Remembering..... The Ducklings

We had been trying forever and ever, waiting for weeks and weeks, but still nothing happened.

This part is going to sound *crazy* crazy.... it even sounds crazy to me!   I had been wanting to hatch some baby ducklings for over a month, and it took over my mind *soo* much that I had a dream one night about finding 3 new ducklings in the coop.  The morning after my dream I sprinted outside and found........ 1.......2.......no wait, 3 little guys!!  Needless to say, I was pretty darn astonished and excited! :)

The ducklings found an amazing new home when I moved back to TX, but I still miss their adorably funny attitudes.  Trust me, if you want a good laugh, all you have to do is watch some ducks for about a half hour - something hilarious is bound to happen!  Here are a couple of their "baby photos" that I found this morning....



 



 

This was the very first video I took with my new camera, and the quality isn't the best (who knew you had to manually adjust the focus?? obviously not moi. ;-)), but I couldn't resist sharing the cuteness.

 



Happy Monday!

~~le

Olivia + Justin || Engaged

I was so excited when I got the email from Olivia asking if I could fly up to TN to shoot her wedding!  What made me even more excited was that even though her schedule was 100% completely full prepping for the wedding, she actually *wanted* to make the extra time for the engagement shoot.  Olivia and Justin had only taken one photo together, and according to Olivia it was just a selfie.

We decided to shoot the engagement session the day before the wedding since I had already moved back to TX and would only be in TN for 3 days.  We almost ran out of both time and light, but we were able to find a beautiful field to take some amazing shots.  I'm not sure how it happened, but we finished the shoot in less than 40 minutes and on our own terms - not just when it got too dark to shoot.  They were soooo photogenic and I could have kept shooting the whole evening.  All they had to do was look at each other a certain way and they would burst out laughing!

Olivia and Justin, I had such an amazing time getting to know you better and shooting your engagement session and wedding!!

 



 

***CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE FROM THE ENGAGEMENT SESSION***

 

~~LE

Hola Texas! + A Sneak Peek

Seattle.  Nashville.  San Antonio.  Nashville.  San Antonio.  All in one month.  <---- officially the most traveling I have ever done in my life.  I feel like a repeating record when I say "things are so crazy around here" and "my life has gotten soooo busy" (believe me, they ARE. and it HAS.), but no matter how many times I say those words my life gets even *busier* - and I'm kinda loving it.  :)

I am *almost* settled after my move from Tennessee to Texas and realized that I haven't blogged since I got back from creativeLIVE!  I still have some boxes to unpack, wedding photos to edit, and about 1000000+ blog posts to catch up on (including my seattle trip, an engagement shoot and 2 weddings), but I just had to stop in and say "hey", "I'm still alive", and "HOLA Texas.... you sure are HOT!!".

 

Here's a sneak peek of an engagement I shot last week in Nashville, TN.... aren't they ADORABLE!!??  Can't wait to share the rest of their engagement photos!

 

 



 

Happy Wednesday!
~~le

LP Field || Pure Awesomeness

**Read Part 1 Here** 

 

Later Thursday evening my dad and sister met up with Brett and me in Nashville for the best part of CMA - the LP Field concerts!  I had butterflies the whole walk over the bridge and up to our seats.  I was soooooo excited!

 

I can't remember how it happened, but I handed a complete stranger my new camera so we could have a group photo with all 4 of us.  Me.  Miss "I'm the only one allowed to touch this camera".  I have no clue why - blame the butterflies - but I'm really glad to have this photo!  One of the first things I learned from a photography instructor was that you need to learn how find balance between getting that "special photo" and the risk of not wanting to damage your camera.  Her example involved a rainy night in Italy, but mine seemed equally as important.  :)   Either way, our stranger did an awesome job taking this photo and my camera is still in one piece.

 

Oh Nashville... you are BEAUTIFUL!

 



 

 

It was a *very* last minute decision to go to CMA Fest.... and our seats say it all... we were WAYYY up high!   It was really hard to get good photos, so I'm glad the mega screen was there!

 



Taylor ended her set singing the first verse of her song "Tim McGraw".... then she called Tim McGraw out on stage with her to sing Highway Don't Care - The. Crowd. Went. Wild.!!!!  (Including me ;-) )  If you look reallllllly close you can see Tim on the stage...

 



And then she called out Keith Urban... annnnnd the crowd got even louder!  It was pretty EPIC!

 

Eric Church

 

 

Randy Travis

 

Ok, I have a confession - I didn't like Hunter Hayes before CMA.  To me he was just a country version of Justin Bieber.  Boy, was I wrong!  This guy is SUCH a true artist!  He put on a better show than Taylor and was one of my favorites from all 4 nights!  I'm definitely a fan now!

 



 

 

When Hunter sang "I Want Crazy" everyone stood up and started dancing.  The whole upper section started shaking and moving... fun? yes. scary? ohhh yes. ;-)



 

Lady Antebellum put on a very fun show!  It was really neat to be able to hear the "full versions" of the acoustic songs that we heard earlier at Fan Fair!



 

Don't forget to check back later this month for part 3!  Seriously... you won't want to miss it.

~~le

Catching My Breath ~ May Goals

This is going to be the busiest month EVER for me.  I'll be back and forth between TX and TN all month, so instead of posting goals (which I *know* I won't have time to complete), I'll just post the highlights of my month .... :)

What I'm Looking Forward To:

• Travel - In addition to two 14 hour car rides, I'll be flying twice this month.


• Photo-shoots with Friends - I'm making a point of actually documenting our time together :)


• Show Hope's 10th Anniversary Picnic - I'll be manning the kiddos bouncy machine if you want to come and see me!


• Prepping for a visit with Brett - CMA is *almost* here!!


• Crocheting toy mushrooms for a friend who will take them to an orphanage!  (more on this later :D )


• Work....yes, I LOVE my job and I LOVE working :)

 

And because I love adding photos in every post, here's a glimpse of Reiley and Ryan's engagement session!  I'm so glad that even though we were rained out twice, we finally ended up with an amazing day to shoot!



 

~~laura elizabeth