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mother’s day and a trip to the zoo


Over the weekend, we acquired a new lens to try. I’ve heard many people rave about their 50mm lens, so I’ve been excited to try it out. On Mother’s Day, we had a last minute Tuckahoe bonfire–on a hot, sticky day. After cooking our hot dogs and s’mores, we pulled our chairs in a circle away from the fire and enjoyed some good times.

 

 (Photo by Maggi)
little boy at bonfire
I told my kids that all I wanted for Mother’s Day was a picture with them. By the time we got around to it, we were all sticky and gross. 
mom and 4 kids

 

Don jumped in for a few. Nothing frame-worthy, but at least we have a few shots as a family.
big family

 

large family

 

big family photo
Gross, sweaty kids require baths. This time Kingston got to hop in, too.
baby sink bath
kingston and evangeline 2

So I have sad story to go with the next pictures. Last week, Maggi posted about forgetting her memory card when she went to the Botanical Gardens. When she told me the story, I felt genuine sadness for her because I knew how much she had been looking forward to taking her camera and snapping away. You’d think that her story would have made me much more aware when packing our things for the zoo. However, that was not the case. I was confident that we had everything that we needed for the day. When we arrived at the zoo and I turned the camera on to take my first picture, I see the words “no memory card in camera.” Talk about disappointment. It took me a good while to get over it. Thankfully, I still have my phone and was able to get a few pictures. 
So get ready to be acquainted with the back of my family’s heads.

toddler boy at zoo

 

boy and his brother at zoo

 

dad and baby

 

boy looking at map

 

young boy and gorillas at zoo

 

large family at zoo

 

ostrich

 

3 boys standing on fence

 

kids activities

 

I am the opposite of an animal lover. However, there is just something about hippos that I love. Maybe it’s just their large bodies and how graceful they seem.
hippo

 

turns out Evangeline loves them, too!
mom and baby at zoo

 

baby watching hippo
young mom and cute baby girl

 

st louis zoo

 

Afterwards, we met up with Chris and Rachel at Chick fil a for some dinner and “tattoos”
our freinds

 

Maybe next time I’ll double check to make sure I have everything. :/
#lessonlearned

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You can always go, Downtown


apricot studios
Meet Rachel of Apricot Studios. This girl is an amazing photographer. Amazing. She’s also the girl who encouraged me to buy a camera and learn photography. I’ve bugged her multiple times with questions and she’s always so kind to answer and encourage me.
 
We thought it would be fun to have a little girls day out to play around with some photography. This was my first time shooting outside so I spent a lot of time trying to figure out the settings. But when you’re shooting 3 pretty girls, you’re bound to get some good pictures. 
 
We went to a few of the rundown areas Downtown and Rachel shared some of her knowledge with me, Maggi, and Mayci!)
Mayci + Maggi = Love(ing)
sisters
young woman sitting
woman posing
girl sitting
wall
friend
old building
I’ve never been to the graffiti wall before. There was some pretty neat artwork. 
young woman at graffiti wall
st louis graffiti wall

my friends

best friend

friends 3
life is beautiful
downtown stl art

 

graffiti on building

 

It was so much fun to have 3 lovely models to work with all day
rachel gunby
friend 4
maggi 5

 

Loved these houses!
pretty houses

 

I had so so so much fun yesterday! I’m thankful that Rachel was so helpful to us girls in our “photography club” as we snapped away all afternoon.
 
Love these 3 girls! So classy and gorgeous 😉
4 women smiling for picture