Weekend Recap

I had the joy of visiting my family over the weekend. 

We ate lasagna, celebrated birthdays, and I even managed to fit in some much needed girl talk with my four year old niece before bedtime. Who knew a little girl could have so much to say about starting kindergarten and being a big sister. 

Enjoy a few photo's from my grandpa's house...  

 

A Time for Everything

There is a time for everything, a season for every activity under heaven.
A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.
A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to rebuild.
A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
A time to search and a time to lose. A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak up.
A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 NLT

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Redbook

Going through my grocery list I checked off what was already in the cart and surveyed what we still needed.

Spinach-check.
Laundry detergent-check.
Bottled water-check.
Only one thing left on my list...Redbook.

I'm not normally one for magazines. But April's issue of Redbook was a non-negotiable. Remember this post?

After months of waiting, I could barely hold it together any longer. I had lost all patience for the Table of Contents and formulated a very precise game plan for finding the article...Dan started from the back, while I started in the front and we paged through. 

And there it was. In between Momcentric & Stuff my Kids Taught Me, was sweet little page 127. Page 127 will forever hold a special place in my heart, my first published photograph.

We stood in silence, in the middle of the magazine aisle, looking at the article, starring at the photograph and I barely held it together.

So, without keeping you waiting any longer, the April 2011 Issue of Redbook. And a special thank you to Jamie for making this opportunity possible!

Kylie

Photographed her as a little one, and I recently had the pleasure of photographing her at 6 months. How cute is she?!

Rocky

Don't expect any witty or funny stories today, our day was filled with shooting and blazing through some editing from a recent shoot. Depending on how much work I get done, I might just pull a Rocky victory dance as celebration for my productivity.

black & white

cookies & lettuce

Lettuce & cookies...odd combination...I know.


It's a Saturday afternoon and I'm getting ready to make and photograph some of my favorite cookies-Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies. My version of a healthy cookie-a girl can dream. 


I start gathering the ingredients and realize the last of the eggs were eaten this morning by husband someone, but I'll refrain from naming names...so I can't make-or photograph-my d-lish cookies. 


So whats a girl to do who is jones-ing for some food photography but has no cookies in sight? The next best thing...grab the only semi-fresh thing in the fridge and shoot away. 
Which is where lettuce comes in.