A Special Time Just for Dad and the Kids!

What a great time we had downtown! Alex is 8 and Sydney is 5---perfect ages to have a blast with! Summertime and kids....they just go together!

AHS Class of 2010: Caitlin

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AHS Class of 2010: Danae

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Nicole & Ryan's Love Promise Day

What a blast we had with Nicole & Ryan! Their wedding was stunningly beautiful and after their wonderful ceremony, we had sooooo much fun with the wedding party! The ceremony was held in Port Orange and our "Fun-in-the-Sand" was in Daytona Beach. A great group to hang with! Thanks so much for inviting us to capture this awesome time, Nicole & Ryan! We loved it!!!! And we love your beautiful images!!

UCA Cheer Camp in Clearwater

Rock on Astronaut! Our Varsity Cheer Team is the bomb! They are awesome! They had a great time at Camp this year, held at the Sheraton on Clearwater Beach! What a great get away! These girls are always so much fun! I hope you get a chance to see them perform this upcoming school year! If you'd like to see more images from the camp, check them out on my facebook fan page! If you do not belong to facebook, just join (its free) and search in the search box for photoARTworks. As a fan, you'll get notice our specials (just for fans), too!!

Sierra is 16 now

It's crazy to me....how swift these years have come. And it seems the older she gets----the closer she gets to leaving the nest---the faster the time goes.... This year, it's a BIG one for her: 16! She is so very excited, and counts the days and moments until she can drive 'all alone'. Sierra was born the day after her Papa, so we always share a small family gathering to celebrate both birthdays. She also had an intimate gathering of friends here at home for a 'redneck-slip-n-slide' party (BTW, sooooo much more fun than a regular slip-n-slide)!! Oh! Check out her super cool (and incredibly delicious chocolate-mint cake) from Something Sweet in Titusville!

Sierra's big 16 year old gift was instruction & flying a T6 WWII Trainer at Warbird Adventures in Kissimmee. Sierra loves both flying and WWII history so this was an awesome gift for her! We highly recommend this company! They were fabulous! Her instructor-pilot, James, did a fabulous job!!! After her flight, we also purchased a video and some still pictures taken enroute. James even ducked down on one so that it looked like she was the only one in the plane. How cool is that!! You gotta check this company out! It's soooo worth it!

With so much going on with Sierra's b-day, you can imagine there are lots and lots of images! So, I just made a collage of highlights for this post! We love you, Sierra and we are SO VERY PROUD OF YOU!!!

I had to share with you the pictures of these guys from the party (because, yes, they ROCK). Most of my clients are girls-----where are the boys??

Baleigh 5 Days Old in the Gallery

"Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord. The fruit of the womb is a reward." Psalm 127:3
It was my pleasure to visit with sweet Baleigh; to hold her, feel her silky skin, smell her new life and capture stunning portraits for her mommy and daddy. I thank you, from the bottom of my heart, Callie and Austin, for asking me to do this----for it was my pleasure to share in your blessing.

Jack Is Here

What a blessing in the Gallery! Yesterday, Jack's Mommy & Daddy brought him to see me and we had a WONDERFUL visit! Jack was only 5 days old! And what a good little poser: he showed me his toes and played Angel and Little Drummer Boy! It was a fun and fabulous! Jack's Mommy and Daddy were patient and caring; together we all worked to obtain this handsome boy's awesome portraits! I am so pleased with them! Just look!

Happy Father's Day!

I hope all the wonderful father's of the world had a fun-tastic day! We spent the day at the beach (per Daddy's request). He wanted a relaxing, fun filled day with his girls. We got him a super cool 'recordable' card that also played loonie tunes music (he luvs loonie tunes) and holds a picture of the girls. So, now, he has an up-to-date picture of his girls in his office!

Blessed

They came from Atlanta to share, with me, their blessing----how wonderful! Can you imagine how it makes me feel? I was their wedding photographer 3 years ago and when they arrived yesterday, they said that they didn't want anyone else to capture this special time. When you look at the images of Lisa, blessed with the life of the baby she carries----and, Sean, glowing with great love---can you see how blessed I am?

Dakota Downtown

Dakota is entering Middle School this upcoming year. It will be amazing to see how much he changes during this time. I recently held a downtown session with his sister for her 6th birthday. Now it's his turn for a few. I absolutely LOVE the Downtown Sessions-----there are so many endless opporturnites for great portraits!

Zaria is Six

Today, I was in the Gallery when vibrant, charming Zaria came to pick up her Birthday Cake from Something Sweet. She was so THRILLED! It is the perfect, magical cake for her: colorful, fun and whimsical (plus, it has her favorite----tinker bell)!! Zaria's mom made sure her 6th birthday was filled with wonder and splendid fun. That's the way it should be for God's wonderful children!