{Bluebonnets 2011}

So, today me & a girlfriend headed out to the only Bluebonnets we could find here around Alvin.  Living here, we don't get the kinds of knee-high fields full of Bluebonnets that a Southern Girl dreams of wading through... & that paired with an early bloom left us with a few patches.  But all in all I think we got some good shots.  I've been wanting Bluebonnet Pics of my kiddos for as long as I can remember... but with a girlfriend to snap some of us & me to snap some of her & her girls... a short car drive & our cameras in hand we got these:)  Not bad for two Moms, our cameras & 50mm!

Me & my babies walking along the trail hunting for a good patch...

 Kaleb & Emma-Grace showing me the Bluebonnets...

 Kaleb is getting so big & handsome!

 I LOOOVE B&W photos & I added a touch of sunshine to these to warm them up:)

 Here's a color one.

My girlfriend shot this one of me snapping pic of my babies... love it!

Hope everybody had a great weekend!  The new website will be opened back up soon; you'd never think there was so much to change just in changing a name lol!

Check out {www.aidangrace.com} to see the new site design!

Pretty As A Picture...

Yep... I admit it... I've been a bad blogger here lately!  My initail goal of one or two posts per week definitely fell short since February.  But as they say it's not a failure until you quit trying; so I'm going to try this again! :)

With us still staying with our in-laws while we work on selling our house (which is currently leased out) & relocating to (Spring, Texas).  I'm Thankful for the free creative time I've had over the last few months.  I'm free to attempt things I haven't before & I may not be great at it all... I LOVE attempting or trying *see above lol!  So, along with baking, re-finishing some furniture & actually building some furniture... I have been attempting to learn a bit more about my camera.  Considering my work at home business & having small kiddos... learning how to capture a good portrait will not only benefit business wise, but I will get some good pics of my babies along the way!

I thought I would share a couple of my favorite images with you guys that I've taken so far.  These three are black & white... but it is my all time favorite processing.  My most cherished photos have always been in black & white or sepia. 

What do you think?

I should add that the 1st pretty little face is my Emma-Grace... We were at a Large Animal Vet's for a Cub Scout outing, but still a really sweet shot!

This was a little sister of another Cub Scout... isn't she a doll?!?

These two images are a mother & daughter duo... both goregous!  Top is Mom with her two girls & bottom is "Yaya" with her grand-daughter, Charlee...  too precious!  These two were taken this past Saturday while I was photographing a baby shower for the family.

Anyway,  photography goes hand-in-hand with what I have to accomplish daily... Paying, trading & waiting & more waiting for photos to use on my site proves to just make my job that much harder.  At least I am getting the hang of my camera & honestly, it's pretty fun too!

As I venture into this new hobby I will post some shots along the way... please feel free to critique or praise as you'd like, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

PS, I promise to be better about blogging:)