Family

I know you all have seen this picture before....but after being away from family at a difficult time I wanted to grab the first picture that spoke to me and made me feel better. My Dad is in the hospital with a staph infection where he hooks up for dialysis. I don't understand all the technical stuff and the next steps to getting him better are all very sudden and seem serious. He has to have the tubing removed as quick as possible to get rid of the infection and then they have to create a new line so that he can go through with his regular dialysis on Wednesday. He is very weak, and his fever has totally taken him down. I can hear it in everyone's voice that they are scared of the unknown and hurt when they see Dad so weak. I say all this and I feel better when I look at this picture because I know how important family is and this pic shows the love that is needed to get through tough times like these. I want more then anything to be home with everyone right now and I feel so helpless here going through my daily routine. As the kids got down on their knees tonight and said the most beautiful prayer for their Grandma and Papa, I just smiled. It wasn't until I wrote this that I totally broke down because I have been storing up all the emotion, just waiting to hear news. He is very strong and I know he is going to get through this, but it is a very hard transition to go through....life isn't slowing down any and the love just keeps growing....which makes for a very large heart that can easily get broken. I miss my family and wish I could pull together with them at this time. BTW what is that painful feeling that you get in your throat when you are about to cry...I want a medical explanation for that annoying pain! Hug your family and tell them that you love them tomorrow.

JT Concert

Before you think I am the hippest Mom on the planet for going to the hottest concert of the century....I have to confess that I have only been to 2 other concerts before this. To my defense of the choice of concerts....not many bands came to Fairbanks, Alaska to perform! It was Night Ranger and The Judds! Needless to say, I was so excited when my friends Amy and Josh invited me to go. The night was full of hysterical stories and some incredible people! I had a blast and I think Justin loves me for coming to his concert! I am pretty sure that he was staring right into my binoculars the whole night. I was far away, but the bonus was that I was in a suite and there is no other way to party now that I have been spoiled. I don't think I could watch another concert any other way. Thank you A-Hall for more amazing memories....I wish we could have documented more to help with the memory.

Ahhh.....Young Love

I gave you guys a sneekpeak of these two amazing people, well here is a bit more and they are now on my featured section on the website, if you can't get enough. Thank you two again, for a great few days together and for sharing your love story. I had a blast with you both and I learned a ton in the process. Check them (Mind/Castle) out in a couple weeks after their new site will be live. It's never easy to shoot other photographers, but here is my stab at it! K

Shhhh....

...listen to what these pictures have to say. I wish I could say that taking pictures is just a hobby or something I do on the side. It's way more then that, and not just because I get paid to do it. If I am somewhere without my camera and I can see moments slipping by me without documenting, I literally get sick to my stomach and beyond frustrated. I look at these pictures from last weekend and they are so much more than pictures to me. They may not speak a thousand words but man do they ever speak loud and clear in my mind as moments that I never want to forget. I love the one below because as much as my kids are talked about as a whole...they are so good, they are so cute...well, they are so different and they are all enclosed in their own little identity in this shot. I don't know what else this one says other than....I called their names individually 5 times each just to get them looking at the same time. Why do I bother, because these are the ones that don't carry the emotion that I get if I just let them do their thing.
This was hysterical. We had the best time ever riding around Seaside on this. We felt like we were famous because everyone was staring at us. I jumped off at the red light to take a shot and Tré was panicking that I wasn't going to get back on in time.
I can't get enough shots of them snuggling and having fun together. Jalena and Tré really bonded on this trip playing together, and it sparked memories that I have of my little brother and I having fun on family trips. I think it is time to make millions so that we can travel a lot more together!
This is packed with emotion for me. These four are the reason I breathe, the reason I smile more times out of the day then frown, and the reason I feel like I won the lottery. Tré put it the best last night when he said, "I love being in this family"!
Here's a Tré shot of Jake and I. I love it because the most amazing model is right behind me in the picture. I was charging towards Tré with the camera because he had it on rapid fire and was shooting away on me and Jake.
This one just puts vapors in my eyes! Enough said, I'm vaclempt!
Two different perspectives...only inches apart. Try to see life from the person next to you today. K

More Favs!

These first few, Jamison is wearing a new little outfit that I picked up at this new AMAZING boutique that just opened up in Vancouver (Fancy Pants), you have to go check them out. I wanted to take him to the car junkyard to do a shoot but when we came across this broken down car right by the beach house I couldn't resist slipping it on him. I love the company that created this line, Knuckleheads, (shirt also) and I think that she is local (but big in Cali). I have a lot more shots that I can't wait to share....but I can't stay awake another minute with the first day of school being tomorrow. Did you know that I HATE schedules. I hate that my little crew has to be broken apart and I miss summer already!

Extreme Kite Flying!

What an amazing weekend at the beach. We thought we would give the summer one last sha-bang! We went to Seaside with a couple of our friends and we all had a blast! The first day that we got there it was gorgeous and then the next day we were in a bit of a wind storm...which was perfect extreme conditions for the kite competition that Jake entered (see below). Here's to an amazing summer and to the bummer of being back on a schedule and missing my kids. Here are a few more of my favorite shots of the weekend.

This was Kenz chasing after the runaway kite that was lost in a transfer. Did I mention that she is pregnant with her second!Here's one shot when the kids were all playing at once. It didn't last long because just a couple seconds after this shot they were all crying from getting sand in their eyes.
First approach into the water. It was a bit deceiving because it was a pool that had been sitting in the sun. When they hit the ocean, there was a bit of shock setting in.
Here's one of Kenz, the rockstar. It was so nice to spend the weekend with them because we don't get to see them much since they moved to T-Town.
This was Jake telling us that Jamie didn't look so great and he thought he was going to puke! No puke went flying but he did look quit ill!

Tease

This is a little som'em, som'em for my friend Amy. She has been waiting patiently to see these shots, and she is going to just have to wait longer for the "shoe concept" one because I am off to the beach! I'm not all mean though A, I gave you this little one. Talk to ya when I get back.