freckles are beautiful

This is Ashton. She is beautiful and so are her freckles.

Funny Faces

I have five beautiful, hilarious nieces. Three of which I got to spend time with this weekend. And these are their funny faces:

Ashton, age 7

Rylee, age 5

Kennedy, age 4

Homemade Gravy with Grams

Saturday I got a call from Grams saying she would be stopping by my brother's (Chris) house on Sunday morning to teach him how to make homemade gravy and I was invited. I can honestly say with no, well maybe a little, bias that my Grams is the best cook. I didn't say the healthiest, but definitely the best. Everything from apple pie to chile rellenos, my Grams knows her way around a kitchen.

So as you can tell it was an easy decision for me come Sunday morning. I packed up the camera and headed over to my brother's house to watch him attempt to make homemade gravy. I've assisted numerous times, but I've never made it on my own. (Too much grease.)

These are my instructions:

Step one: Fry up some greasy pork coated in flour. It can be bacon, sausage, pork chops, etc.

Step two: Remove the greasy meat but leave the grease and "drippings" (gross).
Slowly add flour until it gets thick.

Step 3: Be sure to keep stirring the floury grease dripping mixture so it doesn't burn.

Step 4: Brown the floury grease dripping mixture. It's ideal to use a whisk, not a fork.

Step 5: Ask Grams to slowly pour in the milk while you continue stiring the mixture which is starting to look like gravy. Gravy will thicken as it heats up.

Step 6: Cover gravy over greasy pork and biscuits and enjoy. I did not take a photo here because I was too busy eating.

his name is jack

This beautiful, 5-day old baby boy's name is Jack. His parents are good friends of mine and I was honored when they asked me to take his newborn shots. Mutual friends had told me how cute he was, and I can confirm, he is gorgeous. Not to mention, he was the easiest newborn I had ever shot. He never cried, not even once! He didn't even pee!

Mommy and daddy's hands

Baby feet are the cutest

He's in good hands (a little play on words)

I just thought this was so darn sweet.

Jack and his big sister, Hadley (Isn't she gorgeous?)

One of my favorites

She is going to be such a good big sister.

No, not crying. Yawning. I love these shots.

He was posing for us.

Sweet Hadley Kate was coloring while we were taking photos of Jack.

Jack is flagging down a cab.

Where's Jack?