It’s time to start placing your votes for the cutest family in the International Charity Model Search.  Here’s the link to get started:

Click Here To Vote

Click on the Gallery menu on the right to view the entries:

You will see in the lower left the link to browse for your family of choice:

 You will need to select Los Angeles to browse for your family: (wait a few minutes for the thumbnails to appear and then just click to vote)

Remember votes are $1 per vote.  100% of the proceeds benefits Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.  More families to come! And there is still time to get your family in on this.  Remember sessions are only $45 so it’s a great opportunity to take advantage of this special event!

Well? Have you voted yet??? Here’s another opportunity if you haven’t had a chance.  I bring you adorable Asa Thomas, 3 of Studio City.  He’s a boy in constant motion, not unlike my own son. But I was able to freeze a few brief moments of stillness!! What do you think? Could he be America’s Cutest Kid? Or maybe it’s time to add just a few more votes to your already favorites?

Here’s a reminder on how to vote:

Go to the site http://sandypucvotes.com

Look for Los Angeles, California and select View Gallery or just click [ here ]

Slect F-H or T-V to access the thumbnails.  or just click [ here ]

And here’s just a litte more on this Charity.  Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Because I would hate to mis-quote or mis-represent I will just quote directly from it’s website:

“The Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation is there for parents and families to help aid them in their healing, bring hope to their future, and honor their child. It is through remembrance that a family can truly begin to heal.”

I’m honored to have this small part in spreading the word for this important organization. 

And if you’ve been thinking about portraits for your kids this a great opportunity to book a session with special pricing just for this event. Call soon as session dates are limited and this contest is over at the end of March!

If you’ve been keeping up with my newsletter then you know about the National Charity Model Search benefiting Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.  Click [ here ] for more information about this fun opportunity.

Well now it’s your turn to take part.  Come vote who you think is America’s cutest kid. Each vote is only a dollar and goes to this very unique charity organization.  Here’s how:

Go to the site http://sandypucvotes.com

Look for Los Angeles, California and select View Gallery or just click [ here ]

Slect F-H to access the thumbnails.  or just click [ here ]

Who should you vote for? May I suggest Akane Gonzalez, 2 years old from Van Nuys Ca?

Or Ashton Hallock, 4 years old from West Hills, CA?

There’s still time to enter your child into the modeling contest.  And if you’ve been thinking about getting portraits of your kids this a great opportunity to get prints at a special rate just for this event.  Don’t wait! Contest ends in March!

Blog Announcement:

Is your child America’s Cutest Kid?

 I’m very excited to be participating in the National Charity Model Search to select “America’s Cutest Kid” and to raise funds for charity.

 We’re looking for cute children ages 18 months to 14 years old to model for a portrait to be entered into the contest.

 Models Search Special:

$50 entrance fee, which includes a 45 minute model session and one image submitted to the national gallery.

 Finalists will be determined by online votes. Anyone may vote. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from votes benefit the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. (NILMDTS.org)

Grand prize national winner will be determined from the 50 city finalists. Winners selected by photography and modeling industry experts.

 If your child is selected the national winner, you’ll receive many prizes, including a $5,000 US Savings Bond and a Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera.

 If you’re interested in entering your child(ren), please call the studio at 818-585-1621. For more information about the contest, go online to www.sandypucmodels.com.

This charity is directed at families who’s babies are terminal. It is a charity created out of a labor of love and I’m happy to have a part in it.

http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/about_us/

For families overcome by grief and pain, the idea of photographing their baby may not immediately occur to them. Offering gentle and beautiful photography services in a compassionate and sensitive manner is the heart of this organization. The soft, gentle heirloom photographs of these beautiful babies are an important part of the healing process. They allow families to honor and cherish their babies, and share the spirits of their lives.