Hey Grandpa!

Dr. John came to visit last month, and I am just getting around to playing with some of the images. A few snapshots on the couch...and a little speedlight practice. I cant believe this was only last month, Haylee is growing so fast! She is so close to sitting, and I know she wants to crawl! Watch out world, she is on her way!

The hands...I read a great story once about a man and his father. Each year the father took his son out to have a photograph taken of their hands. Over time, the hands changed, the little boys grew big and strong, and the fathers grew softer and more wrinkled. The last image the son has is of his fathers hand, his own hand, and his new babies' hand. As he looks back over his life, he can see all the changes that he and his father went through by looking at their hands. Something about that story touches me everytime....anyways, take a minute today and look at your kids, whether they are 1 month or grown adults, and think of them and how you have grown with them. We parents are lucky, huh??

John and Paige

Anyone who knows my brother, knows he can be a wild and crazy guy. Well, I think he has finally met his match in Paige. I have always heard people say "they make me a better person", well, Paige makes John a better man and I know we are all so thankful for her! She is smart and strong and an absolute pleasure to be around! We only hope he proposes before she figures him out! LOL! I hope you two enjoy...you make it easy with two people who are obviously very much in love!

Some of our extended family was in town for the weekend, so we met at Barbara Jeans for some cocktails and crabcakes. Candace, my cousin, came in from Georgia, and brought Cindy, Marla and Denise along. We met out at the Lodge, where we all wished we had sweaters (isn't it May??) and then we headed to the restaurant for some of those world famous crabcakes. It was a gorgeous night, and I would say everyone had a wonderful evening! Ashleigh even perfected her debutante smile...thanks Paige!

Fairies

Any of you with little girls know the fascination with the Disney Princesses, and now they have added fairies to the list! Well, that led me to asking (ok, bribing) Ashleigh to do a fairy picture for me so I could practice some of my Photoshop techniques. Apparently, it must sink in somewhere, she says when she grows up she wants to be a fairy so she can fly wherever she wants to go...oh, to be 4!

The girls

Since I am trying hard to take photos everyday, Ashleigh and Haylee often find themselves modeling for the camera. This week I am working with Natural light and trying to "find the light" in my house. Its amazing how much light a camera needs to function! Lucky for me, Haylee cant run away from the camera...Ashleigh is a different story!

Happy Mothers Day

Well, its May, yes I have been a slacker! Its been a busy month, between photography, the kids, the wood floors Mark and I decided to lay! And add The Players to that, which I am taking some time off and heading out to the links for. Wow! listen to that golf lingo! Anyways, in the midst of all that, I just wanted to take a moment to wish my Mom a happy mothers day. Without her there would be so much missing in my daily life! I cant thank her enough for EVERYTHING she does to help me and well, I hope she knows how much I love her.... Thanks mom!!