Summer Recap & Fall Mini-Sessions

Is summer over already? Oh my! I've had THE most amazing summer of my entire life and it has nothing to do with going to a lot of extravagant places or sunning by the pool. This summer marked the first summer of my own life; I am not returning to school as a specialist or teacher this year and I still can't believe it. I have had a job in education since 2002, and have been employed for someone else since I turned 16. As a parent/educator, the beginning of school can be a most stressful time! I'm sure many of you know what I'm talking about. I love teachers-and they have their work cut out for them!
This summer, I got to slow down and take care of myself, my family, and my friends. I gained a spiritual mom and dad and got to know them better. I explored God more. I wrestled with the word and stretched my faith. I picked up my guitar that I never learned how to play and am taking classes, I'm taking a french class, and am spending more time at HOME. It's amazing how much you can clean your home when you're actually there. I used to dread not being able to spend time with my kids during the day and this summer I drank it up. I took naps with them, watched movies with them, and we learned more about each other. I've read more books, read more in the bible, and have done a lot more praying. My husband and I had the whole summer together as well--it was a precious time for our relationship! It's a wonderful feeling-glory to God for blessing me with the opportunity to experience these past couple of months.

Many of my summer sessions were amazingly rewarding. I had some favorite images I'd like to share. If you're on my Facebook page, chances are you've seen these before, but if not, please take a look!

First, my nephew and his wife had a special baby girl. I got a chance to capture her and her sister!



Seniors got their groove on! Here are a few favorites!



Weddings are popping up everwhere it seems! Here are some great images from an awesome rainy day engagement session. I prayed that God grant me some creativity for this one since it was raining, and boy did He deliver!





I wish I could document everything I did, but perhaps I just need to post more often ;)

To close out the recap...I had a funeral for Lathan's hair. Yes, we finally cut it. Short. Short, short, short. I joked on Facebook that this would be the last haircut..of..his..life. Maybe. I love it; he is adorable no matter what! We'll just see what the future holds for this hair saga. Here he is! I took these on the way to see his grandparents--I made my hubby pull over on the side of the road. I couldn't resist this field and it was right at the golden hour, his hair is about to get longer and I hadn't properly documented it yet, and well....the stars aligned. ;)






So what is going on with that precious little girl of mine, Rio? Well, she's been pasted all over my website and business cards! During Spring Break, we went to visit a dogwood tree park (my favorite kind of tree), and got some awesome images! If you haven't been on my website lately, then you'll be glad to see she's certainly taken the cake of my inspiration! Just in case you haven't seen them yet, here she is. She's SO excited to start school again and I tease her that I don't want her to go back. She loves to do chores and we washed dishes together tonight. She still wants to marry her little brother. ;)





Lastly, here are the dates you've all been waiting to hear! FALL MINI-SESSIONS!

Only 2 dates, so please book it fast. Email me or you can text or call me at 832-372-6224. Can't wait for this fall season! No more sweating--yippee!!

$50 for 15-minute family/child session plus free 8x10. Session times are on the hour and half hour!

-Saturday, September 3rd, Spring (Louetta/249 area), 12-6
-Saturday, September 10th, Spring (Louetta/249 area), 12-6

See you there! Stay tuned to the Facebook page to see about winning a free custom session for your baby; I'm doing a model call soon! Thanks for checking in!