Kyndra's Story

They say if you want to get to know some one you should go right to the source. Kyndra is my first “My Story” session so I’ll let her tell you about herself.

"I like a WIDE variety of things, but I think they all have one thing in common. Creativity. I like to make things, with my hands, with my voice, with my movements, I love it all! I like to figure things out and look at stuff differently. I don’t usually like to be normal.

I’m pretty unusual as it is. My family takes care of Goats and Llamas. We shear them every year and then I make yarn our of the Fleeces. I can decide whatever shape, size, and color to make the yarn. Then I can take my creation and weave it, knit it, felt or crochet it, I love the endless possibilities!

And it doesn’t just end with animal hair; I love people hair too! Especially the curly stuff! I cut my brother’s and sister’s hair all the time, usually on the back deck. There I have a beautiful view of the countryside that surrounds my home.

Lots of wide, open space filled with animals, creeks and beautiful trees! You’ll have to come visit some time in the fall, right when all of the trees change colors. It’s gorgeous! I’ve painted many pictures of fields surrounded by colorful trees and brush. That’s right! I pain and draw too! Ever since I was little, I’ve been sketching and doodling all over the place. It was just one small step from drawing to painting. And what description of me would be complete without MUSIC? All kinds of music! Jazz, Classical, 80’s, Christian, Piano, Classic Rock, Broadway, you name it. Something about music just gets me “right there.” It moves me. Somebody once said, “When words fail, music speaks” and I couldn’t have said it any better myself.

I love old movies, because not only is there music, but there’s also dancing! You can not watch Gene Kelly or Fred Estaire without wishing they’d ask you to join them!

I also like to bake. Nothing is better than the look on people’s face when they small that fresh baked apple pie on a cold fall day or getting your sister covered in flour while baking cookies. J It reminds me of family- of community.

Speaking of family, where would I be without mine? I love my big family. They’re such a bunch of Goons! I have two younger brothers and two younger sisters, an older sister and (of course) Mom and Dad. Each of us might be a bit of a troublemaker when we’re alone, but boy look out when we get together!!

I like to read books with my younger sisters. One of our favorite series’ is “The Chronicles of Narnia.” The girls will stop me in the middle of the chapter to ask all sorts of questions. Though it ends up taking us all of story time for just one chapter, we spend some precious moments together reading those books that I’ll never forget.

Thought I love all of these things, there in one thing I strive to love above all- my God. He gave me these talents and all of the people in my life. His grace has amazed me and carried me when I couldn’t stand. He saved me from myself and I would be nothing without him. He gives me the freedom to Laugh, to cry, to give hugs, and to love the people he has put in my path. In these coming years I want to stay close by his side and pursue the dreams that he reveals to me always resting in the fact that wherever I am, I am right in his arms.

Thanks for reading!!"

Love, Kyndra


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Family

What is family? For everyone that question has a different answer even to two people in the same family. To me family gathers around each other maybe not all the time but when there together there happy to be with everyone. Sure sometimes there are fights and disagreements, but they just make the sweet times sweeter. And I have to say I had a great time photographing this family. To be perfectly honest I was a little scared when I heard how many people would be there, I’d never worked with that many people other than at a Wedding, and at a Wedding everyone’s focused on the Bride and Groom, and not normally the photographer. But as soon as I arrived at the quaint house in the country I started to realize I had nothing to worry about. They all made me feel right at home as if I was and had been part of the family for a long time. So thank you for you cooperation and welcoming hearts.

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Emma

I got to photograph this little girl for an hour, which ended up being more then enough time, because she was so well behaved. She didn’t fusing at all, even after falling over and bumping her head a few times. She wasn’t quite able to hold her self up well so I tried to use things to prop her up. We still wanted to get some pictures of her holding herself up so I’d get her into position lean back and take a few shots wile she slowly tip over to her right, it was absolutely adorable. After a little wile we got into a routine of setting up snapping a few pictures quickly, catching her before she fell over, and doing it all over again. I tried to keep the props soft and cute for her pictures and Emma seamed to think I did rather well, when I put out the fur she kept running her hands over it, and she played with the blankets between most of the picture taking. Don't forget to look for more pictures on Facebook.