Free Lens! MCP Actions Giveaway

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4th of July fun

It's been a long time since my last post and so many things have been going on. This past weekend, we enjoyed the 4th of July at my inlaws in the country. Addyson attended the parade that they have every year and she's showing off her beads that she collected from the loot of goodies thrown at the parade.



This weekend also marked our maiden voyage on my hubby's $400 prized possession. He put a lot of sweat, cussing and cash into this thing to get it going...but it ran great. There are still some bugs that need to be worked out, but for the most part, it's great.







*FYI - please note that the camera used to take these photos was my cheapy pinky and is therefore not a representation of the quality photos Homegrown Memories Photography produces* :)

Slip n' Slide = Officially Summertime!

June 4th marked the beginning of "Splash Day" at Addyson's school, so every Thursday they get to play with water toys on the playground (i.e. slip n slide). Yesterday, our neighbor's kids were playing on their slip n slide and Addyson kept watching them (even though her little pool was filled to the brim). At one point she started climbing the fence because she wanted to play. The nice girls had 2 of the slides and offered to let Addyson play with theirs for a little while. Here's the aftermath:











And then this is what happens immediately following hardcore slip n slide fun:

Super Troopers...

This morning I meet with the Parker kiddos. They were troopers getting up and ready so early on a Sunday morning. We met up at Cypress Top Historic Park. This was my first time out there since it was made into a park...and I LOVE IT! I'm pretty sure the kids liked it too...especially this one :)

* Good morning beautiful *

Early this morning I drove out to Katy to take some photos of the Rodriguez family. Thanks to their new little one, they have a built in alarm clock...so we were able to get some good early morning sun for these photos. Thanks Elizabeth and David for being early birds today, the photos turned out awesome and I can't wait for y'all to see the rest....here's a few teasers for you...Enjoy!

{The good life}

Well, it's Friday and I'm off today...but I'm not out having fun - I'm supervising the painters that are here. Yeah, you know, to make sure they're not screwing things up - like I would :)

Since I have all this free time on the computer I wanted to share a few silly photos of Addyson and her daddy. She loves "helping" her daddy mow the grass. I love it when she goes out there and helps him, it gets her out of my hair for at least a little while. Take a look at the pictures and see if you can figure out why she loves working in the yard so much...







It's the good life I tell you! Stay tuned...I have a couple of shoots coming up this weekend, so I'll have a few sneak peeks to show off by Sunday or Monday. Have a great weekend everyone!

Give me some attitude!

This weekend I had the pleasure of taking Senior pictures of Rachel, a 2009 Cy-Fair graduate. We had lots of fun - and I kept asking her to give me some attitude...Mom said she didn't need any help with that! LOL Thanks ladies - had a great time. Here's a sneak peek of what's to come: