Donahoos

I go to church with the Donahoos and have grown to dearly love their family. They are in the process of raising support to be full time missionaries in England, and it has been such a faith-builder to watch the Lord provide for their needs throughout this process. So here is my pitch: if you want to support them, send an email to traceandginger@windstream.net. I know that they covet your prayers, so get in touch with them and find out their prayer needs. Send them a note of encouragement. But most importantly, pray that the Lord will grow them and use them to draw others to Christ in England.

They wanted to have some photos to send to their family as Christmas presents, so we met up at Leeds Park (if you have kids, you MUST visit their incredible two story megaplayset) and took these photos...








I'm definitely new at the whole photoshop thing, but I love playing around in it when I have a little time. Here's the product of my silliness :)

The Wall Family

As a photographer, I couldn't ask for more out of a photo session than clients with some spunk and just the right light. The Wall family definitely had the perfect personality to fit Saturday's gorgeous dusk. I feel the need to pinch myself after sessions like theirs....do I really get paid to hang out with such fun people and do what I love to do?

Red kicks...

Those of you who know me probably have my wardrobe memorized. I'm very predictable, with a touch of "plain jane" if you will. I'm not quite sure of my reasons for this...maybe it is because my life stays as chaotic and unpredictable as I can possibly have it, so my wardrobe provides a small source of stability. Ok, probably not. But last week I decided it was time to spice things up a bit. Stacy and I were out shopping and I found the perfect pair of red shoes. After getting the thumbs up from my fashionista sister (I tell her that she is the only thing that keeps me off of "what not to wear"), I made my big purchase. And then I came home and did the most logical thing possible--photographed the heck out of them.

Gatsby Get Down

Are you a young professional in the Birmingham area? Are you looking to get plugged in and raise some $$$ for a good cause? If so, then check out YP Birmingham at www.ypbirmingham.com. Each month, the young professionals of Birmingham get creative to raise funds for some very important charities. This month YP hosted the "Gatsby Get Down" to raise awareness and funds for Hopeline, an initiative of Verizon Wireless to prevent domestic violence. Hopeline collects wireless phones and recycles/reuses them, donating the proceeds to victims of domestic violence and to nonprofit advocacy agencies. So last Thursday night the yp's of Birmingham donned their 20's garb, brought a used cell phone, and enjoyed live jazz music at the local Speakeasy.

The Molloys

Warm. That is the first word that comes to mind when I think of the Molloy family. I spent 30 minutes with them in our "mini session" yesterday, but felt like I had known them for years when I left. I couldn't stop talking about little Hayden when I got home--I've never seen a two year old that is so polite and intelligent. And so articulate! At one point during the shoot, he pointed and said, "Mommy, that looks like an octagon!" Have you ever heard a two year old use the word octagon?! I was amazed. Amy and Michael are so loving and attentive--you can tell in moment that they are wonderful parents. I was so blessed by my time with the Molloys.

Happy 10th Birthday to Ty!

We had the Sharp's over for Ty's birthday Monday night. What fun!! We ate dinner, hung out, watched the boys play video games, listened to Adam play the "fat lady" song....it was a good night. Only after the Sharps left did I realize that we did not actually get Ty a present for his birthday! I guess in all my excitement, I forgot to get a gift. So sorry Ty! Thanks for spending part of your birthday at our little house.

For the love...

I took both of these images several weeks ago, and for some reason have just hesitated to put them up on the blog. It had been so long since I just went out and shot for the love of shooting....the practical side of me demanded that I spend my time only on things I deemed productive. I'm realizing more and more that I have to keep the flame alive, if you know what I mean. I have to shoot for myself because I LOVE IT. That is the only thing that will keep me loving it for years to come. So I'm not really worried about whether these images appear good or bad, mediocre or not. I shot and posted them because I had to.

Late night post...

I'm about to head to bed, but just wanted to throw a few pictures up on the blog for old times' sake :). I've been out of town with my husband of 1 year (I can't believe it's been a whole year! how time flies!), and haven't had time to post. Here goes....

One more wedding photo

I just had to add this one. Aren't they so precious?