Ive almost forgotten how to blog~

I'm still around blog peeps. I'm posting this just for you Grandma Sally!!! October has come and gone and now I'm feeling the pressure of only 7 more Fridays til Christmas!!! I have 16 family photo sessions booked, a couple parties to shoot and one December wedding to add to the mix...and I still have my faithful Christmas decorating clients that need me! Oh yeah and a big 7 year old birthday party for The Doll!! No pressure... but I love every minute of it. The weather this weekend was none less than perfect. Hoot wasn't feeling well for Halloween. He almost didn't even dress up. He's got nagging sinus and allergies just like his daddy. Libbie knew what she wanted to be the day after Halloween last year and never wavered once she made up her mind.(I don't want to imagine what next years costume will be) We found this adorable pink ninja costume on Ebay for a song and she was delighted. She practiced her ninja skills for over a month and was ready for battle come Halloween night. This year we decided to stay home and have a friends over for chili and treats. We've never been home on Halloween so it was fun to pass out candy to all the spooks and goblins and precious Elsa, Ana and Olfas that graced our door. I'm signing off to get busy editing and hope to post again soon! Love you Grandma Sally:)

Joy

This girl loves her daddy and her bedtime routine.

"I may find my prince one day, but daddy will always be king." ~ unknown





and in black and white

The Miracle of Life

I got to experience God's miracle of Life last night. I was privileged to be asked to photograph the labor and delivery of precious baby Judah Taylor Cone. This was so special because I have known and loved Judah's daddy since he was just a cranky teenage boy with a hot hot temper. I've watched him grow into a Godly young man and witnessed the blessing of his marriage to a beautiful Godly woman and over the years I have fallen in love with her and her family. It is such an encouragement to see God at work and the fruit of two families that did things right. Judah is beyond blessed to have these two as parents and then even more blessed to have the extended family that he has. That's all the gushing... introducing the Cone family....


well prepared...





this little compact came in so handy at one point...




nothing like being prayed over by your husband and family just before go time...




just two... about to be three




the shift change... i love the love that this girl shows to all she meets


Time to push




I wish I could have been the photographer at Hoots birth... it was just me and Lambert... solo



This could come in handy... and did thankfully


Always time for a selfie between pushing


Push Jody Push... the phones were BLOWING UP


Even Doc had the best expressions... it was a FUN night


He's coming!!


Doc photo bombed this one


Jeff earned his man card this very night... this pic brings me to tears!




What a great team!


We did it!!







No words..


and just like that... 3


LETS GO TELL THE PEEPS!! and skip


There was marginal excitement



thats me in the reflection..


Possibly my fav pic of the event




This was all my idea and not something swiped from pinterst... I'm proud and love this pic! You should hire me to capture your labor and delivery... doesn't it look fun?!?!?


Friends...


I brought this hottie... who happened to be Jeff's Sunday school teacher... not that LONG ago and his Best Man in his wedding... we have a history people. And he happens to be my hubs.


How did I get in the pic?


The STAR of the show: James 1:16-17:Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change

Summer

Summer is here indeed. We're in full swing with camps, swimming,surf lessons, late night movies, sleeping in and yes already the dreaded "B" word... Wereeeeeee Borrrrrreeeedd... Once again I find myself playing the lead role of Entertainment Director. I do love summer though! I took the Doll out for a blazing early afternoon session. I'm trying out full sun and not looking for shade like I usually tend to do. I just love this one of my girl. She really is a doll.

Lone Star Round Up 2014 Favorites!

Lambert invited me a few weeks ago to ride along with him to Austin to one of "his" car shows. It just so happened I had no sessions booked for Friday so I agreed to tag along. He usually takes a couple friends and it's a guys trip. I am so so so glad I went. It was totally relaxing and fun to spend the day with him. I was on visual overload from the moment we arrived and could not take enough pics... I almost didn't bring my camera... thank goodness I did. I had so many opportunities to capture beauty. AND we met some amazingly talented people!
















Lambert always makes friends with the ladies.... it's his baby face and he loves fried pies! I have to keep an eye on him!










I spent a lot of time at a race track named Green Valley as a kid so this truck was special! and I loved the wheels on it!




I love photographing beauty and it was everywhere at this show.






















Then it was time to work...pinups... love love love this sweet girl. she was so much fun and so silly... we (she) attracted crowds as I worked with her. She was a dream!









there are a few that I will be submitting to a pinup magazine for publishing.... can't share those!

It really doesn't get any better as far as pinups go! I was in photographer heaven!












Then I got to sit and listen to this guy... nice!!


a few more pinups






Good design...








I begged Lambert to buy me this wagon.. it's really the only thing that could have made our date more perfect.. someday I will own this wagon or one very similar to it... just you wait

it SCREAMS Shelly Lambert & Co...