A Fun shoot in Austin. :)

This past friday morning I had the opportunity to do pictures for a sweet little family in Austin. I was so excited when I got Tara's email because I have been wanting to shoot in downtown Austin for a long time.

I met them on 6th street and we walked around for awhile just taking pictures in random spots...my favorite. :) Tara wanted bright and colorful backgrounds..and we found them alright. ;) Walking the streets of downtown Austin will give your legs a workout! I forgot how hill-y those streets are! ha!

Tara, Damon and Gavin- I am so glad that you wanted me to come up from Houston to do pictures for y'all! It was such a pleasure meeting all of you! I hope that you enjoy your "sneak peek" and I'll have your gallery up soon!

OH...and happy late anniversary!

Talk to you soon...
ashley









How cute is he?? Precious Gavin!

Avery McKay Salon and Spa

There is an AWESOME Salon and Spa in Bastrop called Avery McKay. This past Monday I got the chance to take some shots of the people that make up Avery McKay, including the owner, Kiley Ellsworth. It was such a fun photo shoot and the whole time I felt like I was taking pictures for the cover of a CD. ha!

If you are ever in or around Bastrop and want to get pampered by a group of rockstars you should look them up!

Kiley, Courtney, Susan and Mike- Thank you so much for letting me do your pictures for the website! It was so fun and all of y'all are absolute beautiful people to photograph! Here is a LARGE sneak peek and I'll have some more up soon!

Oh, and I am showing them all in color and they can easily be changed! :)

Upcoming Sessions! Book Now! :)

Now that Ike has taken a hike (Hallulejah)I am consuming myself in catching up with editing work. Can I just say that the pioneer days must have been the pits? Thank GOODNESS our electricity is back up and running already. I'm proud to say the only damage that was done at our house was some fencing....which we now share a big yard with our neighbor! ha! SO...since my break-up with my computer (which was TORTURE) is over I'm getting my sessions all in order. Here we go....

First and Most Important- Holiday Sessions are booking fast and I only have a limited amount left. It's not to early to think about Christmard Cards and gifts! Pictures make GREAT gifts! If you book a holiday session before September 31st you will receive a complimentary 8x10 of your favorite image from your session.

A Day at Dewberry Farms- A fun mini-session! On October 17th and 18th, I will be doing mini-sessions at Dewberry Farms in Brookshire! It's just a stones throw from Katy and so much fun! Not to mention cute! I am only opening up a few sessions each day, so book your spot now!


I will also be shooting in Smithville on certain weekends. During October I will be there the weekend of the 10th and the weekend of the 24th. I already have booked a few appointments during those weekends but will be open for more (yay for free babysitting there! HOLLA! ha). I will be there during the week some too so if that suits you best, let me know and we will work it out! Most of those will be holiday sessions but I will also be doing Pumpkin Patch pictures....Ashley's very own little pumpkin patch set(shhhh..don't tell my parents we will be using their yard!) It's going to be super cute so sign your little punkin up! As for November.... I haven't quite nailed it down yet! You can help me decide. :)

Now to end this blog here is a post of Aidan, our little neighbor and Averys best buddy, playing outside Friday as Ike's wind started to blow! We let the kids play outside as much as we could before the lights went out! Isn't he cute?



Hope to see you soon! :)

Little Answered Prayers

In April of this year A LOT of prayers were being said for my friend, Crichelle, when she was admitted into Texas Womans Hospital in downtown Houston. On April 9, 2008 she gave birth to her twin boys....when she was only 25 weeks pregnant. Constant prayers were being said for her twin boys, Jordan and Jaxon, that they would fight and be strong when they were so itty bitty and had everything against them......except for prayer

This year my family and I walked in the March of Dimes "Walk for Babies" here in Houston and Jordan and Jaxon were on our list of names of babies that we were walking for. You gotta give it up to the March of Dimes for everything that they have done for babie everywhere...including the two I am about to introduce you to. The March of Dimes will always hold a special place in my heart for all that they have done and how far that them have come in the fight against prematurity.... and I will walk and help raise money for them every year until I am old and wrinkled. I AM the COOLEST team captain...EVAH! Go Team Brock and Brody! :)

Now on to the best part of this blog....These two little miracles are Jordan and Jaxon. They eached weighed under 2 pounds at birth and rocked out in the NICU the first few months of life. A few weeks ago they got the last of their super cool contraptions taken away....their oxygen tubes were removed! So in honor of that occasion we FINALLY got to do their pictures this morning a la no tubes!

Crichelle- You know I love you like I love chips and salsa and I am so happy for you and Jyusef. You are both wonderful parents and I am so glad that your babies are home with you. Thank you so much for letting me take their pictures today and love on them for a few hours.

Jordan and Jaxon- Even though I kept getting your names mixed up doesn't mean I don't think you are by FAR the coolest babies in the world. I love you bunches and can't wait to watch you grow up! :)

Here is your 'sneak peek' ....Enjoy. :)

The "Adventure" Photo Shoot

Adventure, you ask? Well we would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the little man fishing out in the middle of nowhere. We would like to tell him how much we appreciate that he decided to go fishing on THAT day, at THAT time and at the EXACT location where we would run out of gas. I would also like to publicly apologize to him and tell him how deeply sorry I am that there was no fish caught while I was watching his fishing pole for him. I mean, the least a fish could have done was jump on the hook while on my watch. The fisherman was worthy of a fish since he was doing his good deed of the day by taking Nathan a town over for gas. No gas, No fish on that day in the country. BUT...a GREAT place for photo shoots. :)Oh, and it was NOT my vehicle, I was a passenger....just to clarify and not scare my clients. ;)

Last Saturday, I got to do a FEW more pictures of Baby Elise. A few with her Daddy and a few with her brothers. It was only beginning when the above happened. SO needless to say...the photo shoot didn't last long. The daddy doesn't know it yet but his session isn't over. :) Sometime this weekend I will be going to their house for a few more because you know how much men LOVE photo sessions ( hey Nathan!).....and I'm filling up my tank before I leave. Good thing it is only a few miles away. ;)

Here are a few of the pictures before the tank ran dry:












And lastly, here is a picture where I hopped the fence (with permission) and was handed a 3 week old baby through the cattle panels and carefully stepped through the weeds to the fluffy chair.....all while watching for snakes. :) I LOVE my job...seriously.

Kimmie

This is Kimmie...she's a senior this year. She is graduating from the same high school I did *cough* 14 *cough* years ago. On Sunday we had a good time taking her senior pictures all around the little town that we both grew up in. Her mom too....

The funniest part....and I have pictures to prove it is when we were doing the pictures in the middle of the highway right under the stop light. For a million years this light was the only light in town. Now there's 2. :) Anyway, Kimmie was up for it and the creative part of my brain was spinning. She didn't care that there were cars zooming past us and then staring at her the whole time that the light was red. Yes, she got embarrassed....but I made her do it. AHH, the things you do for a fun picture! WELL...the minute we sat the piano bench (thanks mom!) in the middle of the highway wouldn't you know it....a cop comes around the corner. LUCKILY..she was laughing and watched for a minute and then she made us promise to be careful and not get hit....she didn't want to come back! ha! Only in the 'Ville could I do that AND NOT get a ticket. :)

Kimmie- Thank you so much for letting me do your senior pictures. You are a beautiful person inside and out and I wish nothing but the best for you. :)Enjoy every moment of your senior year.

Karla- Thank you for letting me take your baby's senior pictures AND for driving around with us and putting up with me. You are awesome! :)

Here they are. I hope y'all love them as much as I do...and this sneak peek is HUGE! I couldn't decide which ones to use. :)

















The picture below this is the face you get when a cop comes around the corner... :)