Boys in flight | Aviation experts | Brother Session

as a little girl, i loved to play dress up! i dreamed of someday playing dress up and having tea parties with my own girls someday. 

now that i am grown and married, i have been blessed with two beautiful boys and couldn't be happier. as great as things have turned out for me, i never imagined what life would be like with two little boys. 

not a lot of tea parties.

no nail polish.

no braids (unless Fin tries to do my hair).

no fancy dresses.

not a whole lot playing dress up.

browsing some work of awesome photographers, i fell in love with this session and knew i needed to do one with my boys! the whole concept was right up their alley. they zoom with their motors going (mouths making engine sounds)  almost constantly. costumes just seem to make playtime extra special.

p.s. (i want my own aviator hat and jet pack.)

life with my sweet boys consists of:

zooming around.

engines roaring.

running fast.

helping each other along.

cute grins.

on the move.

life at full speed.

Advice | Learning as we go

my boys teach me.

every. single. day.

i want to share some of what i've learned with you.

here is my advice for today.

enjoy the little things in life.

life is in the details.

the world is full of treasures, you have to take the time to look around.

sometimes dirt tastes better than pureed carrots.

run at your own pace.

it is fun sometimes to try and race along at everyone else's speed.

don't get overwhelmed when you can't keep up.

just keep going.

Stunning Senior Pictures | Diana

I had a great time on this senior session with Diana and can't wait to see where her life will take her! She is smart, sweet, and beautiful! 

P.S. (For a limited time, I am running a special on senior portrait sessions! Only $30 for a 30-40 minute session! You get a CD of all edited images for your personal use. Contact me at theonlyche@gmail.com today to set up your special session.)

Now, on to a few images from our session...

10 on 10 | April 2013

My new project...

I struggle with journaling. I get really motivated and start keeping my journal and keep it up for about 3 days, that's when I seem to slack off again. I want to be better at preserving memories for myself. I wanted to set a goal to document my life that was reasonable, something I could stick with.

Inspired by this project and this one too, I have started my own 10 on 10 project. This will consist of "a day in my life." Watch for these posts on the 10th of the month. 

Rules:

Pick one day each month.

Take one picture an hour (or so).

Post 10 pictures total, no set ups, no props, a day in my life, just the way it is.

Enjoy a day from my April 2013.

Late start.

Independent.

Must bite it.

The fireman never rests.

Hideout.

Orange friend.

Hoodie love.

Spaceman.

Piano man.

Pushing buttons and pushing each other's buttons. aka - joys of sharing.