PATRICK, LEMONS, & FOOTBALL

Patrick has got to be one of the cutest little boys around!  I love him like crazy!  Not only because he's my nephew and the fact that he likes to hang out with his Aunt Amee, but he's VERY energetic and has a personality that could just make you want to kiss his cheeks off!

Here are a few fun shots I was able to capture of him while he was running around... Did I mention that he is one very energetic boy!  ;)  And Dad (Grandpa), don't be upset, we didn't pick all the lemons off your lemon tree!  ;)  

(I know these are green and look like limes, but after I tried one, and my lips puckered, I knew they were lemons!  Trust me.)

And I'm gonna start off with my favorite...

(Just look at those gorgeous brown eyes!)

After the fun lemon picking, we had a wardrobe change!  And got in the football mood!

(Grandpa, don't look...)

Love it!  He's happy about his Saints being undefeated!  Who Dat!

Oh yeah...Patrick says, GEAUX SAINTS!!

PICTURES OF ME...

I'm back!  I know, I've neglected the blog world for a little bit, but I'm back in full swing.  I have so much to catch up on...  I can't wait to share.  Mary and I had so much fun in New Orleans, although I think she's a little upset with me for making her go to Cafe du Monde and Shortstop, for a po'boy, a few times while we were there.  But I tried to explain to her that you have to leave your 'diet' at the airport when you come to NOLA!  We 'locals' don't even know what that, 'diet', word means.  I even taught her how to order her po'boy..."dressed".  She's comin' around!  ;)  Love you Mary!  Thanks for meeting me in this awesome city.  We had so much fun with our sessions and with our photography conference.  One of our sessions included a set of twins...boy / girl twins!  And there's a few other cuties that I just love.  Can't wait to share!  But for now, your gonna have to settle for some photos of me that Mary took in The Quarter.  One of our goals while down there, was to 'shoot' each other and it was a blast!  Here's some fun shots for you...

(Don't ask me what I'm laughing at here....I think if I told you, Mary might kill me.)  ;)

Thanks Mary!

PARTNERCON - NOLA

Mary, my good friend and fellow photographer, called me one day and asked if I wanted to go to New Orleans to a photography conference with her.  Ummm... hello?!  Of course!  It's all about photography for one, and it's in New Orleans!  Bonus!  How could I pass that up?!  So we started making plans.

We decided to go a few days early and try and get some shooting done.  With the help of family and friends, we got lined up with some awesome kids and families.  The prior post of Mason was one of those fun shoots and there are lots more to come.  I can't wait to share.  In a way, I felt like Mary and I were the paparazzi!  But we had so much fun shooting and teaching each other some new tricks.  We also got to shoot each other...with our cameras....in the French Quarter.  I'll post those soon as well.  There were some late nights up till 3 a.m. and early 5 a.m. mornings, but all in all, definitely worth it!

Mary is from Raleigh, North Carolina and has one of THE best southern accents.  Oh and she's a Pepsi drinker!  ;)  And believe it or not, I think she can out drink me!  Yeah, I know.  Impossible you may think.  But, it's true.  On the first day of conference, we had lunch and we both turned to each other on our way to our next session and said I need a Pepsi!  So I went and saved us a seat and Mary went on the hunt.  No luck.  But Danny, with Pictage, knew what we were in need of.  He asked where we were and he then went across the street to go get us Pepsi.  How cool is that!?  And what's even cooler is that he found us the very next day around the same time and brought us another one!!  He made us feel like royalty.  Seriously.  Thank you Danny!! 

Mary = Diet Pepsi

Amee = Pepsi

MASON...THE PIRATE

Mason is my...oh so cute...great-nephew.  This is Mason's first Halloween and he's pretty much loving it from what I can see.  This little boy is so happy and so good and he's got to be in the top 3 in my family of babies to have the best cheeks.  Ever.  If you don't believe me, check them out yourself.  ;)

Mason dressed up as a pirate for Halloween.  He was THE cutest thing.  He loved the camera so much, that he started showing off how good he could roll over.  I love it!  And I also love his big blue eyes!

It's hard to pick a favorite, but I'm thinking this could be it!

Thanks Kristine, Ryan, and Mason for letting Mary and I shoot you like the paparazzi!  ;)