Merry Christmas!

Toby, Hank & Dierks thought that if they dressed as Christmas "regulars" this year, no-one would notice if they snagged a little Christmas ham! Well......it worked. How can you resist these cute little faces?

From our house to yours, wishing you a Merry Christmas and a new year full of God's blessings!

Giving Thanks!

Reflecting on this week of Thanksgiving there are so many things to give thanks for this year but to me the greatest of these is family. We were blessed to be able to spend the weekend before Thanksgiving with my brother's family and I was able to take a few family portraits for them and individuals of their children. Meet John-Michael, Morgan and Nicole.

Michael & Brittany Engagement session

What a stunning couple! We have had the pleasure of knowing Michael & Brittany for years and we were so honored to be asked to help them in capturing these special memories now that they are engaged. Congratulations to both of you on finding a love that has not only endured but continued to grow. You are an incredibly beautiful and fun couple!

Catholic VS Nixa

Tate was behind the viewfinder Monday night and here is a sampling of what he captured. Catholic middle school soccer at it's best!

VOTE '08!

We are the luckiest people to have the ability to pick our leaders and many have sacrificed so much for this privilege of ours. Whatever your beliefs, whatever your affiliations.....be sure to cast your ballot tomorrow and vote your conscience.

Happy Halloween

My son is such a Joker! Thought we would have some fun and take his shots right at dark so they would be dark, grainy and moody in keeping with his character this year....it was fun. Wishing all of you a safe and happy Halloween!

Look how I've grown!

What a big boy! Mason was in for his 3 year old pictures and boy has he ever grown. We were comparing him from age two to three and he is quite a little man now! It is amazing to watch and see the difference in just one year, thanks Kim for bringing Mason to Backroads for his special birthday portraits.

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL!!!!!!

What an exciting game Thursday night!!! Chad Harris asked us to photograph his son and the Cherokee Middle School football team and we had an awesome time. The teams were so well matched and the game was so exciting between Cherokee and Carver that I found myself yelling on the side lines while trying to get the shots. We had a great time and watched some incredibly gifted 7th grade athletes. You guys ROCKED!

There is a full gallery of pictures up on the viewing site at www.backroadsphotography-lynda.com then click the drop down next to the gallery tab, look for the gallery named Cherokee Middle School Football, enter that and you will be asked to enter a password, enter cherokee (no caps) and it will take you right to the gallery of about 180 images.

Thanks so much Chad for asking us to capture these special memories of your son and his team-mates, we had a great time getting these action shots.

B-Ball Senior Lady Pirates '09

We had so much fun last Wednesday night when we got together in the Crane High School gym with Chelsey and Kenzie and shot their sports shots. We were able to capture the two of them both together and separate in their ball uniforms, in the locker-room and with the State trophy that they helped win last year when Crane High ended 4th in the state in basketball! You girls are just so much fun and I think you both had a good time too watching us try to get the shots we wanted while trying real hard not to tear up too much of our equipment in the process. Good luck this year ladies to both of you and the Lady Pirates!

Laura~SCHS

Beautiful Laura was back for her senior session and we had a wonderful day for all her around town shots. Laura is a senior this year at Catholic and is so busy with school and sports but we were able to pick an afternoon and cruise Springfield looking for just the right spots for her images. This girl can dress! She picked the most incredible colors and styles to get a wide variety of images and that made our job of picking the locations even more fun, she even brought her "football team jeans" to show her school spirit. Thanks Laura for being such a sport and for picking Backroads by Lynda for your senior portraits, and we hope you have a great senior year.

Irish Middle School Soccer 2009

Last night we attended the Irish Middle school soccer game in Springfield and were WOW'd by their athletic abilities. This group of young men were fantastic to watch compete and we had such a great time that I am sure we will be back to attend another game. It was a very exciting and the teams were well matched with the game ending in a tie. Well done Irish!