Shalom's newborn photo shoot

I took Shalom's newborn photos this Thursday (before the storm hit!) She was pretty fussy but I think she did fantastic considering!!! I had a blast taking her pictures. Here's some of my favorites...

"Yawwwwwwwwwwnnnn!!!!"
In daddy's hands...
The tea cup is actually a planter that I found in the store... I love it and she fit so perfectly into it (and apparently she loved it because this was the only pose that she actually slept through!)


In mommy's hands....

Fields' photo shoot at the garden...

I did a photo shoot with my friend Ricky and his two kids on Monday at Fort Worth's Botanic Gardens. Here's some of my favorite shots...

Announcing the arrival of...

Baby Shalom Izabella was born on April 3rd, 2008. She weighed in at 6 pounds exactly and was 19 1/2 inches long... and I got to be there when she made her arrival into the world... with a camera in my hand! My sister was the one who delivered (they had a home birth). It was amazing and "mom" did a magnificent job, no doubt about that! I think I was more excited about Shalom actually being born than taking the pictures of my first birth experience! I learned a lot of things... and realized I've got a lot more to learn about my camera to perfect those pictures. Here's a few of my favorites...

Shalom's newborn exam... she didn't much care for that stethoscope!

She also decided to help out with all the measuring...

Daddy's first moments with his little baby girl (yes, this is definitely an "aw" moment!)

Pregnancy Photos...

Well I got my first opportunity to photograph a couple of my friends/coworkers who are pregnant. We had a blast and I definitely learned a thing or two (or ten) from the photo shoot. Here's a few of my favorites... (ok so maybe there's more than just a few!)

My New "Toy"

I forgot to mention that I recently got a new "toy"...

It's a Nikon D80... a pretty nice little camera (ok so maybe it's not so little). I'm hoping to make a little money taking some pictures on the side with it... I have two births that I will have the privilege of photographing (one in April and one in June) that I am very excited about! Anyway, here's a few pictures I took while the kids were playing around this past weekend at Anthony's...

My how time flies!

Well it seems like just yesterday the last time I posted something... but apparently it's been months (and I mean MONTHS!) So... I just thought I would update what's been going on. I have been dating a wonderful man since August. He is such an encourager and treats me like a princess. His name is Anthony. He is a single father of three kids, Lindsay (age 14), Jayda (age 9), and Logan (age 8) and he has them pretty much full time. So we have become quite the brady bunch! Sarah and Jayda are only 7 months apart and Logan and Matthew are 8 months apart, so it's almost like having a 14 year old and two sets of twins.... although some days I swear it feels like there's at least 10 of them running around instead of just 5! They are quite the busy bodies, but I love it.

Me and Anthony

"The Gang"

"The Boys"

Matthew, Anthony and Logan

Lindsay, Me and Jayda (of course Sarah opted out of being in the picture since she's such a fan of having her picture taken!)

Sarah and Jayda

Sarah is sitting on Jayda's lap! Silly girls!