True Kentucky Senior Shoot

This senior shoot rocked! There's nothing better than getting to take pictures of a girl and her beloved horse. A picture perfect Kentucky shoot. Loved it! And wow, these pics look beautiful! Kait and her buddy, Petoskey, were awesome!

AJ & Cara Get Married!!!

Cara & AJ got married in Wilmore, KY, at Cara's house by an amazingly beautiful creek. The water was rushing by and the sun was setting as they said their vows. Absolutely beautiful! This wedding was a true sight to behold.

Kentucky "Blue" Girl

Okay, so here is the latest addition to the Mullins clan. So maybe it's not a baby, but she is still one heck of a handful! Talk about 24/7 watches. You can't leave a puppy alone for a second. Well, I guess you could, but that would involve some serious damage to any kind of material possession that you love. Plus the potty training is a challenge in and of itself. Loads of fun. :) But after many requests for pictures of the active 12 week old, here you go. She is a North American Retriever:  A mix of a Goldendoodle and Labradoodle.  We call her Blue. She is super smart and sweet...and hyper. Enjoy.

Here she is hanging out with 3 little labradoodles.  Oh, I should mention that they need a home!  Right now they are in foster care with a friend through the Humane Society.  Let me know if you are interested!

AJ & Cara

I just love the intimacy of this shot.

This is Wes's perspective.   I love it!

Another great Wes angle.  Aren't they the sweetest!

Can you see the fear on Cara's face.  AJ is a true gymnast.

One.  Two.  Three.  Leap Frog!

Okay, these guys were a blast.  We do a lot of engagement sessions and they are always enjoyable, but every once in awhile, you just get to have a lot of fun!  AJ & Cara were willing do all kinds of crazy things, and they came up with their own share of fun poses too.  Wes and I had a great time with these two love birds.  

Coach Calipari Comes to Kentucky!!!

Coach Cal's debut.

Wes getting Calipari's autograph.

John Calipari's wife, Ellen.

Even Herky Rupp was there (that's Adolph Rupp's son just in case you weren't sure)

Props to Wes for being an "autograph requesting" fan

Okay, so I don't know what happened.  6 years ago, I could have cared less about following Kentucky basketball.  I've played my share of sports, but I've always been bored by the onscreen hysteria that comes with college basketball, or any sport for that matter.  Enter Wes, my husband.  He has been a UK fan since before he could walk.  I've seen the pictures of him as a baby, dolled up in Kentucky blue.  Incredibly cute.  Now let me stress, my husband is not a fanatic.  I think there is a fine line between fan and fanatic.  A fanatic is one of those UK followers that can't even function in social society when a game is on.  A fanatic is one of those UK followers that thinks life is over, and the Kentucky program is forever tainted, if there is more than one loss in a season.  A fanatic is one of those UK followers who boos the players when they are not winning a game (I witnessed this first hand at my first UK game at Rupp this year where they unfortunately lost).  I find it kind of disgraceful, and entirely over obsessive. 

Now a fan....A fan is the kind of Kentucky follower that loves the team through and through, high or low, win or lose.  A fan's spirit may be dampened by a series of losses, but their love and optimism for the program never go away.  Even as the season started to wane this year, and eventually ended in an NIT loss, Wes and myself still had high hopes for this great team.   That is a fan.  Every program goes through seasons of change and rebuilding, and that was where we were at.  I was saddened by the firing of Gillispie, even though I don't know all the ins and outs of the reason for his exit from Kentucky.  I'm sure he will do great things as he moves on from Kentucky, and I wish him the best.  

Of course, I am not going to lie.  As news broke of Calipari possibly being our next coach, I became engrossed in the online and television hysteria.  Yesterday, I probably checked the headlines online every 5 minutes, just dying to know if John Calipari would be our next coach.  

It's true, once they said it was official that Coach Cal was to be our new head coach, myself, Wes, along with the rest of Kentucky all breathed a sigh of relief.  It was so evident, if you listened close enough, you could probably hear that sigh rustle the blades of bluegrass across the city of Lexington and beyond. 

Today we both took the day off.  I got up to watch the press conference, and then got an inclination to head over to the Joe Craft Center where John Calipari was speaking.  We got up and raced over.  We hung out with the local media, and a small group of fans, just hoping to catch a glimpse of the new coach who is hoped to bring Kentucky back to its glory days.

Well, we waited, and we all got our wish.  We got some shots, and just had fun getting caught up in the excitement.  We were fans, probably delving into a little bit of fanaticism for a moment or two, but it was well worth it.  Somewhere in the last 6 years, I went from knowing nothing about Kentucky basketball, to get engrossed in the madness that is Kentucky basketball. 

007 & Friends

Here's a little peek at our James Bond/007 Night.  We had a blast!  Oh, and what is it about boas, guns, and pearls that makes people want to pose all night for cheesy photos?  

yes, here wes and I pose ever so dramatically.  We rock!

Okay, here Wes nailed the James Bond pose.

Leave it to Leslee to sexy up the pearls!

Aaahhh... vintage macho.

Is that the farmer and his very cool wife?

You gotta love South African gun handlers.

This is the real stuff here.

Daniel and Marcy....true drama.

Brandon Heath at Quest for Step by Step

Brandon singing his love song, "London".

Okay, So this guy really looks like Jemaine from Flight of the Conchords.  Don't ya think?

So I am not much of a concert junky, but I decided to make this one tonight.  Brandon Heath, the 2008 New Artist of the Year Dove Award winner, was here in Lexington tonight.  He did a benefit for an incredible organization called Step by Step.  Over $8,000 was raised to help out SBS, which is an organization that ministers to single mothers.  It's an awesome group of woman, so check it out!  They are always in need of volunteers for their Thursday night meetings! hint hint

So anyways, we had a great time, and it was one of the few concerts where they don't kick you out if you have a camera.  Good times.  Love to have the camera in hand when I'm not on the job.  Yes, he does look a little Peter Parker-ish (but hey, Peter Parker gets the girl!), but this guy is super down to earth, and his music is all about hope.  Loved it.