Harrison [DFW Children's photographer]

He's so cute. The end.

Spring is coming early! [DFW Children's photographer]

Once again, Texas weather never ceases to amaze me. We have had the most mild winter I've ever experienced in my 10 years of living here. This day was no exception as were up to 80 degrees! 80 degrees! The Bradford Pear trees are blooming for crying out loud. I couldn't resist getting the camera out and snapping a few pics of the kids in their new duds. So we enjoyed the weather and was soaking up all the beautiful sunshine. Spring is here a little early.

 24x36 Canvas of the below pic should be on my doorstep in next few days:)

Guest room gets an update!

I have wanted to have a nice guest room for a while now but unfortunately I struggle with making concrete decisions. What colors? What style? What furniture? Blah blah blah. I finally stuck with a style (shabby chic comfortable) and with the good help of my designer friend I am starting to see my room come together. My friend has pushed me to make decisions and commit to the process and I'm really excited to see the final result. There is still a few more things to be done, another table by the green chair, a floor lamp behind the green chair, custom curtains, Euro shams and dust ruffles. Plus a couple more pictures to hang and little personal touches but it is looking just like I envisioned a room looking! Andria has proven to me that it's good to have an interior decorator help to make decisions! I've been fortunate to have her help! The pictures were shot at 5 o'clock, so the sun was blaring thru with all kinds of harsh lights but this gives a good idea how the room will turn out! I love it and can't wait for a guest!!!

Below picture shot with my fisheye lens. I had to dust that lens off b/c it rarely sees the light of day!:)

Week 2/Project 52

Week 2's theme was 'Responsibility' (I'm a little late posting this). Of all my responsibilities, the greatest of them is being a mom. It is the most rewarding and difficult job in the world. Children are a gift from God, and I believe that we are entrusted to raise them right. So my pictures below are my greatest gift (Harrison didn't show up in the pics but he's included in my mind:). They bring indescribable joy to my life and I'm thrilled to have the responsibility of raising them. Olivia is learning how to make Pink Lemonade Pound Cake that we found on Pinterest. Oh how I love that site. I'm hoping our cake turns out good.
By the way, these photos were simply edited with Paint the Moon's 'simple pop' action. I turned the action down to 15%. :)

Looks good, right?! :)

Project 1/52

The theme for week 1 is 'Sharing or Natural' and while I would love to catch my children actually "sharing" something with each other, that isn't likely (at least not this week). This was definitely not planned and the pictures were taken moments before my light was gone but nonetheless I want to get this weeks theme done. I decided to go with the theme 'natural'. As a mom, I make PB&J's many times a week. I took a small bite of my son's sandwich this morning and the jelly tasted artificial. I read through the laundry list of ingredients on the back and had a light bulb moment........!!! Why not make my own? So I did and it tastes amazing. It can be used as a jelly or sauce. It would be divine on toast and more divine on ice cream. I used up the rest of the blackberries I had purchased a couple of days ago. The ingredients I put into mine are blackberries, white wine (don't worry, the alcohol is totally cooked out), balsamic vinegar, sugar, lime juice and corn starch (to thicken). Oh, and a pinch of salt!!! That's it. All natural and no hard-to-pronounce ingredients. I have never made a jelly preserve before but this was super easy and fun to create and I feel good knowing what I'm putting in my kids mouth. Yum. And yes, I still have my Christmas tree up as evidenced by the below pic. It's the last thing to take down and put up in the attic! Blessings.

Store bought vs. homemade!

52 week Project

I know I haven't blogged lately and part of that is due to the holiday madness and the other part is laziness. However, as New Year's resolutions are on the swing I figure I will try to be more diligent with my blogging. In an effort to challenge myself I've decided to participate in the 52 Week Project. I love the idea of challenging the creative part of myself. As a photographer it is important to keep the right side of my brain bursting with ideas. This blog is not accompanied with a picture but a post will be done soon so that I keep up with the weeks and not get behind. I hope to spark some creative juices in myself and maybe even inspire you to challenge yourself as well:)

Blessings to you in the new year!