I Left My Heart In Seattle...

I've been been a busy girl. Here's what I got to shoot last week...in Seattle!!!! More to come from Taisha & Drew's wedding and Day After Session!

A Sweet Affair

Love Affair was beyond wonderful! I could write a book or a novel about everything I learned, the relationships I came away with, and all the fun times that were had. A fun few details...we saw Adam Lambert in our hotel lobby, I rode the elevator with Jeremy Piven at one point, and made 60 something new friends in all different places throughout the U.S. and the world for that matter (we had 2 from Canada and one who lives in the U.K.)! I had the time of my life. Here are a handful of images from our shoot on Wednesday. The girls provided us with models who were styled by a few of the most sick stylist I've ever met. Birdcage veils...um HELLO!!!!

Ella

*Ella has the ability to command the attention of a room packed full of people.
*Ella LOVES to sing Camp Rock and Paramore tunes.
*Ella has 20+ princess dresses.
*Ella does a mean Jack Black impression.
*Ella loves to "be a family" with her Mommy & Daddy.
*Ella LOVES sushi.
*Ella believes in fairy tales.
*Ella likes to play Transformers with Daddy.
*Ella likes to go outside and utilize her outside voice.
*Ella is the most polite little girl I have ever met.
*Ella has a best friend. His name is Gunther.
*Ella is my FAVORITE!

These are just a few things that make me love this little girl something fierce. I LOVE being her mommy. She truly is my favorite thing in this entire world.

Goodbye 2008

HELLO 2009!!! Can you believe it's 2009 already?!?! Well technically we still have a couple of hours before 2009 hits our little part of the world but I plan to be in bed by midnight. How lame is that?!?! I have good reason I promise. Jeremy, Ella, & I are ending 2008 on a sick note. :( We spent the afternoon at the Dr.'s office...nothing major just swollen tonsils, red throats & ears, and yucky sinus stuff. Is it weird that I enjoy getting shots??? I just know that getting stuck is going to make me feel so much better so when a doctor asks me if I want shots I (a little too enthusiastically) say YES. Maybe sickness & meds are just making me loopy...haha.

2009 is going to be a great year! I don't really make resolutions but definitely have goals set for the year. Here are a few:

1. Run a 5K.
2. Convert our dining room into an office in order to complete the client consultation area of our house. It's gonna be SICK!
3. Take a road trip and stop along the way at cool places to take photos.
4. Hire an assistant.

What about you guys? What are your resolutions or goals? Let me know...I'd love to hear them!

I can't very well leave you without a pretty image to look at. Here is one from a recent session I did with my favorite little red head, Adi! Happy New Year everyone!

Everyone loves a Scottish girl!

My parents spent a few weeks in Scotland in October. Before they left the states I gave them a crash course in photography. Well, I think it certainly paid off! Their pictures are awesome. I'm going through some of them to pick out images to print. Here are some of my favorites so far. Enjoy!

Friends

Our Women's Fall Dinner at church was on Thursday and my friends & I got to decorate our own little table. It was so much fun...I enjoy my friends so much! We decided to do little framed pictures as "place-cards" so when we got together on Tuesday evening we got to shooting. We ended up having a little too much fun (there are pictures that I can not show you..haha)! Here are the ones that ended up on the table. We're a silly bunch!

IT'S ELECTION DAY!

There was a woman at my precinct this morning who was very very unhappy about having to vote electronically (our precinct doesn't do paper ballots) because she doesn't trust computers. She was completely freaked out and very vocal about this. It made me laugh. Paranoid much??? And then the woman "in charge" nearly tackled a another woman who was on her cell phone. Voting was very entertaining for me this morning! ;)

Did you vote?

I'm just excited about not having to see any more political ads after today. You know if John McCain is elected we're going to be hearing a lot more about Joe the Plumber though. I hear a lot of people are vowing to move to Canada if "so and so" is elected (I've heard this about both candidates). I actually know of someone who isn't happy with the direction the government is leading this country so he already made the move to Canada. Funny thing about that is that he flew back to America to vote! Is that stupid to anyone else. I mean he chose not to live here yet he feels he's entitled to vote in the country in which he left. Hmm. Anyway, lots of randomness today. I hope you all have a wonderfully blessed day and GO VOTE if you haven't already!

Snow White, Optimus Prime, & Little Miss Bumble Bee

Ella & I celebrated Halloween in Dallas so that she could go trick-or-treating with her cousins, Wills & Evie. The kids had so much fun last week and I got so many precious photos (I'll share more from our trip soon). This is the first time any of the kids have gone trick-or-treating and they had an absolute blast! Not to mention they were the cutest trick-or-treaters EVER. William was the transformer, Optimus Prime, and he got really into character. Ella was Snow White and of course sang her little Snow White heart out the entire time. Evie was so precious in her little bumble bee costume. She was so quite but seemed to have a good time. ;) Here are a few photos from our little trick-or-treating adventure. I'll post more images from our trip soon (complete w/ tutu's, silly-face photos of the whole family, and my Grandparent's 56th wedding anniversary part).

Don't forget to get out and rock your VOTE tomorrow!!!

My brother in law, David, carved pumpkins for us. I thought they turned out very good.

I did the face on this one. I know I'm awesome...haha.

My brother, Chad, did this one and I think it was everyone's favorite.

Snow White...with attitude.


Their first door. Chip & Beth are my parent's neighbors and William & Evie's bestest friends in the whole world. They were so sweet to give the kids their own special treats. Wills got some chips, Ella some iced animal cookies, and Evie some fig newtons (the same special treats they ask for every time they go over for a visit).

Ella

Ella has had some random fever since Thursday afternoon. No cold, flu, stomach bug, etc...just a fever. I heard there was a virus like that going around though. Well, today after I finished a family session in the Wolflin area I made her get all pretty and go out in the front yard so I could take some pictures. It was just such a beautiful day and I was afraid if I didn't do it now then the weather would get ugly and I wouldn't have another chance. She was happy to be able to go outside and play though so I got some cute pics. But after just a little while she said, "Momma, I want to go in the house now." :( Here are a few of the cute ones we got.