OK Jules....here ya go!!

I know you're out there blog-stalking....I have a couple of sneak peaks for you and I'm almost done with the rest of the pictures as well!! Hope you enjoy!!! I also added a chocolate conversion to the one of the kiddos together - I'm having fun with these conversions!!! I couldn't resist the one of Jonathan either...I can't decide if I like the color or the chocolate one better!!! Those kids are just too stinkin' cute - LOVE those freckles!!!

CRYING TEARS.......

OF JOY!!!!!!!!!

For those of you that know me, you know I've been dealing with an annoying leg injury since the end of last June. Prior to that, I was competing (and I use the word "competing" lightly, lol) in half-marathons and triathlons. I had recently completed St. Anthony's olympic distance triathlon - my hugest goal so far, just prior to my injury. This injury has left me unable to bike or run for MONTHS - and to tell you the truth, it's made me a bit crabby. I went to physical therapy - no help - I rested - no help - went to 3 docs - no help. Then I decided to "give in" and stop running and went to core conditioning class at the gym instead. That also turned out to be a mistake as the lunges we were doing in class were only making the problem worse!

OK OK OK. I FINALLY threw my hands up and STOPPED RUNNING AND WORKING OUT ALL TOGETHER FOR A MONTH. It was shear torture. But I think it worked. It only took 10 months for my stubbornness to wear thin.

On Tuesday, I walked/jogged for 3.5 miles. On Wednesday I walked/ran 3 miles - and running was at least 2 miles of that. Then last night to top it off, I took my bike out for the first time in 6 months. I had a great ride. Did 13 miles in under an hour - pretty good since that counts red lights and traffic and not being on the thing for months! Dare I dream that I could enter a sprint distance triathlon this summer????????? I'm not sure I'll ever get back to the 13.2 mile running distance, but I would really love to. I'm going to stay at these shorter distances for a while and get my strength back in my legs and see how it all goes. I'm just so happy I could BURST though!!!

I am posting a couple of pictures from St. Anthony's for inspiration...these were taken last April.

Urban photos

Sunday afternoon, we decided to explore downtown St. Petersburg for cool spots to do "urban photos". We walked around for two hours - I wasn't sure how the kids would deal with that - just wandering with no particular goal - but in the end, we all had SO much fun! Emma even commented how much fun she had! Here are a few pictures from a couple of the spots we found. One was in front of the old post office - I loved the textures on this building and even the cool outside mailboxes in the background!!

5-week-old sweetness!

I consider it a privilege to photograph a newborn. This is such a precious and fleeting time of life…there is really something magical about being present and being able to capture newborn moments on film! This little guy was no exception! Little R. was only 5 weeks old and was the most easy going baby ever! He was wide awake, and just watched with wide eyes, this crazy lady with this camera on her face! He was so much fun!!

Pass-A-Grille Beach Maternity/Family shoot

I had a great time photographing the Tippett family at the beach! I love families like this who really "get it" and just play. They were really up for anything!! There are more pictures from their session on my website. Check it out!!