It's Basketball Time Baby!

The day finally arrived...the first basketball game of Hannah's 2010-2011 season.  I was a bundle of nerves...and I think the girls were too.  But, I think that is to be expected after such an awesome season last year.  They played hard, it wasn't pretty at times, but we won...and all of us breathed a sigh of relief!

Hannah jumped at the tip off...and we got the ball.  Woo hoo!!!

She intercepted a few passes from the other team! Way to watch, baby girl!

She was fouled a few times...and got to shoot free-throws.  She was 1 for 2. 

Even with that girls elbow in her face, she still managed to make the shot.

And she had 3 slams....love these!  I think the sign behind Hannah is kind of fitting, "Not in our house!"  Yeah, baby!

And she scored again...over her defender who had her hand on Hannah the whole time! Can you say foul?  The ref didn't either, but that's okay, she made the basket anyway!

Hannah did a little fouling of her own too.  She ended the night with 5 points, 2 fouls, 3 slams, and that's all I can remember.  Like I said before, it wasn't pretty, but we ended up with a win...and we will take that any day of the week!  I love basketball season!!!!!

The "H" Family {A Sneak Peak}

Saturday afternoon was the perfect day to meet up with the fabulous "H" family to take their family portraits.  The weather could not have been more perfect!  Delight!  It was so perfect that there were three other photographers in our same location taking family portraits.  I couldn't believe it.  We still managed to find prime locations and enough time to have 2 clothing changes.  I had the best time with this family who were oh so very posh in their perfectly coordinated outfits. Great job, Frances! 

I love this first pictures because I captured Mr. H in a full out smile.  He is a wise man of very few words....and as pumped about family portraits as most men are.  So, I love it that I somehow was able to capture a smile.  You won't believe how it happened.  Open mouth...insert foot! 

I think someone who looks a lot like me might have said something about what a lucky man he is to be surrounded by such beautiful women.  And then this person, who couldn't possibly have been me, said something like, "Mr. Incredible is surrounded by women too.  In fact, we had to get a boy dog so he would have another male around the house" and then I heard this person, oh alright it was me! say, "but we had him fixed."  And then they all smiled and I realized what I had just implied....so I quickly said, "the dog!  Not Mr. Incredible."  Oiy!  The things I say to get real smiles.  I still can't believe I said that! Can you????

Okay, enough with the embarrassing stories.  And back to the sneak peak.

 I didn't have to say anything embarrassing to get this smile, he just had to stand next to his sweetheart and
it came naturally.  True love!

Miss Brooke is one of Hannah's buddies at school and they play on the same basketball team.  Don't let her beautiful, innocent looks fool you, because she can beast it up on the basketball court! And I am sooooo ready for basketball season!  Yay!

Wait till you see her fabulous boots! Miss Brooke, anytime you happen to grow tired of those boots in all of their fabulousness, I'm your girl. They are soooooo cool and look awesome on you! 

And then she proudly wore Baylor green in honor of her photographer...because she knew Baylor and Texas A&M were about to play a little football.  Wasn't that sweet?  I'm kidding of course...but I loved the green.  Nice choice! Supermodel pose time!

"H" family, I hoped you enjoyed your sneak peak; there are many more photos to follow.  I certainly enjoyed spending time with ya'll Saturday night.  Thanks for putting up with me, Mr. "H."  See ya'll at the basketball game Monday night! 

Baby "M" {A Sneak Peak}

I know this is a late night post, but I'm thinking Baby "M" and her mommy might be up for a late night feeding.

Precious, nine-day old, Baby "M" came for a visit at my house today.  And I LOVED every minute of it.  I think she knew that my house is a house full of girls, and Mr. Incredible of course, and she didn't want to miss a second of having a little girl party. 

How do I know this?  She told me....okay not really. But, she was determined to stay awake and not miss out on a single moment.  Her sweet Mommy and I tried our best to get her to drift off to dreamland but she was having none of that. And since she was perfectly content, I gave in to the little princess's wishes and took some pictures of her with her beautiful eyes open.



I would love to know what she was thinking at this very moment:

It wasn't too much longer until the little princess grew a bit tired and then we captured some dreamy pictures like this one.  Look at those precious little lips. So precious!

And then this....only because I was so taken in by the princess did I photograph her with this stinkin' hat that belonged to her daddy.  He had the nerve to wear it today to a house full of Baylor Bears (sic 'em Bears!) on the very day of the Texas A&M vs. Baylor game.  Can you believe that???  We tried our best to convince him that Baylor would win but he would have none of that talk...and I'm sad to say....he was right!  Oiy! 

And that's the only reason I'm posting this picture today...enough of the Aggies okay?  Since your mommy went to Dallas Baptist University and your daddy went to that Aggie school, I think it only fitting that you go to Baylor! I know your Grammy "V" and your great grandpa would agree with me. 

Precious little piggies:

Savannah and Josh, I loved every minute of today.  Thank you for the blessing of photographing your beautiful princess.  I hope you enjoy your sneak peak....more photographs to follow. 

Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like....

...Fall!  Did you think I was going to say Christmas?  Ha!  That's coming next week.  It's a tradition, after all, to decorate on my birthday.  It's my gift to myself and I am so looking forward to decorating.  But, before I deck the halls, I should probably show you my fall decor. Because the temperatures are beginning to drop...in the 50's and 60's (I see you northerners rolling your eyes at me) so it feels a little fall-ish outside. 

It has been another FULL but blessed week and it's shaping up to be a full weekend too.  I have the blessing of taking a precious little newborn's pictures this weekend and a sweet family's pictures too.  I have edits to do from Manuela's daughter's photography shoot, a football playoff game, children's church on Sunday, and Hannah's dress rehearsal for her One Act Play performance.  She is playing the part of an old hag!  Really?!  But, she loves playing this part.  She has an old dress, a white and black wig, and a huge nose complete with warts. I cannot begin to imagine how my gorgeous daughter is going to look like an old hag, but I'll get to see this Sunday afternoon and of course I'll be taking some pictures to share with all of you.

In the middle of everything normal (what is that anymore) in my life it was my turn to host our ladies Bunko group at my house last night.  To be honest, I really wasn't sure that I could get it all together, but God was good and helped me get everything together and it was so much fun.  We laughed until our sides hurt!

I couldn't have made homemade baked potato soup without my two best helpers:

Who make my life so fun...and so blessed:

I love these girls of mine!

And my kitchen decked out for fall:

It's times like these that I really wish time would slow down....but I've said that since my girls were babies and time doesn't seem to listen to my heart cries. I've embraced every stage but it is still flying by way too quickly.

For dessert, we had Pumpkin Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory.  Did you know you can get these from Sams Club?

The house smelled like fall because I lit my favorite candle.  It's simply the best smell ever...as far as candles go anyway:

I bought a few Bunko gifts at my favorite store, Hobby Lobby:

And then we got the tables ready for Bunko:

See:

I have to show you my favorite scarecrow.  This little guy belonged to my precious Aunt Faye and now I am blessed to have it.  It is one of the first things I put out when I decorate for fall.  (Please, excuse my backdoor.  It really needed to be cleaned but obviously I missed that.)

And here is my dining room table decked out for fall:

It has a raffia wreath that I took apart that spans the table, raffia pumpkins, fall vines, flowers, and fake fruit:

And this arrangement that I bought in Canton years ago.  I really need to go back to Canton!!

And my favorite accessory on the the table.  The teachers at the high school gave this to me right before Rachel's brain surgery last year.  God does answer prayers....every one of them!

And my entry table even has a little fall decor too:

Here is my front door.  Remember helping me pick my new door color last year?  I love it painted black!

Another little scarecrow:

Fall is so fabulous!

Okay, that's f-all for now.  Ha!  Ya'll have a great weekend!

Manuela's Beauties {A Sneak Peak}

Oh, ya'll!  I had sooooo much fun last night with Manuela and her beautiful daughters.  These girls are model gorgeous and certainly knew how to strike a pose.  I asked them if they had been practising and they both giggled and said no.  They were so much fun. 

Their momma's car housed an incredible wardrobe for them and somehow we managed 2 locations and 4 changes of clothes complete with boots/shoes and accessories all in one hour!  We were fighting to get the shots before the sun set...and I could have taken hundreds more.  Manuela, thank you the fun of photographing your beauties last night.  Enjoy your sneak peak with many more photos to follow!

Thankfulness

I am so thankful that the Lord blessed me with Kiki's Corner Photography.  I am loving my latest adventure with Him and feel so blessed to be the one behind the camera.  Together, the Lord and I launched our photography business on August 1st of this year.  I am overwhelmed with gratitude to the many families who have allowed me the great privilege of capturing them in photographs. Amazing!

I would like to offer a little gift to each one of you with my thanks...because I am so thankful for you!

In Only 15 Days....

...we will celebrate the one year anniversary of Rachel's miracle!!!! The day we saw  a real life miracle with our own eyes....we saw the Great Physician step in and save our daughter....and show His majesty and glory...we saw Him do what only He could do... and we will never stop praising Him for what He has done and continues to do!

My devotion early last Friday morning asked, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" (Genesis 18:14). And I wanted to scream at the top of my lungs, "No! Nothing is too difficult for You!"  But, I chose to not wake up my sleeping family and whispered it to the Lord instead. 

Streams in the Desert continues, "This is God's loving challenge to you and me each day.....Nothing is too difficult when we believe in Him enough to go forward doing His will and letting Him do the impossible for us.  The only thing "too hard for the Lord" is our deliberate and continual disbelief in His love and power, and our ultimate rejection of His plans for us.  Nothing is impossible for Jehovah to do for those who trust Him." 

From the smallest needs to the largest....nothing is too difficult for Him!  Praise, You, Father!!!!!