of marshmallows and punk bands

Oh look. It's me and my fearless Charis sister. We're in black and white because it's the coolest. Okay, okay, so maybe it's because the white balance was on cloudy and the kitchen wasn't cloudy that day. Anyway! We were having fun since we were FINALLY able to get our schedules synced to let us make little marshmallow men. (Back when I was a young'un of 6, I didn't have a schedule except do school, climb trees, eat cookies and go to bed.)

Here are the things. Ta-Da!! The more we looked at them the more we thought they looked like a punk boys band, and since they all have three little pretzel legs we named them the Tripods. Isn't that SO COOL?! They're coming to a kitchen near you.

Once more, my sweet sister who must've had something in her mouth or else she'd be showing off her amazing toothless grin.

I love you, Charis!

Fall in Virginia!

I love photographing life as it happens and I think the best practice for that comes with my own family. Here we were, raking leaves (and MY, we had the leaves this year...) and everyone was so cute and the light was so pretty that I just *had* to take some pictures. Yep. :)

Why hello there, cutie patootie!

Mom plays with her two littlest kids... Annie and Nathaniel.

My, Annika - that leaf on your head is making such an amazing fashion statement!


I have the cutest siblings.

Life is beautiful.


-Abby

poem

poem

Sometimes I feel like a poet.

Like... when I take a picture and it says everything I want to be said, and gives me this funny happy feeling way deep down inside.

[i felt like a poet]

beauty!

Wow, I just LOVE this picture from Caleb and Lauren's wedding!! I think it sums up the simplicity and beauty of their day. Sigh. I like it when me and my camera come up with things like this.

IPS, Manitou Springs, Colorado

we're having fun here so far... David and Julianne were just hanging out with the heads.

the days are full of cool people learning all of the technical stuff of photography, plus the creative, crazy side! :) woohoo!

ttys,
abby

Lauren, San Antonio

Nice sneakers... :)





Lauren has been my friend since way back when I was 15 and she was 13. It's such an amazing privilege to be able to photograph weddings for my friends - not only to be there and participate in the celebration, but also to skip around shooting pretty pictures of it. Yep. Although when you get married outside in Texas in August, there's a little less skipping from the photographer. ;)

Coming soon: Lauren and Caleb SLIDESHOW! Woohoo! I'm excited.

-Abby

Little Annika

My sweet little sister Annika loves to play on my bed with my stuffed animals (Bunny, Monkey and Bear) and I love to look back while I'm editing and see her little cheery grin. Man, isn't she the cutest??