Bently and Sam

Well, I had to postpone my session today, once again, due to the weather. But I decided to try to get some pictures of my dogs, something I have
NEVER been able to do. Now, Bently and Sam are both sweet as can be and just full of personality. But they are not exactly camera trained.

Most of my pictures are just bits and pieces of Sam's face turning every which way, or Bently bugging out his eyes and plastering his ears down. Sigh... but we tried.

Here are the little sweethearts!
This is Bently. He is Boxer/Beagle mix and about 3 1/2 years old now. Bent is our smart pooch. He knows the differences between his toys, can sit and shake all day, and sometimes it seems like he just understands english!

He is waiting very patiently here for his treat...

Meet Sam. Sam is our goober dog. He is so lovable but a little goofy. LOL!




This took propping a treat on the lens to get them both to sit beside each other... LOL!

Happy snow day!!

I am here to serve with joy

I FEEL LIKE MY BLOG has been getting cold over the past week or so. I like to update as much as possible, but because of this nasty weather I have had to postpone my last few sessions! I'm tired of all the ice already and one whole day hasn't even passed!! So, I figured I would share this with you...

A few Saturdays back my mom and I were lazing around in the game room. I was sitting on the chair reading and she was looking at some of her favorite decorating blogs. She ran across a link on one blog for the site of a girl named Rachel. Rachel had been diagnosed with cancer and passed away only a few months ago. But just a few weeks before her death she gave a speech at a woman's meeting that was just sooo good. The name of it was "I Am Here to Serve with Joy." I really really encourage you to listen to this.

So, since the ice already has you stuck indoors this weekend, grab a few tissues, crank up the volume on your speakers and listen to this while you do the laundry. Great speech. And I promise you will not finish it with a dry eye.



You can visit Rachel's site at www.deathisnotdying.com

Hope you all have a happy weekend!!

Laura and Callie

I love LOVE the wall behind Laura here. I found it awhile back (right off 3rd and close to Main) and have been back there a few times but you always have to be careful because it seems there are always a few drunk folks lurking about! =)










Laura and her boyfriend Nick.

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Stacie || Portraits

Not only does Stacie have great style and is oh, so pretty, but she is genuinely one of the sweetest people I know. We've really gotten to know each other pretty well over the last few years and I'm so thankful for her friendship! I've been looking forward to this shoot ever since she asked about it a few months back.
When I heard that the high for Saturday was twenty-five degrees I almost croaked. I really don't like frosty weather. Especially when I have to spend and hour and a half out in it! But we surived the cold, the thorns, and the mud and the pictures actually look warm and sunny! lol!
I've been eyeballing this certain field for almost a year now, and I still haven't been able to use it! So I was really excited when Stacie said she wanted to take some outdoors in some tall grass. We drove out and actually ended up using a different field nearby that we found down a little tiny road. I also got the chance to use a little shack I've had in mind for ages now too!
Thanks again, Stacie for my beautiful new blog and logo design! I had so much fun doing these!


LOVE this one!







Happy Monday, everyone!

Caitlin

Happy Birthday, Caitlin. Thanks so much for asking me to do these!
You can see the rest of Caitlin's set right here!

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A sample of what I did today. More of Stacie coming soon!