Every year I like to put together a creative project to the benefit of a chosen charity. For 2009 the charitable organization called ''Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep'' is our charity of choice. The charity NILMDTS offers grieving parents a chance to heal with the precious last memories of their infants who unexpectedly won't celebrate life with their families. Specializing in infant bereavement photography, NILMDTS is a national voluntary based organization made up of dedicated photographers who give of their time and resources freely.

Back in March an excited group of Moms'-to-be lent their time so that we could capture some gorgeous images for our 2009 15 month calendar. Over the past 7 months, my dedicated group of Moms have brought in their newborn babies to be photographed for our calendar. The idea was to give Moms the opportunity to feel like Hollywood stars with the full make-up and hair treatment. Call it ''Hollywood Glam'' if you like, each Mom wears not a gown, but a different colored fabric with the help of a clip or two here and there. Laughingly labeled ''a La Mimika'' this line unfortunately will not be available in stores :( ha ha ha! Each newborn baby was photographed on the very same fabric Mom wore for a little bit of designer flair.

My sincere gratitude and thanks goes to everyone involved. Chris Lanston (make-up extrodinaire), Nidhie at Belly Elan, Mary at the Prenatal Picture, and my Moms Brooke, Sophie, Tracey, Sally, Jennifer, Kiran, Kim, Stacey, Megan, Jessi, Marni, Mariam, Haley, Nicole, and Shannon.

Visit the website for more info of how YOU can support the charity and purchase your copies of the calendar. http://www.photolyrical.com/charity.htm