I love this . . .

Big brother is admiring his new sister, taking her all in . . .

then *poke*

Right in the eyeball . . .

He’ll make a great big brother.

These were taken just before Christmas . . . so yeeeesssss. We are done with the Christmas light bokeh for now. They live all the way on the other side of Houston from me, in Memorial . . . I didn’t even know where Memorial was until this day! I’m serious. I never leave The Woodlands. (except when I’m paid to!) Beautiful area. I was surprised at all the huge trees! I guess that’s one of the reasons people like that area. I get it now. They made such a pretty backdrop for out door pictures. Gotta love Houston – a week before Christmas & dad broke a sweat.

We’ve been working really hard on making a little natural light shooting space for newborn sessions here! Complete with all of my little newborn props that were exploding out of every nook & cranny in my house! Some of you have seen my facebook pictures of my living room when my prop closet exploded last year. All teasing aside. It’s really not funny how much stuff I have “acquired”. But, hopefully this new space will be perfect for what we need now. I have the best father in law in all of Houston helping me make it “perfect” for my needs . . . I mean seriously, apparently architects major in “perfect” because every. single. detail. is about as thought out as the creation of a newborn. Which makes it all that much more perfect!!! giggle. Kidding aside – I’m beyond thankful, because I’m the queen of ‘throw it together and make it look good until it falls apart’ & could never tackle something like this without him. Plus he’s family – so I’m getting a killer deal. It’s quite literally highway robbery. I may have sold my soul and I still owe him majorly  . . . any thoughts??

Anywhoo, the lovely little doll below came with both her grandmothers to my make shift studio area (at the time), which is muuuuch more complete since they were here. I told them I kind of got nervous having an “audience” for a second. I felt like I was performing or something (and you know how I feel about that). Then I realized how much they were focusing on their sweet newborn baby & could have cared less what I was doing;o) There were lots of ooohs & aaaahhs behind me & I guarantee from their angle – it wasn’t for me. I think I heard, “Isn’t she just so perfect?” from one grandmother.

Hopefully I’ll be able to share the space in pictures soon. But, for now you can enjoy another wonderfully and fearfully made little human and the light that I love to watch grace all their tiny pieces;o)

peace out. It’s FRIDAY!!!! yeah. buddy.

it’s red + green.

I have a serious aversion to green. I don’t mind talking about it. It’s no big deal. I just don’t like green. There I some shades I can tolerate. A little.

Red + blue are my Christmas colors:o)

go figure.

Doesn’t she look like a little Christmas present in that hat & bow! She is quite a special gift after two rowdy boys. The vintage bonnet was her mom’s when she was a baby – super cool don’t you think?? Thank goodness it wasn’t green . . .

And, a Christmas card/newborn announcement combo . . .

I love taking pictures of newborn babies.

(in case you were wondering)

They did a terrific job forgetting I was in their room didn’t they! That always makes for the best pictures (in my opinion anyway).

The soccer ball shot was a bonus shot. This baby was just too easy & dad proposed a challenge & I’m no good at turning down a challenge. Had to share it!

Her daddy is my oldest very best friend. Her mommy is the wife of my oldest very best friend;o) So, I absolutely gave them no other choice but to let me take her first real pictures!

In college, I once called her Daddy in a panic & begged him to call Dr. Piersall (the director of the music department at ACU) and tell him I fell down the stairs and wouldn’t be able to perform that day. It’s one thing to just sing on stage in front of random people . . . but this was in front of the whole music department EVEN UPPERCLASSMEN . . . and I was just a freshman. Singing in front of people who are known critics is not fun when you don’t like being the center of attention.  I begged and pleaded and acted like such a baby . . . He laughed at me and told me I was being ridiculous & I would be performing that day. I seriously considered actually falling down the stairs so he’d have to bail me out.  That’s when I knew I would be changing my major.

Point being, my old friend bailed me out of many jams and being a real friend . . . sometimes he didn’t. And I was desperate I tell you! I just knew I would not survive it.

(I could tell stories like this all day – It’s only fair that I only tell the ones that implicate me here;o))

I did sing that day. I did live to tell about it. And I did also promptly change my major & have not sung on a stage since!

I’m much better suited for behind the scenes of compositions like this! . . .