Sarah Mahen Photographers

Last week was my oldest neice Megan’s 8th birthday. To celebrate we all got together at TGIFriday’s for grub and gift giving. It’s so fun to hang out with my family! Lauren certinly loves the attention.

It was such fun watching Meg unwrap gifts. Grandma and Grandpa got her lots of scrapbooking supplies which she totally loved.

Dustin, Lauren and I stopped by Libby Lu and picked up the COOLEST hot pink sparkely cowgirl boots EVER. Meg thought they were the awesomest things she’d ever seen!

Of course she had to put them on right then and walk around strutting her stuff. I can’t believe Meg is 8 years old! And pretty soon she is going to be a big sister! If the way she is with Lauren is any indication, she’s going to be great. I hope her birthday was as much fun for her as it was for us!

The best part for me, of course, was getting to take the pictures. All of these images were shot on my brand spankin’ new 35mm f/2 Nikkor lens. I have an addiction to prime lenses! This one was such a sweet deal I couldn’t pass it up. It did well in the low light of the resteraunt so I’m excited to see what it can do at a wedding or reception. It’s a great portrait lens as well and I am excited to get to use it soon!