The Bates Family

I got to take some very cute pictures of a very cute family. We had a great day. The kids did a wonderful job and everyone dealt with the heat very well. I really thought we would have some meltdowns because it was hot and everyone would get tired. Didn't happen, at least, not for that reason. Carson wanted to take pictures on his horse, Biscuit. Unfortunately, Biscuit got a taste of freedom in an unfamiliar pasture and took off running. Carson got his first buck off. He was okay, only had a bruise on his back and landed in a pile of cow poop. We got the horse caught and got Carson back on him for a little bit. As of yesterday, he wanted to leave the horse in Paradise while he went on home to Quanah, but I am pretty sure he will forget all about it pretty soon.

Maternity Pictures

I talked Nikki and Chad into doing a quick maternity shoot while I was at the house this weekend. Nikki is pretty modest and so she was a little nervous about what I had planned. I promised her no naked pictures, though, so she agreed. LOL. Thanks Nikki and Chad for letting me take these pictures and get my feet wet. Love you, guys!

I got the chance to take pictures of some great friends this past weekend. We started off taking some fast pics of Ali. It had been some time since Nikki had gotten some portraits done of my baby girl and they have a mini family reunion coming up this weekend. We got some really cute shots of her, this time around. She was in a good mood and ready to cooperate for the camera which is not always the case.