saturday is a special day

Ahhh...the weekend. A time to kick back, rest, and do generally nothing. Well, except today. It's been like this: 1:00 a.m., arrive home from the movies. 4:00 a.m., wake up thinking it's really 5:00 a.m. 5:00 a.m., wake up because it is actually 5 a.m. 6-11:00 a.m., volunteer at SCC at the 17th annual Wellness Fest and 10K race. Noon, eat a delicious meal at First Watch. 1 p.m., head to the Rodaboughs for a photo shoot. 4:00 p.m., sit down to watch Albert Pujols and the Cards embarrass the Cubs. 5:30 p.m., fall asleep from exhaustion... What's next? Bring it on.

welcome to town, june.

This may be a first -- two posts in a day; but it's only fair since our good buddy June is in town and Nate is not. Everything shot with the trusty 30D, 400 ISO +/-, Aperture 5.6, using a 70-200 non-Image Stabilized lens. Oh, how I wish we had an f/2.8 IS...

bubbles in black and white

I am burning a disc or four right now, and so while that's running in the background, why not share a few more pictures? Like the post below, these are from a week ago today. The specs: ISO 160, Aperture f/4, Shutter 1/250, Flash? Yes. Converted to B/W in Adobe Lightroom. I wonder what it is about bubbles that makes kids so dang happy... Don't think I've ever met a kid under 4 yrs. old who didn't think they were the absolute coolest thing ever.

belated easter wishes

Ben and I got to spend Easter Saturday with a fun family. You might remember them from a Christmas shoot we did last year. We were invited to attend an egg hunt and bubble session with Ava and her cousin Cadence. It was super fun - and the girls were way adorable! Stay tuned for a link to the full shoot.

busy weekend

This weekend Ben and I had four different photo shoots - sure three were for the same family, but it still counts right? The above photos are from a wedding shoot, Friday afternoon at the St Louis, Missouri LDS Temple, where the bride and groom were married for time and all eternity. It was a frigid Good Friday, but the bride and groom kept their spirits high and warm. We have hundreds of photos to sift through, so stay tuned for a link to a web album with all the shots from the English-Dahle festivities Friday.

happy birthday to you ...

Today is my baby girl's birthday. She was born 04-05-06 (the coolest birthday EVER!). Since Benj isn't home to take her picture, I am posting one from last year when we celebrated her 2nd birthday with a photo shoot. She is such a patient dog. Thank you Khloe for being part of our family and making our family complete!