Some of my best buds just bought their first house - it's a beautiful fixer upper on the West Side of Marietta with tons of potential, a view of the river and amazing porches.
I spent a delightful Sunday a couple weekends ago as part of their moving crew.
Congratulations girls!
Lauren is another Nutter, though as far as I know she is not related to the "Fluffer-Nutter".
Her mommy calls her peanut. She is such a sweetie. She appears to always be in a good mood. She must get that from her wonderfully fun mommy.
These were Lauren's six month portraits and she is growing like a weed!
Here is a peek -
I have been photographing Jenna since before she was born and she is two now! She is full of energy and always a little hard to get to look at the camera. Jenna's mom thought the creeking portraits might be the perfect fix to keep her occupied and having fun!
It was a little chilly that morning but we had a great time anyway - we didn't see any crawdads but there were plenty of rocks to be collected and thrown into the creek.
A couple days later Jenna and Mommy stopped by the house to finish the session with some studio shots and garden shots.
Here is a peek -
Mr. Henry has some of the bluest eyes! We couldn't stop talking about how big & blue they were! His big brother Tyler has beautiful eyes too!
He really made mommy & I work for our smiles but when he finally cut loose with some smiles it was worth it!
These are some highlights from Henry's three month portraits-
Well prom has come & gone at our house and we all survived. All I can say is thank goodness we have a guy, I can't imagine how expensive it would be to get a girl ready for prom!
Between the haircut, the man-scaping (eyebrows), the dress socks, tux rental, the flowers, the dinner, the prom tickets & getting the car ready we were broke! I guess it's a good warm up for the famously expensive "Senior Year."
Erik was junior this year so it was his first prom. He had some of his friends stop by to get portraits taken. We ended up having four kids getting ready at the house. It was so much fun!
I rented Erik's tux from Carol G's - and they were delightful -even when we returned it (I'll get back to that in a minute...) We ordered flowers from Aletha's. I love going to Pam at Aletha's because she has been in business for years and you know that you are getting a high quality product and years of experience, plus she and her staff are just so darn sweet!
So the Monday after prom I decided to have Erik put his tux back on for some portraits in the studio. As I am helping him on with his jacket he casually mentions that there was a little incident with the tux.
"What kind of incident?", I ask trying not to sound concerned.
"A super glue incident." he offers without hesitaion.
"A SUPER GLUE INCIDENT!?" I start to lose my cool.
"It was an accident", he insists.
I should not recount the rest of this conversation......But I will say that his date's purse spilled and like a gentleman he helped pick up the contents which included a tube of nail glue aka super glue which had been stepped on and was leaking.
At any rate I was dreading taking the suit back. I was embarassed. They had been so nice to us, making sure Erik had a suit that would look great on him. I walked in and plunked the credit card down with the suit, informing them that while he looked great in the suit he had ruined the pants & jacket with super glue. I cannot even tell you how relieved I was to find out they had insured his suit against such an accident. I guess they have been dealing with teenage boys longer than I......
I think I've had three previous wedding couples of mine get pregnant or have babies this year!The third one isn't here yet, but we are anxiously awaiting his arrival! Stay tuned!
Addison's mommy & daddy belong to one of my favorite families from last year - the Foley's! The Foleys had two daughters get married last year and I was honored to photograph both weddings! Can you even imagine two weddings in one year?
Here are a couple peeks at baby Addison -
I've been gone from blogging for a while. But I'm getting back into the swing of things. I'm probably going to put up several post over the next couple of days.
I'm going to start with some new pix of the tiniest Nutter - Kegan. I have been known to use the phrase "fluffer-nutter" in reference to anything cute & fluffy and we (my assistant Amanda & I) were delighted when we realized with his fluffy hair that little Kegan Nutter definately qualified as a "fluffer-nutter."
These pictures were taken at about 10 days old. Enjoy!
Well wee baby Nutter arrived last night after a very short labor and delivery. Kegan Rae, and he is perfect!
I stopped by the hospital this afternoon to see the little guy and snap a couple quick portraits. We'll do a full session at home this weekend or early next week once they are settled in.
Mister K has a head full of dark hair, a beautiful complexion and a delightful little snort.
Welcome to the world Kegan Ray Nutter!
Hanging with Uncle Grandma
Amanda (you also might recognize her as my assistant)
Grandma and the lima bean....
Last night I stopped into the Children's Home Society Coffee House that featured Athens, West Virginia musician Kathleen Coffee. Steve Tuck brought her to town and I happen to have the good luck of being on his email list. When he sent out an invite and description of her that included the magic words "Ani Difranco" my interest was peaked. I checked out Kathleen's myspace page on Friday afternoon and decided that seeing her was a priority!
The Coffee House Atmosphere was great, it was a very intimate setting and I had the best seat in the house - the very comfy couch. I saw some old friends and a long lost family member (I love you sweetie!) and had a great cup of coffee. My friend Jennifer immediately commented that she reminded her of a young Dar Williams. I had to agree - her stage presence and sense of humor were definitely reminiscent of Dar.
She played some great tunes - I particularly liked Paint From the Brain & Harboring. Kat explained that her songs are often inspired by one word for example, Tragedy.
Kat has a self titled album coming out on May 23rd and is having a CD release party in Princeton, WV at the Room Upstairs. Her album was recorded live at the Riff Raff and according to Kat she is committed to keeping that "back porch" sound and not being overly engineered.
As I was watching her I couldn't help but think that I was being let in on a secret - that I was lucky to get to see her in such an intimate setting and that there may be a time when she is playing much larger venues, yep ladies and gentlemen, she's a keeper. I suspect that time will only enhance Miss Kat's young voice and song writing - she is staying on my radar. I'm definitely going to grab a copy of her upcoming CD.
I didn't bring my camera - only my cell phone & used it to take notes and snap a quick shot - the lighting was non-existent so I opted to work with it . Thanks Steve for bringing more amazing music to Parkersburg (and a belated thank you for Anais Mitchell) !
I recently had a chance to work with local celebrity chef, Chef Yancy. Yancy is owner of Yancy’s Five Star Catering . If you have ever seen him on television or at an event then you already know that Chef Yancy has a personality that is as delightful as his menu.
We were both hired to work at a party and throughout the afternoon I heard him interacting with guests, explaining the menu and the origins of many of the menu items. His presentation was so beautiful & whimsical that I couldn’t help but photograph it.
I managed to get him and his lovely wife Micah to stop working long enough to pose in front of their beautiful spread of treats. They both seemed so warm and genuine that I couldn't help but give a shout out to both of them!
Here are are some shots of Yancy's handiwork!
