Our little firebug

Our son LOVES anything with flashing lights and sirens, he can spot a fire extinguisher or a hydrant a half a mile a away, and of course he has his own set of bunker gear. Like any 3 year old he wants to grow up and be a fireman and who am I to talk him out of a wonderful career serving others, in fact I love letting him come up to work and play on the apparatus and hang out with the guys. This weekend he wanted to "drive" our 110' ladder truck. He hasn't stopped talking about it since. Hopefully these pics are hanging in his office one day when he is a chief somewhere, until then I just couldn't wait to share them...

ER Spring Blitz

I have had the honor and privilege to work on a committee called "Euless Revitalization" for a little over two years. The committee is compiled of City of Euless employees from various departments and leaders from local churches. I was originally selected to represent the Fire Department, but was later asked to chair the committee, something I had zero experience in doing. The goal of the committee is to partner with local churches and businesses to help struggling families make repairs to their homes. This past weekend we held our largest event to date: 622 volunteers came together over 2 days to make repairs to 16 homes! It was amazing to hear the stories and watch lives change right in front of your eyes. There is nothing more rewarding than helping a complete stranger, so if you have never volunteered to make a difference in your community I dare you to give it a try... It's addictive!!! Here are some photos I snapped when I wasn't roofing or installing new siding on our project home.




Setting up on day 1 just after dawn


A group shot of Fridays volunteers


Here were the early birds on Saturday... all 400+ of them!

Baby it's cold outside...

This is Texas, home of the hundred degree Augusts and eighty degree Decembers... If you can't wear shorts on Christmas day, it just doesn't feel right. With that said, we experienced what could only be described as a blizzard by true Texans today. I know 6 inches doesn't sound like a lot to "out-of-staters", but to us it might as well have been 6 feet of snow. I've lived in Texas all of my life and this is the most of the white stuff I have ever seen in the Lone Star State. Alex and I were both fortunate enough to go outside and explore today with our camera. After all, what type of photographers would we be if we didn't expose ourselves to cold, wet, harsh conditions just to get a few pictures! I took a few at Station 2 of what turned out to be a snowball ambush on the guys from station 3 as they attempted to get fuel. We also built a huge snowman... twice! Alex took Ethan to the park and let him play with all the other kids from our neighborhood. Here are a few of my faves.

A great start to 2010

What an amazing week!


The Spring semester started and I decided to try and cram 9 hours into an already busy schedule, but since I thrive on stress I think it is going to be fun.

The ER Program I chair had a huge week. We hosted a luncheon for our upcoming spring event and almost 200 business and church leaders showed up including State Representative Todd Smith and County Commissioner Gary Fickes! We are on track to make repairs to dozens of homes this year for struggling families.

Alex had an awesome bridal shoot on Tuesday and I can't wait until after the wedding so we can post some of the incredible images, and we have another bridal shoot tomorrow at one of my favorite locations!

And of course the best part of my week is when we add more clients to our Creative Eyes family! 2 more bridal consults and bookings mean that we are pretty much booked thru August!!!

So far I'm loving 2010...


I hate to post a blog with out a pic, so I pulled one out of the "I'm gonna blog this when I have more time" file. Here is a photo of my little guy in my bunker pants from last fall. Isn't he the most adorable firefighter you've ever seen?




We've got a ton of weddings, engagements, and bridals coming up in the next few weeks, so check back ofter (and don't forget to leave comments, we love 'em!)

Christmas 2009

What a great weekend! We finally had a white Christmas, something Alex has been asking for since I've known her. Although, since we had most of our immediate family coming over Christmas Eve, it made for some very difficult traveling for some of them. It was so nice having everyone under one roof, and we all seemed to have a great time. Ethan must have been good this year because Santa brought him a ton of toys including a train set, hot wheels, and his favorite toy, a big blue pickup truck Power Wheel. It was cold, but that wasn't going to stop him from driving it until the battery died. After a few close calls with mail boxes and real cars, he started to get the hang of it. I don't know if I'm ready to hand him my Jeep keys, but at least I know he would have the potential to keep it right-side-up and on the road. Here are some pics from our wonderful holiday extravaganza...

Merry CHRISTmas!!

Alex, Ethan and I would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!!! We've had a great 2009 and are looking forward to seeing what 2010 has in store for this wonderful little photography business of our. Thanks to all our friends, family and clients for all the support!

Vacation is almost over...

Alex and I have been on a photography vacation for about 6 weeks, it's never fun to be shooting outdoor pics in a Texas summer and we needed a little time to relax from our busy schedules. God has blessed us with a lot of upcoming work and this was our last free weekend until sometime in late October. So how did we spend it? By taking pictures of course. The funny thing about being a photographer is that sometimes you forget to put down the camera and be on the other end of the lens. Alex has been wanting some photos of Ethan and I, so we spent our lazy Sunday afternoon trying to bribe a two-and-a-half year old to sit still for a fraction of a second. He actually did pretty good and I tried my best to behave and sit still too!