it to the brim with holiday magic and a warm, cozy glow. As always, the only way to snag this FREE mini session for your child(ren) is by booking a session for 2024. If you’ve never had a Pinkle Toes session, this is a wonderful way for us to get to know each other while also creating amazing photos of your kid(s) for the holidays. Or, if you haven’t had a Pinkle Toes session in a while, this is a great opportunity to come back and see what’s changed. And don’t forget, everyone who brings an unwrapped toy to their mini for our annual toy drive will receive an additional free file! These holiday minis are a hit every year and truly help everyone feel the holiday spirit! Please drop a line to learn about the family session options and score this coveted mini session for your child(ren). Openings will fill up quickly!

The Pinkle Toes (kids-only) Fa La La Holiday Minis

November 19-21 & December 3-5 

@ the Pinkle Toes studio in Manor

• This 10 minute kids-only* mini session is FREE to all clients who book a session for 2022 and includes (at least) ONE FREE digital file of your choice.
• You have options to earn more free files, too!
• Sneak peeks will be posted to Instagram so be sure to follow me there.
• As in the past, the only way to snag a spot for your child(ren) is by booking a full session for 2022.
• Sorry, but you cannot move a previously scheduled session in order to do so
• This mini session cannot be purchased separately.
• To learn more, contact me ASAP! Spaces for the mini sessions are very limited this year.

*This set can accommodate children of the same immediate family (no extended family/friends/large groups).

The 5th Annual Pinkle Toes Kids-Only Holiday Mini sessions start THIS WEEKEND…I can’t believe it! I’m so excited about this set “Santa’s Workshop” and cannot thank Julie enough for her amazing design work and clever creativity. She blew me away and I so look forward to sharing this imagined world with all of the kiddos. We have a few openings left for this Sunday, I believe, and then a couple more for the first weekend of Dec. Please send in a session inquiry ASAP to find out more details!

After more than a year, the Pinkle Toes Photography workshops are coming back!!!! What???? Yup! Full details and dates along with special registration bonuses will be announced tomorrow only to those who fill out THIS FORM, so…

Just a small peek into what I’ve been working on over the past several weeks. Debating on if I should show more or keep it as a surprise for all the kiddos who are taking part? Hmmmmm…

These kids-only holiday mini sessions are already HALF FULL and I only just opened the sign up last week! Wow! The 10 minute mini session + one FREE digital file of your choice is ONLY available to clients who book a full session for 2015. (Sorry, you cannot purchase the mini session on its own). Also, while I totally understand that grown ups want to play in my wondrous wintry set, these sessions are kids only. If you’ve been thinking about experiencing a Pinkle Toes photo session, this is a GREAT time to take the leap! Please contact us as soon as possible to get the full session and mini session details because there is an EXTRA bonus that comes with your holiday mini for booking early. *hint, hint*

Okay, off to play in the “snow” some more…

In just a few days, we are kicking off the Pinkle Toes 2014 summer workshop tour in Ridgewood, NJ! And from there, it’s going to be a whirlwind for the rest of the summer: back to Austin, Texas and then hitting southern California, northern California, and Olympia, Washington over the course of a few weeks. Ridgewood and the 2nd Austin workshop are sold out, but we have some openings for the other dates if you want to check that out here.

Meanwhile, my blog and my e-mail are going to be quiet for a bit as I focus (pun intended) on providing amazing workshop experiences for the attendees. You will be able to follow our adventures on Facebook and Instagram, so stay in the loop ;-).

See ya this fall!

~Michele

Based on the totals of all of the popular votes (outlined here), one winner chosen by yours truly, and one winner drawn at random, I give you to the 2013 Pinkle’s Pics of the Year (in no particular order):

I am thrilled for each of their families and very much look forward to creating their family videos this summer. I will be contacting you all soon to make arrangements. A HUGE congratulations and I’m just over the moon to get to add these to the line up of winners.

A not-so-subtle hint for you to make sure you follow me @pinkletoesoriginal on Instagram because there is a HUGE surprise (or two?) that will be announced ONLY on here. Oh, and you *might* want to just go ahead and share this with your friends (repost on Instagram or Facebook), because having extra sets of eyes *might* be reaaaaally helpful to you and/or your pals. #pinkletoesmystery2013

Each of these families will receive a FREE Pinkle Toes photo session! Congrats to these families and thank you to everyone who participated and voted. I love looking at how these come together year after year. (In no particular order, these are the winners from the popular vote, judge’s choice, and random drawing).