summer's bounty

i am so thrilled that we finally have a freezer and a vaccuum sealer! i spent yesterday washing, cutting, freezing and sealing up ripe fruits for the winter. it makes so much more sense (ecologically and economically) to get things in season and save them, rather than pay higher prices for fruit to be shipped halfway across the world during the winter here. so far i've done strawberries, blueberries, peaches and raspberries. next in line are 8 mangos. they're not quite ripe enough yet.

my first photoshoot!

i think everyone knows how much i love to capture just about every moment of my own family's lives with my camera, but i had the chance today to take portraits for a friend. it was a challenge, but so much fun and i hope she and her family and happy with the results. the full photoshoot can be seen on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/23644519@N02/sets/72157621264255195/

isn't she beautiful?

and her children are simply gorgeous!

fun photo session with the kids

i finally got my 50mm lens this week! i took the kids and my knowledgeable friend daniel, along with the new lens, down to the downtown square area for some pics today. considering it was high noon, these turned out really well! the kids had a blast too :)
the rest can be seen on my flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/23644519@N02/sets/72157619016867034/

Happy Easter!

Archer's 5 year portraits continued :)

Archer's 5 year portraits

I took Archer out for a special photosession to Ray Roberts state park. He had a great time, and I learned a lot from a photographer friend who came along to help! Thank you Daniel :)
I am enjoying capturing these special milestones myself now, versus a Penney's studio type place!

custom bow to match hibiscus baby dress

this bow is a custom i just finished to match an amazing dress made by my uber talented sister in law joline! you can see the dress here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hibiscusbaby/3379097435/