Old favorites, revisited

I was recently looking through some older photos, and found this picture of newborn Mason, which I fell in love with all over again. Now, a couple of months afterwards, I think that this picture is my favorite of him.



This is a slightly older photo that I took at my Grandma's funeral. Someone alerted me to the fact that they were getting ready to release doves, and I turned around just in time to capture this inspirational shot (well, to me at least!). I have had the opportunity to be a photographer at two funerals in the last few years, and strangely enough, I love it. There is something special about the cross-roads of life--birth, weddings, and funerals. Despite the sadness that surrounds most funerals, I have found the emotions and reunions and memories that surround funerals to be touching and priceless.

Beautiful Lexi

Thanks to my sister, Andrea, who is a much better photographer than me (she is my inspiration, and why I'm trying to be better!)....I figured out how to make my images appear larger on my blog! Yipee! Now I can show off Lexi's cuteness with more bang!

These pictures are not really from a photo shoot. Lexi's mom and I are trying to practice and become better photographers. Lexi was just so fun to practice on (you might see more of her in the future!)

Beautiful Lexi, drool and all!

Favorite babysitter

When I took Reta's graduation pictures (previous post), I also took a few with the family that she has babysat for several years. They love her -- you can tell by the interactions that I got of Reta and the kids together.

I think this next picture is my favorite of the day. The kids' mom has taught them sign language, and here is number 5 saying "Thank you."

The baby of the family is a hoot! She may be the smallest, but she has tons of spirit!