New Year | New Me (Updated)

Well it has been a while since I posted a blog about life; so I thought I would bore all of you with one today! :)

Back in January I created a post call New Year | New Me.....In this post I explained my struggle with my weight. My New Years resolution has been to lost at least 40lbs and I am happy to announce that I'm over half way to my goal. I've lost 22.2 lbs so far! Although I did stop using sparkpeople.com because I realized that actually tracking my food the old fashion way by writing it down made me more aware of what I was putting into my body than letting the computer do it for me.

I've had so much encouragement from friends and family it's unreal!
My husband, Dylan, has been so understanding from the start. He helps and encourages me any way he can.
I'm not doing this alone - Summer, a friend and co-worker, is doing Weight Watchers so I'm happy that I don't have the temptations at work that I would normally have. Scottie, a friend of mine, is a personal trainer out of Lawton and is FULL of so much awesome information. She's been there since day 1 and always answers any questions I may have - you can view her blog here (I really wished that I could have trained with her but it's an hour drive :( ).

I was stuck for about 3 weeks with a weight gain of 2-3lbs and I decided I needed a personal trainer to kick me in the butt and get me back on track. I started seeing Shelly Barrington here in Chickasha.....She works out of Electric Beach and she rocks! It's always been hard for me to find a fitness trainer that I can really mesh with. I can relate to her on a lot of levels and she just really pushes me. My amazing sister-in-law, Tabitha, goes with me twice a week (I NEED her there with me haha). It's really a lot of fun but I feel like falling over at the end of each session. Shelly has encouraged us to do at least 30 minutes of cardio on the days we don't train but still take 2 days off a week. I worked out 8 times in 6 days last week! I felt so good by the end of the week except for the soreness of course haha. I lost 3.2 lbs last week and am hopefully going strong this week.

I don't look at any of this as a diet, in fact if you look up "diet" in Websters dictionary the definition is "food and drink regularly provided or consumed" (thank you Shelly for this info), if you look at it this way everyone is on a diet! You can't do these "fad" diets they have for a couple months, lose some weight then go back to the way you use to eat and keep it off. Are you going to cut out carbs for the rest of your life? If your like me the answer is HECK NO! So I still have my carbs, but in moderation. You will never succeed if you don't change your lifestyle. I am finally coming to realize that thanks to Scottie and Shelly. :)

If you made it this far I am really surprised! Thanks for reading!

- Jessica =)

I Love These Kids! | Chickasha, Oklahoma Childrens Photographer

Say hello to baby Lennon and her big brother Gibson again!

I'm such a proud auntie ;).

Gibson actually cooperated this time around! But of course with good comes bad, Lennon was NOT a happy camper! lol! We made it work though!

View previous shoots with Gibson and Lennon here and here.

Look at those pretty eyes!

Look at that gorgeous smile!

I stole her pacifier lol! This was taken half a second before she started screaming again! :)

- Jessica =D

It's Tooty Again! | Chickasha, Oklahoma Childrens Photographer

It's that time of year again, Tooty's birthday!!!

Makayla and her mommy came to visit me for her yearly birthday pictures. I haven't photographed her since Christmas and I tell you that's WAAAAY too long! I love this child but sadly she loves my husband more than me! haha. Anytime she comes over to our house she has to double check with her mommy first that Dylan will be there ;).

We had so much fun with the John Deere theme! Of course she was so antsy to get finished so Dylan could take her for a ride! These are just a couple from the session. Enjoy!

Of course we had to sneak one in with her pretty Easter dress!



- Jessica =)

That's one Smiley Baby! | Chickasha, Oklahoma Family Photographer

I got the opportunity to meet up with an old friend and for her family photos. It's been about 5 years since I had seen Kristin and it was so awesome to get to catch up! I will also be photographing her engagement photo, wedding and TTD session all this summer so keep an eye out!

Enjoy the sneak peek!

- Jessica =D

Casey and Bernada MARRIED! | Chickasha, Oklahoma Wedding Photographer

You remember Casey and Bernada right? Of course how could you forget! ;)

I just love this couple, they're so wonderful.

Here are a few from their special day :).

Keep an eye out for part 2!

- Jessica =)

Devrick Senior 2011 | Chickasha, Oklahoma Senior Photographer

A little while back I had the pleasure of shooting Devrick for his Senior photos. We had so much fun on his shoot! It was so great to meet Devrick and his family :).

Please enjoy the sneak peek! :)

- Jessica =)