Even if the sky is falling down...

So... rain.... I love it. Really I love sleeping when it's raining, I love sitting outside watching the rain, sometimes I even like driving in the rain (I'm odd, I know). But unfortunately taking photo's in the rain is not exactly easy. We had about 20 minutes of no rain and then... well it definitely poured. But, when you're photographing three little ones that are this adorable then it's not too hard to still get some great shots of them. The three individual photo's were actually taking sitting on the back porch with it pouring outside, so we made it work!

I'm back in town and at my desk working away today, I plan on a blogging marathon so I can post as many sneak peeks as I can. I'll also be answering e-mails and generally playing catch up so if you've e-mailed me and haven't heard back I'll be touching base with you soon!

Sneak Peeks Coming! And I'm sticking with 7-25

Ok so I've been working on the photo's from Texarkana but my laptop is not exactly up to par and it's been giving me some problems but I will have them up asap. I'm definitely missing my desktop at home. I am in San Antonio right now, we went to the Alamo today and also the Riverwalk which was really beautiful, it reminded me of Venice actually. A big group of us are heading back to Austin Saturday for the game and I'm sticking with my previous prediciton of a final score Tech over Texsas, 7-25 ;) I'm really pleased with the pics from Texarkana so I can't wait to share them! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Heading to Austin

So I'm about to walk out the door, I'll be in Austin for the next week ( going to be at the the Tech/UT game... GO TECH!) I predict Tech winning 7-25 ;) Ok, now that I got that out of my system...I will be working away during my free time at getting some sneak peeks up from this past weekend in Texarkana. I had a ton of shoots and it was loads of fun (even though the rain did make things difficult a few times... during one big family session some of the clients were being so nice holding umbrella's over my head while I shot... I felt like P Diddy.) :) Here are some pics of an ADORABLE little redheaded sweetie I shot in the Dallas area a week or two ago, I'll have the Texarkana sneak peeks up asap!

The Hardway

I had to stop editing photo's today for a bit and work on doing some cleaning, so I cranked up the bose and decided to put in some music from my younger days, so I've been rockin out to DC Talk, the Free at Last album. I was obsessed with this CD back in junior high, I listened to it like a million times. Some of the songs definitely sound a little dated now, but I still LOVE them, but The Hardway in particular I think is a little more timeless. Now the video is pretty much raging 90's but I still love the song, I think it's been the theme song through parts of my life so I find some comfort in it.



And this song is from their Jesus Freak album (which I also have, and I also know every word to) and it just makes me feel good. :) This is a live version.


And one more that really speaks to me.
This verse in particular:

Father please forgive me for I can not compose
The fear that lives within me
Or the rate at which it grows
If struggle has a purpose on the narrow road you've carved
Why do I dread my trespasses will leave a deadly scar
Do they see the fear in my eyes? Are they so revealing?
This time I cannot disguise all the doubt I'm feeling



Ok, I'll spare you from more DC Talk obsession :) Oh and I had the BIGGEST crush on Toby Mac back in the day :)

I may be a little biased...

I adore kiddo's, I've always loved kids. When I was around 12 I started teaching 3 year olds in Vacation Bible School and helping with Children's Church. I was always babysitting or hanging out with my little cousins or carrying a kiddo around on my hip. Eventually I began working at a daycare and then became a director of a daycare in college and also worked as a nanny. When I got a degree in Marketing I think a lot of people were surprised that I didn't want to choose a career that was working with children, but I thought maybe I'd spend enough time working with little ones and I needed a break.

Well it didn't take long for me to find photography and of course then it didn't take long for me to decide that one of the first things I wanted to photograph was kiddo's! Every child I've photographed has something that makes them special, it's my favorite thing about photographing people instead of landscapes and other things that I could be photographing, I really love finding what makes someone unique. Well it wasn't too hard to tell right away at least one of the things that make handsome Luke special, look at his hair! I love it! I am a redhead, and that makes me partial to redheads, I think it's like we're part of some secret club that you have to be a redhead to gain entry to, or even understand. I can't even tell you the club password, so don't ask... ok I can tell Luke but that's it. :)

Not only is he an absolute cutie pie but he is full of personality, so fun to photograph, and mom and dad were so sweet and relaxed, they were a joy to work with. And the best part is I get to work with them again next week! I'm shooting the handsome guy in a salvage yard so I get to hang out with the gang and I'm sure get some more pretty cool pictures, I have a feeling when he sees all the old cars he's going to flip.

Austin Sessions

I will be in Austin the week of September 14-19 so if you are in the Austin area and would like to book a session shoot me an e-mail! Also I'm working out my October Texarkana dates, I'm coming in September but that trip is fully booked, so if you're interested in October shoot me an e-mail and I'll put you on the waiting list. I hope everyone has a blessed day!

Pretty in Pink

Ok so these girls aren't all wearing pink but I thought these pics deserved a girly title. :) I'm REALLY late posting these but they are from two of my niece's and their cousin's birthday party, they all teamed up for an amazing birthday dance party extravaganza. It was such a fun party and the kids had a blast. Oh and the title also made me think of a pic of my brother mom and I from this past weekend so I'll post it below as well, we realized that we were all wearing pink so we had to commemorate the occasion with a snapshot. (my mom wasn't wearing makeup and didn't have her hair fixed so I hope she doesn't get mad at me for posting this, but I think she looks lovely) :)

There is nothing better than seeing a couple in love, scratch that there is nothing better than photographing a couple in love and that's just what I got to do this last weekend. I have known these two for years and I'm so excited to be a part of this new chapter in their lives. I'll be sharing bridal and wedding photo's from them over the next few months! And thinking about their pending nuptials got me all sentimental so here is a poem that I love about...well love!

i carry your heart with me

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want

no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows

higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

ee cummings

Oregon Coast

I've been a bad blogger, but I am going to share a TON of pictures today to make up for it. Here are some shots from the BEAUTIFUL Oregon Coast, in the sleepy town of Bandon. I love the beach, I don't know what it is about it but I feel like the ocean is in my blood, I just feel at peace and rejuvenated all at the same time when I'm there so it has become my favorite place to shoot. I have lots more beach family pictures to share and I'll post them asap!