Jere Dotten Photography

After the great buffalo chicken sandwich at Cameron Bar & Grill, the oh so yummy frozen custard at Goodberry’s Creamery, and a little antiquing at Cameron Village, we headed out to the second shoot of the day with Heather (who works with Kelly), Brad, and their adorable son, Ben.  Well, when we arrived at their home, they told us that Ben was not feeling well and had a fever.  I felt so bad for him!  But, he did SO good throughout the entire session!

Meet the Justus family…

And, the rest of the family…Ben’s older sisters.

We decided to end the session with Ben in his pool.  Since this was his first time in the pool..this reaction is to be expected!

We are so sorry that Ben wasn’t feeling well…we hope he is feeling MUCH BETTER now!  You guys were great and we hope you enjoy your pictures!

Jere and I headed out to Raleigh, NC recently to do two family shoots.  The first of the day was Kelly, Kurt and their beautiful, brand new, baby boy, James..only 8 days old!

LOVE this one!

Jere broke out the Canon 1N for some grainy b&w.

Kelly and Kurt-thank you for allowing us to come into your home and document this wonderful new chapter in your lives.

Also, thank you for pointing us towards Cameron Village!  I’m pretty sure I had the BEST buffalo chicken sandwich of my life at Cameron Bar & Grill.  And, Goodberry’s Creamery was amazing as well…so thank you, again!

Jere and I recently met up with the fabulous (and gorgeous!), Anna Kooiman, a co-host on FOX News Rising.  And, if you didn’t know it already, she is quite the fitness and nutrition buff.  Anna recently launched a new segment called ‘Fit Right Now’ to get folks moving and find healthier eating options.  And, when she’s not on television, she can be found at the Harris and Dowd YMCA branches in Charlotte, where she teaches TURBO Kick and Cardio Dance Interval (class times can be found at the bottom of this post).  Anna also teaches exercise classes to intercity kids at a non-profit after-school program called A Better World at Christ Resurrection Church.  She periodically holds boot camps that are tons of fun with plenty of modifications for all fitness levels.  You can check out Anna’s website, Get Fit Charlotte, where she sells nutritional supplements, fitness gear, and at-home workout DVDs such as P90X, Yoga Booty Ballet, Turbo Jam, and Insanity.  Oh, and she writes a blog for Uptown Magazine, too.

Whew!  Did you get all that!?  So, needless to say, Miss Kooiman is an amazing…and BUSY girl!  If you’d like to follow her latest happenings, you can find her facebook page here!

Even though Anna mainly wanted head shots for her new website, she brought along her adorable fur-baby, Baxter for some shots as well!

Baxter was such a well-behaved boy!  He was a little distracted by the soccer ball being kicked around nearby, but even with that little interruption (which was hilarious!), he was still SO good!

After Freedom Park, we headed over to Uptown to get some shots in front of the Charlotte skyline.

Anna, by sharing your passion for fitness, you are shaping so many people in more ways than one.  You have inspired me in so many ways, so thank you!  You are as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside.  And, THANK YOU for coming out and spending the afternoon with us.

Tues 5pm Harris YMCA aerobics room Cardio Dance Interval

Wed 12:30pm Dowd YMCA gym Turbo Kick

Thurs 6pm Harris YMCA gym Turbo Kick

Saturdays rotates… Dowd YMCA 11:30am Turbo Kick