This is Adleigh.

And this always happens with babies this age. You plan and plan, and even plan some more, and they still, no matter what, run the show. She's absolutely adorable! She really is, but I believe Mom and Dad (Patrick and Chelsea) when they say, she is usually so happy and full of smiles! But when a stranger shows up, puts her in a wheat field and strips her down to her onsie, well, you are bound to get a few different looks.

And we did!

We started out at home, so Adleigh could get used to my voice, and then we drove out to Woodrow Road which has the coolest fields of green, green grass! But Adlieigh really wouldn't smile or interact with me, and I can't blame her one bit. The girl was more interested in the grass. LOL



















Once home, though? In her own high chair? Yep, smiles. She was happy eating those peas.




Chelsie is such an amazing artist! She asked me to photograph her portfolio at the end of this year as she was having trouble getting a good image of some of her stuff. She wants to create a web site and feature her work there for everyone to see. I seriously think she should and even encouraged her to start a blog. (another blog for me to read...insert evil blogaholic laughter!) So, don't be surprised if I post a link here someday.

Here's just one of her amazing pieces!






My personal favorite from our time together. Such a great feeling, especially for all moms and dads out there! I love this one!

elizabeth + daniel

Ahhh! Days don't get much better than this one! Friday, April 27, 2007, Elizabeth and Daniel said, "I do!". And it was such a great wedding! It didn't have flowers, music or even a white dress, but it had what mattered the most, which is committment and love and family. (oh, and me!)

Congratulations you two! I'll see you "three" in June!

lonestar

Wow! I just checked the archives and it's been months since I have photographed my daughter's soccer team! They desperately needed documenting. Many of the girls have grown, gotten faster, gotten stronger! I've so enjoyed watching them through the lens this week!

I won't post very many here, because I post them all online for all the parents. You can view their LONESTAR SPRING GALLERY by clicking HERE.

Congratulations GIRLS on your BIG win over Amarillo Lightening! GREAT, GREAT GAME!!!

ginger + brett

YUM

That's really all I should say. YUM

I haven't posted much this week. Devin, my husband has been out of town and my girls are busy with spring sports, thus I'm "Taxi Mom" alone! Just last night, we had 2 softball games, and 2 basketball games. I didn't make it to bed until 2 AM and there was absolutely no drinking involved! Oh, my! How unfair is that?

I have hardly had any computer time this week and it shows! I'm behind! But I absolutely had to post my favorites from this couples session before I sit on another row of bleachers and surrender myself to the "bleacher butt" syndrome of pain.

I know Ginger because I know Ginger's mom, Candy. She's what I would call, "old school" portrait photographer. And I so admire her! I've known her for several years now and she "grew up" photographing Large Format portraits. She's digital now and loving it, but I so admire her work and art that she's created for others and around her home. (I'm still waiting on that print of the red door, Candy! I love that shot!)

Ginger and Bret are "tying the knot" this summer, at her Family Home (I love that!) and we needed some good portraits of these two, for the announcement and just because. I am thrilled to be a part of this, and honestly, downright flattered. Along with admiration of her work, Candy has the BEST taste in all the things I love, so if she's letting me snap the shutter at this wedding, I must know what I'm doing! HA!

We didn't have the "best of time" according to the Professional Handbook for Outdoor Photography. It was afterall, high noon. But I've broken a few rules in my time alive and since these two were just in town for a bit, this was it. Our time. I think we did very well together.




I love how the "family dog" just had to tag along with us!































Thanks you two! You did fabulous! I'll have the rest posted soon and will let "Mom" know.

Until June...

slideshow happy

Now that the scripts are getting worked out and the sound is back on my computer, I'm slideshow happy! Here's Katherine + Tim's Slideshow. You can also find the link to the right of this post under the slideshow's listed.

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

new slideshow!

I've been behind on my slideshows, thanks to a computer glitch. But I have a new computer IT girl, and she got things squared away. Thanks, Sheila!

