Here’s a sneak peek of Mr. W.

May God Bless You Little Man!

How many times have we stood in front of our children asking them to pose & say ‘cheese’ and the like?  I know it’s 1 too many times if you’re like me:)  I decided to post this photograph up of my daughter so that you could experience with me the importance of capturing our children exactly how they are at different stages in their life.  Believe me, when my daughter’s entering college, I’ll be more appreciative to relish in her ‘true’ personality from days past than ones that were forced by me or others.   One of the reasons I love children’s photography so much is that when I was a little girl (until middle school & high school) I was a serious, serious kid.  All I would do was give the photographers these stern expressions and they’d try and try to no avail.  Fortunately, my mother was fond of capturing me just as I was and didn’t force it.  That’s what I’d recommend to other mom’s out there b/c look at what you might have missed if you were forcing smiles.  That look of my daughter above is one she does like she’s looking inside of your soul:)  I’m so glad I caught this b/c it’s an expression I never want to forget…because smiles are a dime a dozen.

Anyway…..When I first reviewed this image it showed up in my ‘head’ as a B&W photo.  But, WOW! Is the reaction I now have of the image in color. 

Thanks Mama B.  You did good!

Here’s one of my favorites from recent. 

I ached and moaned and groaned about it.  All to the tune of about 20 plus pounds of additional weight that I had put on.  Since having my daughter I basically kept eating the way I wanted and didn’t bother to exercise.  The day came where enough was enough.  I remember thinking how active I used to be and wondering what had happened to me.

I talked to one of my clients from my marketing job who has become one of my personal friends.  He told me about how he lost 60+ pounds by changing his eating habits and eating a balanced diet.  That seemed to be what everybody said, but I began to ask myself, “What is a balanced diet?”  He gave me the name of his trainer and nutritionist and that day I must have looked at the name and number in front of me a thousand times.  The thought of having a guy train me was just about enough to keep me from doing it.  So, I let my pride go!  Fortunately I found a woman to help me and since then I’ve been sweating my behind off!  Well, not literally:)  I have been sweating, though.  My eating habits have changed after thinking about what I’m putting into my body before doing so, as well.  I’ve changed over to mostly organic foods and vegetables, using grain-fed meat and it’s definitely made a difference in how I feel.  I’m on my second week of it and supposedly this is the toughest week because your body is craving sugars, etc, but I’ve managed to control the beast for the most part.  I’ll keep you posted on Week 3. 

I haven’t lost but 2 pounds.  But, I’m not discouraged because I’m starting to see the difference.  I just need to stick with it.

I haven’t finished editing the photos from our session, but I wanted to post a quick sneak peak of the three girls together.  More to come soon.

With Love,

A

More to come soon...stay posted!

Amidst the heat, I had the pleasure of working with Little M and his Mommy.  Our first session started around 9 am one morning and the heat started on us really, really fast.  Little M got sleepy and we all kept trying, but I knew that he just wanted to crash (bless his little heart).  We ended up rescheduling for the next day and then the monsoons started for a weekend like Columbia, nor I, have seen in quite some time.  When I say it rained, I mean it rained and poured from morning til night.  And, before you ask..YES, the children of Columbia town were going stir crazy. 

One week later and magic!  Great weather.  Happy Little M.  And, Little M session complete.  Can’t wait for his Mommy to see them all.  Here’s a few to look over.

A favorite of this little Southern Belle.

Did I mention how beautiful their babies are?…

Here are some images from their most recent session Downtown.

In another upcoming blog post, I’ll be writing an article about this mother and what special book she’s written for other mom’s out there called Mommy’s Kisses.  It’s certainly from her heart as it was written for her son.