If you have been hanging around here for any length of time, you know that I have a thing for tooshies, hands and, of course, feet! I love capturing them in my photography for something different and fresh!
I have several good friends that I do yearly family photos for and I am so happy when I get to spend time with them!! The kids are fun and they are now used to being outside to get their pictures taken instead of in a stuffy studio! I converted mom and dad last year and now they will never go back!! Maybe it is because I love what I do or maybe the fact that I take the kids on an adventure where ever we decide to shoot! We never pick a location for this crew that is not fun and kid friendly, which is key when doing a shoot with lots of kids! Here is a preview! If you want to see more you can hop on over to my photoblog!
Dear Monday,
Maybe I was a little hasty in my judgment of you! Today, you are being on your best behavior with great fall like temps, a visit from grandma and you are not rushing me off to be anywhere! We enjoyed your bright sunshine on the deck and even ate our breakfast basking in the glory of your beautiful breeze!
I promise I will not rush to judge you again!
Take Care,
Jo
You are waking up and it is Thursday! Man, where did this week go? Usually, I am wishing for the week to go faster but today, and I know this will cause and uproar, I need the week to slow down a little! I know!! Did I really just say that?
I was on track earlier this week but then got sidelined yesterday when I found out my cousin had been killed in a one vehicle accident! He was only 35 and left behind 2 young kids! My day was spent making calls to other members of the family and trying not to let myself crumble into a million pieces, which is what I really wanted to do!
So today is the day before we say our final goodbyes and I NEED to work on a session and do a little housework so I at least feel productive in this waiting period! I do have more photos to share so I will try to find the time to get them uploaded for ya'll!
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I am in the middle of editing a Senior session that I will hopefully be able to share with you tomorrow! Just wanted to let you all know that I am not lost in the vast wasteland of blogworld! LOL!!
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Dear Monday,
As you know, I am NOT your biggest fan! With your arrival comes 10 billion loads of laundry, shopping that I put off over the weekend and tons of editing plus the everyday cleaning that needs to be done! Please don't take it personally because, I am sure, you would be a great day if you fell anywhere else in the week! I mean if you happened, say, closer to Thursday we could be best pals but because you put an end to great weekends I am afraid that we cannot be friends at all!
I am sure that the right person is out there for you somewhere in this universe since you are so great and all! Please don't be sad! Really, it's me and not you that has the issues! Well, I guess since we have nothing in common that I should be going. Please take care of yourself and I hope you find that special person who will appreciate all that you have to offer.
Yours Truly,
Jo
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This morning was absolutely perfect with the sun brightly shining and a crispness in the air that screams fall (my favorite season)! I am happiest at this time of year! I don't know why, but I am! Could be the colors or the scent of cinnamon and apples that fill the air! Aaaaaaaaaah, heaven!
Sorry, but I get lost in my own little world quite frequently!! Anyway, this weekend should be fun! Tonight we will spend a final evening with my sister in law and nephew before they head back to Florida tomorrow! We will eat pizza, fish and start a fire where we will sit and char while roasting marshmallows for smores! YUMMO, my first of the season!!
Tomorrow we will go to the Corvette show where I will take lots of pictures of cool cars and enjoy some good food! Sunday we will wrap it all up with church and then I will do a Senior session in the evening! Sounds like a good weekend to me!
I hope you all have a great weekend and I will talk to you all on Monday but I will leave you with some photos from a recent Bridal shoot! If you want to see more, you can go to my photography blog!
Now, normally I post my photo shoots in the order they were taken and I have a couple that I need to share with you but I did our family pictures on Sunday so they are moving to the front of the line! No disrespect to my clients but it is my blog so I can line jump if I want!
Here are the grandkids! Yup, there are three! The two boys are only 7 months apart! They are both seniors this year!
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Sometimes I have to go to the shop in order to spend time with the Knight! It can be very dull for me, but for the Diva it is an adventure at every turn! So while he does this:
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This Saturday will be my second Blogiversary and I have grown and learned so much about blogging and life in general! I started this blog to keep family and friends updated on our family but it became so much more than that! I have met some incredible people through this blog who I now consider friends! Some of my pals like Diana (we have hung out several times) and Harriett (I still want to meet you in person) live 45 minutes from me and Lin (drove 300 miles and stayed in a hotel so I could do their photos) lives in the same state! Chuck has become a great cheerleader to me as has Petula! There are others that are too numerous to mention but these folks have all changed my life, in some way, for the better! To them I say thanks and I love you all!!
So what have I learned?
1. Friends come in all forms and some you never meet in person!
2. You don't have to be tied to your computer to blog every little thing! Lin taught me to take the weekends off for more important things like my family!
3. Encouragement can come from a comment left on a blog (thanks Chuck) or a card (thanks Petula) from someone you have never met face to face!
4. Finally, I have learned that the real me is more interesting than any "personality" I could dream up and that being real is more important than having thousands of followers!
So, now you know what has been on my brain lately! Let me leave you with a preview of a recent family session! I just love word of mouth advertisement that comes with loving what you do and doing a good job at what you love!!
Everyone keeps asking if we have big plans for the Labor Day weekend and my reply is yes and no! No, our family has nothing planned. Yes, I will be busy working! I have a shoot this evening and one tomorrow and the rest of the weekend will be spent in editing mode!
Last night I had a shoot to kick off the the full weekend! This one was a challenge because of the storms that were headed in our direction! Thank goodness the kids were good and we got done well before the storm came roaring in!! Just one of the challenges I face as a photographer!
Well, back to editing! I hope you all have a wonderful and relaxing weekend as we officially bid farewell to summer!!
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When I saw this video for the first time I was amazed! I am thinking about doing a photo project using some local moms to see what the answers would be!
The one that really stuck out for me is: "You will miss your mom"! Boy do I ever!!!
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