It's been fun D40

I am pleased to announce that my D40 will be shipped off to it's new family in the morning. I know it will have a good home and I can even visit it if I would like lol. It even has an exciting trip planned to Alaska next month. So that means Mama got an upgrade!! Say hello to my new additions...

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart&A=details&Q=&sku=588977&is=REG

They are scheduled to arrive Thursday which is just in time for my session with the Wylie twins!!! I can't wait!! :)

So Excited!!

My cousin Cerissa is getting married on June 6th and I shot their engagement pictures back in January and today I'm getting to shoot her bridals. I've never had a bridal session before and I'm glad that I get to start with her! I just wanted to let you in on that so you know what to expect in the next few posts.....off to take some bridals!

Kittens

I can't believe I almost forgot to tell you, my very few readers, that Kitty the cat had kittens!! She had to little fluffy babies and they're so cute!!! One of them already has a forever home with my mom and I'm pretty sure that one's a girl and her name will be "Poppy" and I'm not sure where the other one will end up. So meet Poppy and his/her sister/brother:

Poppy is the white faced kitten


and the proud Mama Kitty.

Easter Sunday

As I said earlier I love Easter but I was struggling to make it through the day after waking up at 4:30 in the morning to get ready for sunrise service. Truth be told I wasn't supposed to get up until 5:30 but apparently I was snoring and a quick elbow to my arm was my wake up call instead. So just like any other holiday in the Elliott house me and Bug had here, there, and everywhere to go. And of course my camera tagged along and I was able to get some pretty fantastic shots of the rugrats in my family.


You've all seen this cute little girl before..this is Tori


This is Leah
This is Allyson...fun fact...her and Leah are sisters and they are 11 months apart


This handsome little fella is Wyatt, my nephew


And this is Tori with her mom, Angela. They're both very photogenic!



and this is a little out take that most all mom's can relate too. When your kid is around 6 years old they start to not want to be around you and you "seriously embarrass them" so they make faces at you when you're not looking...hehehe!

Easter Dress

Wow! This year is already flying by! Here it is April and Easter. Easter is one of my favorite holidays though. It never ceases to amaze me how great God truly is and while that feeling is always with me it becomes amplified this time of year. And of course there's the feminine side of Easter where us girls buy a new outfit just for the occasion. Kaley is no exception to the rule..except she didn't buy it or pick it out but still she'll understand one day!




and of course we have to show Daddy how pretty we look ;)

Back On The Saddle Again

I've been away for awhile and I've missed my ol' blog. I still don't know what was causing my mystery illness but I'm glad it's gone! So let's play catch up!

*I shot a wedding
*I got a new lens
*I have 3 weddings booked for this summer
*I spent some time with both of my nephews
*It snowed here...TWICE!

That's about all. So picture wise let's catch up:

Nall Wedding, February 14, 2009




Time with my darling and very handsome nephews:

Brayden


and Wyatt




and like I said, we had some snow. Around 3-4 inches on Monday March 2. It was beautiful!








and the weather on Friday, March 7 was nothing short of gorgeous with near 80 degree weather. But that's typical North Carolina season changing weather! So of course we got out with my camera in tow and soaked up some sun!


and what every mother lives for....me and Bug

Christmas is Coming!

I attempted some Christmas pictures of Bug in her Christmas dress but she decided not to be too cooperative....

Halloween

As previously posted I went through all the trouble of making Kaley an Abby Cadabby costume that she had no trouble hating. So without further hesitation I present to you my little devil (I thought the costume was pretty appropriate lol):

What Happened in November?

November can be such a beautiful month here in North Carolina! The season really begins to set in and while I had no sessions booked I still had my camera out a lot. The leaves we're brighter and deeper then last year and everywhere you looked you couldn't help but see God's artistic work!




My Mom came in for a weekend and I was able to have a Thanksgiving dinner with her. I haven't been able to share that particular holiday with her in a long time so it was loads of fun! (she's on the right)



We did a little traveling! The day after Thanksgiving when my wee hours of the morning shopping was finished we took off with the in-laws to Sparta, NC to pick out their Christmas tree. Bug had so much fun trying to help pick out the perfect tree for her present to go under ;)

K hitching a ride on "Bobo's" shoulders..yes that's really what she really calls him.


Giving Grand Mommy a smooch


Trying to spot that most perfect tree...

October 2008

I'm horrible at updating this thing. Let's once again play catch up shall we.

First, I went to a rally to support the McCain and Palin ticket at East Carolina University. Sarah Palin was the speaker. I had never been to anything like it before but I've also never been as interested in politics as I was this year. Luckily after tomorrow our new President will be decided and we'll just have to deal with whoever it is and what their plans are for our nation.

I'm Behind....What's New?

At the beginning of September I made my first trip to Washington D.C. for a wedding and of course some site seeing! I loved it! I wouldn't want to live there but I think I could spend a few months just taking it all in. Here are some pics from my trip and the wedding:

The first night we had dinner at a nice Greek Restaurant in Old Town Alexandria



The next day was site seeing and the rehearsal dinner:














Then the wedding day!














Tropical storm Hanna was an uninvited guest to the wedding.



the last day was more site seeing!