Body Language

You don't have to be a genius to see that my niece "E" isn't a big fan of her new spectacles (as Jalena calls them). Her body language totally changed when I asked her to put on her glasses for a shot or two. I thought I could convince her how cute she looked in them if she saw a picture of herself being all sassy in them. Well, I got sassy from her, but I don't think the pictures scream happiness with the new adjustment in life. I think she may just see how unhappy she is about wearing them...I tried:(
Now she is happy, sitting on her Dad's car that she never gets to do.

Never Forget Them

This is what the pins said that everyone was wearing at the memorial/dedication. It was a peaceful day filled with more hope than sadness. It was so surreal for me. I remember watching footage on the T.V. and then it was gone out of my head after a bit when I turned it off. For the community that went through the massacre, they live it each day. The memorial was so well done, and it is a beautiful place for people to remember the 13. I just went online to research more of the details and I am definitely not ready for that. I could feel rage and confusion building up the more I read. For now I want to remember the words that Dawn Anna (mother of Lauren that was killed) spoke and I want to remember the 13. Here are a couple pics from the memorial.
This balloon was released for Dave (the teacher that was killed)
This was one of the fathers of one of the students killed and he was wearing a shirt with all the victims names.
These were the 13 balloons that the families wrote messages on and released them all together.
Then they released 13 doves into the air first, then 200 for all the injured. It was so powerful and I will never forget!

Processing Thoughts

I just got back from Colorado and I have been trying to write on my experience all day and I can't come up with the words. As my friend Heidi's husband put it, "It sounds like you have some processing to do"! That is exactly what I am trying to do and I just can't get all my thoughts straight. Let me try to start by explaining why I went on the trip. As you remember from before on an earlier post...my friend Heidi is writing an amazing book called Shattered Lives. We went to Colorado to interview a couple people on her list and to take pictures of a couple people that she had already interviewed. I went there knowing that it would be as intense as the other interviews and that we would be wiped out each day. What I didn't see coming was that the trip would be uplifting, enlightening, earth-shaking, and peaceful. I will be able to explain it more as the week goes on, but for now I just want to thank Heidi and her family for being so great to me. Heidi, you mean the world to me, your book has impacted me more than I could have ever dreamed of, and you are making a difference in this world. I admire you and I want to thank you for making me a better person. Thank you for being you and opening your world to me.
This is out at Heidi's parents cabin and we were at 9,000 feet (holy headaches!)
Heidi and I on the self timer.
We went to the Columbine Memorial and it was the most powerful moment of my life. I will leave you with the words of Columbine...."NEVER FORGET THEM"!

New Boutique

I know I mentioned this place before, and I'll mention it again, because I love it! You have to go check out Fancy Pants in Vancouver because it rocks and more importantly, the girls that own it are RockStars! This was a shoot that I did for them last minute outside of their shop to try and get a couple images for marketing purposes. I still have a shoot in mind that I want to do at a barn with their clothing and some willing models so I can really do their clothes justice. Jamison was wearing the amazing Knuckleheads line and he was just to die for. It was a blast to work with individuals that totally trusted me and wanted my vision...it helped to have such cute models too!

Sent from Heaven

A friend once told me...."it's not that easy for all of us to get pregnant like you, Kathy Carlisle." Well, she was absolutely right and here is a testimony for all those that feel like the road is hopeless. From day one I watched Amy struggle with the disappointment of not getting pregnant as easily as they thought it would be. Watching her on her road to success has been amazing and I think she is nothing less than a hero. She never complained through the pain-staking process, and I don't think I have ever heard her complain once about her handfuls now. It all paid off in full, because her perfect little blessings have totally rocked their world and everyone around them. I think this shirt is so fitting for these two because they are two little angels that were sent straight down from Heaven!

'S' is for Shy!

I have had a few shoots lately of seniors and they were so shy! I know that 'S' said that she had a great time during the shoot and she had a beautiful smile on her face the whole time, but I think she may think that I am crazy. She is a beautiful girl and a very talented softball player, I hear. But she was so quiet, which means I am usually extra loud in the shoot. I hope I didn't annoy her too much and I really hope that she enjoys the shots that I got. I love her shyness in the pictures, and I really love the laughing ones. Check out the first one of her shadow...I think that it is what all women in or out of sports should see as their perception of themselves:)

More twins

I know I can't get enough of these two! This is a concept that I have had in my head since before these two were born. As a stay at home mom, it's not very often that we get dressed up and take care of our kids at the same time. I love that Amy is all dressed up, twins at her feet and her hands are full. I just wanted to get a couple shots of them before they are off and crawling so these are a couple that we got. I know these are just teasing you Amy, but the others will be done by this weekend. K