Nathan has been a big fan of Goofy for quite a while now but ever since we went to Disney this summer, he’s been a HUGE Goofy fan. While we were there he just had to have the big Goofy hands which are pretty funny but he can’t do anything even resembling useful with them on. Kayla makes a beautiful...

Every year Amy and I say we should go to the Wings Over Houston Airshow and every year… we don’t. I’m not a line person – can’t stand to wait in lines. Traffic drives me bonkers. This year we finally just decided to go. I was right about the lines and traffic – both bad. Really bad. Like sit in your car 2 hours and barely move bad. Ugh. The airshow though? Awesome. Neat to see all of the restored vintage...

Late September in Houston – still low 90’s during the day which means it’s time for another trip to the Beylotte’s for some water fun. We’ve had a couple of “lake” days with them this summer and we always have a blast. Good friends, good fun, good food. Both Kayla and Nathan have grown so much in the last few months in many ways but their water ability really stands out. The cheapo pool we put up...

So, for the first time in 8 years I don’t have any kiddos at home during the day. It sure doesn’t seem like 8 years. Where does the time go? Kayla is now in third grade and Nathan is in Kindergarten. Sure, Nathan had pre-school 2 days per week last year for a few hours but this is different. Gone all day. I miss him. So now I’m trying to adjust my schedule – you know, working when people are supposed to be working...

Back in mid-July I had the opportunity to shoot bridal portraits for Amanda Black Smith. I arrived at about 6am for an early morning shoot so we could avoid the blazing Houston heat and get some decent diffused light.  6am shoot means I was up at 5am. Heck, on some nights I’ve only been asleep a couple of hours when 5am rolls around! I didn’t sleep well that night because I was a little nervous and my brain wanted to check the...