Introducing, to your far right, under the slideshow link, Haley + Austin's slideshow! So much fun!

kathleen and kyle

Whew! It took most of the afternoon to pour through my favorites, but here they are! Kathleen married Kyle last night at my home church, St. Joseph in Slaton, TX. I've known the Brosch Family (Kat's Mom and Dad since my first week in Slaton, Texas over 17 years ago. I even taught their oldest daughter, Christie at St. Joseph school when I was a teacher. Yep...a teacher. Kat also has worked for us at our video store AND I photographed her sister when she married Jason almost 3 years ago. In other words....HISTORY. There's HISTORY.

I love photographing weddings where I know all the guests. It's so much fun to visit with folks you know and catch up on what's going on. Just a warm friendly feeling that feels like HOME. I LOVE IT! And Kathleen's wedding was that, it felt like home. On to the details...

minister, Deacon Darris Linder
florist, Deann Funderburk
band, the one and Only REX THOMAS BAND
baker, Chad Wilson, with the Slaton Bakery
food, Clint Davis and Lloyd Kitten





I met the "gents" at Stonegate Golf Course that morning. They were partaking in a scramble and besides endangering the life of a lawn gnome, they did quite well. They sure were having fun, and that's the main thing on your wedding day!




Our church is undergoing renovations in the area that is usually reserved for the bride, so Kathleen just got ready at her Grandma's. It was nice to have everyone all in one place.




I love these shots of Kathleen trying to help her Nanny put on her pearls.


The shot above is Makayla, Kat's neice in her high heels! She was so excited!




This is Kodi, Kyle's niece, another adorable flower girl!








Kathleen's Dad.








I photographed their engagement and they used the images in all sorts of fun ways! These are the programs they put together. Such a great idea! Anything involving photographs is good by me.



Having fun with the rings! Stephanie got this shot below. I love having her along for weddings! It's fun to hang out together and in tight situations, that extra eyes and camera sure comes in handy.








Stephanie took this shot of the guys before the ceremony. They were hanging out at St. Joseph Hall which is where the nearest out of sight location was. AND it had beer. That's a good thing for waiting. I love Kyle's Dad's Hat in this photograph! Such a great look!



Right before their BIG walk down the aisle.



I love this shot Stephanie got during the ceremony of Mr. and Mrs. Brosch watching the ceremony.













Reception time! Looks like Makayla is up for it, huh?









Many Catholic weddings feature a Grand March that is so much fun! We did one at my wedding and it involves all the guests from the reception dancing around the hall for several minutes and finishing surrounding the bride and groom. From there, they dance their first dance. It's such a great tradition and I love how the guests are all featured in the background of their images.















I've had exits that have involved, flower petals, sparklers, fireworks, even sleigh bells, and yes, the traditional bird seed. But golly! I've never been pelted this hard! OUCH! When I came home to put my pj's on, bird seed feel out of clothes and socks and bras! I can only imagine what they got hit with!

Thanks, you two! It was a wonderful celebration and you were so much fun! Congratulations! You can view more of their images HERE with the rest ready soon!

The Wedding Party

Bride's Parents: Glen and Sherri Brosch
Groom's Parents: Larry and Glenda

Maids
Sara Stricklin
Ashley Angle
Natalie Leoyard
Deann Funderburk
Christi Brosch
Cheyenne Edwards

Gents
Cody Burns
Cody Coltharp
Jason Traweek
Jason Duncan
Kevin Meador
Steven Brosch
Zach Dicken
Doug Hopkins

Flowergirls
Makayla Funderburk
Kodi Edwards

shing

I just got home from Kathleen and Kyle's wedding. I'm pooped. My feet are aching and I need to go to sleep, but as I was downloading cards, I realized I didn't blog about Shing Ling and her kick butt Grad Session! She totally rocked it like a TOP MODEL! LOL

Enjoy!

brandi

Meet Brandi.

She's graduating from Texas Tech in just a few weeks and needed some photographs for her announcements she's mailing out. The minute I laid eyes on that red hair my mind started racing! I LOVE RED HAIR! I had to share with Brandi how both times when I was pregnant with my girls, I so desperately prayed for them to have red hair and freckles. They got the freckles and one, strawberry blonde, but nothing like this gorgeous mane of hair Brandi sports!

