Sassy Pants

One of my *favorite* clients came back to see me again this summer and I couldn't have been more thrilled. This girl is an absolute spitfire, so full of life & energy it's unbelieveable. Last year was a Storybook Session and this year just some mommy & me portraits. I couldn't have been more honored.

These two are so fun to watch together.. soft and loving one minute and tickle fights the next!

Finally, she pauses for a smile... but you can see it hiding in there!

Somewhere along the way I nicknamed her 'Sassy Pants,' and I am guessing you can see why

Finally, a glimpse into a quiet moment between mother & daughter

I can only imagine what next year will bring! Keep your fire alive, Sassy Pants! :)

Just one.

Jump for Fun

This is one of my favorite images of late.. just three kids and a trampoline. No preteen attitude, no sibling rivalry.. just pure bliss. Happy Jumping!

A day in the life

I recently had the honor of covering this sweet little girl's first birthday. Not the party, just a day in her life, on a day that happened to be her first birthday. As you might imagine, a day in the life of a one-year-old is not very dramatic. Basically it goes like this:

wake up


Eat


play


eat some more


play some more


Then go to sleep again


and repeat as needed. :)

While it might seem trivial at the time, all those tiny, boring little moments are the ones that make the world go around, the ones we will look back on in 10 or 15 years, when this sweet girl is driving and dating and making her daddy very nervous, and wish we could relive. It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes, by Robert Brault:
"Enjoy the little things. One day you will look back and realize they were the big things."

Sticky Sweetness

Is there anything better than bare feet on hot concrete, racing to lick the last of your popsicle before the summer sun melts it into nothing more than sticky orange streaks down your arms and chin?






Maybe only a cartwheel across the soft grass to top it off as the perfect summer day! Hope everyone's enjoying the season!

Friday Five Links

As previously featured on the Friday Five list...

Edible Arrangements
Creative Organizing
Etsy
Magic Dog Jewelry
Funky Finds
Volunteer Match.org
Safety Tat
Prayers for Britney
Color Quiz
The Artful Hand
Gorbella's
Breast Milk for Cancer Patients
Ecomoms
Junie B Jones at Casa
What Kind of Fruit are You?
Momready
Fort Worth Cats Fest 2008
Butterflies in the Garden
Adventure Boot Camp
What Kind of World Do You Want?
80s Tees
Sentimental Silver
Traveling with Kids
Park Directory
Boon Storage Bags
What Kind of Celebrity Mom are You?
Worst Baby Names of All Time
What Are You Reading?
68 Great Things to do with your Kids
Speedy Fingers
Extraordinary Moments
Shopping for your Baby
Make and Takes
Delightful Blogs
Insanely Great Tees
Linzie Hunter Designs
Idol Gives Back
NKOTB
Family Fun's Cake Bake-Off
Fairy Portals
Cupcakes Take the Cake
Duck Tape Prom
Wonderful Graffiti
Good Pails
Main Street Arts Festival

Feel the Sunshine...

These kiddos came in from Pennslyvania to spend a week on vacation in Texas, and of course to have thier pictures taken! While I'm sure the snow is pretty, the East Coast has nothing on our sun!





You have to admit, a little bit of warmth seems to agree with them!

Happy Father's Day!

I've had the pleasure of photographing some of the most wonderful dads, and I wish all of them (and all of you!) the best Father's Day ever.



I always love when dads join in the shoot, because you just never know what's going to happen next! :)



Have a great day!

My favorite picture

I was asked by another blog doing a feature on me to submit my favorite picture and it got me thinking..

My FAVORITE?? I'm supposed to pick one? Do I pick my technically best image? My biggest seller? The one I get the most comments about? What about the ones with more personal meaning... how could I love any photo more than the one of my baby, still red and screaming, just seconds after she entered the world? Or my oldest, beaming with pride as she shows off her latest blue ribbons on awards day at school? Or my wild child, the blonde in the middle, who always finds a way to make a statement, whether it be with a song & dance routine or her unflappable pink boots... I have enough pictures of her in all her glory to fill my entire hardrive and then some!

I thought this predicament would be the perfect way to open this blog, because it really is all about the pictures... and the only reason I am in business is because I have so many favorite pictures for so many different reasons, and my goal is not only to find new favorites for myself, but to create images that can be your favorites. I love to hear parents say "That is SO her!" because it means my efforts were sucessful. I connected with the child enough to allow her to relax and release her real personality, then, in that fleeting moment, captured it forever.

And hopefully, some of my images can become your favorites. But I'll never ask you to pick just one! :)

p.s. in case you were curious, this is the one I chose. My two oldest, almost two years ago in a moment that captures them perfectly, in more ways than one!