** Cooky Couture **

Happy Halloween everyone!! I'll post additional photos of the kids in their Halloween costumes later.

** Girls Accessories vs Photoshop Play **

I can't decide which I like more... buying clothes for little girls (see cute pink hat below) or playing in Photoshop. Take a look at the picture below. Who wouldn't want this framed for all to see?


Now take a look at the photo SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera).

While the above image is certainly "emailable", I would probably never frame it. Yes, it is the exact same image. I simply corrected the white balance (got tid of the red tint), burned out the background (so you can't see my messy kitchen), added a texture (to give it a new background), rotated and cropped the image (to bring focus to Miss Ella's expression). Voila!

Now, I just need to take the time and actually print and frame it! :-)

** Lil Pumpkin **

Our littlest "BOO"!

** A Day at the Pumpkin Farm **

The kids and I went to a Pumpkin Farm last week with Jackson's pre-school class. The boys had lots of fun milking a pretend cow, running thru a corn maze, riding the hay ride, and picking their own pumpkins. While we had a great time, I have to admit, I got a little impatient with Jackson as he kept rejecting every pumpkin we chose. I searched and searched for a pumpkin with no blemishes, the brightest orange color, perfect symmetry, yet none of them were good enough. Finally I asked, "Jackson, why don't you like any of these pumpkins?" Through his tears of frustration he said "Mommy, none of these pumpkins have faces on them!" Preschoolers are so cute!! :-)


One of Jackson's teachers took the above picture. I believe it is one of the only photos of me with all three kids!

** Stunning Bride **

I had the privilege to photograph a friend's wedding this past Spring. Yes - I said this past Spring. I am just now getting her final images for proofing. As you can see, she is absolutely stunning.

Below are some sample images. I hope she thinks they were worth the wait!

** Ella Vee is 2 Months Old Today **

It has been a while since I posted as it his been a little crazy around here. I cannot believe it, but our littlest one is already 2 months old!! Below are some photos.

Once again, I was only able to get one or two shots with her eyes open as she still likes to sleep a lot. In fact, for the last week she has been sleeping through the night. HAL-LE-LU-IAH!! I don't recall the boys sleeping through the night until the week before they started teething! :-)