It's moving day!!

My blog has been redesigned and I am moving it to www.sarahparentblog.com. All the old posts are there, too. I will no longer be posting on this blog, so please update your bookmarks and blog feeds with the new info! I'm really excited about the blog facelift, so please stop by!

The Shoemaker's Children

I normally take lots of pictures of my kids. Lately, though, I have been so busy that on my recent trip to Georgia, I realized it had been quite awhile since I had snapped a single shot of my own children. So long, in fact, that as a photographer, I was begininng to feel like my kids were like a shoemaker's child running around barefoot. I decided to do a mini photo shoot on the beautiful campus of the University of Georgia.

You can see how happy they were about it:

Actually, my son warmed up to the idea. He really loves getting his picture taken, which is great for me. My daughter, on the other hand, continued to act like I was the papparazzi chasing her much of the time.

Here's a few more....

Feeding the baby a leaf....

Striking a pose.....

I sat on these exact steps for a picture almost like this when I was their age....

I'm so excited that the weather is starting to warm up around here. Contact me if you'd like to get together on one of these nice afternoons if you'd like a portrait session!

Georgia on my mind

There's red dirt on my shoes, a thick coat of yellow pollen covering my car, and I've got a glass of sweet tea in my hand--that's how I knew I was in Georgia last weekend. I was there visiting family and I got a chance to swing by one of my favorite eating establishments- The Varsity. Oh yes, greasy onion rings, nekkid dawgs, chili cheese dawgs, slaw dawgs.....It was a staple of my childhood trips to Athens, GA to visit my Nana and I do believe they serve the best chili cheese dogs on the planet. Plus they have this orange drink that's kind of like Tang, only about a million times better.

Trust me, it tastes much better than it looks....

As we were driving just outside Elberton, I saw this incredibly cute display of cars that someone had painted to look like the Disney movie Cars. I just had to pull over and take a picture.

I'm also pretty excited to report that despite my obviously unhealthy food choices while I was on my trip, I successfully completed my first 5K today. I won't post my time because it is a little embarrassing, but I plan to try again soon, in hopes that I will be like the guy who actually won the race and finished in about 17 minutes (!!!)

Happy April Fool's Day!

I'm a firm believer in the saying, "You've gotta start somewhere" and for my friend April and I, that "somewhere" is a circle around my neighborhood. We're participating in the Purdue Cancer Center Challenge 5K Run/Walk on April 12th. For us, the emphasis will be on the word Walk. We've started with short 15 minute walks and today we decided to be ambitious (and a bit foolish considering the cold, windy weather) by walking 3 miles just to get a feel for what it will feel like on race day.
Here's April and me after our first trial run:

By the end of it, we were both pretty wind-burnt, but we had a fun time.

I hope y'all have a wonderfully fun April Fool's Day! So far, no one has played a trick on me, so all and all, it's been a pretty good day :)

Please note: I'll be spending the weekend in my birth state, Georgia, visiting family, but I will still be checking my email.

Introducing Corbin

Today, I spent the morning with Gretchen, Derek, and their two delightful children, Peyton and Corbin. Corbin is a new addition to their family-- He's just one month old. Here are a few of my favorite images from the shoot:


Corbin, looking quite dapper

Corbin's beautiful sister, Peyton:

Some father/son bonding time:

The whole fam:

Sleeping so peacefully....I think the "Too Cute" on the blanket says it all...

Alex at 3 months

You may remember Alex from my very first blog post. It's so much fun for me to work with this family again. In the past two months, Baby Alex has done some growing and, according to his parents, quite a bit of fussing, too! :) One thing that hasn't changed in the past couple months is Alex's cuteness. He's a sweet baby boy and I was happy to be able to catch a few smiles.


I really think that by the time Alex can crawl, he's going to be crawling very quickly away from me when I have my camera. Last time I put him in a bowl, this time, a basket! He only humored me for so long before his patience ran out...

But after a bottle, he was all grins again...


This one cracks me up- I love his expression!


Mommy makes him smile...

Daddy makes him smile, too. When Alex started crying during the shoot, I was amazed at how quickly he stopped when his dad started playing for him...Here, he gets a little piano lesson...


Decky is Alex's fantastic pug friend. And I think I made friends with him today, too. He certainly was happy to obilge when I asked him to strike a pose. (Ok, I confess, I had to tell him I had a treat to get him to look at me)


After an exhausting photo shoot, Alex finally got some rest!

These are a few of my favorite things...

Here are a few things I can't seem to get enough of lately:


1. Lemon Creme and Orange Creme Hershey Kisses. A friend of mine gave me some of these and I spent a good week trying to hunt for some more. If you like lemon cookies and orange Dreamsicles, I'm telling you, you have to try these. The only place I have found them is at Target. If you find another store that carries these, please let me know. I'm afraid it they will only be around for Easter, so I will need to stockpile them in the same way I hoard the white chocolate candy cane kisses that come out around Christmas-time.

2. Meiko. Listen here. I've been listening to this non-stop while I edit pictures and can't seem to get her songs out of my head.

3. Make Me A Supermodel on Bravo- Project Runway's less-celebrated cousin and America's Next Top Model's more mature older sister. For someone who secretly longs to be a high fashion photographer and wants everyone who gets in front of my camera to fearlessly flaunt their fierceness, this show is inspiring. And fun.