Photo Safari

I went on a photo safari a couple weekends ago with my very good friend Janet . She is not a professional (yet), but loves photography just as much as me and is eager to learn all she can. I was excited to give her one of her very first lessons. Here are some of the photos taken while we were out and about.

The "Babies"

My husband & I are dog lovers and these are our "babies"...Jax & Mollie. That's what we call them because we have no actual children yet. So they are our children. We spoil them rotten and it's so sad to say, but they pretty much run our house. We just can't help it. Look at those faces! Jax is our little old man. He is so smart and so inquisitive. He is so much like a human that it's not even funny. I know exactly what he's thinking most of the time. Mollie is our little terror. She is a Heeler through and through. She tries to round Jax up by nipping at his hind legs and gets on his nerves quite often. She's got that annoying little sister quality down to a tee. She is also the sweetest dog you'll ever meet. She loves attention and will just sit there and let you love on her all day and night. I hope you like these two pics. I'll get more up before too long.

Intimates

Lovely Kristin, so pretty, so sweet. These are some of the pics that we shot as a Valentine's Day gift for her hubby. Take a peek and see what you think. Enjoy!

Sweet Baby Cameron

Over the weekend, I had a session with this sweet baby and his mom & dad. He is the first baby for Haley and Brian and they are so proud. Who wouldn't be with this little cutie? Look at that adorable little mouth! Less than 2 weeks old and just as precious as can be. Here are some of our photos from that day. You know, it never fails to amaze me how small we are when we start out. Do you ever feel that way?

Witness

I thought I would share a personal story of something that happened to me and my husband this Christmas morning. While it was a devastating event, it made me realize just how small we really are in relation to mother nature. Ok, let me explain... Brian and I had spent Christmas Eve with his family. They live in Pflugerville and so do we, so we don't have to travel very far. On this particular night, we left their house just before 1am to head back home (we never stay quite that late which makes this story a little more ironic). We were about 3 minutes from home and Brian asked me if I saw smoke out my window. I looked and said, "YES!" It was coming from just a few blocks away. We followed it to a house that looked like a the front porch had just caught on fire. Immediately, we wondered if anyone was inside so Brian began honking his horn hoping to catch the attention of anyone inside...no answer. He called the closest fire station (oh, I didn't mention that my husband is a Fireman for the Pflugerville Fire Dept.), parked the truck on the other side of the road and ran up to a window on the far side of the house. He banged on it, knocked out a small portion and yelled to see if anyone was inside. No answer. By this time, the entire front of the house was in flames and the neighbors across the street came out to see what was happening. They told us that the people who lived in the house weren't home...thank God. The fire truck arrived and this is what happened next.

For some reason, God called us there that night. We were meant to see the smoke, we were meant to call for help and these images were meant to be captured. It was a blessing that no animal or person was inside and believe it or not, the house was not a total loss.

Ramirez Family

This is the Ramirez Family and they ROCK!!! They are our very best friends and we love them to pieces! We have keys to each others houses and we even share a back yard. We wouldn't know what to do without them. Here are a few photos from our photo adventure! ;-)

My Family

I'd like to introduce you to the Lucas Family. This is the family that I married into and what a blessing it is to have them in my life. I'm so happy that we were able to get together for this session. I love you all! XOXO.

The Whole Gang

Mom & Dad (Teri & Marty)Josh & Heather
Shawn & Khristina

Quentin & Marley