Jolee and Bayler

I met these 2 cutie pies and their mommy in Market Square for some photo fun.... Let me just just tell you, ladies you better watch out because Bayler is gonna be a ladies man...He's was flirting with me the WHOLE time!!! He was so very cute!! He wanted me to take pictures of him doing this and that and I so know why because Kaleb is the exact same way when he gets around a girl;o) Now, Jolee on the other hand wanted to know what, when and where Bayler was at all times and it was so simply adorable!! Lindsey, you have 2 amazing kids and are so very lucky..Thanks for the opportunity!!

Tyler

Well peeps its been a while since I've updated my blog so there's gonna be quite a few cute little people on here for you to see, 4 to be exact!!!

For the first...Tyler...Well, we went downtown to the rainload tracks and he was just amazed by everything that was going on!!! He was cracking me up...Rebecca and I could not keep his attention for anything, well  because there were more important things going on, there were trains, DUH!!! Anyway, I feel like we got some great shots of this cute little guy and I hope mommy feels the same way!!  Rebecca, Thanks so much for allowing me to spend time with you and your adorable son! Enjoy everybody...

A bundle of Sunshine...

Last Saturday I met Chelsie, Jeremiah and Faith at Greenbelt Park In Maryville TN.. It was beautiful there and the sunshine was just pouring down!!! Faith was definetely a fighter....She was just not in the "picture takin'" mood, but I just followed her around and got some great shots of her little personality....She is adorable and I look forward to shooting her again very soon, this time right after she has a full belly and is happy as can be!!!

Chelsie and Jeremiah,
Thank you for the opportunity to capture these moments with you....Little Faith is so adorable and I love her little attitude:o) I can't wait to get together again and remember that I do maternity shoots as well:o)

Cameron and Lakelyn

Well, where do I begin....Destiny is one of my best friends and we have been trying to set up a shoot for some time now...Well, it finally happened that our schedules worked out and we were able to get together!! Let me just tell you that I love little Cameron with all of my heart and consider him to be my nephew!! He was a bit resistant, but I got some great shots anyway, haha Cameron!! Lakelyn is Cameron's cousin and she is such a beatiful little girl, so sweet and innocent...She just has that look that says "I do know wrong."

We took some in their "street" clothes and then changed for some fun in their halloween costumes, as Captain Hook and Tinkerbell!! They were so adorable and many people in the park glanced over to see how cute they were...

Destiny,
Thank you for letting me capture these moments with you, Cameron and Lakelyn...I had a great time and hope you did as well. I consider you to be a best friend for life and can't wait to watch Cameron grow up! He is adorable and sweet, even though he tries to look mean sometimes:o) And, Lakelyn, well she is so beautiful and you are so lucky to have such a gorgeous neice!! I love you guys!

Kimmy

I am sitting here tonight reminising on times spent with my sister....She and I have always been really close, since we were little I've always kind of been a sort of mom to her and she has in return taken care of me as well. I always know that if I really need someone to talk to, I can pick up the phone and call her and she will listen. If I am angry, she will be mad with me...If I am sad, she always knows what to say to make me feel better....She is the best sister anyone could ever ask for and I thank GOD daily that he gave her to me!! It's kind of like we are one person in 2 different bodies..She is my forever friend!! Kim, I love you so much!!

Sisters are different flowers from the same garden.


-- Author Unknown
 

Missing my momma....

Well, we are coming up on the 3 year anniversary of my mothers death on October 1st....I have been really sad thinking about it, and I swear it doesn't seem like it's gets easier every year, only harder!!! It's weird cause I miss her so much, yet barely knew her...

For those of you who don't know my story, I will give you the short version....When I was around 2 and my sister, Kim was still a tiny baby we got handed over to my dad, not sure exactly why, we have only heard rumors from both sides of the family so I will just leave it as we got handed over!!! Anyway, we grew up in sort of a rough home...We saw things that children shoudn't see, like my dad getting arrested multiple times and alot of fighting between him and my stepmom, bad fighting, let me please add...There were a alot of drug activity going on in our home, but as children we didn't know all the details...Anyway, we grew up, moved out of the house at 18, lived with Jo and John, our bosses at the time, and then I got a place for us...me, Kim and Kaleb that is...We lived in an apartment in Seymour, while Kim went through her senior year in high school, it was rough at times, but we made...I always knew we would... So I remember I was working at CNB and finally found out, after a long time of secret looking, where my mom  was...SHE WAS IN JAIL!!! and , had been there for a long time, over 10 years of her life...Anyways, her and I would write letters back and forth and talk on the phone when she got her phone time...She talked about wanting to move to TN and finally get her life right with GOD and with her girls, me and Kim...So, she got out of jail and went into a half way house, and not long after was put right back in for the same kind of things..This time, she got really sick in jail, sick enough to where they let her out because they couldn't afford to care for her any longer in the hospital there in jail...They let her leave and that's when her life slowly slipped away...We got a call from her sister that she was in a hospital and was VERY sick!!! We left TN and went to see her. I remember being in the room with her and wanting to ask her lots of questions, like "why did you leave us" and "what did you do so bad to be in jail so long" She kept dosing off to sleep because of the meds they had her on to keep her from being in pain...I got so mad thinking why is she avoiding my questions??? I ended up leaving the hospital very angry with her...We finally came back home, only to get a call about a week later saying she was getting a lot worse and that we should come...So, we went back and this visit was better, no getting mad, it was kind of like we were just getting to know this sweet hearted woman...Now, let me tell you, she looked so very sick, her skin was so yellow where she was jaundice and her liver and kidneys were slowly shutting down...But she was good company..Well, again, then it was time to come back home...I remember getting a call a few days later saying that she was now in hospice and needed to come, that she was getting worse...Boy, I wish I would have went...The next call I got was to tell me that she passed. I remember exactly, we were at Wal-Mart picking out Halloween costumes with the boys when the phone rang and I dropped to my knees in the middle of the aisle in disbelief...Could this really be happening...My sweet husband helped me up and we left. That night we left to go to GA to help plan her funeral..

My point that I would like you all to please listen to and understand is never take your mother for granted. No matter what she has done, remember one thing...She gave you life and you should always love her unconditionally for that very reason.

~If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies

Dear Mom,

I miss you and wish you were here to see the kids growing up, I mean I know you see them daily from heaven and all, but I wish you were here so they could meet you for the first time. You left me too soon, but I understand that God needed you there for other reasons...You are my mom and I forgive you for everything, you gave me life and for that I am grateful. I am so gald for the time I spent with you here on this crazy earth. I know that we will be together again someday in heaven, and believe me I cannot wait.   I CAN ONLY IMAGINE...


Love always,
       Christy

Our last visit together                                                                            My mom, me, Kimmy and Andy