Aiden turns 1!

My sweet nephew, Aiden, turned 1 last week! Where has the last year gone!? He was such a ham at his party, he wanted everyone to clap for him while he was eating his cake- it was too cute. Just thought I'd share a couple of pics w/ ya!

Memorial Day Reunion

Meet the Shockley's - and their extended family- my Dad built the Shockley's amazing home, and I was fortunate enough to be asked to take pictures for their family reunion this past weekend. It was too cool! Dinner was made out of the back of an authentic chuck wagon, and all the kids had the cutest cowboy hats and red bandanas. I have tons of great pictures, but my favorites are of the kids. They were so fun and each one such a big personality! I hadn't gotten to see or take any pictures of the house since before they moved in, and I was so impressed by how beautiful everything turned out. No matter how I try, I will never be able to capture with an image how spectacular it is, you'd really have to see it to believe it!

My Girl

I got a sweet new lens last week, a 90mm Tamron f2.8 1:1 Macro. That's right. I said 1:1. dadadadada... I'm Lovin It! (Yes, that's the McDonalds theme song) Anyhoo, we were going to a party on Friday night & Micah was dressed in one of my favorite litte outfits, so I thought I'd practice a bit with the new lens. She is, by far, my favorite subject! And, I really like the way my concrete floors look... mental note- use concrete floors in pictures more often... Enjoy.

YAY for MATTY B!

I've got a newsflash for ya! But, first, some background... my wonderful husband, Matt, has been working as an Assistant Sotftball coach at Belton High School for 3 years, and just recently the Head Coach announced that she would not be returning next year. We were kinda hoping she'd stick around for a couple more years so that Matt could gain a little extra experience and then maybe get her job when she finally did decide to go. But that didn't happen. Luckily, Matt is a really great coach, and gives his all to his job. (I'm not just saying that. Trust me, I'm the wife. I know. It's like I always say: We interrupt this marriage for Softball season...) But still, we weren't sure if it would really happen. So, after one nerve racking interview, and a few days of nail biting, Matt got the job! YAY! My husband is the new HEAD coach of the BHS Lady Tiger Softball team. I couldn't be more excited, I've been wanting to post this blog for a while now, but it was a secret. Thankfully, tomorrow the secret is out (check the Belton Journal) because I soo cannot keep my mouth shut!

Hunter & Hailey

I didn't actually have a session with these two cuties, they were watching Jessica & Kayla get their pictures taken for prom, and I snapped a quick few. I think the one where he has his arm over her shoulders is funny, he so didn't want it there, and neither did she! I'd love to do a real session with them sometime, they are so precious.

Prom, Prom, Prom!

So here's the prom bunch. Jessica, Kayla, Cody & Michael. I looove Jessica & Kayla's dresses- they are so funky & out there- just my style! I tried to steer clear of the same old stodgy prom shots, and although we did have some of those, we had some fun ones too. So I guess if there were one word for the shoot it would be FUN. Fun dresses, fun hair, fun poses, fun shoes, fun clients!! I love this job... :)

The Newest Orsag

This is Darren, Holly & their new miracle baby Natalie! (long story on the miracle baby thing...)
So, I've learned that taking family portraits with a newborn is not exactly as easy as I had imagined! All things considered, I think I got a couple of really good shots. Here are the favorites...

The two J-Whits

Meet the Whitley girls, Jennifer & Jessica. They scheduled this session so they'd have some pics to give their mom, Denise, for Mother's Day - isn't that sweet? And, honestly, I had been wanting them to model for me for a while now, b/c they're so gorgeous! Scott & Denise must have some good genes!! Unfortunately, Jessica got a horrible allergic reaction/rash from one of the locations we went to, and they ended up having to tell Denise where they were... sucks, huh? But, by any means, we got some awesome shots of the two of them.

Jennifer, (UMHB tee) is super sweet and came up with a couple of the ideas for shots that we did. She definitely has the creative eye, and she was such a good sport, even when she got blue spray paint all over her arm! She was much more "into" the shoot than Jessica...

Jessica, (Belton tee) didn't exactly want to take pics that day, and she was the one who ended up with the allergic reaction - a week before prom! I felt sooo bad, but she too, was a great sport and was forgiving. My favorite pics of her are on the swings or doing handstands, she is so funny, and you could tell she was really being herself!! :) Look for her prom pics - Coming Soon!