More Emily

Great Senior Session!!

Seriously, work should not be this much fun!! This guy was so easy to take pics of....

Family Pictures

Well, what can I say....they are who they are and it is what it is!!! Love them all! I haven't gone thru and edited all the pics from the session yet. I just picked these kind of randomly to get some posted.

Emily

A few of this beautiful senior...I still have a second session of hers to edit so will likely post a few more later. Because of rain, we were not able to do the outside pictures, other than to just go out on the porch, for the first session.

Wedding in Western Iowa

This wedding was in the glass chapel...http://www.willowcreekglasschapel.com/ It was a beautiful country setting out in the middle of farm fields. We were lucky to have a beautiful day with no rain and not a lot of wind but enough to make the day more comfortable.

Time Flies When You're Havin' Fun!!

Can't believe how long it has been since I posted! I have been very busy taking and editing pictures so I'd better get some posted!! I have also been busy with garden stuff....we really eat our veggies this time of year...everything from zucchini to beets, kale to chard, cabbage and even some turnips!! We had our first sweet corn last night and we have a had a few tomatoes and cucumbers. The eggplant and okra aren't far off. I love the all the veggies and could just live on them, but some other family members aren't quite so happy about it!

Last night, used this recipe to use up some swiss chard. It was fast and easy and just used one pan. I liked it!

Swiss Chard and Bacon

15 lg stalks of swiss chard with tough stems removed
1 small onion diced
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
3 or 4 slices of bacon
black pepper to taste

Chop bacon into small pieces and fry until nearly crisp in a large skillet, add onion and fry until onion is tender and bacon is crisp. Drain off excess grease. Cut chard into 1/2" strips and add to skillet. Cook until tender. Add vinegar and toss. Serve hot.

*I used more vinegar...more like 2 tsp or more.

Another Senior Session

Turned out to be a pretty nice day for senior pictures. It was pretty warm but a nice breeze helped....and yet it wasn't blowing so much that it caused too much wind blown hair. :-)

Kids and Peppy......

.....and the frog!! These are my cousins. We had lots of fun!! The oldest got to see the frog and told me to take a picture of it. So, now he can show it to his sister and brother.

Twins Brother!

Can't forget this guy. He wanted me to take a picture of him too. I just snapped a quick shot and this was the result. I hope his 4 year old session in a couple weeks goes this good!!

Twins at Nine Months

Hard to believe these guys are nine months old already. They are the cutest, sweetest babies! I love to spend time just cuddling them and playing with them.

Playtime

My friend brought her boys over to play the other day so I just had to get some pictures! They are sweet kids.

Senior Pics

I love to take senior pictures so the next few months are going to be fun!! I try to make every sitting unique and a reflection of the seniors personality. They are always so open to ideas and trying different things, plus, they often have great ideas of their own that are fun to try.

This girl was fun to take pictures of but it was a hot, humid afternoon. I should have done a better job of giving her breaks and a bottle of water earlier in the session. Since I love the heat, I am bad about not realizing others are not so comfortable with it! Sorry, Jordan!! Anyway, I thought we got some good pictures so I hope she likes them too.

Happy 4th of July!!

What a beautiful day and evening. We went and watched the fireworks at a town near us that usually has a nice display and we weren't disappointed!! I had fun taking pictures, if you can't tell!!! But, what's new? I love to take pictures!

Happy 4th of July everyone. I am happy to be an American!!