Sarah Parent Photography

I normally take lots of pictures of my kids. Lately, though, I have been so busy that on my recent trip to Georgia, I realized it had been quite awhile since I had snapped a single shot of my own children. So long, in fact, that as a photographer, I was begininng to feel like my kids were like a shoemaker’s child running around barefoot. I decided to do a mini photo shoot on the beautiful campus of the University of Georgia.

You can see how happy they were about it:

Actually, my son warmed up to the idea. He really loves getting his picture taken, which is great for me. My daughter, on the other hand, continued to act like I was the papparazzi chasing her much of the time.

Here’s a few more….

Feeding the baby a leaf….

Striking a pose…..

I sat on these exact steps for a picture almost like this when I was their age….

I’m so excited that the weather is starting to warm up around here. Contact me if you’d like to get together on one of these nice afternoons if you’d like a portrait session!

There’s red dirt on my shoes, a thick coat of yellow pollen covering my car, and I’ve got a glass of sweet tea in my hand–that’s how I knew I was in Georgia last weekend. I was there visiting family and I got a chance to swing by one of my favorite eating establishments- The Varsity. Oh yes, greasy onion rings, nekkid dawgs, chili cheese dawgs, slaw dawgs…..It was a staple of my childhood trips to Athens, GA to visit my Nana and I do believe they serve the best chili cheese dogs on the planet. Plus they have this orange drink that’s kind of like Tang, only about a million times better.

Trust me, it tastes much better than it looks….

As we were driving just outside Elberton, I saw this incredibly cute display of cars that someone had painted to look like the Disney movie Cars. I just had to pull over and take a picture.

I’m also pretty excited to report that despite my obviously unhealthy food choices while I was on my trip, I successfully completed my first 5K today. I won’t post my time because it is a little embarrassing, but I plan to try again soon, in hopes that I will be like the guy who actually won the race and finished in about 17 minutes (!!!)

I’m a firm believer in the saying, “You’ve gotta start somewhere” and for my friend April and I, that “somewhere” is a circle around my neighborhood. We’re participating in the Purdue Cancer Center Challenge 5K Run/Walk on April 12th. For us, the emphasis will be on the word Walk. We’ve started with short 15 minute walks and today we decided to be ambitious (and a bit foolish considering the cold, windy weather) by walking 3 miles just to get a feel for what it will feel like on race day.
Here’s April and me after our first trial run:

By the end of it, we were both pretty wind-burnt, but we had a fun time.

I hope y’all have a wonderfully fun April Fool’s Day! So far, no one has played a trick on me, so all and all, it’s been a pretty good day

Please note: I’ll be spending the weekend in my birth state, Georgia, visiting family, but I will still be checking my email.