Nicholas Pt. 1

I know, I know...it's been awhile since I posted a picture of Nicholas. But if you recall, he runs when he sees me with my camera or he literally says, NO NANA!!! Well, the next 2 blog entries will be pics of Nicholas.

Let see...what has Nicholas been up to? He is getting into everything and talking, talking, talking. Oh yeah, he no longer sucks a binkie!!! He is really big into balls and calls a football a soccer ball, regardless of the number of times you tell him it's a football. He LOVES to sing and dance and knows the words to most of the songs his CDs. It is the CUTEST thing to hear him sing and watch him dance!!!

Since Tre is home for summer break, he is all over him. He doesn't want Tre out of his sight. The other day, I talked Tre into going with me to take pictures of Nicholas. I just knew Nicholas would cooperate, especially since Tre was with me. Well...wishful thinking on my part! I still got the same types of pictures I always get...blurred, Nicholas backside, Nicholas running away, you get the point.

But I did manage to get the series of pictures below...my attempt at Nicholas blowing a dandelion.

College Freshman...

Tre survived his first year of college and is home for summer break. His freshman year went very well and I am so very proud of him!!! There were only a few bumps in the road, but nothing we couldn't talk about and overcome!

Here's an overview of Tre's freshman year...

1. Tre did not do any laundry while as school. He did all his laundry when he came home.

2. I had to call Tre at 6:00 AM to talk to him and remind him to call his parents sometimes.

3. I received more text messages from Tre than phone calls.

4. Our garage door went up and down three times as much the weekends Tre came home.

5. I missed him so much.

6. Tre still doesn't like for me to take his picture!!!

But I did get one picture...

True Colors

One of my assignments for a photography class I am taking was to go out and take pictures of colors. The color had to fill the frame and no more than two or three colors could be in the picture. I went out one day and look everywhere but I didn't see anything with color that I wanted to take a picture of. Yeah, I saw the green grass and the red and white stop sign, but that didn't inspire me/motivate me. I couldn't find ANYTHING! So, I packed up my camera and went home. Not to be defeated, I went out the next day and again, I saw the same green grass, and that same red and white stop sign and again I packed up my gear and headed home. But this time, as I took my normal route, I passed a construction site and saw...







But it didn't stop there. Melvin and I went to store and I took my camera in with me...and color was everywhere. Look....









Right outside my front door, I saw this...



Color is everywhere, you just have to take the time to see it.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

I hope all the mothers enjoy today! It is truly a blessing to have my mom here with us in IN. A campaign that I will be promoting next year is a Mommy and Me session. This will be a 15-20 minute session and each mom will get an 8x10 tile for a small fee...other prints will be available as well. I tested it this year and here are pics from my sessions.

Take a look!!!





Why do I have such a hard time getting pics of my family members?!!!!

Mini Session

I had a mini session on Sunday, and I am so glad I did. These two boys were a joy to work with.

Crystal...here is your sneak peek. Check back on Sunday to see your "Mommy and me" pictures!!!

Class of ...

On Saturday, I spent part of my evening taking pictures of another 2009 graduate. I am loving senior sessions more and more!! The seniors I have had so far have all been fun and energetic!!! From the moment I said, "let's get started", Jasmine was on her poses. She would turn to the left, tilt her head to the right, give me a smile, as well as give me her serious look, all while I was trying to get my settings together for a test shot!!! And when it comes to clothing, Jasmine had that covered too...she had no less than 4, maybe five outfit changes. Jasmine is definitely in a CLASS of her own!!!

Jasmine...here is your sneak peek!!!