Please excuse me from my bad email contact… I have been extremely bad about replying timely to people’s emails lately.  I know… Horrible!!!  I’m not typically like this.  I have some personal things going on right now and I’ve really just been flat out distracted.

To make matters worse, I am now locked out of my email service.  I have my email set up through my website host and I all of a sudden this week, I can’t get in!!!!!

I keep getting this message:

What in the world does this mean??

I put in a ticket to my host to try to get the issue resolved, but I have had no luck yet!  :(

Please bare with me, friends.

Oh goodness!  It has been forever since I’ve posted something on here!

If there is still someone out there who checks my blog from time to time, please know I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve said hi.

Hi.

Well… What’s new?  I have been a busy bee.  With school & extracurricular activities starting up, I am out-of-control busy!  Between 5 dance classes, 2 nights of cheer practice, a football game for cheer, and (soon enough) church classes on Wednesdays, I’m beat!  But, even though I’ve been busy, I’m still having fun.  Well, kinda. (ha)

Moving along..

Another thing I’ve been busy doing… Sewing!  Remember last year when I sewed a blanket and pillow for my daughter to take to her Mother’s Day Out program?  Well, after that, me and my good friend, Darcie, went sewing crazy!  We’ve blown up our CCs getting all the cutest boutique fabric we can get our hands on.  Sewing, sewing, sewing.  So much fun!  So much fun in fact that we decided to open an etsy shop so we could help our new found love grow!  Please check out LaLa Lemon Clothing Co on esty and take a peek around!  We don’t even have 1/2 of the stuff we’ve made up there…  But, don’t worry, it’s coming!  :)

Introducing The Lady of the Jungle Flutter Dress!

Pretty crystal button front with pleated ruffles:

Tie back:

Lots of sass:

Check us out on FB and on etsy!  We’d love to get feedback from you!  :)

More dress pictures to come.

xox, reata

He may not have on blue suede shoes, but he is still rocking it out!

Photographing smiling babies like this makes me so happy!  If only I could have audio at the sweet giggles she was making… Melts the heart!

xox, reata

So, I’m in my back yard (which as you can obviously tell from the picture above, is totally under gardening construction) and I’m clipping away at this bush that has been overtaken by an out of control vining weed… And, I hear the words: Look at this, Mommy!

Oh-my-goodness!  I was so lost in my clipping that I hadn’t even noticed that she had turned on the water hose, dressed herself in a protective eye gear, and armed herself with a water hose!  Our tiny, defenseless newborn blueberry bush had no chance against this determined little girl!  Poor fella was totally ambushed by the water gushing at it a hundred gallons by the second (okay, I’m over exaggerating, but still… You can tell the bush is about to tip over by the force of the water!).

The look on her face just cracked me up – She was soooo serious!  Of course, I told her to not move an inch while I ran off to grab my camera!

Ooooh, the faces a child will make for her mother and her camera… Just melts the heart, doesn’t it?!

Poor little guy barely survived the beating.

I’m hoping she (and my other 2 girls) will give me more laughs like this while my husband and I continue to work on our hideous backyard!  It makes the annoyance of weeds and disaster slightly less annoying. Slightly.

xox, reata

I love the above photo…  It would make for a great piece of art in her bedroom.  So… dreamy!

More from my session the other week with the sporty high school grad A…

xox, reata

I’ve been taking pictures of this little guy for the past 2 years and he never changes….  He is full of energy, personality, and adoration for his two wonderful parents!   I’m lucky that I keep getting to photograph them!

xox, reata

Fun times, as always, with awesome seniors!

This one, in particular, was extra sweet… and super pretty!  And, athletic. (yeah.. pretty much the perfect catch!)  

xox, reata

I’m happy to announce that I will be participating again this year in the Layla Grace Portrait Party Charity event!  This year the event is expanding beyond the Houston area to cities all over the nation!

Last year, I was beyond honored to be asked to join 9 other photographers in the Houston area to help raise money for the Marsh Family who lost their little girl, Layla Grace, to neuroblastoma cancer… The event was called Portrait Party for Layla.  The money we raised by doing our photo sessions was donated to the family to help cover their medical bills that they incurred during their little angel’s battle with cancer.  The event was a big success with an overwhelming response and was covered by the news 3 times!

A year later, there is now a foundation in place, The Layla Grace Foundation, which raises awareness of childhood cancers and funds research for new treatments.  Read through their website and become familiar with the organization…  I’m sure you will be moved by the stories you read.  As a mother myself, I can’t help but try imagine the unimaginable situations of the children and parents spotlighted on this site’s blog.

If you are interested in being a part of this charity event, read this to see what it is we’re doing!

If you like what you read and want to be a part of the big day, click here to purchase a session with me.

The 20 minute sessions I am offering on April 9th will include 1 8×10 print, 1 digital image, and 20% off additional a la carte purchases…  All for $75 which is donated to the foundation.

Hope to have you join me in this great event!

A couple more of a lovely couple.