Visiting the In-Laws

As soon as I get off of work today the boy & I are headed to visit the in-laws. It's actually my sister in-law's 11th birthday & I'm going to shoot her birthday party at the Horse Stables. I also have two other shoots this weekend that I am looking forward to. Not to mention we're staying at one of my very best friends new house. She has a guest suite attached on the side of the house which will end up being super convienent for us as we'll be in & out at all hours. I love getting away on the weekends & I am really looking forward to my Saturday night engagement shoot since downtown Albany has so much character. I probably won't be posting until I get back on Monday. Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

The summer before I was going to be in fourth grade I, at 9 years old, made the decision that I wanted to get all of my hair chopped off. I guess even at that age I thought it would made getting up so early in the morning a tad bit easier as it would be one thing less to do. So, my reluctant mother agreed & took me to get the then "fashionable" bowl cut. I believe she took my two younger brothes too. The three of us came home with the same hair cut & I couldn't have been happier. Until the first day of school came around, that is. When I hung my bookbag up on a peg on the "girls" side & someone behind me said "Why is that boy hanging his bookbag on the girls side?" As crazy as it may seem now, I was very shy. I remember standing there frozen, when I heard "That's not a boy stupid." I turned around to find a strawberry blonde girl (who I later found out was as shy as me if not more) who invited me to share a desk with her. She told me her name was Kasie. We shared a desk through 4th grade & were inseperable after that. We went from swapping boyfriends, having sleepovers, getting our drivers licenses & writing "BFF" & "Future Mrs. Whoever" on our school notebooks to college, careers, marriage & now children. Almost 15 years to the date we met, she has this beautiful little boy named Brycen who I just could not help but photograph. It seems crazy to me that so much time has passed. I can't wait to see where we are another 15 from now.

Kasie, Brad & Brycen - thank you for letting me come & capture some special moments between your family. Brycen is precious & I look forward to taking many more photos in the years to come.

Verena & Allen - TWO babies!

I swear she is the cutest thing I've ever seen. I believe her Mommy would argue the same.
(For those who don't know, Kiera is Jessica's little girl.)

Mrs. Jessica Flynn in action.

Aren't pregnant bellies sweet? The wonderful Jessica Flynn let me tag along with her on Sunday night to a preggo shoot she had planned with some good friends of her & husband Grant's, Allen & Verena. I know you can't tell it in this one photo alone, in fact - you can't tell in any of the photos that this woman is 7 months pregnant with twins!! I know women that would kill to look like her at 7 months pregnant with just one baby. I had such a blast visiting w/ Jessica, Grant, Kiera, Allen & Verena. Allen & I even networked a little. I'll be posting more photos after Jess & I go over them.

I am finally feeling like I'm getting back to my old self. Saturday & most of Sunday were miserable for me. I had never had food poisoning before & would prefer to never go anywhere near the likes of it again. I like the normal spunky me, much better. Especially since I have a packed week ahead of me with 4 shoots scheduled this week. I thinks sometimes I myself forget I work a full time job on top of doing photography part time. lol. So be expecting lots of updates in the near future!

Fun with shadows

Just getting over food poisoning, so I don't have much to write. More from me tomorrow.

Check out those eyes!

This is DJ, he is 3 years old & is one of my seniors (and long time friends) little brother. He is a total hoot. I had nursery at church Sunday morning & of course I brought my camera. The kids love taking pictures, but DJ - he is such a ham. He would say "Oh, DJ so handsome!" lol. It's the moments when they actually slow down enough for me to capture a sweet smile that totally make it worth the 2 hours of having to run around & chase them.

I plan on posting every day & figured I might run out of things to post, but this week has booked up pretty fast for me so be on the look out!

Once A Day Posts...

This has to be once of my all time favorite shots. It makes me wish I was a kid again. It also completely captures the type of photos I love to take - real moments.

On a totally different note, I've decided to update my blog once a day from now on.

I might run out of things to blog, so I'm open to any suggestions. :)

Family & Babies

Like I said before I know, I know, I've been slacking. But I figured I'd make up for it with 1st birthday party photos. :) Meet baby Nancy. She turned 1 in July & I'm unfortunately just now getting to post the photos. She had the neatest pool party & all, & I mean ALL of her buddies turned out to wish her a very happy 1st birthday. Nancy's family are the sweetest people. We had a blast & i'm so glad they welcomed me into their home (& backyard) to share this special day with them. Nancy is a total doll baby & I'm really looking forward to taking her Christmas photos in the next few weeks. Enjoy!






















ps - If you know me on a personal level then you know my family (which consists of a younger sister, a future B-I-L, two younger brothers, a girlfriend (not mine of course) my husband & my Mom & Dad) loves to play tennis. Unfortunately, I suck. So, I abide my time by taking my camera along when we all decide to hit the courts. Just thought I'd share a little...


The baby Sister, Lacy - Check out all those freckles!

Happy now Mom? lol.


#1 Brother - Corey.


Soon to be brother in law - Sam.


The Dad - check out that action face!


#2 Brother - Tanner.


Just had to add this one in here too.

Another quick PS to the family...

Lacy - I edited a few more photos from your shoots. Stop by & check them out!

Slacker...

I am a terrible blogger.

BUT - I have plans to update tonight. So check back later!!

Oh, ps - www.thedesperate.com has gotten a full overhaul.

It looks fantastic! Go check it out!