Welcome to the world Baby "K"

This little boy is going to be a heartbreaker! What a sweetie! Thank you E & K for letting me come take some special pictures for you!

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Vegas 09!!!

WOW...was Vegas a blast! Joy Davis and I were out there from Sunday to Thursday. We took some great classes, attended a great trade show, met some wonderful new friends, and had a lot of fun! Here are just a few shots that I took when we went down to "old Vegas" with our new friends Jana Candler and Lisa Carpenter. Cannot wait for 2010!!!

Here are a list of a few of my favorite things while visiting the trade show!

Canon
ShootSac
Boda Bags
Trendy Camera Straps


And here is a list of a few of my favorite photographers!

Alisha and Brook Todd
Elizabeth Messina
Parker Pfister
Jim Kennedy

A Miracle Baby!

Baby "K" entered the World Tuesday morning at a whopping 7lbs 6ozs. That is whopping compared to what the doctors were saying (a little over 5 lbs). He is happy and healthy! I name this blog the miracle baby, because Mommy and Daddy were told they would never have a baby! Truly an amazing story of how they were so close to giving up, and decided to get a second opinion, and the only thing the new doctor did was give them hope again. I am so happy that you guys made the decision to get a second opinion because he is so perfect! Congrats to the new mommy and daddy! What a wonderful adventure you guys finally get to experience!

Here are a few photos I took while visiting the family in the hospital! A newborn shoot will be posted very soon, but I could not help but showing you his face!








On another note, I am leaving in the morning for Vegas for a Wedding Photographer's convention with my friend Joy! I can't wait to update you all on my little adventure! See you soon!

Another glowing mommy to be!

Here is J...one of my BFF's! She is going to be a first time mommy in May! I am wondering if God is having a little humor with me right now considering I am just unsure if I want anymore children. So is he deciding to throw a bunch of beautiful pregnant woman at me to make me see how beautiful it all is, or for me to see just how uncomfortable they are? I am, for the time being, going to go with the latter, and I will just continue to picture them instead of trying to picture myself having anymore!

Anyway, we thought we would take advantage of the oh so beautiful weekend to create some oh so beautiful pictures! Thanks J for letting me take some photos of you today! Can't wait to meet the little man (and get a hold of him for some more oh so beautiful pictures)!

Glowing!!!

WOW! That is all I have to say about how beautiful "E" is as a pregnant woman! I had SO much fun doing this shoot with "E" & "K". I know you guys are going to be such wonderful parents (starting next week)! Can't wait to meet baby "k"!

I think his little foot is sticking out in this one :)


View a few of my favorites here!

Love is all you need!

I was not going to post these, but Amy really wanted everyone to see for themselves how quick something can turn terribly wrong...so after she insisted, I agreed.

Amy and Ryan lost their home along with probably 97% of their belongings. It all started on a morning with a power outage, and lit candles. We ALL do it...the power goes out, you light candles so you can see. It only takes a matter of minutes. So a couple pointers that I know they would want to remind you of.

1~ Fire Extinguisher....you may have one, but do you know...really know...how to use it? If not, Click HERE to learn the P.A.S.S. instructions. Also, make sure that you have it inspected. If you have a fire extinguisher that has been sitting in the same spot for several years...chances are it may not work correctly.
2~ Even if your smoke detectors are wired into the electricity, the batteries can go dead!!!! Since Amy and Ryan's power was out, the smoke detectors did not work (or so everyone thinks because no one ever heard them) because the batteries that had been in there for quite some time...were dead! Even if they are wired into your electricity...CHANGE THE BATTERIES. Luckily, their CPI worked.

These were some flowers in the kitchen. The only thing that affected the kitchen was heat and smoke....but nothing was salvageable. The kitchen, just to put things in perspective, was on the opposite end of the house where the fire started.
This is a wine rack on the refrigerator. The wine bottle was unopened, but it was so hot in the kitchen that it shot the cork out, and you can see where the wine poured down.

This ceiling fan was in the living room. This room is also on the opposite end of the house from where the fire actually was. The heat just melted it.

This is the door to the basement. It probably was touched a little by the fire itself. The part folded down is the front of the door.

This is the hallway.
I had to throw this one in there. This is the master bathroom where it all started.
Amy is a camera collector...and this was a really cool old camera that was in the living room.


I took quite a few pictures of the inside, and I just wanted to share a few.

I do want to throw in one more thing. I am EXTREMELY proud of Amy and Ryan for their outlook on this. Amy and Ryan have both ALWAYS been wonderful people. These were just things...they are OK...everyone is OK...and they will replace the things. They have a huge amount of love in their hearts, and from a quote from Amy's sister's wedding...love is all you need...if you don't have love, you don't have anything.

The Honor of your Presense...

is requested at 315 Papers. I think it is quite awesome to see someone start a business that has great potential! Here is a local company that makes custom invitations. It is focused around weddings, but the sky is the limit! I thought I would pass the info to some of you...it seems like 2009 is going to be a big year for weddings. Check them out and pass the information along!

On another note, I have not updated in a while so I thought I would give you a quick little note. 2009 is going to be SO much fun for me. From a wedding to the cutest little INN around, to a wedding on a River Boat in DC, and possibly (fingers crossed here) a wedding in MEXICO :). The year is going to start with me taking a trip to a wedding photographers convention in Las Vegas, where I will get to meet, and work with (ok...so they will be teaching me, but that is "working with") some of the most famous wedding photographers from around the world! Can you feel my butterflies? I want to thank everyone who has pushed me to persue this passion!!!! 2009 is dedicated to all of you!