School's back in session!

It's back to the college grind this week! I started classes on Monday and have a pretty full schedule, even with only three classes (and one lab). I have two classes with a bunch of YOUNG kids... they're more of general ed classes... US History 2010 and College Algebra. My other class is Chemistry and the lab that goes with that class. So far the algebra class is just a review and the history class has been wildly entertaining (the lectures are full of hilarious anecdotes and stories while lecturing on history -- I can't figure out what I should be taking notes on though!) I think I have the best possible instructor for chemistry (I mean, if you HAVE to take Chemistry, I think this guy will be the best) and there are some people that I really like to study with in the class, so all in all, a good schedule this semester. Except that my labs will be on SATURDAYS... ugh! What a pain! Only every other Sat though. Still.... not great.

Mom and I photographed a wedding on Sunday. It was a bit of a hairy situation... it was raining which delayed decorating the amphitheater where they planned to have the ceremony. Then the rain stopped and we rushed to help them decorate. The bride moved the wedding time (a few weeks ago) from 3:30 in the afternoon to 6:30 in the evening because she feared it would be too hot, but that meant (for an outside wedding) we ran out of daylight and had a tough time getting good pictures at the ceremony of the bridal party. I am remembering the reasons why we don't want to do weddings. We just did hers as a favor to her.

Our proofbook came in for the pregnancy shoot that we did and we're really happy with it. We had another one scheduled for last night, but the mom was sick and the weather was icky too, so we've rescheduled for tomorrow night. She's having twins and already has a toddler, so there will be a few more thing to consider for the pictures.

Megan is excited... the 2nd grade is having their big luau tomorrow. I'll have to remember to take pictures in the morning before I drop her off at school. She'll look cute in her grass skirt!

Thursday catch-up

It's been a busy week here, with 2nd grade homework, normal weekly activities and other appointments.

Megan is loving 2nd grade!! She loves her teacher and is loving her class. It seems to be a good mix of kids, although there are lots more boys than girls in her class (which doesn't seem to bother her! ;o) She's already friends with alot of the kids, having had some of them in her class last year or Kindergarten. This week and next, they are reading a story about a girl and her grandmother from Hawaii, and they're gearing up for their big 2nd grade event... the 2nd grade luau!! We picked up a grass skirt yesterday and some goodies for the party next week. They're all SO excited!!

Mom and I have had some photography sessions lately. We did a bridal session a week or two ago and will do the wedding this Sunday. We don't normally do weddings, but this girl dances with Mom and my sister and she really wanted us to do it, so it's sort of our gift to her. We're a little nervous about it, but hopeful that it will all be great (albeit hot and muggy!!) We did a pregnancy session last night with a really nice couple. They were great to photograph and took direction really well. We're really pleased with the photos so far. Here's one...



Their baby is due in two weeks, so it's almost time!! We're working on getting our website up and running. Mom is meeting with her friend tonight who will work on our website. Hopefully we can have something up and running soon. We're excited about it. Fall seems to be our busiest time.

Memory tag...

I got this from Stephanie's blog...

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember that maybe brings a smile to your face!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It will be fun to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you are playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Fair Fun

Megan had her first "real" clogging competition at a nearby fair this past weekend. I say "real" because she has really competed before, but this is the first competition after really completing lessons and joining the team. Before she was just using the steps and things that she has picked up . This picture of her was before her solo performance. She's wearing an outfit that Mom made for Rachel when she was younger. Cool, huh?


She did really well on her solo routine. She smiled and kept the beat most of the time. We were so proud of her!! After she got off stage, she said she was "all tingley". She was so cute about it. When they FINALLY announced the solo winners, she was tickled to death with herself! She was beyond thrilled to win a trophy!!!! She got 2nd place in the 1-9 yr old category.

Rachel did a really great job and won 1st place in her category... I think it was 19-12 yrs old. She danced so well that I wasn't surprised at all that she won 1st place!
Kaylee got up there (mom went with her) too. We were hoping that she would stomp around and perform like she does at home when any music is on, but she mostly just stood there. She got the trophy for the youngest dancer though... her daddy jokes that she's worth more now that she's an award-winning toddler!!
A random cute shot of Aunt Rachel and Kaylee...
Megan before her performance. Hey, doesn't her hair look cute (if I do say so myself)... in the car she said it felt "like plastic" because of all of the hairspray that I put on her. It DID stay put though!!

Her beginners team did well, but didn't place. They were competing against EVERYONE though, so that was no surprise. They did really well though. Here they are at the very end of their Funkytown (to Alvin and the Chipmunks version of that song) routine:

Nana did really well too... she clogged in the 50-100 age group and won 3rd place. The man who won 1st place was 87 yrd old and just had the clogging stage dedicated to him (or something like that) because of his "lifetime contributions", so who in the world could beat him this year?!? She did a great job though!

So I am going to try my hand at blogging...

Not sure how this will go, but I enjoy reading the blogs of others and thought I might give it a whirl too!

This weekend was a busy one for us. I had agreed to help with a fundraiser at the Cookeville Children's Museum for Mom and me Spa Night at the museum. We discovered CCM at the beginning of the summer and Megan has loved going there for events. I had volunteered to donate some supplies since I truly am not using mine right now, and ended up running the scrapbook tent. The tent was a flurry of activity all night. Our last moms/daughters didn't even leave the tent until well after 9pm. It was also REALLY hot out there and the sun was beating down on us, so there was LOTS of sweating going on! Spa Night had lots of fun activities though and it seemed like everyone really enjoyed themselves. We had 75 moms with their daughters (at least one each, some had more) and the event seemed really well received! Megan and Rachel both loved it. (Rachel went with me and helped me at the scrapbook tent. Megan came with a friend of ours and her daughter, thankfully, and they took her around to do all of the events.)

I have finals for my summer classes tomorrow. I still have a little more writing to do for my music class and need to do more algebra problems as well. It's already 7pm, so I'd better hit the books! Ah, the summer term is almost over!!!!