So Much Fun!

Thanks Camille, for letting me photograph you and your sweet little girls! It was a blast and I learn tons every time I take pics for different people in different locations. Here are a few of the shots I've edited so far. Hope you like them!

Taking a Moment For Myself

I'm just sitting here at Starbuck's. Just Me. I could say that every moment with my children is bliss and I miss them every time I'm away. But I won't. I have discovered something important about myself this past few months and it's really given me the ability to let the guilt go. I need time to focus on myself occasionallly. I need to get excercise and I need to have some sort of creative outlet. I think if I am a better person, I am a better Mommy. Sounds simple enough, but how many Moms out there really take care of themselves? For me, a stay at home Mom, it is my job to take care of others. It's really the only job that you won't get a break from unless you seek one. We need to seek breaks! Right now I hope my kids are seeing me as Mommy, but also a person who also has hobbies and interests.

In other news, the family I took photos of got their disc on Monday and the Mom sent me a really sweet email thanking me. They loved the photos and said if I get to the point someday where I want to do it professionally, they will refer peole to me. She also gave me specific feedback about which were favorites, which was really helpful. Loved this!

I am going to do a little shoot for my friend Camille and her two little girls this afternoon. Camille has been a good friend of mine ever since our 5 year olds were born and we were in PEPS together. (For the Non-Seattle Moms, PEPS is an amazing program that forms groups of new Moms who live near each other. It is an awesome thing!) I am so excited to do pics of people I know really well. I think the comfort level will help things flow really naturally.

Off to bootcamp now. Or, as my 5 year old sometimes calls it "boob camp". She thinks she's hilarious. And? She kind of is.

Fun Chalk Photo Challenge

www.iheartfaces.com has a weekly photo challenge that I wanted to participate in. Two rules: use chalk in some way and must include a human face. I didn't have long to come up with an idea, but I thought this was cute! I wish some of the shadows could have been worked out better, but this is what I came up with in a short amount of time.

Which to choose?

I have the most difficult time picking an edit and sticking with it. I may think it's done and then look at it a couple of hours later and think, "maybe if I just lighten it a bit..." Sometimes I take in a totally different direction. Skilled photographers, how do you know when to stop?




And this last one? Posting just because Evelyn is awesome and she loved this zipline at Discovery park.

Oh yeah. Baby Mac is pretty cute too.