Why this week was awesome...

I had an awesome week so far!!!

Last Thursday, I got a phone call from my best friend's father-in-law.  He wanted to fly me to Chicago on Monday to spend 2 days with Kim.  Of course, I couldn't say no!!

We had a great time...hanging out...talking, laughing, shopping, eating, drinking coffee...did I mention laughing?!?!?, and hanging out with this little spitfire:

You will get more of her later...that's just what I've got so far!  ;-)

Snowy Tennessee

Wow!!!  It's been almost a month since I last blogged.  The holidays were a crazy fun whirlwind!  I hope that you and yours had an awesome holiday season.

It snowed last night here in TN...and TN doesn't really know what to do with all that snow.  ;-)  That's ok.  I've got 4-wheel drive!  I went in to the bank today, and this is what I saw on my way.

The Frederick's

Boys, boys, boys!!

Rita emailed me and asked if I could take some pics of her 2 boys and 2 dogs.  It took us awhile to finally get our acts together, but I had a GREAT time with Danny and Matt.  They are all boy, all the time.  My favorite part was at the end of our shoot when they jumped in the fountain!!!  If it hadn't been so cold, and if I hadn't had a camera around my neck, I totally would've joined them.  ;-)  I'm glad I didn't cuz I'd have missed one of my favorite shots:  the wet boys sandwiching Mom in a giant bear hug!

Dorgan's

The Dorgan's are one of my regulars.  I've watched AJ and Sammy grow up for the last few years.  It's amazing to me how time flies as I look back at the old photos.  When I started photographing the Dogan's, Sammy could barely walk!!!  And look at her now.  And AJ...his personality is the same as it always has been, but he's growing up into such a little young man.  Loving it!

The Chase's

I love my family.  ;-) 

Zack is my first cousin.  There are 6 of us cousins and we grew up really close.  Every other Sunday (at least!), we'd all have dinner at Nana and Papa's after church.  One of my favorite things was always going over to their house. 

Well, Zack married the MOST amazing woman.  Amy is awesome in her own right - she's fun, funny, organized, creative, a great photographer - and she's the perfect match for Zack.  I absolutely love hanging out with them.

Blake is their 4 year old.  He is adorably handsome, and one of the funniest little dudes I know.  He is all about anything sports and anything rodeo.  When he was 18 months old he knew the difference between football highlights on TV and a football game.  A bit obsessive for an 18-month-old, I think, but it'll be fun to see what happens as he grows up!

Enjoy the pics of some of my favorite people!!!

This is his cowboy face

Another cowboy pose

I LOVE this one!!!