The Zoo!

William had his first trip to the zoo last Thursday. We met up with my sister-in-law Calah, her kids, and her parents at the Ft Worth zoo, which is a really nice zoo. It's been a long time since I've been there. It was a lot of fun to watch William's reaction to the different animals, especially in the petting zoo area. Anyway, here are a few pics from the day.





















My new niece, Charlotte.















































First ride on a merry-go-round. He thought it was a lot of fun at first, but after about a minute, he was ready to get off.

















"Come on mom, not more pictures!"





Thanks to Jimmy for helping to corral my kid!




































William LOVED the otter. It was going crazy swimming back and forth playing and William was running back and forth after him.

February in Texas

What can I say about Texas weather? Yesterday I got a sunburn in a tank top and today I needed a sweater.

Yesterday (this wasn't even as hot as it eventually got)




and today at roughly the same time...

This past Tuesday was Jesuit's last home game, the last regular season game, and Senior Night. They beat Plano Senior HIgh in a very close and exciting game and start playoffs next week. I am in mega-editing mode but I wanted to post at least one photo of the seniors, so here it is.

William's 1st Haircut

I finally gave in today and gave William his first haircut. I've been avoiding it because I love his curls, but today was the day. Here are a few before and after shots. (I've also been studying a lot of photos for upcoming shoots, especially Brad Pitt's photos of Angelina Jolie (which if you haven't seen, you should - most of them can be viewed here), so some of that influence is coming out here I think/hope.)



before...

















and after....

Che Bello Bimbo!!! (...as Vito would say...)

So I've also been getting a lot of flack for not having posted any William photos lately. We had a mini-photo session today while he was playing basketball and playing with Tino. William and Tino are probably what you would call best friends. Tino is the sweetest, most patient dog with William and William thinks it's great fun to throw Tino's toys around and lay all over him...

Surprise!

This past Saturday I shot Denise's surprise birthday party thrown by her husband Greg. It was at Joe T Garcia's in Fort Worth and was quite a fete. Here are a few shots from the evening.



Here is Denise coming in and getting surprised by a room full of her family and friends.
























This little guy and I had a pretty long conversation during dinner. What a cutie!

































































The lady you see on the left is Melissa. She was in charge of planning this bash and did a wonderful job. On the right is Thuy, a friend from college and fellow Collegium member.
























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