It's been awhile...

I have been the biggest slacker lately posting things to my blog. If I am lucky I get a preview or two in on Facebook and that's about it. Here is a way cute little family who just had their first new lil. She had SO much hair. She was the sweetest little thing. I have known the mother since middle school and I was thrilled when they invited me to their home to take some family pictures. This was kind of a lifestyle session and I felt that the images were beautiful in black and white.

These are days you'll remember...

I have come to the conclusion that there will never be an "easy" stage of your childs age that they are. You have the newborn stage (which I absolutely hated), and then the terrible twos, and then it goes on from there. BUT no matter what the challenge, you will always remember... Those days :)

“Other things may change us, but we start and end with family”

A few days ago, I was having a rough day. My husband was out of town for work, and my kids were driving me insane! I could not wait for those 2 days to be over so that when he got home I could pass the kids off and say "your turn". Imagine having dad be gone for an entire year! This family is having to say a temporary goodbye to their dad who is in the military. He will be gone for 12 months. It is something that is unimagineable to me. I admire their strength and their support for one another and I know that they will survive this and its only a small part of their journey.

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge - On Your feet

Just took this a few weeks ago of this lil guy.

Go check out some of the other footsies at I Heart Faces

Z Fam-Just a few

I had to share a few of this cute family and the cute cousins.

Photo Contest Entries - Let the voting begin!

A few weeks ago I decided to give away a photo session. BUT the catch was each person entering had to submit a picture of "beauty in something considered ugly". That could mean MANY different things to people. Here are the entries I received. Leave a comment with your vote. Voting will end Friday.

Photo 1
Kennecott Power Plant at the north end of the mountain after dark.

Photo 2
"I took this pic in NYC it was on the side of an UGLY apt building!"

Photo 3
"I took during the summer. I think that this depicts true beauty in the face of something ugly and hard."

Photo 4:
Stretch marks! What an ugly mess! But 4 babies make it (beautiful) all worth it right?!

Photo 5
We were in New Orleans on a swamp
tour and this crocodile was just hanging out in a bunch of moss.
Pretty cool!

You're gonna miss this...

This is one of my favorite sessions I have done recently. Let me tell you why. I think people expect their kids to be perfect and sit still and smile in every picture. Truth be told, it usually is not like that. Almost everyone is looking for a perfect picture where everyone is looking and smiling, BUT sometimes the best pictures are just the opposite. This mom, a friend of mine, picked out more candid shots than almost anyone ever has. It made me smile because, these are truly pictures that capture the moment, and capture how your kids were at that age. Thanks Jen for letting your kids and your family be themselves. I had fun. It is hard not to get uptight during family pictures, I know because I do it myself. Sometimes you just have to relax and what will be will be. Take alook at the lyrics to this song below. SO TRUE!!!

[Chorus]
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These Are Some Good Times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

-Trace Adkins