bloopers

I don't care how beautiful you are - sometimes you're just going to take a bad picture and look like a goob. And if I'm doing the clicking, there's an even higher chance of those photo fails. I just click - it doesn't matter if everyone is "ready" or not. And sometimes I get the best pictures this way.

This morning I posted pictures of Abby and her friends all dressed up and looking beautiful for prom. Now you're going to get a look at some not-so-perfect shots. While I love the perfect pictures, some of these are my favorites - some because they are funny, some because I see personalities just screaming in these pics.

I love this picture of Julie.

I have no idea what was going on here, but the expressions on the girls' faces crack me up.

Here's another of my favorites. Abby likes this one too.



Ever been photo bombed by a cat?

In a large group it is so difficult to get a good picture of everyone, with this group it was difficult to get a picture where someone wasn't talking. Here, everyone is talking to someone - this one makes my top ten favorites of the day.

There are more of these photo fails here.

If you missed my post of Abby's homecoming this year, it's here. And here's a few from last year's prom.

abby and company

It's prom season. This week will be an extremely busy week around here - I will be transforming a cavernous PE building into a disco, complete with mirror ball and VIP lounge for the prom at my school. And yesterday afternoon, I made a trip to Star City to snap a few hundred pictures of Abby, her date, and her friends before their prom.


I got there just in time for finishing touches to hair and makeup. Jen dug out an old pin that had belonged to her grandmother - it was perfect for finishing the 'do.

Abby always finds to cutest shoes!

Her date arrived just as she was getting dressed - perfect timing. Of course we did the flower pictures.

After a few pictures at the house, we met the best friend and her date for pictures. The antique cars made great props.

Abby and Julie have been best friends forever.

After many pictures with the cars, we went just across the road to take more pictures with all of the friends.

Such beautiful girls! We did get some of the girls with their dates.

Can you imagine how many cameras were clicking? But these kids were such good sports. No one complained.

Even when I had promised that the walk away then turn and wave would be the last, and then we took some more.

The guys waited patiently while we took these last few of the girls. And then they posed for a few of their own.

You can see more of these great kids here.

And you know with all of pictures I took, there had to be some bloopers. I'll post those later.

thirty days of thanksgiving 13

It was such a beautiful day. Windy as all get out, but beautiful!

Abby texted me asking if Nannie was cooking lunch. I texted back that we should take some pictures. So we did.

Dear God, thank you for small blessings each and every day. I know that there are families who are scattered across the country and the world. Thank you that I am close enough to be able to spend a few hours with my brothers and sister or nieces and nephews almost any time.