We had an amazing 2010, and cannot believe how busy our little company has been. We thank each and every one of you!! We plan to make this year even better. New equipment (slowly but surely!!), new props, new locations! (An Easter Mini-Shoot is in the planning phase, so keep on the lookout!)
We were very lucky to have two sessions booked on the last day of the year. How cool is that? We decided that a visit to Pineola Farms was in order. Paul and Delise Knight are beyond hospitable and never complain when we ask to crash their beautiful property for a few hours at a time.
It was a day to reconnect, that is for sure!
Meet Butler. The sweetest little boy with laser eyes! His Mom and I have known each other for years...more like 7 years. When she heard that we were going to Pineola, she wanted to get in on it! Butler is turning 5 years old and he is very excited about it. For those of you that haven't had the chance to visit Pineola, you need to make a trip. They have EVERYTHING you could possibly want. They are mostly known for their Cotton Barn, which they hold weddings at just about every weekend of the year. (http://www.thecottonbarn.com/) Most of all, they have chickens. Chickens and roosters. They are my favorite part of visiting, and usually a big hit with the kids. Butler found a little basket of eggs hanging by the chicken coup. They are wooden eggs that are painted white and antiqued a little, so they do look a little real. Being wooden, they have some cracks in them. Butler was convinced that there were baby chickens in there. Everytime we finished taking a picture, he went to see if a baby chicken had come out. EVERY time. He was so worried he was gonna miss it! I think I'm going to go buy him a baby chick and leave him on the door step and run like there's no tomorrow!! :-)
Our other session for the day was with my very long time friend Carolyn (Kay). Kay and I go back to our teens. We have been through pretty much everything together. High school, friends, cars, boys, parties....we even have matching tattoos! She was my absolute favorite person to get into trouble with and we share some of my fondest memories. I was THRILLED when she contacted me to take pictures of her baby girl. This is Eden. She is Carolyn and her husband Randy's miracle baby. She was so obviously worth the wait. This little girl is 6 months old and slam full of spunk already. She is going to give Kay a run for her money!!! I can't wait to watch her grow up, and to see daily Facebook updates on what Eden has done to make her hair turn gray. I hope to have the honor of photographing this awesome family in the future. They are the BEST.
And can I just mention that I got my very first speeding ticket on the way to this shoot? Yes, I did. Yes, I was speeding; Yes, it was technically my fault. The Jeep has way larger than normal tires and the speedometer is off by 10 mph. I will be likely be paying a large utility bill for the city of Fort Valley. I was hoping that Officer C would cut me a break, I pleaded my case about the speedo. He could've made my day much worse, but I was hoping for a warning since it was my first offense (that's in the system). I've come to the conclusion that I'm not one of those girls that can get out of a ticket. I can't cry, winking my eyes apparently makes them think I've been drinking, and I obviously have the face of a trouble maker. It makes my stomach turn to think about calling the courthouse to find out how much I'm going to have to pay. Of course it took all weekend for it to be put in the system, so I've had to wait it out. So...an update on that soon to come.
Tomorrow is a BIG day for us! We have our very first Senior shoot (and I will be going the speed limit)!! Couldn't be more excited, so be expecting another blog post soon!!
xoxoxoxo,
Aimee
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