Sunday, January 28, 2007

Coronado

So we have been having a blast, we went to Coronado to pick up my brother in law, he is a Navy Seal and has been doing workups, I think that is what they call it on some remote island off of Coronado. So we were able to go on base and see all the seals get there gear off the truck. It really made me slow down and appreciate having Scott with me all the time and so many men and woman are deployed. Clay (my brother n law) will deploy in October. I hate the thought of him being in harms way. It is so nice to be able to see him now because we do not know when we will see him next.I have never really told him thank you for all he does for our country, I think I fear I will just ball up and cry like a big baby. But thank you Clay, and to all the others.
Photos of LIam for Grandma



and some of Bean





WE also did alot of chasing!

Friday, January 26, 2007

Spring is in the Air


I know it is freezing in Savannah or that is what I have heard. But before I left I noticed the pink flowers in between all of the dead trees. I love these trees, I have no idea the name of them but I wrote a poem about them in poetry class in college. So cheers to spring, it is my favorite time of year.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Rub a Dub Dub


I was in the kitchen and saw this beautiful light coming in. Liam had just woken up from a nap and I told Sophia to get him and lets put him in the sink. I remember a couple of things from college and one was something Craig Stevens said, he said that as a photographer we should be excited by light. I do not know why I remember that, but I remember thinking I really am going to be a photographer because I am always looking at the light and get excited by it. Here are a few of sweet Liam


California Dreaming

We flew to San Diego yesterday to visit our nephew Liam that we haven't seen in a year and half. He is the same age as alexa and we are thrilled at how great they are getting along. I have to say honestly that my child is the more stick your heals in the mud kind of girl and Liam is the sweetest little boy giving alexa a hug when she is in full fit mode. She is usually sweet but boy she knows how to let us know when she is not happy. So we left from Jacksonville and I saw just the day before of a family getting kicked off the plane because of there three year old. I had major anxiety about it being me next on the news and Savannah being Savannah everyone knowing. Luckily she was an angel. Better then I could have ever thought, I really even enjoyed it, we cuddled, read books. She always surprises me on what she knows. The weather here is great, we went to the beach today, walked around, hey I might even lose the last six pounds of baby weight if I keep this up.
so I moved in 97 to San Diego and did not like it. I was at that did not know what I wanted to do point. So I know this photo isn't pretty but it is kind of how I felt. It is nice though now to come back and appreciate the beauty of this place

on are way to the airport


Our day today




Liam

Little Liam being a gentleman.

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Last time I saw this baby she was a tiny little bean, she was seven weeks early and weighed about 4 pounds. Well she has caught up and is a healthy six month old baby. And her eyes are amazing, she slept most of the last session.

100 things about me

I have seen this on a couple blogs I like to look at. I wasn't sure if I would be able to come up with 100 things, so I am going to give it a try.

100. I have to have two cokes (a cola) by 10am or I am a mess. and they have to be in a can and cold.

99. I like to shop alone, I always have.

98. I am honest

97. I have one brother who is 29 and lives in Naples

96. I was grounded once for saying I was going to All Dogs Go to Heaven and Instead we went to see National Lampoons Christmas. I couldn't look at my dad and lie. I still haven't seen that movie

95. I had my first and last switching in the Georgia mountains, i did deserve it, I threw a major major tantrum

94. I like watching Nancy Grace and First 48

95. I wanted to be an emergency room nurse before a photographer

94. I have a hair phobia, I hate any kind on my soap.

93. I am kind

92. I hate confruntation and avoid it even if it hurts me

91. Went into labor at the BC auction

90. I like to snuggle Alexa at night when she just melts in my arms

89, I have eggs and toast almost everyday

88. I hate dinner

87. I have two other cousins who are photographers

86. I laugh at my own jokes.

85. I am a workaholic

84. I do not like to go on vacation for more than a week at a time.

83. i cried out of fear when I found out I was pregnant, now I can't imagine life without her

82. I love a good cheeseburger

81. I hate green vegtables except peas

80. Although I did crave 45 Bistro salad when I was pregnant, I never have liked salad before

79, I get attached to the families I photograph, they become old friends to me

78, The baby I first photographed and made me love photographing children is 17 now. ugh

77. I sold my first photograph when i was a junior in high school.

76. Pat Priscoe, my art teacher, is the one who made me interested in photography

75. I made a big F on my last paper in college and cried like a big baby to the teacher and told him the sad part was I had actually tried. I think he felt bad for me.

74. I am a morning person

73. I can be a little bossy. (ask brother)

72. I played baseball at 11 and wore pink high tops my mom would give me a snickers bar if I got to first base.

71. I once hit a homerun and it did not even go to the pitcher, they must have been distracted by the shoes.

70. I am not good with details

69. My first car was a 1981 Buick, it took a quart of oil a week to keep it going

68. I did not know you were suppose to change oil until I was 19

67. I wish I was a better host

66. I hate the dentist

65. I wish I could ballroom dance

64. I am shy (I really am unless I have my camera)

63. I love to fly

62. I have a good heart

61. I love my job

60. I love good thunderstorms

59. I lived in San Diego for three months, then came right back to Savannah

58. I love the marsh and water

57. I had my mouth washed out at 7 for calling my friend a naughty word.

56. I am grateful

55. I finally switched from film to digital

54. I wanted a girl so bad

53. I like to daydream about having a house on the water.

52. I miss being in my old house I grew up in

51. i wish I could paint

50. I dream that my teeth are loose

49. I love Savannah

48. I once had my foot ran over

47. I met my husband at 18

46. I take a self portrait of myself in mirrors at weddings to entertain myself

45. I am a horrible speller

44. I like grey goose vodka

45. I love gymnastics when I was little and my one dream was to be able to do a round off backhand spring, never happen, legs are too long.

