Peyton

I have some photos on my site of Peyton from the Thursday he was born till 2 weeks old when we did a mini-shoot after a few hours at the pool.

Enjoy!

The wait is over...

For about 2 years I have not had a consistent job... because of school, mono, summer classes etc it has prevented me from working even over 25 hours a week which is killer on the checking account...so I've been grabbing as many side jobs hence me beginning the photog business. I am now submerged in photos, which I love and could do full time (considering the amount of time thats spent post-editing) but I still needed some consistency in my life... so where to go from here...
Well, I have been watching Teddy pt and have loved it- seeing him grow into a little boy over the last 3-4 months has been amazing! I didn't want to leave him quite yet and I knew his Mom still had work to do. I had a possible position open up that would be 40 hrs a week that a friend was doing over the summer but I'd have to leave Teddy sooner than I wanted. I thought about it and for some reason, yes, I'll admit I am a procrastinator... I never sent her my resume for about 2 weeks.
I will not bore you with the further details, all I'll say is refer to last weeks blog post where it kinda sounded like I was close to a breakdown. I didn't know what "normal" was anymore and it was wearing me out! Don't even think about opening the door to my room- its horrible! ;)
So to make it brief here is the timeline:
Friday afternoon- call from my Aunt
Monday morning- call about a nanny position
Monday- watch Teddy
Monday evening- interview for nanny position (1.5 hrs)
Tuesday- finish the interview over the phone (~45 min)
Wednesday- Meet husband and children
h.i.r.e.d. within 5 minutes of being with the children.
Its a whirlwind but such a blessing! The children already have my heart and I feel so comfortable with the entire family. I'll be working 3 10-12 hour days as well as any other time they need me since they are physicians and best of all I have 2 week days available to either do photos all day long or watch Teddy! God has His way of working things out. There are more crazy stories to add to the mix but I'll leave that for another post or if I talk to you in person you can ask me about it.

I kept pretty quiet about this until I knew for sure... so don't feel bad if you had no idea that I've been "looking" for a full time job since May- cause I obviously haven't been pounding the pavement by any means and this landed in my lap.

Let me just say life is all about networking

Thanks for all of you who have prayed for me- besides taking a bunch of b-complex I've been trying to manage my time a bit better and its helped. I just know my time is even more limited now but I think that will be good for me.

Love to you all

How I feel

When I was talking about my schedule this is kinda how I felt... :/




This is actually Peyton- what a big yawn for such a lil guy
There is hope and vitamin b-complex ;)

Ciji & Jared

My great friend is a MRS!! Ciji and I met at Bethel a few years ago and I've been by her side ever since. Through the good and the bad times that life brings she has always been a great friend. We have had many late nights and early mornings studying for Micro exams and working on business projects but I can't say I'd rather study with anyone else.

Ever since she met Jared last spring I knew there was something special about him. Sure enough... only a few months later we are celebrating their next chapter of life together. I couldn't be happier for them- they are amazing together.

They are heading to Jamaica and I'm sure will have a great honeymoon. I had the honor of shooting the wedding :)

Time

has been slipping away quicker than I'd like...

-Peyton is 2 weeks old
-Wedding season is in full swing along with scheduling many photo shoots- not including all my post editing time
-Speaking of weddings- I'm contracting this week with 2 people for Aug 8 & 9 both of their photogs backed out last minute
-I'm house-sitting like its a career
-Teddy is growing so much and is VERY active these days
-Daylight is fading more quickly which means fall is on its way
-Lots of contracts to work on and send out along with MANY other business "to do's"

Although I'm thankful for all of these opportunities and such, I feel like a puppy chasing my own tail. Things are a bit too hecktic right now and I'm trying to push on the brakes and reevaluate my "to do list" that is ever growing and re prioritize some things. Hopefully this change will be reflected in a less scatterbrained individual- or at least I feel that way.

Jeny

today we celebrate you
*like a sister
*mother of 3
*friend of many
*"cha-bella"
Happy birthday hope its a great one!

Ryan & Tara

Their e.session is here

News

-Stay tuned in the next month or so for some excited business news...

Please be praying
-My Aunt (who just had Peyton) as she has to have her gallbladder removed this week **Update- surgery is on the 29th**
-I'll be caring for Kyle and Peyton while she is in surgery
-I have some decisions to make in the next week or so

Thanks! Have a good weekend!

Can I just say...

my cousin is beautiful!

Family

"Other things may change but we begin and end with family..."

Enjoy your photos John & Christine

The rest of the album will be up by Wednesday
Edit: the rest of the photos are up!!

Nikki

I had a great shoot yesterday and although I'd love to dive into her photos right now, I can only share one because I have many other projects on my plate. This girl was amazing though!!

Peyton Ryan

i heart him so!

sneak peek!

Peyton Ryan born 7:06pm weighing 7lb 1oz
Mom and baby are doing well... Kyle is stoked to be a big brother!

Excitement

A VERY excited Kyle anxiously awaiting the call that his brother Peyton is here... this photo was taken at 9:30am and the excitement lasted another 12 hours!

11 in 4

11 Meetings in 4 days... and house/dog-sitting.

Pray for strength- I'll be taking some extra b-complex.
I'm not complaining by any means- I just know I'll need some prayers.