My latest movie luvs

I don't have much time to watch TV so I am always on the lookout for a good movie when I do get the chance to sit down for a couple of hours. Don't you hate it when you get all psyched up for movie night and you have picked the worse movie ever! I always seem to choose terrible, boring, weird movies. I was fired long ago from being the family's movie picker. But once in a while I run across a movie that makes an impact. Here are a few:


Return to Paradise - This movie is an older one - but after I watched it I couldn't stop thinking of it. It is one of those "what would you do?" kind of movies. I like movies that are unpredictable and thought provoking. If you haven't seen it - go rent it and tell me what you think.


A lot like love - this one is one of my favs. It is so unpredictable and they have so much charisma! You have to watch this one!


P.S. I love you - My friend, Irma, and I go out to the movies occasionally. She let me choose the first couple of times and quickly found out about my movie handicap - now I don't have any say so in what we see. Anyway - we saw this one a few weeks ago and I just loved it! Again, it is unpredictable and such a great love story. The photography is wonderful too!

Help me impress my friends and family by giving me some great suggestions on what to rent this weekend!!!!

Happy Birthday LyndseyBop!!!!

This is my other neice, Lyndsey, and she is 12 years old today. She and her sis, Leah, are only 12 months apart. My sis-in-law, Daphne, would dress them like twins when they were little. They have always been the cutest and sweetest of all kids (until mine were born, of course)!

I want to send a thank you out to their parents for raising them to be such wonderful people. It is such a blessing just to be around them! Here is a little bit about our beautiful Lyndsey!

• Favorite subject in school: Math (takes after her Uncle Hugh!)
• Favorite Color: Orange (represents energy, warmth and the sun - this describes her perfectly!)
• Her "thing" right now: Cheerleading
• Loves to draw
• Future Career: Pediatric Registered Nurse
  

Hope your day is as wonderful as you!!! Love you!

City Kids Goin' Country!

These are the kids of one of my triathlete friends. We participated in the Disney Danskin Triathlon last spring. What a blast! Girls - you have to give it a try!!! Margo and I both thought we were going to drown in the swimming section - but you guessed it - we made it!! The best part of it is you only have to do it once and for the rest of your life you can say, "Hi, my name is Tracy and I am a triathlete!

Not only is Margo a triathlete, she also home schools her three children. "Supermom" is definitely on her resume'! We went out to my sister's place which is one of my fav places to photograph. One reason is because my sister cooks us dinner when I have a photo session out there. Another reason is the kids have so much fun! Their experience with taking photographs is a happy and fun one. Don't you just love the old truck?!!!!

Beauty in the Weeds!

My husband thinks I am loco when I tell him I am going to do a photo session near our home. He says there are nothing but weeds everywhere! Then he looks at my photos and says "How do you do that?" There is nothing sweeter than a compliment on your work from your husband!!! Thanks Babe, for being one of my biggest fans!!!

This particular session was important to me. The family had just experienced one of the most horrible tragedies that can happen to a family. When Brittany, the mom, came for the session, I really wanted to come through for her and deliver photos that would make her heart smile. I pray that these will bring some joy to her day!

I have corrupted my child

A photographer that I admire once said that he never missed an episode of America's Next Top Model.  The photo shoots can be very educational and informative from a photographer's perspective.  So being the ever-seeking-knowledge photographer that I am, I start watching them.  I record them on DVR so I can forward through all of the drama.  (I have to confess, though, I forward less and less as I get addicted to the drama!)  Anyway, my girls wanted to watch a couple of the photo shoots.  Some of them are too risque but the others are playful and tame enough that I let them watch about 3 photo shoot sections with me.

So I am up in my studio setting up for a session and my daughter comes up.  I am changing the settings on my lights and ask her to stand for me to test them (she had done this hundreds of times for me).  Instead of just standing there like she normally does, she strikes this pose.  As you can see, she is posed from the tip of her fingers to the tips of her toes!  

She is only 5 years old!  Where did this come from?  Then I remember the shows and immediately I begin envisioning all of the sessions she will have to have with her psychiatrist to straighten herself out.  As parents, don't you wonder how much of what you do (or don't do) will shape your child into what kind of person they become as adults?  

To save my sweet baby girl some future doctor bills I made her watch 3 episodes of Jeopardy.   I will keep you updated on if it works or not! :) 

6 month Cutie!

I know this mom is anxiously waiting on a sneak peek of these!  6 months is one of my favorite stages to photograph in the first year.  At this age they are starting to develop their own personality and it is so much fun to see it happen!

Thank you!

I wanted to send out a thank you to this mom for hanging with me.  She scheduled an appointment a couple of months ago (when her daughter was turning 1 year old).  We had to reschedule a few times because of illness and other things.  Then I got so busy with the Holiday Season that I was unable to fit her back in.  We finally got together and captured these beautiful 1 year (or 15 month) photos of her daughter.