I love Maternity Sessions!

I had the honor of photographing a family of 5 soon to be 6! The girls were gorgeous & this little guy was too cute. I just loved how he had his little hand in this shot turned toward Mom.

Kasandra & Maik

On Sunday I had the pleasure of photographing Kasandra & Maik for their engagement photos! I had such a great time with them & they were so cute together! I can't wait to shoot their wedding New Years Eve! I'm still working on their pics but this is a little sneak peak! Thanks guys!

It's hard to believe she is gone.

My Grandma passed away 10/25/08 at home surrounded by loved ones. They say she smiled as a tear rolled down her face & then she was gone. I know she is in a better place, but that doesn't make me miss her any less. My Mom, Ashley & I flew to FL from VA for the funeral in Valdosta GA. I'm glad I was able to see her earlier this year in March & then again in Oct. She was the sweetest funniest person I know outside of my Mom of course. That is because the apple does not fall far from the tree. She lives in all of us from her children, grandchildren & great grandchildren. There is a piece of her still with us everyday all we have to do is look in the mirror & she is there.

Georgia on my mind

On 9/25/08 I flew to Jacksonville, FL b/c my Grandma was in the hospital. My Mom picked me up & we drove the 2 hours to Valdosta GA. My Grandma was at zero percent kidney function & it was hard to see her in the hospital, not too mention my Grandfather has Alzheimers. We are not sure if he really knows us anymore. That is hard. I used to spend the summers with them & I was his shadow. I always wanted to be where he was in the barn, on the tractor or fishing. I'm losing the only father figure I have ever known growing up and it saddens me. You walk on eggshells being careful to try not to set him off. The only person that he is still sweet & kind to is my Grandma. All you can really do is say "it's the disease" it doesn't hurt any less just makes you more sad that the "disease" is stealing the person away from. It was nice to spend time with my Grandma.

I always love spending time with my Mom as we make each other laugh. For example, we were taking advantage of the free wifi at Chik Fil A & my laptop chill pad marked up the table. My Mom told me I better clean it up. I tried with some water & a napkin with no luck. Then I told her "hey I think I heard somewhere that mayo will take off scuff marks" so I ripped off the tab & proceeded to squirt it on the table & rubbed it with a napkin. Sure enough the scuffs came right off. So impressed my Mom picked up the ketchup package & said "what will this do?" we both laughed our butts off on that one! Then the Chik Fil A gal told us that mustard is supposed to take the sting out of a burn! Who knew condiments could be so helpful!

My Grandma was put on dialysis & after 3-4 treatments her kidneys started to function on their own. The day before my Mom & I left she was moved from the hospital to a nursing home for rehab. It was good to see she was better. Sad that we had to leave. My Mom is my best "Gal" friend. She knows when I am sad or upset she can hear it in my voice. If she cries I cry. She gets me. After all she has known me all my life! So today I am thinking about my Mom and the time we spent together in GA. Along with some pictures that she allowed me to shoot!

White Sands!

This weekend had had the privilege of crewing a hot air balloon! It was awesome & I really enjoyed seeing all the balloons from land & air. It was a great experience & the Pilot, Dave & his wife, Sharon were super nice. I felt very at ease & so did Mike (he's afraid of heights!) So a good time was had by all & Thanks to Tammy & Alex for asking us to be part of the crew!

The Salinas Family Makes A Stop In NM!

The Salinas family came to town! I was great to see them all! The kids have grown so much & I finally had a chance to meet the baby, Lily! They are all so cute! They rode into town about 6pm 9/9 & then headed out around 11am the next day. Then they called to tell me they had gotten about 10 min down the rode & the moving truck their friends Jose & Amanda were driving for them had started acting up. So they were still in town. I headed over & after many phone calls & deciding what could be done the Penske company sent over 3 guys to help unload & reload ALL of their stuff onto a new truck. By this time of day they decided to stay another night here in lovely Alamogordo. When they tried to get a room they were all booked due to Transformers 2 being filmed here at White Sands. They ended up crashing at my house for the night & were off the next morning to make up time to get to Vandenberg AFB. I called that night & they were about 50 miles from Phoenix, where they planned to stay the night. They should be in CA by now! LOL!

Studio Time with Kristy

So this past weekend I had a chance to work with a model named Kristy. We have worked together previously & she is always a lot of fun & up for anything! We tried some vintage hats, a parka, & a Red dress! She was great fun to work with! Looking forward to today because my friend Liz Salinas is going to be passing thru with her family as they are moving back to Vandenberg AFB in CA. We are supposed to do pics at White Sands. Should be fun!