Free to Succeed Tour w/ David Jay

I just purchased a ticket for this TOUR. Way stoked. 4 hour seminar all about photography. Heaven! So, any of you photo gurus in my area interested?? I would love the company that night. Jasmine Star is touring with him in select cities, but not mine :( Bummed, but still ecstatic about going. Can't wait.

Summer Activity Day.

I am one of the Achievement Day leaders for CHURCH and for our last activity day before school starts we had an end of summer party at my house last Thursday. First off, we made homemade pizzas. Shoed the girls outside while they cooked and entertained them with a slippin' slide. Of course Drake and Taya got in on the action. They had a blast along with the girls. After they played hard and got all that energy out, we ate rice krispie treats and watched "Meet the Robinsons." It was a fun filled night and I think they had a great time.






I threw in a couple random pictures. One, of Ava chowin' down on a sucker, and the second, (which isn't the greatest quality) because I rarely have pictures with me and the kids. I just thought it was cute.

Add another one.

My really good friend Ashley Lukens just started a blog as well. Check her out and say what's up. Her husband Andrew is in Afghanistan until Oct. or Nov. Click HERE.

Attention Bloggers.

My sister Erin has joined in on the blogging fun. She rocks and for those of you who know her, know that to be true. Check it out here.

Also if interested click here, here, or here to see the last batch of Randi's pics.

Happy Cakes here we come or not...

I decided to take the kids to Happy Cakes today just to get out of the house for a little while, so we ventured out of our bubble and into downtown. Unfortunately, it is closed on Mondays. Yay, for us. Guess I should have checked that out when I went on their website to get the address. I just assumed and we all know what that does, right? So a by-passer filled me in on what was good around those parts and told me Monday is a common day for these shops to be closed. Luckily not all were closed, so she led us next door to a little cafe. Instead of cupcakes, we tried their HOMEMADE ice cream sandwiches. Quite delicious.

PS. Just for the record, pet peeve: I hate uploading pictures on blogger. It's so slow most of the time. Also for the record, yes we ate dessert before lunch :)






Ava had to get in on the fun. She poked that cute face over just in time. She was great as always sitting happily in her stroller. Don't worry she didn't miss out on the ice cream.



Does Drake make this look good or what? Well, I can actually speak for myself, they were fantastic considering we were hoping for some yummy cupcakes.




After we finished our HOMEMADE ice cream sandwiches, we headed off down the streets to explore. Loved the style of little boutiques up and down each side of the street. Anyone who was riding a bike had those awesome old-fashioned bikes I love. It was an older part of town, but all the stores were pretty pricey, so we just browsed and window shopped. Another classic car parked on the side of the road, as you all know I love, so I had to snap a picture of it, and then just some random things we saw as we were walking and enjoying the sunny weather. I just wanted to be outside today and we had a great time.

I heart Maternity

Check out my sister n law Randi's maternity pics by clicking right here! Enjoy.

Botanic Gardens

I had been wanting to go here for awhile, but being tight on cash didn't want to pay, so we went on a free day! It was my mom's last day with us, and so I called up to see if they had wheelchairs to use, and sure enough they did. Thanks to Tami, who willingly pushed my mom up, down, around, and thru cracks majority of the trip so I could snap some pictures of the adventure. Despite the sweltering afternoon heat, we had a great time sweating in all crevices, watching my mom dump water down her blouse, almost dumping her out of the wheelchair a few times (I think she preferred Tami's driving over mine), and ending the day with some ice cream from the golden arches. They had a beautiful variety of gardens that were fun to look at.

EXCITED for this:

Seriously. When I found out Sheye Rosemeyer was doing an online 6 week workshop I about wet my pants. She is absolutely one of my all time favorite photographers & writers. Her work is stunning and magnificent. She has such style and I want nothing more than to be apart of this workshop. This is how I will be spending my time coming this October!

PS. If interested in checking out some portraits shots from me, click here.

DIG IN.

Peek.a.boo

Sun Flare

There is something about sun flare in a picture. It captures a feeling that light creates. Soft. Radiant. Beautiful. Also another favorite thing of mine is backlight. That halo of golden light surrounding and glistening from one's hair. It's so classic and angelic.

Happy ONE year.

Ava is one year old today, and I am twenty-five! For those of you who don't know, Ava and I share the same birthday, which I think is pretty cool. Out of all 365 days in a year, she decided to come on mine. I love that we share that together. Here are some pictures I took this morning after I finished her cake. She is wearing that adorable dress Ashley & Vivian gave her. I wanted to get some before the little party we are having for her tonight. Happy birthday baby girl. I love you!