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very excited.. ill share later why... ok ok i just swithed from pentax to canon...

no candy!

I will be back to share about this...

power of a smile

As usual this morning I woke to feed David, I prayed and left to the gym. It has been about 3 years since I have been going to this Gold's Gym. As soon as I found out I was pregnant I stopped going for some reason and now that my son is born I have about 2 months since I have returned... (I'll be right back... It is Sleepy Time...) OK I'm back! Like I was saying, I went to the gym this morning and like always I like to observe the people around me and how they act in this environment. I noticed that so many people are so serious, no one really talks to anyone, no one smiles at anyone and it just makes you feel so tense.

Since, I came back there has been a whole new group of people that come at the same time I come. Every one looks so sad or mad, I'm not sure, but it's got to be one of those. Every day that I go I see those same faces expecting a different reaction but I only get let down by the frown on the faces I see as I enter the room. Today was almost liberating because I decided to smile at every person that gave me "that look" (the one that means "I'm having a bad day" look) and be the bigger person, I got tired of waiting for them to come around. So when I walked in that gym with my big'O grin, as if I just had the best milk chocolate cookie ever, I felt the sun come out behind the gray clouds. I began to see those people lighten up a bit and they smiled back. I was so surprised at what a difference it makes when you simply smile at someone... Don't be surprise that there might be some who blow you off, but you keep smiling they will come around....

So next time your walking around a crowd put your best smile on and remember you don't have to be in front of a camera to say "CHEESE".

(ummm, by the way if you happen to be in front of a camera, NEVER, I MEAN, NEVER SAY CHEESE. I'ts so olds school.)

Sleepy Time

Right before David falls asleep, he starts getting fussy. He closes his eyes, brings his little fist toward them and rubs. He wraps his little arms around my neck and buries his face on my shoulder, as if letting me know he is tired and that it is Sleepy Time. I always wonder how he knows to make all these signals to let me know he is tired. Isn't it amazing how God thought of every detail when forming us... As my son rubs his eyes, I get his pacifier and cradle him in my arms. He fights his sleep when I begin to cradle him. "Ya, ya, ya," I tell him, "Sh, sh, sh," I whisper in his ear as I rock him back and forth. Before you know he is tired himself out and sleep has won.

A few minutes ago I place my son in his bed. I went through the same routine that I always go through before putting him down. EVERY night I do this. EVERY single night, and every single night I stare at him for a few minutes before I put him down. This time was different though, I started thinking how much I love taking pictures and how he just stairs at the camera as though he was staring through a black hole. He just looks like the most beautiful person I have ever seen and I get to capture every moment of him. But as I stared longer at his little nose, his little eyes, and his puckered up little mouth, I realized I couldn't stop this moment forever. I could only freeze the face and the emotion I was feeling but I couldn't capture this moment and keep it. I could only freeze it. It was then I realize my little baby was growing up so fast, right before my eyes and there was nothing I could do to stop it. I realized that it was just part of life and that one day I would no longer go through this routine and have to rock him to sleep. That one day he would simply go to sleep on his own with out my assistance and for a second I was sad. But it was that moment that made me appreciate every second, every minute, every moment I have as I cradle my little baby during Sleepy Time.

very sad..

I have been scammed... ayyy. I am very sad to say someone stole both of my cameras... no!!!!!!!!!!! As you have probably notice I haven't blogged for a while... i have been very sad. I lost all my money and my camera's. I pray that those peopl have conviction and they give me what belongs to me. Well, i'll keep you all posted on what's going on...

ahhh!

I guess you can say I have been wanting to get a new camera for a while now... but, I wasn't convinced I was ready... Until, I fell in love, with the Canon 5D Mk II! I wasn't really sure where to go Nikon or Canon so I searched around and I could not find anything wrong with this one camera. So I am trilled to say I finally bought it! It should be getting here on about 3-5 days! Woohoo! Well since I don't have it yet here's what it looks like!

Don't ya worry!, as soon as I get it I'll share all about it! Oh yeah and I'm getting a few glass lenses as well!

Congrats to all the grads!!!

Ruth ~ Senior 09

omg! I was very excited to do Ruth's senior pics! She brought her boyfriend, so I decided to do some of them two because I just love to see the chemistry between two people, frozen in a moment. I had tons of fun these two are bigO dorks! Here are just a few of my faves, had a hard time picking because I love them all!

Elizbeth ~ Senior 09

isn't she cute!

here is my cool little sofa!

love it!

Yesterday, I had a blast with Liz. She will be graduating from Alvarez High school. We did her shoot in my back yard, thanks to my dad for the lovely landscaping ! Here are a few of my faves...

Daniel's Pool Party

Saturday was my nephew's birthday party, it was at an indoor pool. I just loved the colors and light available inside that room, it made my pictures very rich.... tomorrow I'll be doing my first senior of the year... very excited!... I'll be posting pictures soon.

David A.

This is the most recent picture of my little one... He is growing uo so fast!

someone's trash is someone's tresure...

I love vintage and antique stuff. I love to work with old pieces that have a modern twist. I had been shopping for props for my senior shoot that I have coming up and I came across the most unexpected piece of furniture. Maybe to someone else it was weird looking or not attractive but from the moment I saw this sofa I was in love. It caught my attention right away! It's SO me! I can not wait to use it! I'll post someone more picture of it later on this week.