To Grandmother's House We Go!

The same day I did the "hands" photo, I went on an adventure at Grandmother's house. I am doing a year long project with her. I am photographing Grandmother in her garden for the entire year, until all the wonderful delicious food that she so patiently grows with love, is on the Thanksgiving Dinner Table. I am then making a book out of the series of photographs. The book title will be "Grandmother, How Does Your Garden Grow?"

There are quite a few photos in this post. I couldn't narrow it down to 'just a few' so I posted all of my favorites from our photographic adventure!

This Woman's Work

Hands© By Natalie Bonnett

I hold in my hands a bit of sunshine,

To share with all those in The darkness of gloom.

I hold in my hands a bit of education,

To share with all those in Poor, uneducated countries.

I hold in my hands a bit of food,

To share with those in The depth of poverty.

I hold in my hands a bit of love,

To share with those in Lonely, abusive homes.

I hold in my hands a bit of defense,

To share with those in Need of protection.

I hold in my hands a bit of shelter,

To share with those whoAre homeless.

So let's all hold something good in our hands,

To share with those in need.

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My husbands grandmother is 73 years old. She is possibily the hardest working woman I have ever met. She lives a simple, humble life. She simply amazes me. Her 18 acre garden is her prized possesion. There is not a single friut or vegatable that she ever buys from the grocery store! She grows it all. Her hands tell her story. They are not beautiful or feminine instead, they are dirty, crooked and swollen. But her hands show how much love and devotion she puts into her garden. Her hands are strong, her hands feed her family, her hands play with her great grand children. There is so much love in her hands.

Boy, n.: a noise with dirt on it.

Mother's Day Gifts:
300 GB external hardrive--$130.00
DVD-R Burner--$70.00
Hallmark card with adorable puppies on it--$2.95
Loving this filthy boy--PRICELESS!!!






getting hosed off!

Ahhhhhhh, Motherhood! I wouldn't trade it for the world!

Gotta Have Faith

I have had the pleasure of photographing this little beauty since before she was even born! She is the precious daughter of my sister, Amanda. Ok, so she is not really my sister, but we have been best friends since we were two, so we are more like sisters, than just friends! And I am known as "Aunt Angie" to little miss Faith. I am just so amazed at how grown up she is looking! Faith is only two and a half (just 4 months older than my son), but my goodness, she looks at least 5 to me!!! Boy, she is going to break some hearts with those georgeous blonde curls and baby blue eyes! You will be seeing more of Faith (and the rest of her family) in the coming months. I will be doing a family session with her in a few weeks and then later this summer I get the pleasure of doing an engagement session with Amanda and her fiance' Josh! So Amanda, here is your sneak peak at your georgeous angel!

My session song pick is Daughters by John Mayer.

Faith is Amanda's life, her reason for living. This song just

seemed so fitting for this innocent girl and her

strong beautiful mom!

I am Unwritten......

Wow, business has really started to pick up for me! I am so thankful for all the wonderful clients I have as well as all the wonderful people who come and visit my blog and leave such sweet comments everyday! Thank you all so much! After 5 1/2 years of very hard work, practice, determination and sometimes even tears, my dream has finally became a reality!

The past few weeks have been super busy for me. I am just know getting around to a few pictures I took of my wonderful husband and kids playing at the park. Now that the cold weather has left the south, Spring is beginning to show its true colors! It has been so lovely outside here lately! I love Spring and all it has to offer. Warm days, blue skies, vibrant flowers and birds singing. Beautiful, just beautiful. This is my favorite time of the year.

This particular photo may not be perfect, but is a VERY

important photo! Most of you know the battle we are facing

with our son. One of the many things that is a constant struggle

with Jon is some major sensory issues. This photo shows him

actually going down a pretty big slide all by himself! I was so

proud of my little man for accomplishing this!

Thank you all so much!

My song choice is Unwritten By Natasha Beddingfield.

I love this song so much and I think it describes the way

my life is at this point!

Another Brother

These are from a maternity session I had earlier in the week. This beautiful mother is expecting her third child. She has a 4 year old girl and an almost 2 year old boy. It was so cute, when I asked her daughter if her mommy was having a boy or a girl, she responded with "ANOTHER BROTHER!!" I had a great time Samantha! I hope you enjoy you sneak peak!




My song pick for this session is a very beautiful
and powerful song by Celine Dion called
A Mother's Prayer.

Family Is Love

I had a session with a beautiful and fun family yesterday! They were up for anything! Their little boy is only a week younger than mine and he is just a doll! This family just oozed love for their little man. I had a great time Stacy! I hope you enjoy your sneak peak!

My song pick for this session is Life is A Highway from
the movie Cars.This little man just loves that movie!