New and Improving

Well, my dream came true and my fabulously generous mom bought me the Canon 7D, I bought myself the 50mm 1.8 and my husband let me buy a set of Pure Photoshop actions to use in photoshop. Not to say i don't have a never ending wish list, but for now i am very set learning and experimenting on the equipment i have now. I know equipment doesn't make a good photographer, but boy does it sure help!
So for now I am just practicing on the kiddos. I get so nervous about photographing other people..but would really love to get more comfortable! Hopefully with time that part with come easier! I really REALLY want to take a class or work with a mentor. I keep twatching youtube and reading online articles..but i think working with someone would be so much more helpful!

Kyle and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary! We've been together since 2005 and from the very beginning I knew he was the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I knew he'd be an amazing father, a wonderful husband and an all around great person to spend the rest of our lives by each others sides. And every day he shows me just how right I was, and every day i fall deeper and deeper in love with him. I feel so very blessed with my life :) To celebrate our birthday, our friends Amie and Brandon watched our kids so Kyle and I could go out to a special lunch at the Cheesecake factory. Since moving out here to North Carolina, Kyle and I don't really get much (actually, any..) alone time to just go out on dates, so it was really really nice to be able to walk down the sidewalk holding hands! We had the broccoli and cheese soup, Kyle ordered the orange chicken and I had the eggs benedict. All was delicious! Then we split a slice of Dulce de leche cheese cake (my favorite!!) and of course brought home a slice of Vanilla Bean to share later that night. Nothing beats cheesecake factory cheesecake!!

Kyle started his clinicals so the kids and I have been very lazy lately since Kyle usually has the car and it has been so hot here! Twice a week Kass has swim lessons. She is getting much better at her arm strokes!
I cant wait for Kass to start kindergarten! I think she will love all the fun activities and friends that she has really missed out since moving here. We also just signed her up for soccer, and are looking into ballet as well.

Here's a few from pictures I've taken and edited lately. Click on the image to see it larger :) (not sure how to make them larger on here yet...)