The Holidays...

Well, I can't say that I've been the most dedicated blog-poster (if that counts as an actual word) over the past few months. I have thought about updating my blog a few times, but as you can tell, I haven't actually followed through with updating it. I'd blame it on being busy, but that's just hogwash. Well, there might be some truth to being busy, but I could use that as an excuse for any part of the year, all the time, as I'm sure most people can (and do). We're all busy, all the time, every day, and it's really a choice as to how we spend our downtime.

Recently, I've been spending my downtime watching NCIS, Criminal Minds, Ghost Whisperer, Burn Notice, and other great shows that generally come on USA as reruns. I've also spent some downtime reading, drawing, and taking photographs. I've probably spent a lot of downtime sleeping or catching up on sleep. The rest of my downtime has been spent babysitting for the Murphy girls, which I love and wouldn't pass up for anything in the world.

So, as it is, we have now arrived at the time of the year that is generally referred to as "The Holidays." I'd like to tell you that, for the first time in 3 or more years, I have NOT wanted to skip mid-November through all of December and land in January. I thought I was going to be able to say that this year, but I can't. For many people, this time of year is particularly difficult, but for me, it is almost unbearable. I'm not going to dwell on that fact though.

What I'm going to tell you instead is that I have been able to take two beautiful photo shoots since the last time I posted. I will post a few pictures here and, if you want to see more, visit my photography blog at: www.lb3photo.blogspot.com! I actually have a photo shoot tomorrow for a co-worker of mine, so I hope I will be able to post those soon as well.

The Murphy Girls 

It was a TON of fun to photograph these girls, especially since I get to spend so much time with them. They have such a myriad of expressions, especially little Lucy Linh!!

Who doesn't love a good pirate face?!

Dane: Almost 2 years old 

Besides the fact that Dane spent most of the morning in tears, I had a great time trying to get a good shot of him smiling. Plus, he's so freakin' cute! I can't wait until our next photo shoot together. :)