Rachael & Mike {maternity}

I met up with these two recently to get some maternity pictures done. Rachael was due relatively soon, so they were wanting to get these done before the baby made his grand entrance into this world.

Summer Nights

Last week produced some wonderful summer evenings. I spent quite a bit of time out in the sun later in the week. One evening after dinner, I took the kids down to the river. It's one of my favorite things to do with them and it was a fun evening.

 

 

 

 

 

Mother's Day 2014

Mother's Day this year was very quiet, as I knew it would be. Friday, Carter's class had a Mother's Day "tea", which wasn't really tea, and program. It was the most adorable thing. There were tons of goodies and drinks, and then the class put on these songs and skits, and gave their moms flowers and drawings. My mom came with me, and the cute were SO.CUTE. 

Friday night was busy as it was Carter's school carnival. The kids had such a fun time. I figured most of the stuff would be indoors in the gym, so my jeans, t-shirt, and flip flops clearly made for a miserable time outside. But we stayed for the whole two hours, and participated in many of the games and fun activities. Both kids won several prizes, and of course candy and other carnival food. Took me back to the days of our school carnivals, which were always so fun!

Sunday, I had a quiet morning with my kiddos, and then we went to my parents' house to spend time with my mom. My parents are in the process of remodeling their entire family room, including the fireplace. The tile has begun on the fireplace, so while the kids were napping, my dad and I navigated our way through some of the initial cuts while watching baseball on TV. It was a great mother's day to just spend with my family.

I had my mom grab a quick picture with my and the kids, so I apologize for the remodel background. Love those kiddos!

And here's a throw-back of my mom and me on my first birthday.

Happy Mother's Day, mom!

Make the Leap

The vast majority of humans are creatures of habit. We stay in the groove. We find something that works, and we stick with it. And why not? You know the saying....."if it ain't broke..." You know how it goes.  And on the opposite side of that, even when things ARE broken, humans are still creatures of habit. We stay in the groove. It's familiar. It's comfortable. We are scared of change.

However, what if:

Do you rise to the challenge? When things are broken, do you go out and get that "everything" that you've ever wanted? Or do you remain stagnant? Do you stick with the familiar and the comfortable, and ignore all of those "everythings" that truly are just out of reach?

This year has involved some major steps for me, well outside of my comfort zone. It's incredible what you find out there.

Back in The Saddle

I have three shoots this week and it feels sooooo good to be back behind the camera. It was windy yesterday evening, but it sure didn't put a damper on the shoot. And that golden hour lighting? Oh how I've missed you.

 

More soon!

Maybe, Just Maybe.....

It is better to end something

and start another, than to

imprison yourself in hoping

for the impossible.