happy hallowen

2 chicks and a little dude

Today I got to hang out with my BF Micah and her precious little man. It was such a treat for me because we rarely get to do that anymore. We had such a great day just hanging out, eating lunch and shopping...and of course I had to get a few shots of her handsome man!

I mean, come on, isn't he THE cutest guy you've ever seen?!!

say cheese!

Since I was off of work yesterday and Ellie's babysitter was out of town, I was nominated as babysitter for the day........and we all know what that means...PhotoShoot!!! Poor Ellie, she doesn't even see it coming. One minute it's all "Oooh, let's go outside Ellie!" and "Hey sweet girl, you wanna sit in your little chair?!" And then, out of nowhere, its click click click! Picture time! Ha! One day I know she'll look back at all of the photos of herself (much like me and her mom do often) and love that I was camera-obsessed, but right now I'm just a nuisance, a super-fun nuisance, but a nuisance all the same!

finally

I'm FINALLY getting around to posting photos from our 4th of July beach trip! I had an amazing time with my family and friends. This trip has been an annual vacation for so many years (and with the same crew) that I can't even count! I am so blessed to be surrounded by such a wonderful circle of people that I love so dearly. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the week...enjoy!

If you would like to see the rest of the pictures from the week, CLICK HERE to view them on Shutterfly.com!

date night

Saturday night I had a date with this handsome fella...

This is Christian, my bff Micah's son.  What a cutie! We hung out Saturday night while his mommy went to a bridal shower and as you can see, he was all smiles....for about 5 minutes!  Well, that's not all true.  He was happy long enough for me to snap a few shots of us playing outside and then it was all over with.  He had, apparently, had a very long day and was exhuasted and was none too happy with me being there instead of mommy-dear! But all in all, he is just the sweetest baby boy I've ever known! (And cutest!!!)

cover model

Look out Victoria's Secret, there's a new girl in town and she's gonna take that catalog by storm!! Introducing (drum roll, please.............)

Ellie C!!!!

So, all you Brazillian super-babes out there, I've got two words for you.....WATCH OUT!

love Thursday

I had originally logged on to post about loving my camera and taking pictures and blah, blah, blah....basically I have nothing to blog about and was feeling guilty for not posting in a while.  But then I read this and my heart ached.  The love she has for her children is strong and fierce.  She is Adam's sister-in-law and Canon is his niece.  I am hoping and praying that the diagnosis is a good one and that everything will be fine.  I believe deep down that it will be.  Prayers are precious...so if you do it, add them to your list.  

play time

This morning I had the pleasure of hanging out with Ellie while Libby went to a meeting.  I, of course, brought my camera to get a little practice and hopefully get a few good shots for Libby (she wants a cute photo for her birth announcements).  Each time I break out my camera on a real, live, moving subject, I am reminded how much I don't know what I'm doing with the settings on this camera!! Out of roughly 100 shots, I literally got a handful of semi-acceptable ones to use....most came out very blurry because little miss Ellie is quite the wiggle worm! (and I don't know how to set my camera to compensate for the movement!!!)  But regardless of how many good pictures I got, it was a lot of fun hanging out with Ellie and playing photo-shoot!