Sneak Peek for April & John...

Here's a few of Evan for ya!
She's just so gorgeous!
Thanks for letting me shoot her again!

Playin' in the azaleas...

There's a park just a mile or two from our house. It's so nice. The city holds all of their holiday festivites there. We went to a big Christmas thing there back in December. It's decorated so beautifully. We also attended an Easter Egg hunt there in March.
So, now the azaleas are in bloom there. They have tons of em, and I'll probably cry when they die!
Here's Gabby Grace, playing in them...

Gabe & Gabby

This was taken in a field, that no longer exists.
Ok, well, the field still exists, but not the lovely yellow "wildflowers" that were there :(
This was back from Easter Sunday at Nana's house. And, if the scenery looks familiar, it was also the setting for some pics a few posts back.
I just got around to editing it last nite, because I was looking for the perfect picture to use this new "treatment" on. I love the timeless look of it.

As the title indicates, it's Gabby Grace and her daddy, playing. Oh does that girl love her daddy!

YUMMY!

Gabby had her first giant lollipop @ Sam's birthday party a couple weeks ago.
She loved it, though she couldn't finish it.
I'll get some pics of the party posted later, but I thought I'd share this one for now.

Frolicking in fields

These 2 areas are awesome to shoot in...too bad they'll both be gone in a matter of weeks!
They are on Gabby's Nana's land, and the white is their yard (which will be cut) and the yellow is a field, which will be used for planting in. :(
I've been playing with "textures" also. They are a fad right now in photography, so of course I jumped on the texture wagon.

I am posting both versions - texture and not textured so you can see both.

80 degrees out, with a winter hat on!

It's getting to be the time of year when we get to start spending a good bit of time outside.
Yesterday was no exception.
I told Gabby that we were going to go out, and she ran into her closet and grabbed this winter hat. Yep, 80 degrees out, and she wants to wear a hat!
Now, I guarantee you, if I WANTED her to wear a hat, she wouldn't!
So, yes, we're wearing capri pants, a short-sleeve shirt, and a super duper cute hat. (We'll just pretend it's a summer hat! :) )
I love these shots of her!

Sneak peek for Misty & Donnie...

Here's a quick shot of Miss Haley!
I'll get some more ready for you soon!
It was a pleasure working with you guys!

Introducing...Aiden Brunetti!

Our dear friends, Jennifer & Chris, welcomed a beautiful baby boy into this world, on February 27. We couldn't be happier for them!
He weighed in at 6lbs, 9oz and was 19.5" long!

Here's a few shots I grabbed at the hospital when Gabby Grace and I went for a visit!

One Day old, Aiden!

A couple from Mati Claire's session...

HOW CUTE is this little girl!
And that hair...I LOVE IT!

I'll get to posting a few more soon, but here's a couple to start with!
That first one has Erin's Color Action on it.
And that black and white may be hers, too - or Brenda's...I can't remember now!

House update

For those of you asking if we're back home yet...sadly, the answer is no.
It's been 37 days... :(

We've moved in with a different friend. We figured 4 weeks of us invading one home was enough, so we got out of their hair, and moved into someone elses! :)

Thanks for all the well-wishes, thoughts and prayers. Keep em coming!
Gabby Grace is SO READY to go home. :(

Happy Valentine's Day!

My worst post ever...

Well, one of my worst fears came true at 1:15 this morning...our home caught on fire. We were awoken by the smell of smoke and the screeching sound of our WONDERFUL smoke detectors.

First things first, Gabby wasn't there. She was spending the night as her grandma's house. THANK GOD.

Gabe & I inhaled a ton of smoke and my throat is still burning :( We don't smell too pleasant, either! ;)

Smoke was everywhere. It was terribly thick and you could barely see through it. We couldn't see the flames of the fire because it was in the wall behind the fireplace. We called 911, and the Ridgeland Fire Department and Police Departments were there in less than 10 minutes.

They said had we just been a few minutes longer, the fire would've gotten in the attic and swept through the insulation and we'd of had MAJOR Loss. They were able to contain it very quickly - they did a wonderul job with the fire, and with consoling Gabe & myself. We can't thank them enough for saving our home.

There is fire and water damage in the living room, some slight water damage in the kitchen ceiling, and some fire damage in the attic. There is smoke throughout the entire house, which makes it "un-livable" as the fire department puts it.

We are staying with some very generous friends, who didn't even mind that we called them at 3:20 this morning to tell them we needed a place to stay! (THANKS PAUL AND LIZ)

We don't have any idea when we'll be able to get back into the house, but we're hoping it's not too long. Gabby is on "extended vacation" at her grandma's house and she's having a blast and, of course, is none-the-wiser that anything is wrong, and we'd like to keep it like that.

ServePro - a company that specializes in the cleaning of of fire and water damage - was at the house this evening setting up de-humidifiers, fans, filters, etc...to help with the smell. They will have to send every piece of clothing we own, every linen, every curtain, etc - to the cleaners, to be de-smoked.

Our furniture will either have to be deep-cleaned (by the pros) or replaced. Even our electronics will have to be taken apart (again, by pros) or replaced.

This has been quite a shock to use. We are in disbelief that it has even happened. If anything, PLEASE let this be a reminder to you to INSTALL A SMOKE DETECTOR IN EVERY ROOM, HALLWAY, KITCHEN, etc...

EDIT - lots of you have asked about Dylan (our German Shepherd) and he's fine - I apologize for not including him in the original post. He got out of the house quickly and we put him in the car, where he watch the fireman work. He's at his grandma's house now.

EDITING AGAIN - for those of you asking how the fire started...
We can't say conclusively, yet The fire department and fire inspectors both have it narrowed down to either 1. some electrical wiring around the fireplace or 2. the old wood that was underneath the fireplace. (our house is probably 70 yrs old, but we've only lived in it 2 yrs and 3 months)

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers, keep em coming!
And, of course, you know I can't make a blog post without a picture involved...though, these aren't the normal, fun pics I usually post :(

Austin

I love the pics I took on this shoot! Look at this precious little baby - and this family had the best spots in their house to take pics!

This first one is a storyboard/collage i created for them - with different details from his room and, of course, pics of him.

Harper

I swear, I am so lucky that I get to photograph such beautiful children!
Harper looks like a Ralph Lauren model!
We had a great time at our shoot!
Funny little story - I met this family while out eating dinner! Harper & Gabby Grace
spotted each other (our tables were next to each other) and they hit it off! Kids are so hilarious and unpredictable!

Cameron

Isn't he the cutest thing, EVER?!?! Cameron is ALL BOY! We had a blast at our shoot. He is a bundle of energy and so super smart!