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...

Recently, our church started undergoing some serious renovation since we had outgrown the existing space. This area, northeast of Houston, is growing like crazy. Our church management team worked it out with the construction company so that we would still be able to hold services in our normal place albeit under some less than ideal circumstances. The other option was to hold services elsewhere which involved a whole different set of...

I have a bunch of stuff to blog about from this summer and now here at the beginning of the new school year and almost no time to get it done. Thankfully, I’ve been extremely busy with work this year. I’d much rather have the problem of too much work and than the opposite. I’ve experienced both ends of the spectrum and being too busy is better (I think). I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel though...

I recently had the opportunity to shoot photos of Jacob for a family in our church. Since I didn’t really get interested in photography until my kiddos were beyond the newborn stage, this was really my first good chance to shoot newborn photos. I had a blast! Say an extra prayer for Jacob as he’s had a few not-quite-right blood tests...

I’m a little late in getting around to shooting  Nathans preschool graduation photos but we finally got it done today. I’ve recently had the opportunity to shoot newborn photos and bridal portraits for a couple of families from our church. Anyway, I can’t believe how fast he’s growing. Kindergarten (and THIRD grade for Kayla)  is now just over a month away. Crazy. As you can see in a couple of the photos below,...