Ahhh!! I have TIME!

What is this all about? It's summer! Thank the Lord, it's summer! I'm done with another year of teaching, and although I enjoy lighting kids' brains on fire...I am so glad to be out. Teaching wouldn't be so bad if there weren't all this "turn in that" and "fill this out" and "email him" and "test, test, test!!!". If it were just teaching, it would be my second all-time favorite dream job. Ha! Anyway, I am finally being gifted slots of time where all I have to do is learn, create, learn some more. I think that is really my dream job. If I could just get paid to learn, create, learn some more, create better, learn...ahhh...it would be great. What fun! ...and yes, I am a nerd.

So with this time, I've updated my website a bit. You'll see the little man I thought was so cute at a recent session. I hope to switch out the background more often; we'll just have to see how the time spins. I've also added new music, isn't it great? Sweet, sweet baby is a great song--I've known it for awhile and it's pretty popular. It was on a site once that I visited before I started in photography and the inspiration it created in me has been unmatched. Thus, here it is, on my site. The second song is by my worship minister at church, Jonathan Ross. He wrote and recorded that song for his then-new wife, Jennifer. I have blogged about this incredible couple before when I did her maternity session for their newest addition. I promise I'll be taking pictures of their baby soon; she's adorable!! Now that I have time, I can show up at their door! Watch out, Jennifer, here I come! The song is so sweet! Great job, once again, Jonathan! If you want to hear Jonathan sing, make sure to visit our church! http://www.bammel.org/

Now no post is complete without a picture, so here's our baby boy! He is the most beautiful and happy baby boy in the whole world, although you can't tell the happy part from the picture. He looks totally serious. His sister was the exact same way. One day he'll smile from the camera, he'll just have to turn two first... :) He is doing things it doesn't seem like most 3 1/2 month olds do...he's holding his head up really well, he hates laying down in a bouncer. Every time we put him in one, he lifts his upper body to try and get out, then starts waving his arms around like, "pick me up!". He already likes to sit in the exersaucer, as long as he's turned around and he can rest his face on the headrest. Put a towel behind his back and he's perfectly happy for quite a while! He loves exercising his michelin man legs and standing up on my lap too. He's so chunky! 99th percentile or something like that; probably more now! Anyway, there's your baby update and here he is!