Ava told us that she wanted to shoot pictures too.

Pink was her favorite color

We told her to jump

Gotta love those pink shoes!

When Martha lived in Newnan, she lived next door to this amazing family of 4 kids. Ava was just a tad younger than the boys and one of her older brothers, Jaxon was about 18 mos. older than the boys. Jaxon was always over at Martha's and we would have to send him home to tell his mom where he was. Soon, when Ava was old enough, she came along also. We had so much fun getting to know the family. They were from Michigan and I loved to tease Sara about our southern traditions vs her northern roots.

In the spring and fall, when we would have the heat on and sweaters on, Sara and her family would be sitting on their front porch with the doors wide open. I told her that we would tell them were from up north cause they always had their doors open when it was cold outside. We taught her family to "taste/eat" gritts, taught them the language of the south, and just what living in south was all about. She in turn would tell us the best of living in Michigan.

Sara is a professional photographer and I always loved looking at her work. Martha always regretted not having professional pics. of the boys and once she realized that Sara was a photographer, her walls began to fill up with pics. of the boys. Miss Priss has had her pics. taken from just weeks old to pics. that were taken last week.

Well, one afternoon this summer when Martha and the kids and I were back in Newnan visiting all the friends they left behind, I began talking to Sara about my photography skills and the lack of perfection and we hit upon an idea of my spending a few hours with her. Well duh! So we made a date and I drove all the way to Newnan for a day with Sara. We used Ava, her youngest daughter as our model. When I upload the pics. I could not believe the difference in my photos! I was and am so excited about my new learn skill and know that I will be going back to Newnan to see Sara and her family again. Hope you enjoy the pics. of Miss Ava as much as I did taking them.