The Napper Family

This is the second time I've had the pleasure of photographing the Napper Family. Brittany is the 4-H agent in Ouachita Parish and a very dear friend of mine. We were pregnant together and her little girl Emory and my baby Keller are only weeks apart!

I absolutely love seeing this prissy little girl. She is SO incredibly smart and just adorable. She takes after her mommy a good bit I think! :) She keeps me running but has endless expressions on her face that I love to try and capture.

We had fun trying out this new spot in Archibald. I think it used to be an old bank. The lighting inside was wonderful and the red brick and green grass made for a great spring back drop.

The Napper's live in Ruston and are such a sweet family. I hope I'll be able to keep photographing Em through the years!

And just for you Britt, a BETTER picture! :)

My 1st Maternity Shoot

I had my very 1st maternity shoot about a week ago and I enjoyed it so much. Have you ever walked away from a shoot and just felt great about it? I'm not gonna lie, I was terrified at first. I mean anytime I shoot a family I get nervous, because it's so much harder than one or two people. So I had mom and dad and their four kiddos to shoot. But... I had no need to be nervous. Those children were perfect! Talk about make my job easy! I ended up having a great time and getting some great shots as well!

Gina is my hairdresser and sweet friend. I am so excited for her to welcome this new little one into the world. They don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet and are waiting to find out. My guess is....a GIRL! We shall see.

Hello Blogging World!

I've been reading blogs for a long time now, but never seemed to have the time to start one myself. I actually started the blog several months ago, but never made 1 post!

Sooo, I'm going to give it a try! The blog will mainly be for sharing photographs of the sweet family's I photograph, but since it's winter...I haven't been shooting much lately. So I'm going to start with my week.

Monday I didn't have to go into work until ten due to the weather which= much excitement! I dropped the boy's off at the sitter's then went on in. I went to Monroe to meet Brittany, the Ouachita 4-H Agent, so that we could purchase decorations for Ag Expo Friday night. We had lunch at O'Charlies then set out to purchase deco at Hobby Lobby. We decided on a Mardi Gras theme for Freeze Modeling that was super cute.

After that, we went to Ruston to set up an account at the bank for work. We finished up and I started heading back toward's home. I needed to stop in Monroe to pick up a few things. About halfway between Ruston and Monroe my radio started shutting on and off, then my lights, then my gas gauge, then my speedometer, then my window, then my windshield wipers...keep in mind this is the day all the school's were out for the WEATHER. It was starting to rain and NOTHING in my car worked. I could only drive it. It was also getting very close to dark and I didn't think I would get very far with no lights. Sooo, being the smart person that I am, I made it to the mall and pulled over there, so that I could shop and eat if I was going to be there awhile. This was at 5:15.

Trent happened to be an hour into the woods, so it took him 2 hours to get there. I managed to open my hood and beat on my battery cables with a crowbar for about 15 minutes, but ofcourse that wasn't the case. It was freezing, I was all alone, and not one person was nice enough to stop. The security guard must have passed me atleast 10 times, and not once did he ask if I needed help. So much for people helping other people out.

Trent finally made it and three hours later, $237 less, I had a new alternator and a working car. So I made it home around 11 pm. Good times. :)

I'll finish with a pic of me and Brittany from Ag Expo last night.