Alex | Bristow High School

I've known Alex indirectly for some time because I am friends with her family. I've wanted to work with her and was excited when we scheduled her senior session. Now admittedly, our session did not get off to a great start. It seemed like nothing was working out like it was supposed to...add to that Alex was sick! It turned out really cold that day and she had to think really warm thoughts to get through the session with what she had chosen to wear. One of the last places we ended up, we found a really cool old car...and a whole mess of stickers in our pants and shoes! Alex is such a beautiful girl, and she did a great job even with all of the hiccups we had along the way. Best wishes for a great senior year, Alex!

Let's exhale. Shall we?

Whew! So all Christmas deadlines have been met...yay! I'm currently still working on meeting some senior deadlines but seeing daylight...yay! I finished shooting my last session this morning with Baby Z and will be off from shooting for several days...yay! I'm SO looking forward to spending some much needed time with my family during the holidays. I love my husband and boys more than anything and this time of year is always so hectic for our family. I will be completely closed (won't be answering the phone or emails or anything) on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. As my photographer friends (and their families!!) well know, this time of year is a challenge to get through! Around Christmas, we can all finally take a deep breath and exhale...and it's really nice! :) Thank you SO MUCH to all my clients that have made my business what it is. I appreciate each and every one of you!!

Merry Christmas and have a blessed and Happy New Year! :)

Luke | Bristow High School

Luke is not only a senior but also quite the musician from what I hear. He is a drummer in a band called Chasing Eminence. He wanted to go a different direction with his senior session, so we tried to come up with some different looks for him. I enjoyed working with he and his mom...even though they did make me go on a roof and I'm TOTALLY scared of heights! Best wishes for the remainder of your senior year, Luke! And don't forget to check out his band on Facebook! :)

Chris | Bristow High School

This was such a fun session! Between me and Chris' mom and sister, we drug that poor guy around all over the place! :) I know he hears this a lot but he really does resemble one of the vampire dudes. He's kind of a retro/vampire type, and has a very cool look. When I told his mom we were on a schedule to make it to all the desire locations before dark...she took that VERY seriously. We pretty much Dukes of Hazzard-ed her Tahoe over a bridge. All that was missing was one of us saying "Yeeeee Hawwwww!" She swore that bump didn't used to be there...hehe! This session ranks right up there as one of the sessions where I've laughed the most! Best wishes for an awesome future, Chris!

New momma...Jenny

Yes, Jenny is already a new momma! Between me being behind on editing and Miss Breken making her arrival early, Jenny has already experienced the joy of being a new mom for about a week now. :) Jenny is always a pleasure to work with and was absolutely adorable pregnant! You want to dislike her because she's one of those women that doesn't get a stretch mark, and can still wear most all of her clothes...but she's just too darned sweet to dislike! :) I'm a little sad that I can't post some of my favorites because she was a little less covered in those shots. It seems like just yesterday I was shooting her senior pictures! Congratulations...Baby Breken is adorable!!

Miss Kayden

Miss Kayden is such a pretty little thing, and we had been trying to coordinate for her session for quite sometime. She is quite the little character. She can go from happy and smiling, to crying and back to smiling in nothing flat. In the flower pot picture below, she appears to be VERY unhappy pretending to be a flower but the very next frame is the shot of her looking sweet as pie. :) She may have some acting in her future. LOL!




I don't like being a flower!


Well, maybe it isn't soooo bad. :)

The Banks Family

The Banks Family recently had a new addition to their family...Miss Brook! I had to laugh because she is a very cute mini version of her big brother, Brock. :) We decided to attempt an outdoor family session...on a day, of course, that turned cold. Miss Brook wasn't too happy with the situation and Brock is like most boys and would rather be doing anything other than having his picture taken! With that said, I think we managed to get some really cute shots of this family. And Miss Brook is an absolute doll...congratulations! :)

Haley | Bristow High School

I've known Miss Haley since she was just a baby. I never dreamed that I would be taking her senior pictures some day! The fall colors were just gorgeous when we shot Haley's session...and it was one of the first days it was actually pretty chilly shooting! Haley is obviously pretty...but also just as sweet. :) We had a lot of laughs shooting her session. Have an awesome senior year, Haley!

Caleb | Bristow High School

Anyone that knows Caleb knows that he is a fun guy to be around. He told me from the first of the session that he would not be able to give me any of those "serious faces." We cut up and laughed a lot...but I actually did get a few serious faces out of him in between laughs. :) I was happy to see that Caleb brought more than one t-shirt like his brother did when I shot his senior pictures! LOL! It was a pleasure working with you, Caleb! Best wishes for a great senior year!

The Dodd Family

It was a pleasure to finally meet the Dodd Family. Jentry and I had been emailing back and forth for sometime trying to get an appointment worked out. They are such a beautiful (and beautifully coordinated!!) family. :) We, of course, had a ridiculous wind to deal with the day we shot, but we did the best we could...and I think we got some great shots! Again, thank you, for being patient since it's taken longer than usual to process this session. Tis the season, I suppose! Have a wonderful holiday and can't wait to see you again!

My List

Happy Thanksgiving to all my family, friends and clients out there! I have so much to be thankful for this year. First and foremost...at this very moment, I'm thankful Cale can breathe and is feeling better! Thank the Lord for urgent care and medication!

I have so many other things to be thankful for and it's the perfect time to take a few minutes to remember a few of those things. I'm so very thankful for my husband and my marriage. Marriage certainly isn't always easy, but I'm so very lucky and blessed to be married to my best friend and couldn't imagine my life without him. I'm thankful for my two knot-headed boys. Thank you, Lord, that they are happy and healthy enough to drive me crazy on a daily basis. :) I'm thankful for still having my momma. She's always in my corner and is always there to support me...she's the best. I'm thankful for reaching a point in the last five years where I can remember my dad happily...and thankful for the wonderful memories I had with him. I'm thankful to have a mother-in-law that I love and get along with. She is such a giver of her time. I'm thankful for my friend, Denise. We typically take our daily walks through life together celebrating our ups and downs every step of the way. We swear we have to be sistas...somehow, someway. :)

I'm so very thankful for my clients who make my business what it is and allow me to do something that I love so dearly. This time of year is always absolute craziness...but I still wouldn't change it. I feel amazingly blessed to be able to create memories for families they can cherish for a lifetime. I'm able to feed my creative nature...and through that have forged true friendships with many of my clients. Thank you for continuing to come back to me...as I appreciate each and every session.

There is so much more I'm thankful for, but since I've been told I'm "wordy," I'm going to try to leave this with just hitting the high points. :)

From me to you...have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving! :)

The Womack & Davis Families

I think it's safe to say that this session just about did in all who were involved! LOL! We had a baby who was teething and had kept his parents up all night. We had two other kids that I'm sure had ants in their pants. :) We even had cats that came out of no where that were running through almost every frame! It was craziness, I tell you! But through it all, we did manage to get this family some great shots! We were certainly determined!!