family ties

Hi blogging friends! I'm back again after a long absence in posting, but I promise, I'm trying to get better :).

Anywho, to bring you up to speed - I've been a busy little bee in the photography department and really enjoying it! I've been working with a variety of subjects including moms -to-be and moms and their their fast growing little ones!

There is still a lot to learn as there are many things to consider when snapping shots of active young lads and since I'm still working with the original lens that came with my camera , my creative is limited. But, I'm working up to buying one or two new ones to help in getting some different shots. I'm thinking the fixed 55mm is a good step 2, then I'll need a stronger zoom.

Anyway, enough about the technical stuff. I wanted to share some of my work over the last couple of weeks. My subjects were both beautiful and handsome, as you will see, and it certainly makes my job easier when they make the shoots fun :).

Hope everyone's Summer is going great so far! Enjoy the McRoys and the Lyons :)

Meet Mason. A full of life, all boy cutie patootie. We had a great time at the river and boy was he excited about the water!

The Lyons were adorable! The mom-to-be was not far from her due date and her little boys seems super excited about meeting their new brother! We were able to get some great shots of all of them :).

Again, we had a wonderful time at the shoots and I'm so glad we were able to capture some great pictures.

I'm looking forward to seeing what my next project will be!

a long, long time ago.

Hi fellow bloggers! I apologize for being M.I.A. for the last couple of weeks, but I'm here to say I'm back in action. I've been busy moving into my new casa!

Unfortunately, with moving comes the list of "to-dos" like: transferring bills, setting up new accounts, getting cable and internet - which I have neither of at the moment. Thankfully I have a super nice downstairs neighbor allowing me to use his internet so I can do some work! It's amazing how much you rely on the simple things in life. It will drive you crazy!

Anywhoo, after a super tough weekend of hauling my massive amounts of stuff up a flight of stairs into my new digs, I finally have a place to call "home, sweet home." And let me just say, I LOVE IT! It's probably one of my favorite places I've ever lived (minus the stairs - i'm not a fan of those on grocery shopping days). But, stairs or no stairs, I was determined to make this place mine - and that I did. My momma was nice enough to help me and the end result is super fantabulous!

The before and afters are below.

Bedroom Before:

Le Bedroom After:

The Kitchen Before:

The cooking area after:

The hallway before:

And after:

The bar - a must:

The living room before:

And the after:

And that's the tour. Sans the bathroom - that will be taken at a later date as there are still some things needing to be done in there.

On the to-do list:

- paint the bathroom shelf

- hang the wine glass holder in the bar area

- finalize dining room

- decorate the porch (yep, it's got a cute porch, too!)

I'll be sure to keep you updated, just stay tuned. Oh and keep watching for some photo shoots - families and more families :).

Happy Tuesday and GOOOOO COCKS! We better win this thing!