allllll the babies

you are most certainly about to witness a complete miracle. the other night all of my cullman buddies got together for a cookout. this included every child of every couple there (well, except for mine...cause i don't have any!) we attempted to get a picture of all of these children piled up together. the 1st picture began on the steps. now with 4 babies under 1 yr old and 7 other 'babies' all from 2 to 8 yrs old...this was proven to be a difficult task. please believe me when i say the entire staircase was surrounded by parents holding their arms out ready to catch babies. this 1st picture makes me laugh in hysterics everytime i look at it. i caught my friend, april, in a panic when she realized that her little girl (avery on the very front) was about to drop her little brother (bennett) down the stairs. the looks on all the faces are hilarious:



now here's one that is better. i'm only going to post this one, b/c it has kate in it. she despises picture-taking, but kelly pulled her out from under the sofa table to get her in the picture on the top right. she was NOT happy!



the next 3 pictures are some of my favorites from recent portrait sessions with anna hampton, bennett and mack david. they were all so much fun. i LOVE them!!

we have reached our cruising altitude

my first week back in birmingham is now complete. in a way, it's been a rough entrance. not really in a horrible way...just busy and hectic. i have wonderful friends who have allowed me to stay in their pleasant home. actually, scott has been gone on a business trip, and kelli hates staying alone. things have worked out perfectly. we are temporary roomies. it's been a little frustrating driving the dreaded 280 in the morning though. it took me just as long to drive from cullman friday morning as it does to come a few miles down 280. absurd.

my job at my friend, joseph's, firm is amazing. i've learned a lot so far, and the people i work with are truly great. i think it will work out beautifully. my apartment off highland avenue will be ready for me to move in this friday. aaahhh, living alone this time around is going to be nice. one more week and hopefully i will be more settled than i have been in 4 months.

so the rough entrance was only temporary. kind of like taking off in an airplane with bumps and turbulence but then once you're in the air (most of the time) it gets smooth. being back here feels a bit different, but i knew things would be different this time around. it's good to be here.

i've done a couple of baby portraits and a small wedding for my stepsister in the last week. i'm planning to post a few of those pictures soon. you know...since this is a photo blog as well!

stay tuned!

Questions Answered

I've been seriously wondering and wandering for a while now. Not really having an official home where you are at least halfway settled is a bit difficult. And well, why would you really get started on anything if you didn't think you were going to stay. Very quickly all kinds of crazy doors have opened up, and I'm moving to Birmingham THIS weekend! What the heck? Sometimes I'm grateful that God knows how I am and how much I doubt things along with doubting myself. When things come about in my life in such absurd ways, it's a lot easier to know that it's Him...and that it's a good thing...and that it will be the BEST thing. That has been my problem. I know lots of good options. But what is the BEST option? I don't ever know. How on earth would anyone know this for themselves? You just have to try things out really. But what if trying them out costs lots of money? Or makes you stay somewhere a lot longer than you want to stay. Ok, anyway...I have a great job. A great temporary place to stay until I find my own apartment. It's wonderful. So now I'm looking for a place to live...preferably by myself this time. FUN! I'm back, Birmingham! Woohoo!!