Alright here is your sneak peek.  Thanks for being such great sports and for a fun evening with you guys.

Austin totally adores Marcy.  It is so great to watch them interact.  I think every couple could take a lesson from them.  The two of them were so fun to photograph.  It made my job easy.  I love the connection these two have. Thanks for hanging out with me and being awesome.

I have to give thanks to Misty for this picture of me.  We were talking about this picture and it is totally me.  Even the double chin I get when I laugh.  It’s glamorous.  :)  That girl you see, minus the big orange bag, is who I am all the time.  This is me downtown Seattle (I was there for WPPI road trip) shortly after I was bustin’ a move and then realizing that I was being watched by people inside a restaurant who were laughing at me.  It’s all good.  They are totally wondering where I got my crazy dance moves.  I am going to say it was from all of the Stake Dances I went to as a kid.  I totally passed the deacon two step and moved on to crazier moves.
So far I am totally digging 30.  I am okay with all the crazy things about me.  I talk fast and a lot.  I giggle when I probably should cry because I hate to cry.  I cry over stupid things like a Hallmark commercial and my husband laughs and looks at me and says really??  I pick up catchy phrases from fabulous friends.. (I know.. right?)  My husband can always tell who I have been around by how I talk.  I am quirky and goofy and not afraid to make a fool of myself.  I trip when I walk.. and fall when I shouldn’t.  And it’s okay.  Because it’s me.

And right now I am in the most fantastic stage of life.  My kids are super duper fun.  They make me laugh all of the time.  My husband.  *sigh*  He is my best friend and he makes me laugh harder than anyone.  My business is growing.  I am learning.  And I am so so so grateful for all of my blessings from my Heavenly Father.

Jana and Steve are one of those couples you just love.  They are kind and sweet.  They are so grateful and one of the kindest couples to work with.  I love that they are up for anything I throw at them.  They were married 8.14.10 at the Columbia River LDS Temple, in Richland, Washington for time and all eternity.  I love when couple come out of the temple so excited and ready for this new chapter in their life.  It makes my heart flutter.  Now on to the good stuff.

Steve and Jana were so excited to see all of the friends and family who were waiting for them to come outside.  There  was a lot of cheering.I love Jana’s dress.  Seriously love it.  I still love my wedding dress that I was married in, but this dress it is up there on my list of dresses I love.  And she was rocking it.

And the bouquet.. gorgeous!  Jana had this whole style going for her wedding day, she looked stunning.  And Steve was looking pretty good next to her.I love the happiness that these two ooze.  They are so full of life and made this day so much fun!It was a hot day.  And the sun was out in full force, but they worked.I love intensity in Steve’s face. These two have the most gorgeous eyes.I had to get a nice laid back picture of Steve.  You can tell he feels like the luckiest guy ever.
I love how relaxed she is.  And still so gorgeous.
I could watch these two interact all day. The moments like this make me happy.  I love some pretty sun flare at the right time. Steve and his boys.  The girls were digging their shoes. And the gorgeous women of  the day.  The three girls on the left.. their Jana’s sisters.  Thank you so much for allowing me to capture your day.  To be their for those moments that will last a lifetime.

A Better School Picture

Saturday September 4 and 11

9:00AM-11:00AM at Columbia River Park (You’ll get all the details once you book!)

For $25 per child, I will spend 5 minutes with each of your children.  Just time enough to capture 3-5 fabulous shots of them.  Your pictures will be fully edited and presented in an online gallery in color and black and white.  The $25 pays for the sitting fee and ONE fully edited high-resolution file (in color and black and white) with rights to print.  If you decide you would like all 3-5 files, the cost is only $15 more.

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Fast forward several years, several flares… and all the way to today.  Today.  I am in remission.  I am not sure I can even express the gratitude I have in my heart to my Heavenly Father.  To my awesome doctor.  To my body who is actually cooperating with me for once.  It’s a blessing.  And I am so grateful for my blessings.  The big, and the small.  Remission.  Who knew that it was such a powerful word and would revoke such emotion as I sit here tonight with tears of gratitude.  Remission.  HOORAY!!

