1/52: Self Portrait

I am doing a project 52 with a group of photographers from The Bloom Forum. Each week we will have a different theme. I am so excited about this project (along with the other 2 I am doing). This is our first week and the theme was Self Portrait.

I had a few things in my mind for how I wanted to approach this week's project. BUT Justin took the camera with him to Tallahassee. He was supposed to be back today, but now isn't coming home until Tuesday. SOO I had to improvise. I charged the battery on our 6 year old Kodak Easyshare. And then snapped away. The last image was the one I liked best. I took it in front our dining room window. Great afternoon window light.



I will be posting some of these here. But all of them will be posted over at the Hill Art & Photography blog.That is our temporary blog for now. We will be working with Breeze from Trust the Air on a custom blogsite in a week or two. SOOO excited about that!

Sleeping Beauties

I could watch my kids sleep for hours on end. I want to hold them and kiss their little faces. These are the moments that are held so dear. They are sweet and calm. And will let you stare into their beautiful faces for more than a few seconds.

I often ask Emily to please just let me look at her. To let me hold her on my lap and memorize her face as it is at that moment. She has allowed me to do this once. And it was for maybe about 30 seconds. I'm sure I am not the only parent that enjoys filling her mind with her children's beauty.

We are always running and busy. And our kids never stop to breath. They are constantly in movement. I think sometimes we forget to see eachother. To really look into ones soul. For now I will enjoy these little sleeping beauties.

It scares me to think that this will all be gone soon. That they will all be grown with families of their own before I even realize it. So I will cherish all these moments. And document all I can. For these moments are fleeting.

Week 2/52

This is a little late.
These were taken one morning this week. Emily was standing by the window and Trent ran over to stare with her. They are getting along a lot better these days. Of course there are still days with lots of fighting and yelling. And I will be soo happy when that comes to a halt. Which I think will be when Trent starts Pre-k. So that's a little bittersweet.

Keeping Me Company

This is our first week in our new home, and Justin is working out of town. It sucks! Having him gone is no fun. And on top of that I am a big baby about staying by myself. I have actually done really well though. If I allow mylsef-I can come up with about a hundred reasons why I should be scared. But I have been keeping my mind off of thinking about "bad things".

I do miss Justin terribly. I didn't realize I would miss him this much. But I do! And I can't wait until he gets back home with us Thursday. It is going to be great when he finds work around here.

Lastnight Trent kept me company. Tonight Emily has been by my side. (Trent fell asleep early.)I am trying to enjoy these moments with them. I know that soon they will be far and few.

Project 52

I am excited to announce I will be taking part in project 52. A lot of people do project 365, but I recently learned about p 52. And that is definitely more my speed. I can certainly do a photo a week. But I don't really have the time to do it every single day. And I would feel bad for not finishing p 365-so I decided to do
52.
I now just need to come up with a theme. I think I am going to make an album at the end of the year with all the photos. I want to do something that is special to us. That we will cherish as a family.

I am also contemplating doing something like Tara Whitney did this year. Hers was called 6 people 12 times. But mine would be 5 people 12 times.

I am sooo excited for the new year!!!

Mini-Sessions...

We did mini-sessions in Moultrie in November. It was our first set of mini-sessions. I was a little nervous we would fall behind, but we had penty of time. All the families that participated were so great. They were all very sweet and fun. We had a great time. While we were waiting on our first appointment we decided to take some shots of our kids.

New Year. New Beginnings.

Well, our time in Florida is coming to an end. Along with the year. We will be moving back to Georgia New Year's. We had been talking about it, and a rental came up that really caught us. Especially because in a year we will have the option to buy.

We have a lot planned for our photography business. I am a little cautious calliing it a business, but I suppose in a month or two it will officially be a business. We are changing our pricing structure. We will be (possibly) getting a custom logo. We will be getting a website and blog. We will be purchasing new equipment. And so much more! I can't wait to get it all out there. It's very exciting!

I will be transferring to MTC to become an LPN. Then I will bridge over to become an RN. It will take me less time to do it this way, plus I can go ahead and start working sooner. And I will get to do it with a good friend of mine, which will help a lot!!

I am so ready for 2011!