Band of Brothers....

I have to admit....when I met with this family, I thought I would really have to "work" with the guys to get some good shots.....I mean, I don't know too many men who like to get their pics taken. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised :) They were great! We had a lot of fun & I loved seeing their relationship with one another through my lens.... I think Mom was pleased with them as well..Thanks Guys, I had a great time with all of you!

Congrats on the engagement!

Staying focused.

So...as I mentioned previously...I had seven sessions this week..
which means I have tons of editing to do! In addition, I have two
portrait sessions this week & a wedding! So, I need to be very,
very disciplined and EDIT.....not sit & watch Will & Grace while
surfing the net and eating late night snacks.....which I am so NOT
doing.....seriously! I was just saying that I shouldn't be, if I were...
but I am NOT....really! I am editing, yeah, that's right & eating
carrot sticks with tofu..no chips and dip here..Nope!

A sweet Hello!

We received a very special "hello" from a sweet

little guy, "N," when we arrived in Georgia.....

One of my Favorite Subjects.....

My hubby was with me during one of my sessions and I was able

to catch him off guard...he usually doesn't like to participate, so

this was fun for me to sneak! I do wish he would cooperate with

me more, as he is one of my favorite subjects!

Can you blame me????? grrr...

The Runway is calling......

I just returned from a trip to Georgia where I met with 7 wonderful families!

The first post is of "M," who had me take shots for her portfolio. She is working towards becoming a model/actress someday. I think she has a pretty good chance myself....

Checking in AGAIN

I am spending time with my family & some special friends this week and having a great time! Today, we took the kids to play in the water at the park & I was taking some photos of everyone when Adison, my 5-yr old, said, "Don't ask me to do anything, because I am laying out." I started cracking up! I can't post any pics just yet, but will in just a few more days!

Checking in.....

Thanks to all of you who keep logging on to see if anything new has been going on. I am working with some great families this week and will be sharing soon!

Caught ya!

My son escaped outside in his pj's tonight! Looks a little bright out to be in pj's already I realize, but it was almost 8:30! We made oatmeal cookies with white chocolate and cranberries and I told the kids they could have one if they got their pj's on.....it happened so quickly that I am considering baking every night! hahaha!

Caiden W Baxter Photography?

My Son, Caiden, loves helping me during my sessions and always has great ideas for photos. We bought him a camera last Christmas and he said he hopes to follow in Mama's footsteps as a photographer!! I am so honored!

He thought since I take a million photos of them, it was only fair for me to let him take one of me....I'm not used to being in the photos :) He wanted me to start him his own blog for his pics, but I thought maybe we could share for a while. I think we could be a good team someday!

Something cool

I saw this today and thought I'd try it out

We Miss ELISA!

Last summer, we had an exchange student, Elisa, from Spain. She was a wonderful addition to our family and we really wanted to keep her! We have contact with her several times a week & we were hoping that she would stay with us again this year, but she was not able to. We have been invited to come and stay with her family and hope to next summer! We love and miss you ELISA & we can't wait to see you again soon!

The pics below were taken by HER and her friends when they visited Chicago.

The first pic is her, she is simply beautiful!

One of my favorite things about photography is capturing

life as it is.....but sometimes, my kids see me

coming and I get this instead.....

I always take the photo just to get their attention

away from me afterwards, so I can get this...Goin' for a ride....


uh-oh, having car trouble....


Traded it in for a scooter....

Support JDRF

This post is about my oldest daughter, Ally.
She has Juvenile Diabetes & she is counting on
all of us to help find a cure.....



I remember one of the first years that we participated in
the walk, Ally was so excited.....only afterwards she was
sad and when I asked her what was wrong, she said, we didn't
raise enough money for a cure? I realized then that she was so
exicted because she thought she would be cured that day....that
our efforts "bought" her freedom from poking her finger and
taking shots. It broke my heart for her and because she thought
we had not done a good enough job raising funds....and every day
that she lives with this life-threatening disease, it breaks my heart.
I know that the day a cure is found, Ally will just scream
with joy and cry with relief.... I want YOU to be there when her
prayers are answered.

We are trying to have our biggest team ever this year!

If you would like to join, please visit:
JDRF and search for team SUGARBUZZ.

If you cannot walk, please consider giving an
online donation or attending our Crop til you drop
at Pages in Time, Sat., 8/23 from 9am-9pm.
We are also looking for Corporate sponsors to list
on our team t-shirts, please contact me for details.

Sunday I had a session at the beach, so afterwards,

I met up with my family & some friends....

This is when rolls are cute.....

I don't know about you, but I think these smiles look similar......

(talking about the pic below obviously, not the one above....

my daughter thinks I need to clarify)

The kids had so much fun dumping water on eachother......

And themselves.....(sp?)

Suddenly, a storm rolled in and we had to pack up and RUN!

Goin' to the chapel.....

This is a recent session I had with some good friends of mine

who will be getting hitched in a few weeks! I am so happy for

both of you & cannot wait to shoot the wedding!