Oh, and talk about pressure! When she had her Senior HS Portraits made, she had them retaken 3 times! And still hated them! GOSH! Let's hope I pleased this beauty!

Oh, and be sure and check out her adorable birthday gift from her friends! His name is Darryl. He's so cute!

Thanks, Brandi! You did great! I'll have the rest up early next week!

katherine and tim (part 2)

They did it! They got married outside, under those amazing trees, right by the lake, standing on the ground where Katherine played as a child. On the Tucker Farms, April 14, 2007. And it was cold, and windy, and cloudy most of the day, but the sun shone through just a few minutes before the first guest was seated and lasted through the vows. It was such a pretty ceremony!

Here's the "goods"!

The girls started the day together, after a rousing "Bachelorette Party" at the Post Office. Don't worry ladies! I'll keep my lips sealed about exactly what you ladies did with the cucumbers!

This is Katherine's sister, Allison, showing Dad, Mr. Tucker, the bridal head piece she made for Katherine. And the girls were enjoying the coffee and just relaxing before they started getting ready for the ceremony.







A girl's gotta have her juice, even if it is Bert and Ernie.



Allison also made the bridesmaid's jewelry. It was so pretty! This girl is very talented, as she photographs, too. She did their engagement session.



I LOVED her bridesmaids dresses! JCrew!



Katherine wore her hair up, but it was curled so she could pull it down for dancing at the reception later.






A gift from the lady that cooked and also made the lunch. (I'm sorry, but I forgot her name.) I think she's a caterer because she has a cook book that she gave to Katherine. These pearls I think were a family heirloom? Or possibly something Katherine really wanted because she wore them with her wedding dress.



The dress!



Details of the back!



ahhh...



Putting on her way cute Texas A&M garter!






Katherine's mom made these ribbons for the girls to dress up their dresses. They were perfect!


Her bouquet was so pretty! I love peonies! They are my favorite flower. Always...


I huddled them together for warmth. HA! It was sooooo cold!


Before she walked down the aisle. I kept thinking she would use her bouquet as a mike and break into song and dance. LOL










This is Ava. She was absolutely adorable and so sweet. I think she was perplexed at the entire thing, but interested all the same. She looks a bit worried right here, but dad was down on the front row, waiting on her. She did GREAT!


So did Mr. Tucker and Katherine.




I was so glad the sun came out! Just look at that pretty blue sky! It was still cold, mind you. But that made for some great moments between the two of them. Tim was definitely sweet and pulled her close several times and rubbed her arms.













I love this grab shot of Katherine, really checking out her wedding ring before it goes on her finger. I have no idea what she was thinking, but it made me smile!















































You can view more of their photographs by clicking HERE.

Thanks to both families, Tim's and Katherine's. You'all were wonderful to work with! We will have the rest of the photographs ready soon!

katherine and tim

I'm in Waller, Texas avoiding the thunderstorms and cold of back home. I saw on the news where some places got baseball size hail! Oh, my...I'm seriously hoping my ride suffered no damage. Anyway, Katherine Tucker is marrying Tim Clymer and I'm so excited to be a part of it! I met them for the first time (in person) yesterday at the rehearsal. I meet many of my clients this way as we communicate online for the most part. These two are so cute together!

The wedding is taking place at Katherine's family place in Waller and it's so pretty and green here. The trees are super tall and everything is so lovely and after spending some time with the families last night, it's going to be such a wonderful celebration tonight.

the cotton brothers

Gosh, Beverly! I hope I have the spelling right? Let me know if I don't. OK?

Meet, TJ and Wil. Otherwise known as The Cotton Brothers. TJ is graduating this spring from Texas Tech and his brother, Will, from Lubbock High. We spent Thursday evening together, along with Concho their JRT. I love that they brought along their dog!

They did great! And it was so fun photographing these two and seeing their similarites and differences. I have to say, as Jack Russel's go? This dog was so well behaved and just easy going. The guys did great, too.