The perfect night

When I met with this family, it was the absolute perfect evening

to be at the beach. It was Little Miss "A's" first time feeling the

sand under her feet.....it only took a few min & she was

having a great time.

"N" was having such a good time finding sticks and throwing

them in the water, only to giggle when the waves brought

them back up again!

Wanted to try something different with this one...

Let me know what you think?

"T," thanks for allowing me to spend time with

your family again, I really enjoyed it!

A true pleasure

The "H" family was so much fun to photograph!

When I arrived at their home, I parked my van & "N"

took us for a ride on the golf cart trails to find our destinations.

All of them were so very polite! They called me "Ma'am," which

I understand to be common where they live, but I couldn't

help but giggle everytime they did it, thinking about my

kids doing the same...they usually say "punk."

Miss "A," thank you for the opportunity to capture your children.

They are absolutely the most polite young adults I have ever met!

In addition, the boys are such handsome young men.....

and "A?" Get ready to fight the boys off!

You should be such a proud Mama!

Relaxed. Fun.

This family invited me to their home to spend some time with

them. These are my favorite sessions...capturing them in their

own element...where they are most comfortable. "P," you did

awesome & I hope you had fun playing football afterwards!

"A" was very anxious to show me her room......

It was her own special place & I am honored that she

wanted to share it with me.

Daddy's Girl's.....

First Love...

Three Times the Blessing...

OMGoodness......just look at the wonderful session I had while in

Georgia! These three babies were soooo sweet & each had such

unique features & little personalities. I could have spent all day

photographing.....What a blessing it was to spend time with them.....

Thank you so much "A" & "D," they are simply precious!

I Love my job

When I met with this family, little Miss "A" decided she was not in the mood for pics. Mom was so patient and even cracked up during one of her meltdowns. I am so thankful for parents who are able to laugh during these moments, like I often do. As I explained to Mom, these are my favorite sessions.....When the kids don't seem to cooperate and I can reassure them that "I got it." Then they see their pics and realize that it was the moments in between that I needed to get it. "S," it was truly a pleasure photographing your girls, they were all very sweet, thank you for allowing me to be a part of their day & I hope you are feeling relieved seeing the pics below :)

Jungle Woman

Today I worked at my Accounting job from 8-5. When I left, I ran to Martin's and bought groceries & came home to eat dinner with my hubby & kids...grilled chicken & baked beans..mmm! Afterwards, I took the boys outside to play football and blow bubbles with Kendall. Soon enough, they ventured on to bike riding and pulling the wagon around....SO, I started pulling some weeds out of our landscaping....and that's what started it....Oh my, I must say that I am so happy my hubby loves me....I think I scare him sometimes :) He has laid down for a nap numerous times and woke up to a freshly painted room that I decided to do at the spur of the moment. Tonight, as he walked outside to check on us, his mouth dropped and he walked around the yard for a few min in shock.......and then said, "hey Jungle Woman!" What started with me pulling a few weeds, progressed into me cutting down TREE'S with a handsaw...tons of random tree's that we had neglected to take care of when they were just sprouting... Now we have a pile of brush and a big tree top laying in the yard... Are we supposed to burn it? Or is there some service that picks up this mess? My poor hubby, this is what I do to him...start a project, usually a pretty big one...like painting the entire room, but leaving the trim for him to finish.....today, it's brush. I am so glad he loves me :) My neighbor drove through our shared drive and saw me in my work clothes, in the backyard with a hand-saw.....I think he was worried about me...

Anywhoo- I finally went in the house at 9:40pm.....gave the three little ones a bath, took a shower, unpacked three suitcases, put away two baskets of laundry, vaccumed the upstairs, ironed my clothes for tomorrow, read the kids a book, brushed their teeth, brushed my teeth, watched John & Kate Plus Eight with kids til they konked out....10 seconds, got a plate of chips and dip while I watched Kids by the dozen..then got kids clothes out for tomorrow, reloaded the diaper/wipes basket, cleaned up dinner dishes, sliced strawberries & now it is 12:59am and I am sitting down to edit pics......I just realized what gave me all of this energy.....a friend of mine, Sharon, gave me a Starbuck's card today & when I got groceries, I bought a VENTI Mocha Frapp......I think I need one of these EVERY night! Thanks Sharon!

This brush pile came from behind the shed...if you look closely, you will see the tree stump sticking out, waiting for Carey to remove....

I guess it is not really a tree stump...it's more like a tree trunk...Sorry Honey!

This pile was growing in the middle of the bush on the lefthand side of the pic....

My Hubby & I are not real avid gardners...I am allergic to bee's & he attracts poison ivy just by looking at it...so together, there is no hope for my yard. My Mom is a fantastic gardner & although she babysits for the kids, she has taken on our laundry vs our gardening...

God Bless her soul!

She will be proud of my accomplishments tonight :)