Favors from my friends

Here is how the first conversation went:
ME: Hey Hannah, what are you doing tomorrow? I need a favor.
Hannah: I have to coach volleyball, why?
ME: I need you to be a model for a photo I want to use on a CD cover. No one will see you, it's just a silhouette of you. So, can you do it on Saturday?
Hannah: Yeah, I guess.
ME: Ok, thanks I'll call you later with a time.
Hannah: OK, just let me know.

The next conversation:
ME: Hey Brenda, can I use your front yard to take some pictures of Hannah G?
Brenda: That's fine. What time?
ME: About 7pm.
Brenda: OK, see you then.

As it turns out my life is a little "interesting", and because my life is interesting I tend to ask my friends for interesting (read strange) favors. Like true friends do, they always pull through. Let's us not forget the every popular, "Cindy can I trade cars with you so I can drive to beach? Your car gets better gas mileage than mine. Thanks!"

Here is the finished (kinda) CD cover with my friend Hannah in my other friend Brenda's front yard. Thanks Ladies!!

The first one is my favorite and the second is the one the band has picked out.

Mason

Here are a couple of shots of my nephew Mason playing in is first official ballgame of the season . This is his first year playing pee wee football and he is doing great. His number is 25 and he loves playing. Cutting, blocking, running the ball... he loves it all. The last shot is my favorite one. It is his dad, Greg, who is standing on the sidelines helping measure the distances, all the while keeping a watch on his boy.

Hannah Grace

Here is the newest addition to our extended family. Rachael's new little sister Hannah Grace. Such a beautiful little girl and her mommy and daddy can't stop smiling.

This is Baylee...

...in these three words is a world of information. At 10 years old my niece Baylee is a dynamite. She is a cheerleader, a fashion diva, a big sister, a rock star, mom and Nee-Nee's helper, daddy's princess, the boss of Mason (NOT!), Poppies' Boo, Aunt Dah's highlight of visiting home, and as you can see from the pictures a beautiful young lady.

Boots, Flowers, and a Barn

Just a few from around my house. It is amazing what I can find to take pictures of around here. My husbands boots, a bunch of flowers from the grocery store, and our old barn... pretty cool!

Soon-to-be-big-sister Rachael

Here are a few shots from my latest session. Rachael is my goddaughter and is so beautiful... not that you would know by these pictures. She is also a little on the stubborn side and decided that she did not need to look at me while I was holding the camera to my face and saying things like "Hey Rachael, look over here, Smile for me Rachael..." You get the idea. So far these are my favorites, but it is so hard to pick a favorite of this sweet girl who will be a big sister by next Friday.

Lil Miss Firecracker

Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful July 4th weekend. Here at Casa Laster things were quite. I was alone this weekend with the Rabbit and Daisy's new puppies (pictures to come soon) due to Mike being out of town on dog business and though I missed my dear husband it was AWESOME to get to do what I wanted to for the entire weekend. Yes folks, I got to watch the Food Network, bake bread, take photos of the new pups and edit my backlog of photos to my hearts content all weekend long. Did I already mention that? I crashed at a friend's house for a few hours on the 4th and got to spend time eating, watching a stupid movie (is there really any other kind?) and taking pictures of this little cutie. She is so full of herself and her daddy isn't going to know what hit him when she turns 13.