April showers bring May flowers.

Spring time is hands-down my FAVORITE season of the year. I mean, really what's not to love about fresh flowers in the garden, walking in the grass with bare feet, and the sun shining bright. Today was such a beautiful day I took the chance to spend some time outside soaking up some vitamin d, and lay in the grass to get just the right shot of some of the sights of spring in my mom's backyard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

heard it through the grapevine.

 

my favorite thing about the summer is picking (and eating) fresh fruit right off the vine in my mom's backyard. regretfully the raspberries, my favorite, haven't ripened yet. but, good news...the grapes are delicious!

11 things i've learned from summer camp.

in no particular order...things i've learned from summer camp.

1. who needs a boyfriend when i get fancy jewelry from seven year old boys.
2. i don't do my hair as well as the seven year old girls who volunteer to do my hair every day.
3. i don't need a social life because i get to hang out with my six and seven year old friends all day. monday through friday.
4. movies at the theater are always better when you get 3 buckets of popcorn...plus refills.
5. swimming isn't so bad when it's 102 degrees outside + humidity.
6. 7/10 times you say something it will be followed by the question "why?" by ten children under the age of ten.
7. i will never get tired of watching 'despicable me.' well, maybe i will...but it's still hilarious!
8. kids do, in fact, notice when you didn't get ready in the morning or didn't wear makeup. and they will let you know it too.
9. no matter how much sunscreen you put on a child...they will burn.
10. a one hour lunch break will never be enough time.
11. six and seven years old have about a ten minute attention span when it comes to games.

come a little bit closer.

cassidy [senior portraits]

one of my biggest challenges in learning how to photograph has been learning to work WITH the sun. obviously you can't just will the sun to not be so bright! so i've been trying to learn how to use the bright sunlight to my advantage. i would like to think i'm getting better, but who knows?!

yesterday i headed back out to daybreak for another senior portrait session. this is cassidy and she is graduating tomorrow from high school. she wanted some senior portraits after i took some photos of her 'sweethearts' dance group back in february. i hope she likes them! congratulations cassidy!