School Portraits

As usual, I did Ella's school portraits outdoors and with one of her friends.

The company our school uses is terrible and has the ugliest backdrops.  I always buy them though as what childhood is complete without the traditional ugly school photo.  She is gorgeous... the background? Not so much... 

Fall Soccer

Soccer season started again... Next level, bigger field, bigger ball, bigger goal and penalty kicks ... but still a lot of fun!

Girl Scouts

We joined another troop this year.  My friend, Andreia is our troop leader and this year has been awesome!  The girls have done so much and with little cost and it's always a learning adventure.  They celebrated National Peace Day with a tour of the Girl Scout Headquarters and placed windmills in the peace garden....

They went to the local grocery store, HEB, and had a tour, learning about healthy choices and where the food on their tables comes from.  The froze in the freezers, went back in the bakery, seafood counter, produce department and the meat department.  Having worked in a grocery store for 8 years in high school and college, I am very impressed with HEB.  I think had our grocery store offered tours, it would have long been shut down by the health department!  At the end of the tour, they each paired up with a cashier and checked out a real customer.  She thought it was awesome!

Halloween Party....

Going to a UTSA (University of Texas San Antonio) game and meeting the cheerleaders...

Build-A-Bear....

Rain

It never, and I mean never rains here.  So when it does, we rush outside to enjoy it!

Fall Portraits

This fall I took a job as a preschool photographer and did a bit of practice on Ella.  I'm quite certain I really dislike fake backgrounds... I'll take my natural light outdoors any day...