Mar 10, 2016 | Photography
Shooting through a chain-link fence at a tennis match is much harder than I thought it would be. Zach had a GREAT time at this tennis team tournament (even though I had trouble getting good pictures). His Twin Creeks team came in 3rd out of many other teams from the...
Mar 9, 2016 | Photography, Random Thoughts
Well…we braved the thunderstorms in and around Dallas this morning, and headed down to Lil’ Ninjas. For those of you who are not familiar with it, it is an indoor park with obstacle courses including things such as the warp wall, foam pits, rope ladders,...
Mar 7, 2016 | Random Thoughts, Slider, Toys
Reading articles like The 15 Most Creative Toys from Our Childhoods makes me feel nostalgic. Makes me wish I had kept some of my favorite toys from when I was little. In my day though, when we were tired of certain toys, we would have a “Toy...
Mar 5, 2016 | Photography
Earlier in the week, I blogged about learning to take basketball pictures and how challenging that has been for me. Me…a person who LOVES natural, outdoor light when taking pictures. It just seems so much easier, and I always get better pictures when I’m...
Mar 4, 2016 | Photography, Slider
I found a great article about which lenses are best for shooting indoor sports – such as my son’s basketball games! The most challenging pictures I have taken! For many seasons, I followed my kids around at their soccer and baseball games taking pictures...
Feb 27, 2016 | Random Thoughts
Well…my passion is photography, certainly NOT cooking! Luckily, I recently came across the Frugal Girls Website – – they publish all kinds of great crockpot recipes. That’s my kind of cooking! Dump everything into one pot, turn it on, go on...
Feb 26, 2016 | Books, Photography, Slider
I was cleaning up the pictures on my blog and I ran across some awesome pictures from my trip to Chicago to visit my sister. The kids and I packed up and flew to Winnetka, just a train’s ride away from Chicago. What a fun trip! In order to prepare the kids for their...
Feb 20, 2016 | Books, Slider
As I gathered up my things for the day, I had trouble deciding if I should take my book or my Kindle with me on my errands. I almost always end up waiting on someone or something, usually in the multiple carpool lines I find myself sitting in on a daily basis, so I...
Feb 15, 2016 | Photography, Slider
As of now, Lightroom is my favorite editing program. Mostly because I have used it for some time, and I feel like I know the program. Even with all my time editing photos, I had no idea there were so many Adobe Lightroom CC Keyboard Shortcuts! And the Lightroom...
Feb 12, 2016 | Random Thoughts
Yesterday, we were playing outside on our many riding toys enjoying the weather. The crazy, Texas, unpredictable weather! As I sat on the curb snapping pictures of my kids and their friends, I thought about the conversation I had with my younger sister earlier in the...
