Family...

WOO HOO! Its Fridaaaaay and it was the last day of school for Aryanna who is now an official 2nd Grader (AHHHH!) does this mean im getting old?? Well ive been working on my inspiration as i stated in my last blog post and one of the things I love is my family. I was raised in a big close knit family and i love each and everyone of them dearly! One of them being my little sister. Sarah is always up to play model so I can try out new things  and practice more. And today was no different! Thank you Sarah :)

Another very dear and precious family member is my Averie! Who is quite the ham in front of the camera! She loves to have her pictures taken and was being my model this morning as well! 

Inspiration...

I have been working on an inspiration board, well actually right now its just a list, BUT as i build my business and brand im really trying to focus on what makes me, me! The things that make my heart swoon, my head dream and my soul dance.  So ive kinda tweaked my blog here and i like it better than what it was, and my good friend over at Mary Davis Photography has inspired me to shoot the things that i love most. BRILLIANT she is! So my list is as follows and ill update this as i shoot the things i love most...

... Jesus,God and The Bible <3
My daughters, Ary and Averie
My family
Coffee (just typing that word out made me want to run to the local starbucks haha)
Italy (im gonna have to get creative, as a trip to italy is just not in my budget)
Photography <3
Flowers- specifically Magnolias and Calla Lilies
Food :)
The ocean

New Finds...

As a long time Junk Gypsy fan, i was EXTREMELY excited when they announced that they were junkifying Miranda Lambert and Blake Sheltons wedding! That would be my dream! They are so fabulous!! I anxiously awaited the days following the wedding for the photos to be released and see how they worked their magic and when they first few pictures were released i was SO excited! It was truly  southern magic! But on the cover of US Weekly was the picture of Miranda Lamberts bouquet... and my heart fell into my stomach. It was perfect! The Ritzy Rose has THE MOST stunning brooch bouquets i have ever seen. Its almost too good to even share but they're too perfect not to! The idea behind them is genius. Something to pass down for generations, a family heirloom. Perfection! So go check them out, and Junk Gypsy and see for yourself!

Stringfield Wedding

This weekend i had the pleasure of shooting Tabatha and Jojo's wedding.  He proposed and they decided they didn't want to wait to get married, so they set the date for only two weeks later! With family and close friends there with them they committed their lives to each other, it was beautiful :)

UNcomplicate your life

Im completely obsessed with a website called www.stumbleupon.com  i LOVE it! And i happened to "stumble upon" this blog on www.bellamumma.com where she shared it so i pass on a simple knowledge that we should put into action... here we go

You see, when we’re born we see the world in an uncomplicated way. We know what we need, and we ask for it. We like nice people, and we don’t like mean people. We sleep when we’re tired, we eat when we’re hungry, and we stop eating when we’re full.

As we grow older, we eat and drink to console ourselves, rather than addressing what’s bothering us. We overwork to avoid close relationships, rather than finding people we can trust to form strong bonds with. We hold grudges, play games, spend more than we make, want things we don’t need, and we get too far away from our basic human needs. In other words, we complicate things.

Here are 100 ways to uncomplicate it... 

{perfect inspiration for a Sunday!}

1. Don’t try to read other people’s minds

2. Get up 30 minutes earlier so that you don’t rush/get a ticket while driving too fast/have to explain why you’re late/get fired

3. Get 8 hours of sleep per night so that you think more clearly

4. Stick to your budget

5. Start saving and investing every week, no matter how little you can spare

6. Balance your checkbook

7. Don’t try to be friends with everyone. Cultivate closer relationships with fewer people.

8. Don’t try to do business with everyone. Identify your target client and take very good care of them.

9. Before getting angry, ask yourself if it will really matter in 20 years

10. Focus on being a good person, not on pleasing others

11. Stay home this Saturday, and finish off that nagging chore that you need to finish

12. Kiss and make up

13. Make a weekly menu, and shop for only those items at the market

14. Ask your grandparents the best way to uncomplicate life, and try it for a month

15. Fill up your gas tank when it’s half full

16. Don’t drink alcohol when you’re tired, sad or mad

17. Pay your bills on time

18. Get an annual physical examination

19. Say “I love you” to your significant other and to your children. Studies show that more marriages last, and fewer kids use drugs, when these words are spoken every day.

