Rain, Rain Go Away - Lasher Extended Family

When Joan, a classmate from Perry Central, and I started looking for dates to meet up for an extended family shoot, the best date for everyone was the day before Easter.  Now, everyone in the area knows that this Easter season has been wet and stormy....rain, rain, rain, tornadoes, thunder storms -- and so, as the day approached we were putting together contingency plans and crossing our fingers! 

As it turned our we go soooo lucky!  A break in the rain, very comfortable temperatures and gorgeous light - and the family all cooperated so nicely.  Just as we wrapped the last group and finished off the shoot - the storm broke and the deluge began again. 

Oh, but before I forget, I must give a shout out to my friend, orange shirt, who showed excellent potential as a photog assistant - thanks for the help!

 

Then we have this beautiful lady who is at the heart of the whole bunch...

 

 

And I just couldn't resist adding the couple of shots below.  

Lydia Ann....Four Years Old

I'm not supposed to call her Lydia Ann.....her mom, Beth Ann is determined that Lydia not be a two name child.  Well, as a Lee Ann, I can relate to that.  I've been called everything from Lee to Leon in my lifetime, and I blame the two separate names 100%.  But, that doesn't stop me from calling my yougest daughter Kyndal Mae.  I didn't intend for her to be a two name child, either, but it just suits her.  She's Kyndal, Kyndal Mae, Mae Mae....And with mom Beth Ann, grandma Jane Ann, and official photographer Lee Ann....what else should I call Ms. Lydia Ann??

But - now that I'm in big trouble for breaching that little wall of protocol...let me just say, wow has this little lady grown up.  She was my first paying customer two years ago when I launched Magic Moments Photography with little more than a crazy idea and the guts to go for it, and I've seen her every year since.  At age 2 she wanted nothing to do with the picture process.  At age 3, she was a little more agreeable, but at age 4 - wow, she was a smiling, posing, head tiling, direction following little pro.  I can't wait to see her at age 5.

Thanks Chris & Beth Ann for continuing to entrust me with your little lady.  Hope you enjoy the sneak peak!

A day late....but hopefully worth the wait!

Well, I wanted to have these posted last night but computer issues slowed me down.  Can you believe my hard drive is almost full with.....wait for it....pictures!!! So, a day spent deleting (hard for me to let go) and transferring to CD (much easier to bear!!) and some disk defragmenting and I'm up and running semi-quickly once again.  Unfortunately, I know my good 'ol computer's days are numbered.....

But on to more fun stuff than the bits and bytes of technology.  I met up with the amazing Susnjara family at their gorgeous home on Sunday.  And wow - do I mean gorgeous.  A lake, landscaping to die for, gorgeous woods....it was a photographer's dream, except for that darn full sun.  The weather man promised me partly cloudy, but did not deliver!!!

You may recognize one of the families from an earlier shoot this summer - when April's husband's family wanted to get together for some family photos, she called me!  Thanks for thinking of me for the other side of your amazing family.  This is one busy, but blessed gal with her three adorable kiddos!  And little Aisley - hope I got her spelling close -- she wanted no part of pictures, and absolutely breaks your heart with the somber little face and big, big eyes!

Hope you enjoy the sneak peeks and look for a full gallery posting later this week!