LOVE

i know i said i'd be back next year, but i couldn't resist. i just LOVE this photo. these kids are a bunch of fun! i am so grateful i was able to see them again, even though they live far to the north.

see you next year!

well, since i am leaving town on wednesday and won't return until december, i thought i would post my Christmas card for y'all, because i don't know if they will make it to the mail this year. it is a bit crazy over here. i will be home a whopping 16 more days this year. yep. 16. and i don't think that will be enough time for me to do everything i will need to do for what life is requiring at this time of year.

so, Happy Holidays y'all! and i'll be back next year! that always sounds so funny.

i went with simple this year. and bright. i always design my cards and realize after i print them all that i went with dark colors. so, this year i went with bright. and it happened that a photo i recently took of my kids in the cotton fields had bright colors.

yes, this is how they look most of the time. especially right after school. which is what we did. i picked them up and drove straight out to check out the fields. i did NOT want to miss the cotton our last fall here. so, here are my ragamuffins.

thank you to everyone who made this year wonderful. I had so much fun learning and spending time with all of you. It has really meant a lot to me to have the privilege of meeting so many amazing people that i might not have met or had the pleasure of spending time with otherwise. and it meant a lot to me to get to spend time with people i already knew, too.
so thank you all!

So. Much. Fun!

Just a peak at a recent session. LOVED it.

canucks

we wish we lived closer to this lovely family. we only get to see them once every few years, and only because they make the sacrifice to drive to see us. and we are so lucky. we love them so much. and miss them just as much.
so, mike and tina, when will we get to see you next? when you're moving stateside? :D



they were the ones who suggested standing like the bars of service on your cell phone. or stairs. by age. so fun.

tyler • senior

this session was so fun. i really enjoyed myself.
this senior was great. and by that i mean that he was willing to do whatever i asked, and acted like he was ok with it. he even had a little fun while we were on the session. i might show a couple of those fun shots. hope you're ok with that, tyler.
so, on to his photos...
















and here are two of those fun photos, as promised. but there were more...

bailey • freshman

bailey is tyler's brother. it was just as easy taking photos of him as it was his older brother.





even though we only got a few photos of him, i think he did really well and got some good shots that i hope his mom will like.

i'm back

can you tell? i may be posting a bit more often once i can get this new school year's schedule down. oh, and 3 in soccer. and scouts. and other stuff i am sure i am forgetting.
but i am back. and thank you everyone for your patience!!!

kerri • expecting

this stunning mom is a good friend of a good friend.
we went to the botanical gardens and it was so beautiful outside. i worried that it was going to be a bit chilly, after all it was the beginning of april, but it was warm. sunny. just wonderful for photos. or anything outside. and can you believe this mom thinks she isn't photogenic?
i will argue with her until i am blue in the face. she is a natural.

declan's family

this family is so cute. i know, that sounds like a word for little kids. but can i use it for this family? just this once. i mean it in the best way. the way that means adorable, delightful, lovable, sweet... the best way and ways cute can be taken. for a family. for a baby boy. for a mom. for a dad. the best way possible. promise.
so, that's what they are. cute.
sorry, zach.
the parents are both so very nice. all the time. i haven't ever seen nikky without a smile and a nice thing to say. and declan has to be the sweetest little guy. he is always happy. (right, nikky?) even when he was done at the end of the session, he was happy. tired, but happy. oh, and zach is great too. i don't want to leave him out. he is always pleasant and personable and was so eager and willing. which is always refreshing.

so, thank you guys for a wonderful session, even though we might have been less hot and miserable in a sauna. in our winter coats. and snow pants. okay, okay, and a rabbit fur hat. and a scarf.


see what i mean? cute. for nikky, cute=gorgeous.

so behind...

well, i am so very backed up on posting. but being gone for most of the summer just might be the cause. and i am still gone. it is strange how fast it has all happened. this summer flew by. crazy fast.

but, i will get back to posting some photos from my favorite sessions. wait, did i say favorite? yes, i did. but you know what? each of the sessions i have done has been a favorite in some way. something sets each session apart and makes it my favorite. so, if i tell you your session was my favorite, i am being honest. seriously. i have loved all of the sessions i have done. each one is unique in it's own way. and maybe working with wonderful people is all the difference.

i can't help looking at all the faces that have come into my life and feel a strong connection to each. a very dear bond that i feel when i look at them through the camera and see just what beautiful, wonderful people they each are. you are. it is a very different feeling. i can't describe it. but it's great. awesome.

so a big thanks to each of you. each of the amazing families, couples and individuals i have worked with this past year! it has been so much fun for me, and i hope you have something you will love for years to come.

a couple more blue • family

here are just a couple more from that previous post. well, two posts ago.

cousins • family

these kids love each other so much.

reflection

i have a thing for reflections. and i think they know it. the reflections, that is.

blue

it is so hot here in the summer. and hot means red. orange. warm colors.



can you tell that lil' miss candy had been gathering salt and was drizzling it on the ground as if it were sand? that is what her hand is doing in that awkward position.


looking at these photos from last month makes me feel cooler. maybe it's all the blue.
i had planned on having them wear pink. bright pink. and then blue. but monkey spit black licorice out onto her pink shirt. ruined it for any sort of wear right then. so, we were left with only blue. and that's ok. maybe all blue looks ok. either way, the girls had lots of fun out there.

and here are some surprising photos. this was one of those rare occasions when i handed my camera over to the girls. and i am so happy i did.






i liked this place so much, i would love to go back and stay longer. let the kids run more. farther. and bring my boy along.

ok, one more... she came in close and i was falling over. so, i think it's funny.
(this was the photo that preceded the kissy cheek photo)

just a photo

there is no real reason for posting this photo. well, other than that. it's a photo. and i took it.

i took it while walking around bonne terre in mississippi.
and that's all i have to say about it.



maybe i am experiencing an abundant lack of vocabulary lately because of the heat. maybe it's from the late hours. maybe, just maybe, it's because of my 4 beautiful kid-batteries that seem to recharge themselves off of me. all day. every day. all summer long. they take energy from me and i can't seem to find something to take energy from myself. to replenish my supplies. i would love to run around crazy like they do, and not tire from it.

should i take up drinking red bull? or any form of caffeine?

maybe i do have something to say about this photo. it looks peaceful to me right now at this hour of night. i would love to lay on the warm ground and watch the grass sway in the breeze above me. peacefully.
peace sounds good.