The Jones Family [Amarillo Photographer]

Oh my! These two were so fun to spend the evening with.  I am so blessed to have families like this one consider me as their family photographer.  

Mommy Jones styled her awe-inspiring family without any help from my end!

She is amazing! From the bows in her daughter's hair to the miniature TOMs that her baby boy wore...WOW! Amazing! 

A family like this makes me want little ones! 

Then to top it all off...they had a photographer's dream in their backyard...

this ADORABLE (custom-made by Grandpa) playhouse!

Baby Boy S [Amarillo Newborn Photographer]

Just a small sneak peek for baby S family. He is such a handsome boy. I do not get called for newborn boys as much as I do for girlies! Thank you, Becca, for allowing me into your home.

As I do not have a brother, I did not know the special baby boy effect on a mother until I married my husband and was blessed to see his relationship with his mother. What a special thing to encounter. Baby S is going to be no different with his mommy. With two older sisters, he is going to be quite a special little guy, no doubt about it!

Caption Fun! [Amarillo Pet Photographer]

Everyone can play!  View the photo and share in the comment section what you think the perfect caption would be for this photo.

This may get better than the typical Sunday Funnies in your local newspaper!  (looking forward to all the witty responses!)

Thanks in advance for playing along.

 

I am not a wedding photographer! [Amarillo Family Photographer]

I have known Adam since before I can remember.  He and I have been best friends (and maybe enemies at times) and always will be.  Do you have that friend that you can go months without talking to, but when you do get the awesome chance to hang out...it is just like old times...love that about him!

 His fiance (now wife) approached me about shooting their wedding.  My first response is "I don't do weddings."  I have attempted a few times and I now have HUGE respect for those photographers that are wonderful at capturing weddings. It is just not for me!  But for Adam and Leslie, I caved.  

(this is the last time, folks!)

Call me when you are engaged for couple portraits, or when you have your first little one (furbaby or human baby!) and I will be there in a heartbeat!  

Love you two!

 

Precious Baby A [Amarillo Newborn Photographer]

I just knew that she would sleep for us if we were patient enough! 

Precious A's mom and I had teaching to talk about, so we chatted about school kids while we waited patiently for her to fall asleep.  

What a cute personality she has already!  

She wanted to be part of her special one-week-old birthday portraits.  

Big sister did not want anything to do with the celebration, though.  I snuck in a few of her and her sis.

passion for golf

My two favorite guys (hubby and fur baby) have one of the same passions: GOLF! 

As I walk by our guest bedroom, I see this:

Josh is packing his clubs for a road trip to AZ where he is stoked to play the course on ASU campus! 

Winston is waiting for him to accidentally drop a golf ball so his game can begin tonight!

 

I ran to the computer to embrass the grain that a high ISO for this evening shot required, excited to make it black and white...and it dawned on me:  their golf game might be more similar than we think! 

Whether it is chewing on a golf ball, 

or hitting it with a club, 

they both would prefer to do it on a daily basis, 

never care what the weather is, 

get frustrated at times, 

lose the little white ball from time to time, 

"bark" when it is lost, 

attempt to get friends to help them find it, 

chase it when it rolls away,

and sometimes have to get a new ball all together! ;0P

Happy Birthday Baby O! [Lubbock Family Photographer]

Oh! The Places You’ll Go!

You’ll be on your way up!
You’ll be seeing great sights!
You’ll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.

~Dr. Seuss

Had to share a a peek for beautiful Baby O's parents!  What a doll!

We met Josh's cousin in Lubbock to capture her one year photos on the Texas Tech campus. 

We didn't see Raider Red, but never fear! Mom tells us she has had her picture taken with Red already!

I Heart Fridays [Amarillo Family Photographer]

Last summer I thoroughly enjoyed www.iheartfaces.com's Fix It Fridays! 

The last Friday I did last summer was #69 at I Heart Faces. Today, it is #102. 

I miss so much during the school year!  

They now have a fun community you can be a part of and see how everyone else edits the photos as well.  Here is the before photo and then my edit/take on how it should look! 

SOOC (shot out of camera) before:

and then here is my edit...square of course! 

AFTER:

More of Austin! [Amarillo Pet Photographer]

Not only do we dog sit, we photograph our house guests! 

I have had my eye on Austin as a model for some time.  I am so excited to share these with his mommy...

I could not decide what type of sweet story to add here...

then I found words of wisdom from 

the amazing author of Charlotte's Web:

A really companionable and indispensable dog is an accident of nature. 

You can't get it by breeding for it,and you can't buy it with money.

It just happens along.

~E.B. White~

 

That is a BIG dog! [Amarillo Pet Photographer]

Summer has started out slow...

Winston (my furbaby) and I are best buds again...

We have had the joy of dog-sitting one of my good friend's dogs, Austin!

Winston and I had a wonderful afternoon with his buddy Austin today!

Austin is such a gift to everyone that knows him. He is the wise mentor to all pups around, he is his owner's (Liz) best friend, he is one spoiled, loved grand puppy to Betty, and he is a motivational friend and a calm, sweet pair of ears to listen to students read at the school where Liz and I teach. 

Stay tuned for more handsome images of Austin. I have just gotten started!

ps...the out-takes are my favorite!

What a tongue Austin has!

 

Before and After Invitations [Amarillo Family Photographer]

Before

After

Special birthday calls for special invitations!  A is one of my favorite models.  This shot was sort of spur-of-the-moment and I pulled the camera up to my eye and shot.  (too far right and without a lot of thought into the focus or exposure)  This happens sometimes!  She started to get silly, and after the fact, she LOVED this one!  I think she surprised herself on what acting silly looks like on camera! TOTAL FUN!!!

Project 2 {Project Future}

My husband is my best friend.  We enjoy evenings with no tv and dinners together with great conversation.  The talks of the new year have all been about our future.  This week's image is a cocktail napkin from a dinner a while ago.  Note taking and list making is one of my favorite things to do.  We were sharing our knowledge and philosophy of education over a few drinks.  I would love to be a fly on the wall to watch the giggles, smiles, and butterflies that he gives me every time we are together!

Project 1/52 {Project First to Bed}

Here it is...image one out of fifty-two!  I am excited to share my weekly photography project with you! My favorite image from each week will be posted here with a witty name...
Project _________.  

Of course Winston gets to start the show.  He runs the show around here, right? lol  (for new followers, Winston is our only child, or Jack Russell Terrier!)

We had just put new sheets on the bed and made the bed and not just *maybe* five minutes later I go back into the room and Winston had left his new favorite toy on the bed.  I know for sure this is JRT speak, leaving something there to tell us he was the first to lay on the neatly-made bed.  What a hoot he is!  He was no where to be found of course! He just wanted to mark his spot for later.  Love that guy!