Beauty School Besties Por Vida....

I met Natalie when I was 18 years old on my first day of beauty school, we turned around at the EXACT same time and asked each other the EXACT same question, and became pretty much inseparable the EXACT same day. Natalie and I have been through all sorts or things with each other, she essentially watched me grow up....first time on my own, first time I was able to make my own grown up decisions, and in a sense she became like a big sister to me....making sure that I never got too carried away with all of my new found freedom!She has an infectious personality and whether she is sad or happy you almost always "feel" her emotions with her. I have had so many moments with her where we were laughing so hard we could hardly breathe, and unfortunately we have been through some times where we were just as short of breath from crying. We fight like sister, we confine in each other like sisters, and just like sisters I know that without a doubt in 50 years I will still know exactly where she is, what she is doing, and all of the crazy details in between. It's really rare to find someone who you can say exactly what is on your mind to good or bad and expect the same from them. It is really rare to find someone who you feel like so completely and totally accepts you for who you are whether you are in the right or the wrong....that if you had to call them at 3 in the morning with an "OMG I have a body in my back yard" type moment....their only question would be, "How big of a shovel do you think I should bring?". That is what I have with Natalie....I'm not saying I'm ever going to have a body in my back yard....I'm just saying it's nice to have someone I know I could count on if I did. LOL.

I love you, I am thankful for you, and I am so glad that you are one of my very best friends. You will never probably fully understand just how bright you shine, or how strong you are. Everyone who comes in contact with you, has in a sense come in contact with one of the most honest, open, caring people that they will ever have the pleasure of meeting, and I for one am glad that I have you on my side, and that you ALWAYS have me on yours.


The Contagious Type of Laughter


And the Dead Sexiness....at it's very best



AND ON A TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOOT.....being demonstrated perfectly the "softer" side of Natalie....or as Elijah calls her Mom

And Baby Makes Four......

I'm not going to lie up until recently I was not the world's biggest fan of maternity pictures....It's not that I don't love the pregnant belly or what it represents, I just always felt like there was an element of "realness" that was missing from the typical maternity shoot. That was until I took brandy's maternity pictures. I have know Brandy for about 6 years now and she is one of my absolute best friends in the whole wide world. A couple years ago Brandy married one of my other best friends Dusty, and they are up to date one of my favorite couples of all times. When Brandy and Dusty decided to have a baby, they ran into some tough times but through everything they both always maintained faith that when it was their time to have a baby, that God would align all the stars and make things happen for them just as they should! Landyn is scheduled to be here on September 30th. Making their daughter Ryleigh a big sister, and giving Dusty his "little boy" that he can get into all sorts of trouble with. Brandy's maternity shoot ended up being probably my favorite shoot that I have ever done, and not just because the pictures turned out beautiful, but because when I look at them I can literally feel the joy jumping out of the picture. When I was taking the pictures at times it was like all three of them forgot that I was there and I got to see what an amazing family this truly is. It proved to me that everything does happen for a reason, and if you are patient enough and strong enough, that in the end you will get, maybe not the story you expected or would have written for yourself but the "perfect" story for your life!! I love all three of you very much and I feel blessed to have gone through all the good times and the not so good times with you! I CANNOT WAIT TO MEET SWEET BABY LANDYN and give him all the hugs and kisses I've been storing up, and tell him just how amazing his parents and big sister are.

Brandy and her sweet baby boy


Brandy and Dusty were not posing for this picture, I just happened to snap a shot of them looking completely in love with their lives!


Roo looking so excited to meet her baby brother that I can hardly stand all the cuteness!!!!