Giving thanks...

** I know it's been a while since I've posted! My apologies..I've just been swamped between work, photoshoots and school...not to mention chasing after a little one at home. Here is blog I should have posted back in October.

Last month, we took our little guy to the Pumpkin Patch and it brought back so many memories from when we went there last year. Back then, he was a tiny little thing and couldn't even hold himself up. This year, he was running all over the place, picking up pumpkins and playing with the hay.

The Chandler Family also joined us and we got some fun, sweet picks of both our kids playing among the orange sea of pumpkins.

Fall is a special time of the year for our family. My hubby and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary in October and there is just so much to be thankful for. We took lots of photos of all the fun festivities in the next few months: Our trip to D.C., Thanksgiving and then it'll be Christmas before we know it. No one ever told me how fast time flew by after becoming a mom.

I will treasure these memories forever and if my memory ever fails me, I'm glad I'll have these photos to look back on.

Sesame Street and a family stroll!

I had a lot of fun this past weekend with my boys. We took our little guy to see Sesame Street Live on Saturday and he really enjoyed it. He didn't sit still the entire time but it was still a great memory.

After the show, we went for a stroll down Las Olas and we captured some sweet moments. I just love weekends like these. Here are just a few fun pics!

Blessed beyond words...

I am so excited to be leading the Photo Ministry at my church. I was asked a few weeks ago if I'd be interested and I was both humbled and honored that they saw potential in me to lead an amazing team of creative folks. It's a fairly new ministry, and I know we'll learn from one another. I'll be scheduling photographers to shoot every weekend and offer constructive criticism.

I definitely think God is using this a way to tell me to keep following my dreams and at the same time use my talents as another way to praise Him.

Here is just a taste of some I shot a few weeks back. Church by

the Glades has such an amazing worship team!

I feel truly blessed to get to glorify God while getting to do something that I love and that I'm passionate about.

You've got mail!

Sometimes, it's those little unexpected things that make you smile. Today, it was in the form of a random e-mail from a fellow mom I met during childbirth class. We've run into each other a few times since we had our little ones and it is always nice to see her and her darling daughter.

Her e-mail was sweet and unexpected and she went on to say that she kept up with my updates via Facebook. "...I admire something about you ... and that's how you find the time to do the things you love, like photography, writing on your blog, being with friends, taking part at church (singing), working out --all while going for your Masters! You seem like superwoman," she wrote.

Wow. Me? Superwoman? Hardly. She was being gracious. Because in my eyes, I couldn't do all the things I do without the support of my amazing family. Both my parents and in-laws help me out tremendously watching my little guy while I work and my husband, who although he can't wait for me to finish school (neither can I!), is very supportive in all that I do.

I'm not going to lie and pretend that my life is perfect. There are days when I'm overwhelmed with my giant to do list - but I wouldn't change any of it. Despite sacrificing an evening with my boys because of school, I am blessed to do what I love and that's what gives me the drive to do more. For God's glory and for my baby boy. I hope that in his eyes, I'll always be superwoman and that I'll serve as a positive example - to get an education and follow his dreams.

So I want to thank her for the random e-mail (it touched me more than you know), for making me smile and for helping me appreciate my life a little more than I did yesterday. I hope that I can do that for someone else every day.

Yogurtland: Pistachio + Photography

When I first started watching video entries for the opportunity of joining Jasmine Start for an Epic Adventure, I never thought I'd find someone who loved her as much as I did and was practically my neighbor! In my mind, I was J*'s biggest fan in South Florida. Clearly, I was wrong. Ashley Sellers' entry was cute, quirky and, in my eyes, much better than mine. When the minute video was up, I knew I'd like her.

I decided to shoot her a message on FB. I figured we shared J* in common, so why not? Turns out the world is much smaller than I thought. We know a few of the same people and we didn't even know it and since then we developed a cyber-friendship.

We decided to meet up at Yogurtland last night and I had no doubt that we would have plenty to talk about! We talked about our faith, photography, and Jasmine Star (of course!) while enjoying our cups of non-fat pistachio. Before we knew it, two hours had passed and plans are already in the works to watch the CreativeLive courses together. That should be fun!

I don't believe in coincidences and our paths definitely crossed for a reason. Maybe it's just to encourage one another's photography. Whatever it is, I'm glad I submitted a video because although I wasn't chosen, I'm happy to say I made a new friend. All thanks to J*.