4 x's The Fun....

Sorry~ it's been awhile :)
I've been taking the pictures, I just can't keep up with them here.
On my Christmas List this year~ More hours in a day!!
I took these pictures a few weeks ago!!
They are of our wonderful friends & their gorgeous children!!!!
I'll let the pictures do the talking...
Well, some of it anyway.....

The beautiful children as promised.
I believe Daddy was giving me bunny ears & hanging leaves over my head, as you can see they were crackin up...
Thanks Daddy for getting us the natural smiles.

The whole family....
After all these years, (like 20+) Mom & Dad are still in love....

Mr Handsome himself, the big brother.
He helped me pick which ones he wanted to edit of him.
He happens to be one of the sweetest little boys I know...

2 words for this little 1, Tom Boy.
She wanted nothing to do with me, my camera, her hair curled, or that dress.
What a little beauty we ended up Kapturing, against her will.
Isn't she pretty...

We affectionately call her George......
because she likes to cut her own hair off like a boy :)
We rescheduled this shoot 2 or 3 times due to George getting a hold of the scissors!!
She is all her Daddy, T.R.O.U.B.L.E. but she's so stinkin cute she makes up for it!
She was rollie pollie hunting!

The baby.
This little 1 knows how to melt my heart, she calls me Tristy, & with her little voice she can pretty much get whatever she wants outta me.
Her favorite line, "Tristy, I wanna play wit Tarter" (Carter who is my baby).
Thanks friends.... I had so much fun at your shoot & I love your pictures, what a beautiful family you have.

Swap...

Well, as you all know I have a wonderful sister who also happens to be an amazing photographer, not to mention a great teacher, because I have learned so very very much from her.
Lesley has had a camera wrapped around her neck for as long as I can remember, she started Lesley Barr Photography a couple of years ago, now she's always booked & I have to beg a plead with her to sneak my little family in for a photo shoot :)
Lucky for me I had something she wanted, since her family has NEVER had their family pictures taken a trade was needed. So needless to say this swap was LONG overdue for her family!!!
We decided to take each others pictures, but due to time constraints we both edited our own favorites.
So, swap we did, she took all of these amazing photos of me & my little family at Calico Basin...

~Warning get ready for picture OVERLOAD~

Oh my word I love when they show their love like this!!!






Photos taken by Lesley Barr Photography & edited by myself!!!

So, in turn I took these family photos of her, her hubby & their INSANELY adorable twin 3 year olds. The little twinzers weren't really in the mood to have their pictures taken, but we ended up convincing them to pose for just a few.
It was a lot of fun to capture something different than I have ever done before, her photos are urban, bright & funky & I had some fun editing these!!
Side Note, we were in the GHETTO & it was a little frightening, totally worth it for these great shots, but if I ever have a shoot there again I WILL BE PACKING :) Or maybe I will just bring along a body guard.
The gorgeous family....
The beginning, once upon a time it was just the two of them,then came the crazies....
Love this, especially her looking back at me....

The handsome boys.....
The beauties...
My sweet little gorgeous niece...
The adorable little handsome nephew...

Now go here so you can see her work & the pictures she took & edited.

The Whole Gang.....

The day we did my wonderful friends photo shoot we also did a shoot with her hubbies ENTIRE family, there were 19 of them, with 1 that couldn't make it.
So, as you know large groups make me very very nervous! However, after everyone arrived I quickly relaxed, because you see, I think they might be crazier than my family, & we are a little nuts.
We laughed & goofed off & tackled, OK they tackled I took pictures, before I knew it the nerves were gone & the photo shoot ended up being a blast!!
So, thank you Mama Y for letting me photography your beautiful family!!
There are 7 kids in total, 5 boys & 2 girls, then we have some married & some with families :)
So, meet the "silly" Y family......
The grand kids being silly & one with grandma....

The Newlyweds.....

The brothers goofing off, of course...
The sisters posing pretty for me...
Quite possibly my favorite shot of the whole gang hanging out on the bridge...
My favorite family shots of the 2nd brother.... I love the dad bear hug, & the baby upside down with all the boys kissin mama...
Thank you again for a wonderful photo shoot, your gallery will be done very very soon!!!

So In Love...

I love to take pictures, I chase my kids around & make them do photo shoots with me, I chase my friend's kids around snapping photos, I practice wherever & whenever I can, but I have never experienced the "Real Deal" until now.

My Hubby's long time family friend Mr Johnny finally met his true love Miss Danielle.
So, I don't know how we were so lucky to get to Kapture this beautiful couple, but my sister & I photographed them together & had a blast doing it!!
Really, it doesn't get much better than this, they are beautiful, photogenic, silly, fun, happy & so so in love....
Enough with the jibber jabber, meet the lovely couple
Johnny B & Misses D.............





My favorite Sun Flare photo EVER.....


It was very very hard to choose, but I think this would be my Fave of the day....


A perfect Kaptured Moment of the love.love.love.

Congratulations & thank you so much guys, for sharing your special engagement moment with us!!