And then we moved.  Did I mention we bought a house?  We did.  Almost two weeks ago.  We moved in, and that same weekend I shot a wedding.  It was crazy.  It was busy.  It was hectic.  I loved every minute of it.  Craziness like that makes me happy.  Maybe I should be committed or something.  But that type of crazy is fun for me.

And one week after we moved.  My kitchen refrigerator decided to be possessed and it blew water all over my kitchen and dining room while I was gone.  It flooded all of it.  And now we are under going restoration.  We are currently in the drying stage.  But on the plus side the HIDEOUS green fake tile linoleum is coming up and things are going to look much better.  Sometimes blessings come in weird ways.  But hey, I’ll take it.  Not that I am excited about my new old house flooding, but the fact that I get to change some things to make them what I want.  That’s cool.

Sadly that makes me feel like I have had no time to do anything.  And so blogging has taken a back burner.  Don’t worry I will be back.  And it will be CRAZY.  Or maybe it will just be consistent.

And I have to share what else keeps me busy.  My kids are doing Tae Kwon Do this summer.  We are there every.single.day.  It is great for them, they love.  I have met some new amazing friends that all are there every.single.day like me.  Thankfully they go crazy with me.  But we laugh, drink sonic, and enjoy the fact that we have new really cool friends.  And since all blogs are better with a picture here is a picture of my girl on belt ceremony night.  You would think it would be of her getting her belt.  But it’s not.  It is from the competition that she won.  She schooled all the boys who looked at her like she wasn’t even competition.  She giggled and smiled and beat them all.  That girl.  She cracks me up.  This is her in her final match.  She kicked his booty.  It was awesome.  And everyone cheered for the giggly girl who acted like she didn’t have a clue what was going on.  Love it.  Love that girl.

Here is a sneak peek of their day.
Thank you so much for allowing me to capture your day.

Dru is leaving soon for Iraq.  He is in the National Guard.  I am so grateful for his service to our Country.  Thank you Dru!  They wanted to do their engagements before he leaves for his tour.

As you can tell he was much more interested in checking her out, than in looking at the camera.  It worked.  It’s them.  I love it.
Devin is totally HOT!  Dru you are a lucky man!Devin is pretty lucky too.  He adores her.  You can see it in the pictures and the way he treats her.  Funny thing we were outside in downtown Kennewick shooting and a guy came out and invited us in his shop so we could take picture.  The light was awesome, and it was a break from the Tri-City wind.
Seriously you two are adorable!I love this shot.  Love it.  It makes me heart flutter.  That’s how much I love it.  Hopefully you do too.Congratulations you two!!  Thank you for allowing me to capture you and document your love.

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]]> http://www.photographybyleeann.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=624 6 http://www.photographybyleeann.com/blog/?p=608 http://www.photographybyleeann.com/blog/?p=608#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:55:41 +0000 admin http://www.photographybyleeann.com/blog/?p=608 Friday night it was so hot.  We are talking 99 degrees at 6:00 at night.  I love the heat, and would take that anytime over shooting in the freezing cold.  I met up with the O Family on Friday, they are moving out of the area and wanted to get pictures of their oldest before her loose front teeth fell out.  And like I have said before I have the best clients ever.  I am so blessed!

We started out at the park, and then ended in an Orchard.
I love the interaction in this shot.  They are an adorable family!

She wasn’t so sure she wanted kisses from her sister. 

I think this is one of my favorite sibling shots.  I love the expressions on their sweet faces.She was full of spunk and kept me running.  And she is the sweetest almost 7 year old ever.  And a fabulous big sister.And a final shot with some yummy sun flare!Enjoy your sneak peek!  I can’t wait to show them all to you.  Thank you so much for such a great shoot!