I am so happy that Baby Lana and Mommy are here to see us.  It is wonderful.  I have loved Mommy for years.  She is a dear friend that I absolutely adore.  Smart, beautiful, sweet, caring and most importantly, a Godly woman.  I admire her in so many areas of her life.  Michele is the best wife & mother, taking the blessings that God has given her cherishes and nurtures them.  She also takes amazing care of herself too.  I am praying that some of her healthy lifestyle rubs off on me while she is here.  Michele also is a sharp, SHARP business woman with amazing talents to lead and educate.  Stellar is the word that comes to mind but falls so short of describing her to you all.  And now Lana….  I LOVE her too.  I look forward to watching her grow and loving her more.  Isn’t she beautiful?!?!?!

What an adventure it was to photograph these gorgeous kids. FULL of personality and a little mischief. I left with a bruise or two but I have to say it was MORE than well worth it. I got one of my all time favorites at this session. I love how the twinkle was in their eyes as they were planning their next surprise. Come to find out they were trying to get each of the other to KISS me. HOW SWEET is that? I REALLY LOVE how this image turned out. I KNOW that Mother will too. I think that it belongs as a HUGE framed canvas for their home, but which do they choose, black and white or color. I typically am all about COLOR but their Mother loves Black and White. I have a hard time letting color go but I do have to admit that I do love the Black and White one too. What do you think?

Here is another example. Color or Black and White? Hard to decide, right? But one very easy conclusion to draw is that this little girl is AN ABSOLUTE DOLL!!!!!!!!

I love this series.  So sweet.

AND in Color!!!

AND HOW HANDSOME IS HE????????????

AND a BIG HAM!!!  What a FUN little guy!  The last image in this series = BRUISE for me.  LOL  Not on purpose, I am SURE!!!

He is a seriously Cute KUNG FU MASTER.

ANOTHER Bruise……….  But look at how much fun he was having. 

Such an ANGELIC smile.  Such a sweet face and little girl.

I LOVE having sessions in the clients home.  They are surrounded with their LIFE.

And the kids are sooooo much more comfortable being in their environment.  They are relaxed and are able to let their little personalities emerge.  And that is MAGIC!!!

I had to add this one because I did this just for this little guy.  When he was in his Kung Fu character, he continuously said, “Want some of this!?!?!”.  I know that this one will be his FAVORITE!!!!

And she is PRINCESS everything. Such a Girly Girl. I think that she will especially like that I caught her magic wand in action.

Beautiful…..

I Love the color!!!  Or Black and White????  HOW about BOTH!!! 

Thanks to the “B” Family and especially these two CUTIE PIES!!!!!  I had a great time and look forward to future sessions.

HUGS and LOVE,

Shara Lana

Duke Gardens is such a beautiful place. I met this lovely family there for a Family Portrait Session. It was the first time any of us had visited and we were all very impressed. Simply Gorgeous. And admission is FREE! Great family outing.

The Ant and the Contact Lens: a true story

Brenda was almost halfway to the top of the tremendous granite cliff. She was standing on a ledge where she was taking a breather during this, her first rock climb. As she rested there, the safety rope snapped against her eye and knocked out her contact lens . “Great”, she thought. “Here I am on a rock ledge, hundreds of feet from the bottom and hundreds of feet to the top of this cliff, and now my sight is blurry.”
She looked and looked, hoping that somehow it had landed on the ledge. But it just wasn’t there.

She felt the panic rising in her, so she began praying. She prayed for calm, and she prayed that she may find her contact lens.

When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but it was not to be found. Although she was calm now that she was at
the top, she was saddened because she could not clearly see across the range of mountains. She thought of the bible verse “The eyes of the Lord run
to and fro throughout the whole earth.”

She thought, “Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens is. Please help me.”

Later, when they had hiked down the trail to the bottom of the cliff they met another party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out, “Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?”

Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving slowly across a twig on the face of the rock, carrying it!

The story doesn’t end there. Brenda’s father is a cartoonist. When she told him the incredible story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew a cartoon of an ant lugging that contact lens

I think it would do all of us some good to say, “God, I don’t know why You want me to carry this load and it’s awfully heavy. But, if You want me to carry it, I will.”

God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

Yes, I do love GOD. He is my source of existence and my Savior. He keeps me functioning each and every day Without Him, I am nothing, but with Him….I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13)

Our Beautiful daughter Kyla, had a Sweet Sixteen Party. It was such a BLAST!!! She was surrounded by all her favorite people. The love and fun was at an all time high. It was a night that she will remember the rest of her life.

Proud Mama and Daddy.

Daddy delivering her in style.

Her Nana and Papa ‘wouldn’t have missed it for the world.’

Her ‘Ree’ drove the longest distance to make the celebration.

Jason, you stole another little piece of my heart this night.

I think that she is in Heaven.

And the shoes come off!!! Party time!!!

Kyla and Brittany “Partying in the USA!”

Jason looking like a Rock Star!

Drum Roll Please!!! Brother Weston rocking the drums!!!

Lee singing a song for Kyla. Amazing!!!

This image cracks me up. Looks like Kyla is floating. I think that she really was. She was in a dream!!!

Thanking her buddy Jason for leading one of the best Jam sessions we have all ever heard. Jason, Lee and Weston rocked all night. They kept everyone partying non-stop!!! Thanks Guys!!! You are the BEST!!!!!!!