Taylor- Class of 2013

I headed to the grocery store today because my hubby decided to put my guacamole in the pantry... grrrr.  Major strike!  I was so bummed.  There is nothing worse than having your heart set on some yummy guacamole, then not being able to find it in the fridge and oh, wait guess what?  It's getting gross in the pantry.  Booooo!

I stopped in for just one thing at the grocery store and $62.00 later, I had a few more things.  Why do I do that?  With the kiddos being on Spring Break, I seem to buy more during our trips to the grocery store or whatever place we are headed.  Spring Break is breaking me :)

I couldn't wait to share these images.  Sometimes during a shoot you see images in your camera that make your heart skip a beat with excitement and this is those!  Her blue eyes are amazing.  She is headed to college in just a few shorts months with a brand new experience a head of her.  I swear it was just yesterday I was graduating high school.
Can I just tell you that stopped me the other day to the point of almost being speechless.... my 20 year high school reunion is coming up in 4 years!  Are you joking me? I can't be that old can I?

While I sit here and ponder that sad sad thought, I will let you enjoy these awesome images of sweet Taylor!

Also check out her slideshow by clicking below

Brian-Class of 2011

So today Hunter's preschool class had a wonderful Mom's day celebration for all the moms. Our children were instructed to give us a make-over. There were stations set up all around the room. First station was to get our feet rubbed by our kids with lotion. Next station we made a bead necklace and crown for us to wear on our heads. Next we moved to the make-up. Hunter applied purple dots on my eye lids and purple blobs on my cheeks. He then opted for the darkest red lipstick he could find and smeared it all over my mouth. Not much made it to my lips. That was a hard one to look at seeing as I never wear lipstick, let alone, RED LIPSTICK!!!. Then we went to the nail station wear Hunter painted my nails. Actually he did a pretty good job, except for the blob of paint on one of the nails that took forever to dry. Last was the hair chair and Hunter decided one small pony tail in the back of my head with the rest of my hair hanging down would suit me just fine.
All of the moms were looking at each other, trying not to bust out laughing. It was so funny! The kids were so proud of their creations and this day marks a very special day in my memory! I will definitely add this to one of my favorites! :)

Thank you Hunter for making me feel so pretty today with my bright smeared lipstick :)


Brian is graduating this month and heading to Colorado on a soccer scholarship. That is very impressive. I'm sure he will have the time of his life!
Good luck Brian!!

You can view his slideshow by clicking here!

Wes-Class of 2011

So as I'm typing this, I can hear in the background the news covering the death of bin Laden. It's been on for almost 24 hours now. I hear crowds gathered cheering "USA". I hear them singing the National Anthem. I usually don't get political on my blog but I have to tell you, today is such a good day!
I feel so much proud in being an American!! Maybe more today than any other day. I feel like this is a huge moral booster for our country and also to let other countries know, just how great America is!
His death might bring a retaliation on our country but I probably feel the same as most when it was something we needed to do. We had to fight back and that is what we did!
September 11, 2001 changed our whole lives, it changed that way we thought of our country, the way we thought of the world and how we viewed our lives. And I think May 1, 2011 will do the same for us. In a good way! It's a great feeling today to be an American and I am just so stinkn' proud!!!

Wes is graduating from Hamilton in a few weeks and on his way to play football in Colorado. What an exciting adventure he had in store for himself. We wish him the best of luck in school and his football career!!

You can view his slideshow by clicking here!!

Frankie-Senior Session 2011

Summer is almost here!! In one way I love the summer, I love sleeping in, I love wearing flip flops, I love swimming and just hanging out. We have bbq's, go to the movies, and just hang out. On the other hand..... It's so stinkin' hot here!!! Almost unbearable some days. You either stick to being indoors or live in the pool. Even the nights are hot. It just doesn't cool off. The temperature has been creeping up here lately.
We try and get really creative to what we do in the summer so the kids can do things but not pass out from the heat. Most events if any that are outside are done at night or early morning. Even swim lessons are schedule in the am.
You start to live here long enough and you get a little used to it. It's still frustrating but you deal. Hopefully we have a few more weeks of some easy temperatures to enjoy the weather and it'll give me a few more weekends to get some shoots in before the temps rise.
I shot Frankie's senior session on a beautiful day last weekend. The wind was blowing a bit but we made it work. She's super cute and ready to start her new life next year at college.

You can view here slideshow by clicking here!!

Jennifer-Class of 2011

So we have all in the Hank Household been trying to get over this crud. I am one who never gets sick, I could let my little ones lick me when they are sick and I still wouldn't get anything, but this time I got it. :( Reagan had a sore throat last week that kept her out of school for a day and on the couch for a few days. A few days later, my throat started hurting, I lost my voice and hit rock bottom. I was so congested, couldn't breathe or talk (which I'm sure my hubby loved). It was such a busy week for me and I tried to work through it. And then Friday came and that was it. I was on the couch. I spent the weekend, trying to edit a little bit on the couch just trying to recover. I don't mind getting a little sick but seriously can it come when I don't have a busy week. I had way too much on my to-do list last week to fit that in.
Poor Hunter is getting it today so it sounds like we are starting all over, we can't win!

But in the midst of my crazy last week I did get to Jennifer's senior pictures which are awesome. Plus adding that she is absolutely adorable helps the camera as well!! And boy did my camera love her! She has those piercing blue eyes that put you into a daze. Love them!!!
She will be graduating from Hamilton in May and heading off to ASU. The last girl in her family to graduate!!! How exciting!!! Good luck Jennifer! :)

You can view her slideshow by clicking here!!!









My favorite of the day!!!























Love those blue eyes!!