Photo Shoot

As I've mentioned before, Rachel is finally starting to develop her photography business. She's actually getting quite a few bookings, so we thought we'd take advantage of having a professional photographer in the family and get the kids' pictures done sooner rather than later.

Side note:  Now we just need a doctor, a lawyer and a rock star in the family.

Rachel and I couldn't decided where to have the photo shoot.  She wanted to try for a rustic look.  Something a little bit country.  After brainstorming for a half hour, I called Chad to see if he had any ideas.

"Go to my parents' place."

"That's not really rustic."

"The back of the property has a field, fences and a weathered shed."

"But...is it rustic?"

"I think it'll work."

It worked beautifully.  We don't often wander back into the corral.  We see it from the back yard and we walk past it to visit the neighbor's goats, but we never really walk in it.  It was perfect.  Green (from our recent rain storm) grass covered the slope behind the fences.  The fences themselves were weathered white boards.  The top of some had fallen down, which gave the pictures the perfect look.  Where once horses stabled, now there's a cast iron tub and tin buckets.  Perfect accessories.  We couldn't have found a better location.  In fact, now that I know what a treasure trove it is, we'll be going down there more often for photos.

She posted one of Joseph to her blog.  She's posted a few more to facebook.  I can't wait to see how the rest turn out.