March:
Me and Mel were scouting out locations for my first ever photo shoot. This shot is oddly composed and not in focus at all, but I love it anyway!

My sweet hubby Fred got me a 50mm 1.4 for my birthday. This is one of my first shots with it.

March Texas trip! How good do these poppers look?!


April:
Baby lilac shot with the 50mm

Got a new nephew!! Hello baby Kyler!

Mollie’s first Easter!

Jolly Mill fun.

Mollie’s 1st birthday photo shoot.

Mollie’s first Birthday party. Sometimes I feel this way about cake too!

Just one of the million I took on our Hot Springs trip in April.

May:
Photoshoot fun!


One of my peonies.

Both Melonie and Mollie’s first trip to the creek.


June: Apparently I didn’t touch my camera this whole month, crazy!
July:
We spent the 4th of July in Texas. I played around with focus blur.


Backyard hose fun!


Black-eyed Susans.

No words needed here!

August:
We grew mini pumpkins in the backyard. I love the morning dew on the leaves, just beautiful!

Sniff, sniff, back to school time. Here is my big first grader.

Sister photoshoot!

September:
Melonie’s birthday photoshoot, she turned 7!


She had a dress-up / baby doll birthday party.

October:
Texas State Fair Fun!


Melonie getting a henna tattoo.

Fair Food!

November:
New car (new for us anyway!)

Glad to be back in a Nissan!

Beautiful Thanksgiving sunset.

Beautiful Thanksgiving turkey, smoked by my father-in-law…de-lish!

Getting ready to go black friday shopping. I know my pose is awkward, oh well!

December:
Photoshoots with one year olds never seem to go well, lol! I still ended up with lots of cute shots.

Watched my fist lunar eclipse.


Christmas decorations.

Trying to get to pretty bokeh with an impatient model!

We have been very blessed this year…more than I can even put into words! I know that 2011 will be a good year for our family. And I pray the same for all of you!











































