{me} in a nutshell

Hickory, NC, United States
First I love GOD! He has me where he wants me in life and I am happy! I am a wife, to a wonderful man named Kevin. I am a mother of two healthy, beautiful, loving, make me smile *everyday* children! I am a photographer who also happens to have a full time job {on the side}. Being behind a camera is something that I found out that I truly enjoy about 6 years ago when my son started racing motorcycles.

My style of photography is fun! Fun for me to do, and fun for you to enjoy! I take pictures best in an atmosphere where you or your family are doing what you all do the best... being yourself! Whether it be at your home, my home, a park, or even if you are planning a hike in the mountains. You want memories? Let me help you remember them!

Monday, September 28, 2009

MY babies are MY world

I wanted to do a post about my sweet kiddos!

This is Lily. She will be 3 in December. When we went to the beach with our friends back in July, she just enjoyed playing in the sand more than anything else. She LOVES dirt! So she was in HEAVEN sittin on the sand!
Ooh looky....we got one of her in the water :)






I took some pictures of my little ham Addison right at the end of summer..and when I saw this big tree with the most awesomest sunlight coming through...I just knew that this was a sign of the end of hot summer days!
I LOVE Addison's closed eyes on the right here. He just loves his little sister SO much. I just absolutely adore watching the two of them interact with each other. There is just nothing like it in the world to watch your two children just be so lovin towards each other. I hope this continues forever. I know if Addison has anything to do with it, they will...he just has always had the biggest heart! He already talks about how he is going to "scare" the boys away! :)


Addison turned 10 back in July....a decade. Yep....he likes saying that....and he thinks it is AWESOME that I am 3 of those.....decades.
Him doing his "thang". He impresses me. He would impress me if he wasn't my child. I am so proud of him for doing so well! It scares me, but he LOVES it, so I LOVE it too!






I hope you all have enjoyed this little update of my loves. Have a nice week!

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Little Miss "r"

This is another shoot, well some of the same shoot featuring another little girl from our friends beach trip. This is miss "r". My little Lily and her can never get enough of each other...its a good thing because they spend a lot of time together as they go to daycare together! They are just little hams together! Actually the three of them together is just a hoot! "j" has a few years on them...but they are just the best of friends!
She felt like a princess in her little tutu! She sure looked like one too!!!




Check some more of Little Miss "r" HERE.
So I must say, I am extremely proud of myself. My two goals for this weekend was 1. Spend some much needed time with my family, and 2. blog at least twice (was hoping for 3 post, but I am happy with 2 ;)). Stay tuned....I am going to do a mix post with Lily and her tutu on the beach pics, and some of Addison doing what he does BEST! I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend!

Saturday, September 19, 2009

"j"...and some updates:)

Meet little miss J. Amy and Pokey are some of my very best friends. We do an annual beach trip with some of our friends, and this year...I wanted us to do some photos!

We got all three girls up (another group of friends, Karen Adam and little miss "r" went as well...their session is coming up soon :)) at 6:00AM...yes, A.M., to take them out to the beach for a sunrise photoshoot. Unfortunately, this ended up being a very overcast day, but I think it was worth it. The girls just loved getting out onto the untouched beach...I loved it too!
Is she not just GORGEOUS?
On the morning we left, we all dressed simi alike and went out to the beach to get some group family, and friends shots.
See all of miss "j" HERE!
Updates:
So I have a SUPER cute idea for Christmas! I already have sessions booked, and have decided that I can only take 3 more! Christmas Special for 2009: 1 1/2 hour session, and 3 digital images from the session; $75. Remember, I can only take 3 more...I am not going to spoil my cuteness (not a word but I like) idea, so contact me for details on this funky fresh Christmas idea ;)!
I wanted to apologize for being so out of the loop lately! You may remember my first post for October 2008, which can be found HERE . My mom's best friend, which happens to be one of my best friends mom, lost her fight to cancer September 1st, 2009. It was a sad day, but in a way, a relieving day as we had all watched her suffer long enough. The whole thing has been rough, and I have tried to be there for my friend, and my mom...it is who I am. This year, I have joined along with J.Panache Photography and formed a team for Susan G. Komen/foothills division. Please visit our team, CLICKS FOR A CURE. We would love to have you on our team!!!!! If you can't join our team, please consider donating to our team! We would love to see you get involved! We can all make a difference! I am running a special from now until October 17th (RACE DAY)...make a donation to our team, and that amount of money will be knocked off your session fee with me! My session fee is $50....make a $10 donation to our team, and your session will only be $40, make a $20 donation to our team, and your session will be $30...so on and so forth! $50 donation to our team will get you a FREE session with me :)! *this excludes Christmas session mentioned earlier.
I hope you all have a fabulous night! Remember to check back soon! I have two more post from this beach weekend to post!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Cute "k" and his mommy!


Check this little HAM out! He is the most curious little boy! I just love that he is so personable! You have one sweet little man on your hands momma! I enjoyed capturing you guys that day! I hope you enjoy!





















Check the complete session out HERE!