Jori & Jaxton Haynes

Meet Jori & Jaxton Haynes. They invited me to play at Kiddie Park with them one day. I have had the opportunity to play with them and take their pictures before but it was when Jaxton was only about 3 months old, if that old. So getting to play and shoot them recently was a special treat because Jaxton's personality is so much more developed and watching Jori play with her brother now that he is older was even more fun.

Junior High Lady Bulldogs

We finally got all the Junior High girls rounded up.

These girls had a great season. I am so looking forward to watching them all grow up and play the game together. They are really going to make their mark on Ira as a team.

Sweet Sixteen

Bridget Garcia invited me to her Sweet 16 on February 14. What fun.

Bridget is a beautiful girl with a wonderfully supportive family.

Have fun looking at her pix from her party....

Thank you for inviting me to the party, Bridget. It was fun and Happy Birthday!

love, carol

Dillon & Brianna Matthies Wedding

As I promised on Valentine's Day I finally have select images from Dillon and Brianna's wedding.
This was the 29 degree wedding! I truly felt sorry for the bride, she had to have been frozen solid by the time I got through with her. The pictures will tell you more....


I had the priveledge of taking Dillon's senior pictures a few years back, he has grown into a responsible young man that should be proud of himself.

And he chose a beautiful bride. Brianna is so incredibly photogenic! She was so at ease during the entire day, I was truly impressed with her.

We had to keep her covered with a blanket in between poses to keep her from just freezing. Seeing her in the strapless gown just made me hurt! But she was so up to the challenge. I guess the love in her heart for Dillon kept her warm!

A lot of weddings are all about the decorations, guest list, money spent, the ring, but truly this wedding was about Dillon and Brianna. I loved the simplicity and the sincerity I could feel in the ceremony.

Very few wedding afford a casual shoot after the ceremony but what a fun thing for me. Remember we were in a unique and wonderful setting. Chipmunk Ranch which is close to Lloyd Mountain here in Scurry County was perfect for this wedding.

Aren't they just beautiful?

...and they lived happily ever after...

A New McCowen

Meet the newest McCowen.
This is Case-i. (Pronounced Casey) We named her after the tractor Case-ih.
She came new to us Saturday and has already turned the household upside down. She is finally figuring out who is who and which of us are the most fun.
She is part Catahoula and seems very intelligent.

Raven is one of the biggest reasons we got Case-i. She was just devastated when our other dog got run over and every night since has prayed for a puppy. We finally found the one that we thought was right.

Blair seems to like Case-i. She talked to her for the longest the other night in the barn. Blair is alot like her dad, they don't want anyone to see them loving things.

Emily thinks the dog can't walk. She loves letting her maul her. It reminds me of the old Coke commericals where the puppies are licking the little kid and the kid is laughing. We have laughed alot lately watching little Case-i overtake the kids.

Initially Case-i was not at all sure of her situation and she looks it here, as if she just wants to be back with the litter.

The cats had the same sentiment. They wanted her back with the litter as well.

It took NO TIME at all for Shawn and Case-i to bond.

Welcome to the family Case-i!

The Seasonal Migration

It is time for the flyover (and not the roost, if you are lucky) of the SandHill Cranes. About this time every year they begin their migration, I am not sure where they are headed to or from but they move through here by the hundreds.

Occassionally they will stop through in our fields to rest and eat. They are pretty neat to have in the area if you can stand the cow lot smell. As this bunch was flying over yesterday we could hear their wings beating the air. They cry out alot too and can be heard easily.