the secret of ETF

I arrived home last Thursday night to a spotless apartment, a dozen red roses on the counter, and chinese take-out. Jordan devoted the entire evening to "us". I felt like a million dollars. But the truth is, even without a clean house and roses, he manages to lift me to heights I've never known everyday. I know that sounds hopelessly cheesey, but it's so true. The secret to my talents is him. He makes me feel like I can do anything, anytime. He's so supportive. I never have a reason to doubt my abilities, and as a result, his faith in me continutally strenghtens my abilities.

So I challenged myself this weekend to find a few "new" shots of his dozen roses that maybe haven't been taken before. I admit, not all of these are completely original, but I'd love to hear which one of these gets the "new" award or just struck your fancy.

A Baker's Dozen Easter

I realize Easter has come and gone for this year, but it's still April and our eggs turned out way too cool to not post our hard work. I wondered if an adult Easter could be any fun, but Jordan, Kate Elliot and I couldn't complain. We found this great dye and went to town. Then we hid big plastic eggs full of candy. I never imagined an Easter egg hunt could be so hard, but when you have adults hiding eggs for adults, it's nearly impossible. Jordan hid one of mine in the garbage. Right. Like I was really going to dig through there to find out. And I'm sure we'll have the candy for the rest of the year, but it wouldn't have felt like Easter without a bit of candy.

Pink and Perky

This little girl was definitely born with a personality all of her own and she manages to pack it into each facial expression as you'll soon see. I had such a riot capturing the many faces of "Binnie", one's I'm sure her parents will cherish forever.

Ring Pops, Bubbleyum and 3.14159

This isn't an engagement shoot- at least it wasn't one until Newel popped the big question. But don't let me spoil the surprise. You'll have to see for yourself. Or maybe it's all pretend. After all, she does go to the Yale school of drama... and yet, I really do think they're in love. I saw right through their "brother/sister" pose above. Thanks for such a fun Pie Day you two.