This is a very special family who has traveled from quite a distance to get back to their hometown for a visit. And they chose ME to capture part of their time together. What an honor! These guys were so much fun to hang out with and get to know. I’ve found lately that the beach is the only location that is mosquito free and not unbearably hot, and I think this was the perfect place for these guys. As you can tell in one of the pictures, they added a temporary addition for one of their photos. We found this pelican (I don’t know birds??) and he let us get really close to him. I don’t know if he was sick or just really social but we decided to take advantage of the rare ability to get that close.

And my personal favorite…

On a somewhat related side note, while I was photographing these guys Tuesday evening my mom got a call that they had the perfect liver waiting for her. She’s been waiting for a liver transplant for about three months so we were elated and shocked that she got the call so quickly. She’s doing very well. She’s still waiting to come home. Please pray for her. Her name is Marilyn.

I drove out to Galveston last weekend to photograph this precious couple getting married. Their wedding was beautiful…and hot! Our part of the world has been pretty darn hot lately. I had a lot of fun at this wedding and these guys did too. Enjoy!

Special – child mini studio session!

For a limited time I am offering a 30 minute mini session in my home just for kids. This offer is for one or two children of the same family. For $250, plus tax you will receive a 30 minute studio session in my home and a CD of 10 edited high resolution digital files of my choice in color and b&w. The $250 fee must be paid in advance to book the date. Contact me for availability.

I don’t think I’ve put any pictures of my kids up here in a while. They do not like me taking pictures of them. Not at all. I guess that’s typical for most photographer’s kids. My youngest especially doesn’t tolerate it. Here are a few I manged to get today. There are a few more on my personal blog.

That one of Mikey on the right is so awful…and so funny. He just wasn’t feeling it.

This morning I got to photograph this little guy at our new house. This was the first session in our “formal” living room that will be doubling as my studio. This first picture is one my husband took so you can kind of see the setup. Nothing fancy but it works. I have a small backdrop and will be getting some furniture soon to use for small sessions.

So this next shot is the one I was taking when Phillip was taking that shot of me. Little Tyler is such a precious little boy and his parents and big sisters are very glad that he’s here to love on.

I had the honor of photographing this lovely little evening wedding a few weeks ago. This wedding was so beautifully done and it just felt very intimate and personal. One of the little flower girls sang their first song and then two of the flower girls danced for the bride and groom. It was just perfect and so sweet.

I met these two a couple of weeks ago for engagement pictures. They are so cute together even though Matt is like two feet taller than Angela. Okay, maybe not two feet. Here are a few of my favorites from their session. I’m excited about photographing their wedding in January.

I want you to meet Patrick. You may remember his mommy’s maternity pictures back a few months ago. I mentioned then that Patrick would have some challenges ahead of him. It has been about eight weeks now since his birth and he is still in the NICU. He has made great strides to going home but he has also has a few setbacks. He’s kind of in the middle of a setback right now and he needs people to call upon the Great Creator and Healer on his behalf. God hears the prayers of his people. I believe that. So please lift up Patrick and his mom and dad, Lindsey and Matt. I finally got to meet him last week and get these pictures of him. He just completely stole my heart. We all want so badly for him to get better and come home.

So here I am again…behind on blogging! BUT…did you know that we got a new house?! So I’ll just use that as an excuse. Anyway, I was able to photograph this new mom a few weeks ago. Her twins were born two weeks ago and are doing great in spite of being a little early. They will make their appearance on this blog before too much longer.

Okay I have to give a shout out to my friend Karen McCown, who makes the most creative and beautiful cakes in Brazoria County! It’s a fact. Trust me. Her new business is called The Uncommon Cakery. The website will be up soon but in the mean time, you can check out more of her stuff on her facebook page. Here are a couple of her cakes that I have seen (and tasted) in person and they were simply perfect. And if you can’t see the facebook link, feel free to contact me and I’ll put you in touch with Karen.