Fall Fun With the Futrells!

This past Tuesday, the Futrell family of Dry Prong and I met for the first time! Talk about precious...those kids were absolutely adorable! I know Austin and Ashton probably don't love to be called adorable but...they were! Emalea and Kaylee looked like little dolls! "Bunny Foo Foo" complimented Kaylee's personality. I could tell that he was loved quite a bit! As Emalee put it, "Bunny Foo Foo has an attitude!" I know the whole family was itchy from the hay and crazy mosquito population, but we sure did get some nice portraits! I can hardly wait to finish preparing them for viewing! Everyone....meet the kids of the Futrell family! Futrells, it was a pleasure to meet you and I would love to see you all again. I'll have to thank Bridget for helping us to meet! I'll post more later!

Happy Birthday to Parker!

With shiny M&M eyes and fabulous eyelashes, Parker turned one year old! Parker and his mom, Marisha and his dad, Tim traveled from Pineville to document this precious milestone in their lives. After reviewing the session...I hate to say it, but it is going to be hard to choose just a few! I hope you enjoy this sneak preview as I work on the rest! Marisha, Tim and Parker, thank you tremendously for allowing me to participate! You have a beautiful family. The care and time you take creating family pictures is something that your loved ones will appreciate for years to come. I would love for you to visit again. It was a privilege.

FALL PORTRAIT SPECIAL FOR THE LITTLE ONES

Dress your little ones in those new fall colors or their beloved costumes and come join the fun on Saturday, October 25! Laura Beth will be hosting her first ever fall portrait special for children. The stage will be set with a large wagon, hay, pumpkins, leaves and other fall treasures perfect for sweaters and khakis or costumes.

Tickets for this event will go on sale October 1st. Tickets are $10 which will reserve your 30 miniute mini-session and be applied toward the purchase of your package. In addition to the three packages there will be several fun "add-ons."

Since there are a limited number of tickets available, call, e-mail, or register online to reserve yours today. The time of your choice will be reserved upon the purchase of your ticket. The best times will fill up fast on a first come, first served basis.

The event will be held at her studio with light refreshments served! If you would like to use your credit card to purchase your ticket, please visit Laura Beth's website at www.laurabethbailey.com and follow the directions provided.

Get your tickets now and and start searching for that perfect little outfit!

There's a New Author in Our Town!

Marcy Brinkley, a local Christian Fiction writer has completed her first book. I had the pleasure of working with her to prepare portraits for a convention in Minneapolis to be held this week. She and her husband moved to our town from California. Jena is proud to have them here! More information about her books and links to her site will be posted soon!

What We Did During Gustav...

...besides hiding in the hallways, sweating in the Louisiana sauna, watching it rain and the wind blow, and wishing for electricity....

Each time the rains stopped, these amazing little hummers would come refuel. At times there were up to 12 on this one feeder. I can only imagine how they must cling to the bushes and trees during the high winds and hard rains.

This is my youngest imitating her mama while her sisters played "Go Fish" and her daddy worked to restore power to the parish. There is much damage from the wind and rain and they're nowhere near done, but they are working hard. We just go our power back tonight at about 10:30 pm. Hopefully it will stay. The ground is very saturated and the trees are toppling over.

Our creek flooded fairly quickly. Maybe the rains will give us a break. I hope everyone living further south faired well and that their property is safe. We did not attempt to cross the bridge. I could ony imagine that the bridge had washed away. Boy was it a relief to see that it was still there.


I love the way the rain sparkles on plants. It's like nature has sprinkled diamonds on rich, green velvet.

These were approaching storm clouds. I thought it was pretty in it's own, dangerous way.

I hope that everyone is safe and doing well. See you soon!