Back to School and Oreo's

I can't believe that Joshua is in the second grade! I remember when I was in second grade! My teacher's name was Mrs. Efird, my best friend was Callie Wright, and I had a crush on Hans Speck! It doesn't seem that long ago to me, yet here I am with a son in the second grade. I find myself wondering who has crushes on him...and as handsome as he is there's bound to be a couple of googly eyed girls after him! ^_^

Here is Joshua in the van on the way to his first day of 2nd grade!

Here is a shot from when we arrived to the school. We had to get a full body shot to show those spiffy new school clothes! :0D

On to the Oreo's...while Joshua was off for the first day of school us girls stayed home watching Oprah and eating bon-bons! Kidding...but we did enjoy a morning snack of milk and oreo's! (Don't feel bad, I sent some to school in Joshua's lunch box...^_^) I don't know how she does it, but somehow Leah can take ONE oreo and cover not only her face, but her hands, arms, legs, feet, and highchair in the chocolatey goodness, while STILL having enough left to eat!

Here is a shot I snapped of the aftermath of an oreo disaster!!

I had to do a creamy black and white conversion to go along with the Oreo theme!! :0)

The Melton Family

I had the privilege of photographing a dear friend of my sister, as well as her beautiful family! This family was SO fun to work with! They were such a gorgeous family!

P-a-r-t-y Time!!!

Joshua's party was so fun!! He had a great time, and got some really awesome presents that he has been enjoying ever since! Here are a few snapshots from his transformers party!

AWESOME week!!!

13.8 lb's down!!!! So proud of myself!
This week we are celebrating Joshua's birthday! Yesterday he turned SEVEN!! We ran errands, met his teacher at open house, and had a birthday dinner at his choice, Golden Corral! This week has been SO busy!! So fun though! :0)

I've got a new camera strap, and lens that I am head over heels in love with!! (Thanks Millie for the strap, you ROCK!)
I've got my first family shoot tonight! I'm so excited! Tomorrow is Joshua's birthday party! We are going to celebrate with a pizza lunch, then ice cream, and cake! Followed by some PRESENTS for the boy!

It's been an awesome week! To top it all off, Sunday begins a really, really, (let me emphasize the REALLY) COOL series at church! LEGENDARY!! If you are interested you can check it out at www.nextlevelchurch.org.

Above is a couple shots from the week! ^_^ Miss Leah doing "So big!", and Joshua on his birthday, yesterday, with a beautiful smile, and then striking a funny pose!!

Jennifer and Jason

Beautiful, photogenic, FUN, and up for anything! Could you ask for a better couple to shoot???
Here's a sneak peak from last night's session!

My Latest Practice Shoot

I forgot to share some pic's from my latest practice shoot!! Emily and Harrison were AWESOME. They spoiled me that's for sure! Here is a link to their images in my photography blog:

http://retrospectiveimages.blogspot.com/search/label/lovebirds***

I was SO happy with this shoot! I had to share on here for those that haven't ventured on over to the photog blog yet. (It's still under construction, but will have it's official debut Monday! ^_^)

***Link isn't working for some reason, so copy address, and paste into browser!

Leah & Her Buddy

Leah has fallen in love with her "kid leash"! Lol...it's a little dog that Hailey wears on her back, and I hold on to it's tail so that she can't get far. (It's totally cute, not like the totally embarrassing wrist leashes my mom used on me!!)
Anywho, Leah loves this little dog! She's thrown many a tantrum over it! The other night, Daddy decided to be funny and put the dog on her backwards. She loved it! She walked around all night with her buddy. It was the cutest thing!

Emily, Harrison, and Jake

Emily and Harrison brought along their son Jake to their engagement session. Of course we had to get that awesome kiddo in on some shots too! Here are a few of my favorite family shots from the e-session.

New Look, New Blog, New Success!!

Okay, so as you can see I've got a whole new look goin' on here! You likie? I'm sure you've also noticed the new link at the top of the page to Retrospective Images! That is my new photography blog! I wanted a seperate place to share some photo's that I've either done for fun, or done for friends. I'm loving that I'm able to use my passion to help friends and family! So click on the link, and make sure to check back to see what new photo's may come along! Well, that wraps it up for the "New Look, New Blog", now onto "New Success!!".

Since first starting WW, I have lost 13.1 lb's!!! I am well on my way to my goal weight! Only 48.2 lb's to go!

Emily and Harrison

I honestly couldn't have hand-picked a better couple for my first engagement session. Emily and Harrison were AWESOME! Not only are they a GORGEOUS couple, but they are fun, and kind, and were willing to do ANY pose I wanted to try! I had so much fun capturing their love for each other. They made my job a breeze. They even had awesome ideas themselves. I can't wait to do future family sessions for them!**

**Check out some family shots I captured during the e-session by clicking {HERE}!

Lauren and Pudgy

I had a BLAST shooting my first couple! They were so much fun! They recently celebrated their 5th anniversary, and the honeymoon is far from over. I am so happy with these shots! I look forward to doing yearly sessions with this beautiful couple.

Katie

As soon as my camera arrived I couldn't WAIT to pull it out and start shooting! Luckily I had a willing participant, my beautiful sister Katie! She came over that evening and I had my very first practice session. We had such a fun time, and I was really happy with the shots. Thank goodness for beautiful family members to practice on!