Baby Blues

Hello!  It's been quite awhile.  The busy recruiting season at work is upon us.  Bye bye free time...

I did take a break from all the craziness last weekend and headed to North Carolina to visit Jill and her family, including my goddaughter Emma.  She's 7 months old now -- time flies!  I've missed them a ton and had such a good time.

We did a mini-photo shoot on Sunday.  Somebody loves the camera!

Isn't this the cutest little Ralph Lauren dress?!

 Hooray for watermelon season!

Classic!  Cooper loves kids.

Southerners call these "ham hocks." Haha.

Look at those baby blues. One last outfit change...

It was really hard returning from NC and diving right back into work, but I know it will be September before I know it and time for a much need vacation!  Can't wait.

In other news, I think my IT band issue is pretty much cleared up (I ran 2 miles last week without too much pain), so I have to get back into a running routine.  I did not do a race in May, but I have a 5k and a 10k scheduled for June, so I'm OK with that.  Now just have to get motivation back on my side.  All in good time. 

I hope to be back to regularly blogging soon, too.  It's almost 1:00 a.m. on Saturday morning and this is literally the first time I've had a free couple of hours to blog in weeks, so be patient with me.  :o)

Sam & Scott: Engaged!

On Sunday, I had the pleasure of shooting some quick engagement photos for Sam and Scott.  We shot near Founder's Park in Old Town, Alexandria.  It's a beautiful area, and despite the less than ideal weather conditions, we still had fun!

Thanks to you both for braving the cold and rain to shoot!  And special thanks to the fabulous JB for her help cracking jokes and making it even more fun.  It was a great time all around!

Cherry Blossom Sunrise

On Saturday, I joined a group of local photographers for a sunrise shoot of the famed Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin in downtown DC.  It was cold, but a lot of fun!

I got there around 5:45 a.m. and by time I had the tripod setup and started shooting, the sky was just starting to get light.  While we didn't actually get a sunrise (it was too overcast), I still got a few fun shots.  It's great being around photographers that have a lot of experience and can show you the tricks.

Such a beautiful morning!

Back to paper writing.  I can't wait to be done with grad school and have relaxing Sundays again!  Hope everyone had a great weekend.