44. I once had a perm, when I was nine. horrible horrible.

43. I lost my first tooth watching Dukes of Hazard

42. I had two hamsters named Bo and Luke

41. I worked at Chick fli a for two years

40. I tried out for the cheerleading team in high school never made it. (now I am so happy)

39. I am not athletic

38. I hate excercising

37. I want my child to feel safe like I did

36. I do not talk politics.

35. I love to watch a Christmas Story every Christmas, it makes me laugh everytime.

34. I talk in my sleep and sometimes walk

33. I loved college, I had the best time

32. I am grateful for my business doing so well

31. I am sometimes a loner

3o. I am sometimes silly

29. I weigh myself once a year

28. I worked at the Hilton as a room service girl at 18, it is amazing what people open the door in

27. I worked as a 411 operater and wrote down in my journal all of the weird calls, it was more interesting on the night shift

26. My mom worked at the school i went to and I would get sent right outside her door when I was naughty

25. I used to love the band Roxette

24. I loved being able to see the moon outside my bedroom growing up, I still look for that same angle now in windows.

23. I used to fake being asleep so I could stay in bed with my mom and watch moonlighting

22. I don't photograph my own family as much as I like

21. i went to Paris on my honeymoon

20. I get my feelings hurt easy

19. i read into things too much

18. I am trying to worry less and enjoy the moment

17. I am always thinking of how I can make my business better

16. I love getting my husband to laugh so hard he crys

15. I broke my pinky when i was nine and my parents did not believe me because i was such a winer

14. i love light

13. I take a photograph almost everyday

12. I still feel 15 with more bills!

11. I miss having alexa in my belly and feeling her move

10. I will never forget the first moment i saw her

9. I cried everytime I saw the Baby Story for a week after.

8. I won tickets to a horse show from a radio staiton by calling in, I figured out they did it every morning at the same time.

7. I am like a tornado when I come home

6. I hate feet

5. i love my family

4. I am ambitious

3. I never had a real date to prom how will I ever go on

2. I am patient

1. I never do these things, but that was kind of fun. It was a little hard.

Friday, January 12, 2007

Sweet Olivia


I have been taking photographs of this child since she was six weeks old. Does she not have the most gorgeous little face?

Here Comes THe Bride, Then a Baby

Since I started doing weddings I have had quite a few brides come back after they have there little bean and let me photograph them again with baby. The two here were great brides and no surprise beautiful and great mamas . This is Dudley and Melinas baby Davis, if you do not have a great pediatrician Dr. Dudley is the best. When I did there wedding I was four months pregnant and found out what he did and knew he was the one for me. Him and his family are the nicest sweetest people I felt shameful for ever being ugly to someone. I can not imagine him ever getting angry or Melina. Anyhow I just love them. Here are a few from Davis he is a year!




Now I also was photographed John and Sues baby Sophia. They were married about three years ago at Dafuski Island. They had such a great wedding and there little girl is so pretty. I was so glad to finally meet her. Doesn't she look like a little doll?

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

New Years





Ok so i am a little behind on this post, I read Katherine Sandoz post (katherinesandoz.com/wordpress) and she has all these great things she is set to do this year. I am always jealeous when people have it so together I am convinced some people have more time in there day then me. But Katherine was nice enough to invite us to her oyster roast New years and I was able to take my painting of Alexa home. I love it.
I think alexa looks so much like scott here, (she has my eyes)

Monday, January 08, 2007

Baby its cold outside

Finally able to experience winter this pass weekend in Denver. Snow and more snow and slush. I really never realized how unprepared I am for snow, I wear flipflops most of the year so my red backless flat shoes were not really snow worthy and I was teased for how pathetic I looked trying not to have soaking wet socks.

So I ate at this cute diner, I rarely take photos just because so I decided to this time. I used to do it so much more, and I had forgotten how much fun it is.


Me trying to decide what to eat.


So I was treated like a rock star this passed weekend. I did not think about diapers, sippies, bathtime. It was wonderful.
I had my hair done, a facial, a hotel room for two nights all by myself, what a treat. I also danced so much Saturday that I have been sore for two days now .Guess that shows how much I work out. The bride was a friend of mine and she was stunning. I felt so lucky to share this moment with there family they have been apart of my life for about ten years now.
you know how you just meet someone and you have such a great connection, this is how I feel about this family, I feel like I have known them all of my life.
Here are a few



So the wedding went smooth and was in a beautiful church in downtown Denver. Did I mention the snow already? Oh and also I thought I had to look good for this wedding so I wore boots, with really high heals, not suggested when you are working. I figured I was half working half having fun so I would be able to manage.

A photo of Alisa seeing her dad for the first time.





Eric the groom was really one of the nicest guys, and not bad to look at either. He is a Denver Fire Fighter and was so sweet, something that is always nice to see especially when he is marrying a friend.




congratulations Eric and Alisa, and thank you for letting be a part of your family.
all in a hard days work!


Being away though makes me really appreciate how lucky I am to have such a supportive husband and who takes care of our little alexa, I could not wait to see the both of them. Thank you Scotty!