Project Rewind~ Busy, but loving it!

My. 
Crazy. Awesome. Busy. Rewarding. Stressful. Beautiful. 
Dig my head in the sand. 
Laugh out loud.
Soaking up my little sunshiny boy...
Week in Rewind.
Meet Kenzie. My beautiful tom boy little sis, & her pup Chloe.
You can see the special bond these two share!
LOVE them both. (btw, that is mud on her nose. Lol)

 The other beauty I got to shoot this past week.
She was a natural!

 Of Course I couldn't finish a post w/out my blue eyed boy!
The blue-eyed boy that only wants to wear blue shirts & his fireman boots. EVERY SINGLE DAY. Lol)

Just me.
Even though I'd MUCH rather be behind the camera,
I had to link up w/ my girl Lishy & Kristine Lynn Photography
For a self portrait challenge!

<<FAVorite July Photo>>

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Cutie-pie B + giveaway...!

Hi friends.

Had an AWEsome weekend.

Still a little/lot sickly with darn sinus issues... BUT

didn't let that stop me from having a lovely mini session with this

CUTIE-PA-TOOTie.

Meet Brayden. Lover of books, dinosaurs, & one of the smartest little fellas I've had the pleasure of meeting.

Here's a sneak peek at the 1st shot I've edited thus far, much more cuteness to come!

So. Onto a cool little giveaway....

Click on over to my girl  Sarah Halstead's fine blog, 

say hi, & enter to win SIX months of free large add space on Happy Jax! 

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Blessings in disguise

    I mentioned a few days ago that I was really looking forward to a VERY meaningful photo shoot. Really my 1st ever, REAL shoot. One w/ actual people who aren't Jax. Unfortunately it didn't pan out, at least not yet. I'll try to make this as short as I can...

   Our WONDERFUL next door neighbor & close friend has terminal Leukemia. By terminal the Dr.'s gave him maybe a week... that was 5 days ago. His name is Chuck(aka Chuckles), & is LOVED by all. You can't not adore him. He is a husband, father, grandfather, friend, Vietnam Vet, neighborhood hero/flirt. His sweet family asked me if I could take their final family pictures together, & even his portrait for the newspaper. I was/am beyond honored. We had to cancel do to him, well... basically not having the strength to even get out of bed. That was Monday, Memorial Day, of all days. We thought he might not make it through the night, the next day he was up & out of bed! I'm really hoping we will be able to take the photos soon. I do know that no matter where my photography journey will hopefully take me... there will never be photographs that will mean as much as these would. I just want so badly to give his beautiful family something to remember their AMAZING Chuck. 

    Sooo... this leads me here, to these photos. These were taken behind our houses, where I hope to take Chuck's family pictures. I walked up there a while back to scope it out for the session, & met the gorgeous little girl you will see below. Her name is Raegan, & she also lives down the street from us. This was her very 1st day riding her bike w/out training wheels & her dad asked if I could take a few photos for them. Uhmmm... yes please! Then a million more shots followed... as you will also see, I think Jax was just a little smitten w/ Miss Raegan! Btw, she has the prettiest darn eyes, & was the perfect subject. Hope you'll see her again soon! 

Meet Raegan. (& you know Jax)

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