An Assistant: Erin & Michael

Last night I had a blast getting to assist a good family friend and photographer Rod Foster. Rod once youth pastored with my hubby and Rod's wife is the fabulous realtor who helped us buy our home. I was anxious to get out of the "abode in progress" and to pick up a camera again, instead of a piece of sheet rock.

I learned a ton, watched how Rod laid out & planned the shoot, what spots he picked to shoot Erin & Michael in and why, and how to guide a couple through a photo shoot. I also got to take quite a few pictures and here is a snipit of a few from the beach portion of the shoot:

My First Official Family

My sweet friend Tiffany, wanted to take some pictures of her boys for Fathers Day!
They were a such a blast and made their dad proud.
Here is a sneek peek from our time together.

Summer is almost here

Time to break out those dancing shoes...

hop on a swing barefoot...

...and live in polka dots, instead of school uniforms!!

And there is nothing as great as laying in the grass dressed as Snow White...

Summer break starts in 2 days and my 1st grader couldn't be more ready!!

You are...

...my fire. The one desire. Believe when I say. That I want it that way.

Okay, so these aren't the Back Street Boys, but if they were-
one of these photos could be their album cover.

These are 5 of my husband's footballs players who agreed to pose in a barren orchard in the middle of nowhere on the way back from a football camp. It was odd not to be taking pictures of my kids, but since 2 of the 3 were asleep in the car, I asked these guys to help me out. Looking through a lens at 5 football players (not a family photo shoot or engagement pictures, portraits, or wedding photos) was going to be hard to navigate. When they all stood there together, all that came to my mind was that they kinda looked like a boy band...when else do 5 young men stand together in a field?? So, there you have it! I told them to pose as if they were in a boy band and these photos are what I came out with. It was fun and funny for my husband to watch.

Everyone awake with the last name Willmer cheered them on!
The song, I Want It That Way, has been stuck in my head ever since!

Beach Bums

This past weekend we went to the beach. The sun barely peeked out at us.
Titus ate sand, Emma body surfed and
Addie (my cautious little one) had a great time jumping off the sand cliffs.

Cinco De Mayo

For Cinco de Mayo, Emma was given a huge colorful barrette to dance to La Culebra in...and she has worn it almost every day since. Here are a few head shots of her sporting the floral number.

Backyard BBQ

My kiddos have been the main target of my camera lens, that is, until Sunday afternoon.
My kids were jumpin' for joy and shouting "Hallelujah, Praise the Lord," when they saw their mom taking pictures of a little somebody else...as for my little people-they can save their "cheeses" for another day (coming sooner for them than later). Today I picked up my camera and snapped a few of a friend's little girl.
We were having a little backyard bbq/photo session...really a bbq, but I couldn't help but try to see if I could take pictures of someone- without my same last name.

Here are a few of my favorites...



or b&w too!

Birthday Photo Shoot

A Saturday Afternoon

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take a pic! This is how Diego (of Go! Diego Go!) sings it when he is about to take a picture of an animal that needs his rescue. This is the world I live in when I am not taking pictures of my own family. With three children my hands are full and life is abundant. My little people grow so fast, one minute I am trying to get them to take their first step towards me and the next I am watching them as they ride their new two wheel bike away from me. One way I found to seemingly freeze time, was by taking their picture and capturing whatever precious, messy, sticky, joy or tear filled moment we are in the midst of. I love to look at a picture and see the memory, personality and character of my little one. Then came the day, I had a brave and exciting moment and I thought maybe, just maybe I could capture those moments for other people as well and give them a precious moment frozen in time.

This new adventure is just under way and more information will be posted as I tie up all my loose ends! I am off to practice writing the letter S with my four year old...S's are tricky when you are four. We also will try to think up all the words we can that start with the letter "S"...winner gets a piece of chocolate...I see victory in my future :)