Little Girls

The Crushers

These are from a tournament game over Memorial weekend. I'm taking pictures for a handful of kids on this team and thankfully they played awesome the game I came to. I only got hit by the baseball once. . .in the arm. . .and yes, it kind of hurt.


My nephew, "T-Til". He rarely plays first base, but he tore it up. And just for the record, he got the out on this catch.




A "tender" coaching moment. I won't mention what the coach said. :)
























Safe.



Out.



A big thanks to the coaches for letting me be on the field. And to my two "protectors" who only let the ball hit me once. Not bad I guess.

Practically Mine.

This little guy is the second born of a girl who has been one of my best friends since we were 10. I was so excited for this because I didn't have to stress about the mom being freaked out by the twisty positions I put the baby in. Anything went. So fun. And dang he's cute.
















The proud big sister. Proud. . .annoyed with me. . .same thing.


I think he was afraid I was going to steal his ear. He kept a pretty good hold on it.









Still not sure why I love this picture so much. I just do. He looks like a little man. ha ha.

Baseball

Sports photography comes equipped with a lot of challenges. You can't pick location, time of day, or lighting situations. You really have to know the sport to consistently get good pictures. And baseball has an added challenge. . .where to position yourself in order to get the best shot (without a fence in front of you). Especially with younger kids. That ball can go anywhere. . .like a line drive right in my face (or worse right into my camera).
Anyway, here's some shots from my nephews baseball team, the Crushers. Good luck this weekend boys.








I laugh everytime I see this. "I GOT IT" Apparently one of them wasn't listening.

Cute Kids

I recently attended a wedding for my husbands nephew and the ever talented photographer, Mike Cunningham, was kind enough to let me tag along and get some photos. Here's a few of some of the cute kids during the reception.






My favorite.











I couldn't resist getting some of my own little Mya. She rarely holds still long enough to get anything good, but she sort of participated this time. Except this one where she's running away. This is generally the view I have of her. . .in the street, at the store, in church. . . .


Acting shy. She's anything but.


She's quite proud of her "budda belly". Embrace it while you can.


She makes this face all the time and this if the first time I've actually been able to capture it. Wahoo!


And this is what I see when I ask "what's in your mouth?" A question that is asked at LEAST ten times a day. And the object in the mouth can be anything from rocks, to dimes, to deer poo. You just never know.


Pics from the actual wedding coming soon.