20. For just one day, imagine everyone’s intentions are good because most people’s are

21. Give away clothes that haven’t been worn in two years

22. Throw out clothes that are in disrepair, and can’t be mended

23. When you have a conflict with someone, talk it out. Don’t let it turn into more than it is.

24. Know what your priorities are in life, and act as if they are your priorities

25. Tell the truth

26. Don’t cheat

27. Don’t steal

28. If you’re holding on to a ridiculous grudge, let it go

29. Clean your house weekly, so that it doesn’t become too large a chore

30. Do your best at work, or at school

31. Don’t eat when you aren’t hungry

32. Eat when you are hungry

33. Be yourself

34. Say no unapologetically

35. Cook simple meals

36. Don’t try to keep up with the Joneses

37. Pay off your car before buying a new one

38. Organise your desk at the office

39. Change your smoke alarm batteries when the clocks spring forward, and again when they fall back

40. Organise your important paperwork

41. Take only half the clothes that you planned to take with you on holiday

42. Help your children with their homework every night, and have an open dialogue with their teachers

43. Have white sheets and white towels in children’s rooms/bathrooms, because they’re easily bleached

44. Spend your time with nice people

45. Avoid drama

46. Don’t text or talk on the phone while driving

47. Turn off the television/video games/computer; they’re time consumers

48. Don’t engage in office politics

49. Refuse to gossip, or talk behind other people’s backs

50. Do the dishes right after dinner

51. Never go to sleep angry

52. Ask nicely for what you need and want

53. Walk 10,000 steps per day to help your heart

54. Do 20 push-ups before speaking in anger

55. Leave work at work

56. Don’t befriend anyone that isn’t trustworthy

57. Don’t envy others

58. Have your oil changed

59. Take vitamin C BEFORE you catch a cold

60. Don’t work more than 8 hours per day

61. Weed your garden weekly

62. Wash your car weekly

63. Have a spring cleaning month every year, and do one room at a time

64. You don’t need to be best friends with work colleagues, but build respectful partnerships

65. Don’t drink and drive

66. Don’t look for reasons to be angry or sad, look for reasons to be happy. You’ll always be able to find plenty of each.

67. Be friendly with your neighbours

68. Return emails and phone messages promptly

69. Schedule in free time

70. Don’t procrastinate

71. Do what you say you’ll do, when you say you’ll do it

72. Be more flexible when you’re able to be

73. Forgive and forget. End of story.

74. Break the consumerism habit…put a three month moratorium in place on buying anything not deemed a necessity

75. Start your diet on September 1, rather than January 1, so that you won’t also have holiday pounds to lose

76. Take care of any health issues or concerns

77. Have your tires rotated

78. Have your brakes checked

79. Have your eyes checked

80. Don’t let your imagination run away with you

81. Let go of perfection in others

82. Let go of perfection in yourself

83. Don’t try to help those that refuse to help themselves

84. Find a way to reduce your commute to work

85. Have an alloted amount of worry time per day/week, that you strictly abide by

86. Drink more water

87. Eat more salmon

88. Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill

89. Wear your hair in a classic, easy to care for style

90. Finish what you start

91. Wear classic clothes and shoes that never go out of style

92. Create a daily routine

93. Have a 1, 5, 10 and 20 year plan for your financial and life goals

94. Slow down

95. Eat out less often

96. When you ask your husband which outfit looks best, thank him for his answer and wear the one he liked rather than focusing on why he didn’t like the other one

97. Allow your children to grow up

98. Clean out your garage, and donate anything that hasn’t been used in the past year

99. Stretch every day

100. If a relationship is over, let it go

Bailey In Candyland!

Oh to be 4 again! Today Miss Bailey and I took a trip through our own little candyland! A day filled with candy and lollipops and tons of fun, we had quite the afternoon!  Ive known Miss Bailey and her mother, Ashlee, for about 3 years now and enjoy working with them and capturing special memories for them!

ahhh Sundays!

Sunday is always my favorite day of the week. Its a day of church and family, and i love both! I love being filled up with Gods word on Sundays and ready to take on the week, just to go home and hang out with my little girls, or cookout with mom and dad and my brothers and sister. Today is supposed to be a warm one, 68 degrees i think, but it looks as if the clouds have no interest in breaking up to let the sun in. we shall see :) Hope everyone has a great Sunday!

sick babies...

ugh... my precious two year old Averie i believe has pinkeye! her eyes are all red and swollen and gross. poor baby. time to take her to the doctor! But Shes handling it like a champ! love her :)

I need a website... gonna start looking into this :) who does your website?

Workshops

So ive been in search of workshops! I need to get my learn on, haha, and i need to meet other people in my industry. I did join the Richmond Photography Meetup Group however i havent made it to any of their events... need to do that ASAP! i NEED to make it to at least one a month and be steady on their forum. What happened to the outgoing talkative Krissy i used to know?! haha time to bring her back...  So if you are aware of any workshops, prefer locally but id be willing to travel if its worth it, let me know!

Welcome!!

Heyyy! Welcome to my brand spankin new photography blog!  I have always loved the idea of pictures, this moment in time frozen for us to keep and cherish long after our minds have filled up with the other things life throws in our way. Life happens so fast and its not often that we stop and take in the beauty of it and there is something magical about finding an old photo of a time past, a relative you didnt get the chance to know or reflecting on your childrens pictures throughout the years. SO here i am! Im taking the jump and hoping to document it every step of the way... heres to chasing dreams