Carrie Prewitt Photography

I decided to take my camera with me on my daily neighborhood walk with my kids, and I’m so glad I did! Dogwoods blooming, jasmine dripping, wisteria weeping, children screaming because their mean mommy wouldn’t let them get INTO a sinkhole by the road because they “just wanted to see what is down there!” OK, besides that little incident, it was a perfect day.

And later that same day I was playing with the beautiful late afternoon light that comes in my bedroom window…

I guess if we tried to take a walk tomorrow it would be a winter walk. 49 degrees is the high? Yikes… I’m glad I’m doing a newborn session tomorrow INSIDE.

My kids on Easter after the Bunny came. Thank you Easter Bunny! (Especially for the Reeses Peanut Butter Eggs).

Here are some pictures from an Easter Egg Hunt that was held at the University where I teach. And yes, that is MY son dressed as a Power Ranger. Because Power Rangers are so Easter-y.

I was honored to be asked to take photos of this groundbreaking for the West Tennessee Women’s Journal a few weeks ago. Here is an excerpt from the Jackson Sun newspaper, reported by Tonya Smith-King:

Jenicia Haynes and her 5-year-old son, Jomari, got another step closer Monday to a place they can call home. An electrical fire destroyed their house on Jan. 26.

They watched Monday as heavy machinery tore up ground where their new home will soon go up in the Habitat Meadows subdivision in Jackson.

The project is a historic one for the Jackson-Madison County Habitat for Humanity. It is the first time the local chapter will participate in the nationwide “Women Build” program Habitat started in 1998. Haynes and other women volunteers will build her house in the subdivision. Women contractors are heading up the project.

I teared up when, while taking this picture, little Jomari said, “Mama, this is MY backyard!!!!” Hence the mile-wide smile on his face:

Jenecia’s sister and little nephew:

A happy volunteer:

I wonder if when Jomari remembers this day years from now, he mostly remembers the pink balloons:

Women helping other women… now that’s my kind of project!!!