A sigh of relief, some of the guilt of not posting anything for the last three months of the year is going away! I am officially done blogging for the day, I’m doing good though right?  I still have a long way to go but I’m getting there! A New Year’s resolution I am actually sticking with, yay…I wish my “good eating” resolution was coming along as well! Heehee!

I just wish I was one of those people who only put healthy things in their mouths but I just can’t resist all of the yummy things out there! Moderation is not my middle name, I am either eating the whole bag or not eating anything sweet for months! Oh yeah I forgot to mention, sweets are my vice, a serious addictive vice! Anyone have a cure for this, anyone a good teacher of moderation that has some advice? The good thing is I have been working out at least 5 days a week so all is good, it evens out right? An hour workout and three brownies seems like a great trade to me!

Wow, I can’t believe it has been a year since I was laying Declan into my newborn baskets at his first session! This was a great combo session, since he was born so late in the year we were able to get some great first year shots as well as take care of holiday images! He was so cute and fun and so attached to his Mommy & Daddy so we just kept them very near by, it was really sweet!

Wow, another September session…I was way more behind than I thought!  Here are some blog regulars and models from some of my favorite shoots of all time!  About every six months I get a visit from this beautiful family and this session was just as fun and fantastic as every other.  Actually Mom, Dad and the kids are expecting number 3 any minute, I can’t wait to find out what name they have picked for him…as you can see they love unique names just like me! I miss you guys and can’t wait to meet your newest member as soon as he makes his debut! Here are a few of big brother and sister!

Back in late September I got a visit from the oh so talented and very pregnant Scarlett.  She brought along her adorable husband Ethan and we spent a couple of hours laughing, talking and getting some super cute maternity photos.  9 weeks later I got to meet the ridiculously cute Emry…don’t you just love that name!  So cute and so unique - I love unique names for children. Maybe not as unique as “Apple” but a little out of the ordinary is fun. Here are some of my favorites from our Belly to Baby Series sessions!

Ok ok, I know!  Resolution #1, get back on the blogging bandwagon! It is just so hard not to get lost in the September-December photo madness that ensues every year in my life!  It is a vicious Bermuda Triangle I get sucked into and slowy emerge from about mid-January.  I feel guilty spending a split second thinking about the blog rather than working on orders or spending rare precious moments with my husband and son.  I promise I will go back and do a recap in the next week or so once I get back into the swing of things!  I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday season!

Sorry all faithful readers!  I have been getting a lot of grief lately for not keeping up with the blog, I apologize!  I had to get over some personal tradgedies, get through a move, and some very busy times.  I figured I had better get caught up though before real busy season starts…the holidays!!  Stay tuned…

Sidney and I did a photo shoot honoring his upcoming graduation and we had a fantastic time.  I don’t work with high school seniors much but I really do enjoy photographing these fresh young faces who have everything to look forward to and their whole lives ahead of them.  I had heard so much about Sidney from a family friend prior to meeting him and everything she said was true…super sweet, kind, and the most amazing heart.  Thank you so much for coming in and congratulations on such a great accomplishment!

A couple of weeks ago I got to spend an afternoon with the Hart girls, it was fantastic!  Rachel is just about to graduate and her Mom thought it would be great to get some portraits done before she heads off to college.  During our shoot I couldn’t help but reflect back to when my sisters and I were still in high school and how much we had ahead of us.  Even though these girls were very mature, there was something really sweet and innocent about them and I missed being in my teen years for a couple of hours. I wouldn’t trade my life now to go back, I love my life now, but I remember my high school days fondly and feel lucky I had such a wonderful childhood.  Thanks for a wonderful shoot girls!

I have had a great week and have had a lot of fun doing some secret Mother’s Day shoots of Dads and kids.  Way to go Dads…great thinking, the ladies in your life will love the planning and photos of the ones they love most!  Make sure you show the Moms in your life how much you appreciate all that they do next weekend and it doesn’t take a lot of money…remember that in these hard times!

I am so lucky!! That’s what I kept thinking Monday afternoon!  I was in Dallas visiting family and got the opportunity to do an engagement session in Historic Carrollton for an amazing couple, Don and Emily.  Don is a great friend and talented photographer himself, based in the Dallas area so it was great to talk shop as we went along! I got there early and was able to scout out some interesting areas just outside of Downtown, I had fun getting lost and doing a little off-roading! I found this great colored siding, railroad bridge, and field which was right next to a gun range we found out half way through the session when the gunfire started…only in TEXAS!! Heehee! I can’t wait for Don and Emily’s Santa Barbara wedding this summer, I’m sure you can see why!!  Amazing couple, gorgeous, and couldn’t be nicer!  Thanks for spending the afternoon with me guys!!