Warning: Snapshots ahead....

I'd like to call this. "When you give a photographer a point and shoot camera..."









Hello, my name is LB (Lame Blogger). And I am tired. And lame. And tired. It's back to school here this week, and our oldest son's first week of kindergarten. Which is awesome. He adores, I mean A-DORES his new teacher. So do I. She's adorable, which is why he adores her. I think. That and today, he made it to PURPLE. Which means his behavior was above and beyond great. Way to be Reagan! Mason is also loving it, it's as if he didn't miss a day.









{side note: Mrs. M, if you ever stumble upon my insanely neglected blog, please know my son adores you. And please don't pay any attention to my blatant lack of respect for grammar. Phew. Glad I got that out of the way.}









Ok, so back to my story, "When you give a photographer a point and shoot camera..."









Saturday was my birthday (happy birthday to me) and for my birthday I got a brand spanking new point and shoot camera. I'm sure there are some of you with a funny look on your face right now. Wipe it off by golly! As a photographer, I tend to miss many of the everyday silly moments. It's hard to bust out a camera from a ginormous bag of toys for one silly little shot. I need to have a camera ready for those things, so my amazing (and generously persuaded) husband bought me one for my birthday. And seriously, I was like a kid. With a camera. Have you ever handed your kid a camera? They start taking pictures of nonsense. If it moves, they take a picture of it. Heck, if it doesn't move, they take a picture of it. It's bad. Real bad. And that was me. All weekend. I was a kid. With a camera. And I am fairly certain I annoyed a good amount of people. So, these pictures.....are for my homies. Or not. I don't know what they are for. I am so over tired. But it's my ode to an over worked, under slept girl who got a whole lot of joy out of the random photos she took. I was liberated. For a day. I stuck that sucker on auto, let that flash go, and had a good ole time! And now I'm tired. Again. So, enjoy.....I am off to bed.

I leave you with this beauty. I have a disease. It's called "Can'tlooknormalinfrontofthecameraitis". It's a real disease. Look it up. Ask my mom. I can't make a normal face in front of the camera. I'm shy. Reeeeal shy. Yep.

XOXO,

LB

AKA - Bethany

AKA - Tired woman

AKA - Is anyone actually reading these???

{E-session: Kim & Beau}

I had the amazing pleasure of having an engagement session for a couple who's wedding we will be photographing in October. First, can I say I adore this couple. They adore each other, and I adore them because they adore each other. And I am so blessed to be able to capture such an amazing bond. We had such a great time, and many laughs - I am so looking forward to their special day, it's going to be phenominal!!! Beau and Kim, thank you for letting me help tell your story. In case you hadn't read, I adore you and am so happy to be working with you. ;o)

S.W.A.K. - Sealed With A Kiss.

XOXO,

Bethany

Playing Catch-up #1

As I mentioned, I am so far behind in my posting that this week I'll be bringing you all up to date. ;o) This is part 1 in what will probably be a 1,248 part series, and yes that's really how far behind I feel. And no, I do not exagerate much. Sheesh. Ok, so on to the goods!

Meet the M Family. They were awesome. Fun. Adventurous. And as I'm sure you can tell from the photo below, they were ummmm.....GORGEOUS. All of them. I had so much fun working with them, they just made my job even easier!

Check out this handsome man. He was just about the sweetest thing ever, and boy did he adore his daddy! I could have taken pictures of his sweet little face all day.

Then, there's the baby. Ohhhhhh, the baby. He was so sweet, so lucious. A momma's boy, which always steals my heart. The most amazing eyelashes, and locks to die for! And hello creamy skin - why don't you visit me too?!?! Is he not just the cutest thing?!?! I wanted to take him home, his mom wouldn't let me.

Thank you to the M family, for allowing me the wonderful pleasure of photographing your gorgeous family. You guys were so much fun, and what an amazing family - filled with love!

JOBS!

I always try to keep business and personal separate, but we could use your help or at least your prayers. My husband's company is selling out of the Austin market as of the 22nd. There is a new company coming in, which seems to be a great company - but we will be losing income that we count on. While we like the new company, we also have to do what is best for our family and make sure the check book is balanced at the end of the month. We don't ever want to be in the position of counting on my income, so this is vital for our family. I am putting out any life line's we've got since we can only gain. My husband has been in property management for 8 years, and is highly qualified both in this industry but in leadership in general. Most of you have met him, so you know he's just an amazing guy. :o) If ANYONE knows of any opportunities, great companies, advice of any kind - we would love to hear it. If nothing else, please pray that we be lead down the right path. It's been a year that we've been going through the sale, and to come to the end with so many uncertainties is extremely disheartening. Our lives have been put on hold, our plans had to wait, now here we are and feel so confused, frustrated, and helpless.

Coming up for air, with pictures!

Wowza, a girl just can't seem to catch up! LOL Good news is, we've been busy with lots of amazing new clients. It's kept me beyond busy, and we are so excited to be moving and shaking! We used to be about 95% word of mouth (thanks to you awesome people), but lately internet visitors are catching up with referrals. And as usual, the new client have been just as amazing as the existing ones! I am slowing down, hopefully will have a bit of a breather before we get into Holiday portraits next month. Can't believe that's already here. Oh, and school starts in just 14 days!!! Reagan is starting kinder, and is so excited. I am excited for him, and of course nervous. We had kinder orientation this weekend, it was so cute. He had such a great time and loved being able to see his new digs. I on the other hand wanted to hide in a corner and pretend it wasn't happenening and my baby was still a baby. However, I'm thinking he wouldn't appreciate me starting the embarrassment before school even starts. ;o) Anyways, my hope is to update with everything I am behind in all this week. I've got a ton of sessions to post, so keep checking back for more throughout the week! In the meantime, here's some vacation pictures!!!

I love her little piggies, all covered in sand is even cuter.

She just wasn't sure what to think of the sand. lol This was her concerned little face almost the whole time. lol

This little punk however adored the beach, and can't wait to go back!

And the middle punk, he loved the beach too. And his sister's sunglasses.

Yes, I know. LB has returned.

Yes, I'm alive. Yes, I survived the gritty sand, ocean water, not so awesome hotel, and Dolly. I just am being LB at the moment. That's right. Just keep calling me LB, for the Lame Blogger LIVES!!! It's been chaos I tell you, we went on vacation, had to come home early because of Dolly, came home to kids getting sick, got well, then got busy. So, I hope to post more in the next few days. I have tons of vacation pics, but I'm swamped with sessions and orders at the moment and I'm thinking that may be slightly more important. So, I am leaving you with one image. And also check out this video, it's very sweet! http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/wp-content/themes/179/aschool012008.html

XOXO,

LB

AKA - BETHANY

AKA - TIRED WOMAN

AKA - HUNGRY WOMAN (where is my husband with my lunch???)

AKA - VERY INSANELY BUSY WOMAN

AKA - TIRED WOMAN. DID I MENTION THAT???