8-20-2010

CHRIS AND I GOT MARRIED!!!
I am officially Mrs. Leslie Anne' Neely!

We got ring tattoos!

Will post more later :)

Maurie Maternity

I was so excited when Maurie asked me to do her maternity photos. Maurie is absolutely gorgeous and it definitely shows on film. She says she doesn't like her picture taken and feels awkward in front of the camera, but the camera loves her! I could take pictures of her all day =) She's pregnant with twins and is due the first week of October.

Peonies

My neighbor, Mrs. Camilla Ford planted these flowers a long time ago. She passed away in February 09 and never got to see them bloom. So these pictures are for her. Camilla, they sure are pretty!

Easter Weekend

Went to my grandparents house here in town today for Easter lunch. Chris and I headed over to Mom and Dad's and mom and I made mashed potatoes from scratch then headed over to Mum and Poppie's (right across the street) for lunch. We had ham, pea salad, rolls, broccoli cheese casserole, mashed potatoes for lunch. For dessert we had sugar cookies that Darla made, I made a lemon cool whip pie and Mum made her famous coconut cake. My cousin Evan came and cousing Blaine and his wife Tamara came and they brought their adorable 1 year old son Aton. Blaine and Evan's mom Darla and dad John also came. Aunt Diane came by after lunch for a little bit and visited with Aton and then The Bowers clan had to head home. Little Aton was getting cranky and needed a nap. We had a great time! Here are a few pictures from today's lunch.

Elizabeth, Joey & Baby Cayden

I was so excited yesterday when Elizabeth text me asking me to do her family photos. I've know Elizabeth for a while now. I went to school with her two oldest sisters Stacy and Tracy and then worked with her older sister Trina for a while. Elizabeth has a wonderful family and an adorable baby boy! Here are a few of my favorites from yesterday's shoots.

Oklahoma Winter Wallop

On Thursday January 28, 2010 God blessed us with a massive amount of rain, which we can always use here in Oklahoma, but at about 1pm while we're all at work the temperature drops to 32 degrees and the wind starts to pick up. The handrails and metal steps at work are starting to freeze and people are starting to worry. Some people from work took off at lunch to head home to prepare for the winter wallop that was slowly approaching. At 2:30 we received an email from someone upstairs saying that they were shutting down the plant at 3 so everyone should leave at 3 and come back at 9am on Friday morning unless otherwise told. They'd set up a weather update number that we could call just in case Halliburton didn't have power. We got home and we still had power thank goodness! We drove around town and the only store that was open was the Chisholm Corner on Elder. People were lined up getting gas and stocking up on useful items like water and beer of course :) We got home and by the time the sun went down we were the only house on the block with power. At 1:45am we lost power. Thankfully, we still had heat, since we have gas heat. I can deal without power for a few days but I can't imagine what people are going through right now with no source of heat or water. Yes I said water too. A fire broke out at the water plant and they had to turn off the water. We got our power back Friday night at about midnight. Saturday, dad headed to Wichita Falls to meet my uncle from Abilene to pick up 3 generators. One for Mom and Dad, one for Mum and Poppie and one for Diane and Krista. We'd heard rumors that electricity wouldn't be back until Monday night or mid week so they decided a generator would be the best thing to do and that way if this happens again, they'll be prepared. Dad and Chris got everyone's generators hooked up right before dark. As of today, Sunday, there are a few houses on our block that have electricity. A few businesses on the west side of the road have power so a few fast food places are open which I'm sure people are loving the warm food! Mom called me a couple hours ago and they now have power, but Mum and Poppie are still out but still have minimal electricity from the generator. Here are some photos I've taken today as we drove around. Duncan looks like a ghost town. Not many people are out and there are still a lot of houses without power.