Jennifer & Scott

I recently shot engagement photos for my good friend Jennifer and her fiancée, Scott.  That are such a sweet couple, and I wish them the best. :)

Kaylee Mae

A few posts ago, I blogged about one of my best friends new arrival, Kaylee Mae. Saturday I was able to meet the little pumpkin and she was even sweeter in person than in picture.  I also took a few photos, just because that's how I roll. Here they are. :)

Kaylee Mae Warren

Bonding :)

Bright eyed & bushy tailed

precious

sweetest little cry

It's becoming a trend! (hint brooke and casey)

\

Um, let's not forget about Ava! We can't leave her out. :)

I heart PJ

Once upon a time, I attended the WKU Appalachian Cultural Project as a Labbie.  It was an amazing experience, yet sadly the only PJ workshop (other than the Strobist Lighting one) that I attended while studying PJ at WKU.  At times I catch myself needing more than just portraiture photography, I need the story, the grit and grime of Photojournalism.  It's true photography at it's best form.  I feel as if I've lost that side of myself, now that I'm a mommy.  My identity has changed, along with my subject(s).  I have been contemplating going back, just for the love of it.  Not sure I'd ever actually work as a PJ for a paper, per se. But I just seriously, whole-heartedly love photojournalism and being a photojournalist.  I miss the darkroom  and film, developing and laughing, learning and deadlines, critiques and failure with a little success. There is nothing more therapeutic than telling stories without words. It's in the silence of the photo, that we are heard. -me.

So here are some of the photos I snapped in between labby-ing at the workshop.  Oddly enough, I felt so at home in Eastern Ky.

Happy Birthday, Kaylee Mae!

Guess who's a momma again?!

One of my best friend's, Adryanne, had her 2nd daughter today! Welcome to the world, Kaylee Mae!!!

In honor of your day, I am posting a photo of Adryanne & Cody I took when they were preggers with Ava, Kaylee's big sister.

Can't wait to hold you, Kaylee Mae...

Wish there were more people like these people.

Tortureeee

Let me just tell you, yesterday was really crazy weather.  Which also meant, yesterday was beautiful for photos. Which may I add, yesterday, I didn't have a babysitter. Boo. I was tormented by watching the beautiful clouds move, the sunbeams dance and the field grass sway from my back window and couldn't do much about it. Other than take a pic from a window. I would have taken Nora out to take photos, but it was like 50 mph winds and freezing cold! Figured she would get sick, you know what they say.

So here's a pic from the upstairs bathroom window. Dangit.

Making Memories

Just a photo that means a lot to me already. Jody snapped it for me.

A song I already tear up to, and Nora isn't even a year.

I'm one of those mom's, I can't help it.

:)

I look over at their pictures,
Sittin' in their frames.
I see them as babies:
I guess that'll never change.
You pray all their lives,
That someday they will find happiness.

Then they do, and that's how it is. 

-Trace Adkins, "Then They Do"

Meowww.

I've barely, if not at all, spoken of these two important 'people' in my life.  'People' only because one is not a human but a domesticated wild kitty. The other is a wild kitty too, but is human. ;)

I was SO happy to come home to my precious, maniac cat, Bleu. The amount of guilt I've had for leaving him behind has been unflippinbearable. And now here we are. Together again. Only he had to give me a good scratchin when I first got home. I understand. I deserved it. You're my boy, bleu!

The other wild kitty in my life is Dustin's sister, Tara Jo.  My new sistah. She's absolutely the most hilarious person I've ever been around. When she's not bored to death visiting me in my po-dunk town and farming it up. ;) I love you sistah.  And here's a photo I snapped of her when I do believe she was feeling 'too cool for school'.

Skittem Bleu

Here's to not killing me when you drove my butt to the grocery store Sat night on your permit license! :)