merry christmas everyone!

contest winner!

The winner for the "Caption This Image" contest is Amy!



"Avoid eye contact. Avoid eye contact."

I'll be sending Amy her copy of the soundtrack to Charlie Brown's Christmas! Thanks to all who came up with captions- they were all pretty funny!

matt, mindy, mike + aiden

I'm combining these two mini shoots into one post! (They're family, so it makes sense!) Here are Matt + Mindy- super cute couple who entertained all of my weird ideas! Thanks guys!

This one is totally technicolor!











Then it was time for Mike and his son, Aiden. This little boy is ALL BOY. He's a real cutie, too!







Love this one!





Right after this, Aiden took a hard tumble down the hill, and needless to say it was time for the session to be over! I think this was the shortest session ever (maybe 20 minutes!), but we got some great images anyway.

Nobody makes things better like Daddy!

taylor • senior

Shawn and I met up with Taylor and his Mom for some senior pictures while we were home for Thanksgiving. We had a good time exploring some new places in our small town, and Taylor's laid-back attitude was awesome to work with.

We started off in some alleys, and then when I saw Taylor's orange shirt I knew we had to visit this building:








Then we went to a cool place my Dad had shown me...









And finally made our way over to the soccer field house, since Taylor plays soccer. I don't know if you can see the patch on his letter jacket, but it says "State Co-Champions"! Pretty awesome!





We played around with some action shots as the sun was setting...and I wanted to test my animated .gif skills...so here you go!

the thomas family

Jennifer and Matt took me up on the mini-sessions I was offering for Christmas. I'm sure glad they did! From the moment they stepped out of the car I was pretty much enamored with little Ethan. He's such a precious little guy!

We had a great time, and I really love some of the images we captured! Check it out-





Wow! Good genes!



Gotta love those chubby fingers...







DROOL!



When I was sorting thru the images, this one really caught my eye. Not sure why I like it so much- maybe Ethan's expression and the candid feeling.



OK, CONTEST TIME!!!

Please leave your caption for this image in the comments section:



The best caption will win the soundtrack from "A Charlie Brown Christmas". I love Christmas music!


Winner will be announced tomorrow or Friday, so get creative!

britany + bethany • sisters

Britany and Bethany, like myself, grew up in Borger and then migrated down here to the Lubbock area. When they contacted me about doing a shoot for their parents as a Christmas gift, I was so excited- I love suprises!

We had a beautiful afternoon to shoot- I was dressed up in a sweater and ended up in the tank top I happened to be wearing underneath it. I think it got to 60 degrees that day!

Anyhow, gorgeous afternoon + gorgeous girls = this:











I must have a shoe obsession...I always love these shots...







I love snagging those little pockets of sunlight!

ashley • senior

I met up with Ashley and her Mom and sis while I was in Borger a few weeks ago. This girl has some STUNNING eyes! I was so excited to take them to some new places that my Dad had shown me. It was a little chilly outside, but the morning light was beautiful.

Check her out!













This shot took a little while to set up, but it was totally worth it!





This is my favorite.