Funny stuff!

Okay, so I came home from school the other day (after Kerre was watching Mckenzie) and started looking through my camera...Lo and behold, I found some awful pictures of my baby!!! They were borderline child abuse!  

So, in order to make things right, I got a few pictures of my own: 

In my opinion, I think she looks happier in the last two!  haha!  

Anyway, school is out for the summer (besides my Tuesday night counseling) and I am excited!  I am going to really focus on photography and learning all the different settings to use to make good pictures.  Hopefully I will get some experience soon and be able to start a part-time business that will help pay for school.  I am still passionate about counseling for those of you who may be thinking "why are you in school then?"  I am just going after a hobby that i have loved since a kid!  Well, McKenzie is still asleep so I am going to take this time to curl up to a good book.  

Where have I been?

Well, I realize i have not blogged in quite a while.  Friends and family have been getting on my case to get back to it :)  So, here I am.  I am about to finish this semester (on Monday)!  I should be studying for my tests but this seemed to be more fun.  To catch some people up, I am graduating May 2010 with my masters in Marriage and Family Counseling.  It has taken me a while to get through this degree -- I started August 2006.  Most of the people I started with have graduated or are about to graduate this May.  I took a year off and taught middle school math for a year, but the Lord would not let me get away from Seminary :)  I tried to fight it, but there was no doubt that was where I was called.

I have finally started to actively pursue learning photography.  I have been so passionate about photography since middle school.  I remember taking my little brother, Kyle, out to some fields with my little ghetto 35 mm camera and taking shots of him.  I loved it!  Well, now I actually have a good camera with some lenses that will allow me to do some good work!  Plus, my mother-in-law has tons of stuff I can borrow so I am very blessed by that!  So, if anyone needs a photographer (if that is what I am) I would love to work with you. I am looking for people who would let me practice on them or their family so I can get experience. If you are interested, let me know and we can get together.  Right now I won't charge anything for the time because I need to learn and you would be helping me!  

Lastly, my little baby girl is almost a year old...well, next Saturday she will be 11 months old!  I can't believe how old she is but I can't say it has gone by fast because we have enjoyed every moment of her.  It is just weird that the time has passed....does that make sense?  It does to me :) So, I will begin posting more, sharing my pictures, thoughts, and life with you.