http://www.brianarmas.com I'm Father to the 4 most beautiful kids in the world. Husband to the most gorgeous woman anyone has ever seen. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:48:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yes, on the 7th of Christmas (we haven't told the kids yet that this week was Christmas.. haha... kidding... kind of) we went back to Epcot ... It was worth it. But first we let the kids go swimming... then we went for the final day of Magic. I rode ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/269 For our 6th day of Disney we haeded to DAK and it was mucho el fun-o. We met up with our friend, Brian Isham, AKA Ish, and got to hang out with him the entire day. The kids loved him and we had a great time. Ish works in the ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/266 Day 5 was Miguel Day for the Armas family. We spent the evening dining with the Mexicans. Haha. The restaurant was amazing, and it was interesting to see the nicest Mexican eatery anyone will ever build ... I mean, it's Disney folks ... no one is going to top it. ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/261 Day 4izzle was awesome. Hannah's First Roller Coaster (Splash Mountain & Thunder Mountain Railroad). Gracie's First Coaster (Goofy's Barn Buster). Dinner at Cinderella's Castle. Laundry until 4am with Kara. No pics of that. http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/257 Day 3 was tiring - and wet... but still alot of fun. The newest ride proved to be worth the continuous 90-minute wait. We didn't stand in line, but the fast passes we acquired at 10am gave us quick access at 7pm. But talk about awesome... a 3D spinning ride ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/253 Day 2 at DW took us to The Magic Kindom and it did not dissapoint. We actually slept in and left around 1pm and still had a very full day. The kids were wide awake when we left the park at 1am but they all pretty much crashed on the ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/250 The Armas 6 hit Epcot on our first day here at Disney. I kept the camera in the bag during our flight so video updates will follow for that, but here is the evening (til 1:30am) in pics. I don't have my flash with me, so don't criticize these pics... ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/247 Corey & Somer Colbert lured me out to Lake Fayetteville, which, believe it or not, I had never been to in my 8 years in Northwest Arkansas. A great place to shoot, I'm sure I'll be back soon. Their son, Gray, was a great sport like his folks as we ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/238 Hal and Kimberly are great friends of ours and asked us to come out to their property in Siloam Springs to snap a few family photos. Talk about gorgeous! With about 15 minutes of daylight the kids did great and this is what we captured. View the photos http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/235 The family is changing and taking pics once a year is now officially not enough. They're getting so big, and while I love seeing them grow up, it makes me sad all the same. Thanks to Miguel for taking the photos of Kara and I and the family portrait. Great ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/231 Tiff and Matt came back out to the house tonight to try and retake pics of Eli. He was a bit cranky and I was a bit unprepared. He did great tonight and we had a great time as usual. Click here to see the photos form the shoot. http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/221 Kyle and Sarah are getting married in January and they're the type of couple that looks like they just "fit together". After climbing a 6 ft fence in my dress clothes, stepping in a pile of horse doo-doo, and laying on the ground, this is what we got!! Ha ha- it ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/223 Well, the last 2 week have been crazy. There hasn't been a lot of shoots, but web stuff has been full throttle, and to top it all off we decided to move down the road. So now we find ourselves residents of 1 week of the city of Rogers. We ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/200 Elizabeth and I headed to The Inn at Carnall Hall and the Legacy Building in Fayetteville last Saturday. Click here to see her photos http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/198 These past 3 weeks have been crazy. I am trying to juggle alot, and I'm barely keeping my head above water. Last night I had nothing scheduled but I got a phone call the day before from LiveWire Strategic asking if I could shoot an ad for Romance Diamond Company. ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/194 Victor Wooten came to town and man... this was one of the best days of my life. Aaron, Greg and I met up with Vic at channel 5 earlier in the day for Aaron to interview him and we got some personal time with him... it was unreal, and getting ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/191 So this morning was a bit different. Malachi is normally the trooper in the bunch, always being the first to deal with the fact that he must wake up and get ready for school, the first one to be showered and dressed, and the first to bounce back after being ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/187 So Kara and I spent the weekend in Branson and we had a great time. We had never been to the Landing before, and to be honest we were pleasantly surprised. The Hilton was amazing ... lots of textures and colors. Click her picture to see the whole shoot. http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/186 I had a great Christmas this year. In fact, I think it was the best Christmas I have had as a married adult. My kids got great gifts from "Santa" and I got a great gift from my folks: A Red Sox Team Jacket that is wicked warm and bright ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/181 This Christmas I decided to put our cameras to use. We have thousands of dollars worth of gear and we rarely use it to capture our life events. This year it is going to change. Stay tuned for pics of our entire Christmas!For now, enjoy this card we made ... ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/180 Mandy drove in from Ponca City, OK on a very chilly day and asked us to shoot her Senior Pics. You can't tell by these photos, but it was friggin' cold! http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/179 Abigail was a great sport. We had about 10 minutes to shoot before the sun ran off with all the lighting, and though you can't tell in the photos, she is panting like a lizard between shots... we were hustling! http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/178 Blake & Leigh Ann drove in from Memphis this weekend to get their engagement photos done. Had a great time with both of them and looking forward to their December wedding. Click here or the pic below to see their engagement photos http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/115 Matt & Courtney are a special couple to Kara and I. They are both great people and strong believers. We will be flying to Atlanta next summer to shoot their wedding ... and we're pumped about it! View their engagement photos http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/112 So we busted out the lighting that we spent weeks justifying and barely use ... and had some fun between shoots. Had a blast with the kids, and something tells me that soon you will see more evidence in the form of Build-A-Bears, which my kids treat like their own ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/105 Kara met up with Jo Anna in Downtown Rogers and had a lot of fun. I'm putting the Kara disclaimer because anytime I post her pics on my account I get the most comments ... ok- I am well aware that Kara is much better than me, so don't feel ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/103 Matt & Natalie Knoble are very close friends of ours, who are just great peple... plain and simple. It was a pleasure to shoot them... Oh yeah... and Matt's a goober. http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/101 Kara and I are sooo tired after a very long weekend of shooting. I have never been so excited to be so worn out... talk about some pretty cool shoots! Today we drove back from Little Rock after shooting bridals at the Capitol. What a beautiful place! Rest assured, your ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/95 Senior Pics for Mallory on this glorious Friday :) Great eyes!!! http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/98 Even more Senior photos … these for a young lady named Janis … love that name! Reminds me of 007 … I'm such a boy, huh? http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/99 Beau is the son of a brand new client who came to us and asked if we would take Beau's first Birthday photos. This was a lot of fun and we couldn't have asked for a better little stud to model for us :) http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/94 Kristin showed up with Katie Tucker to our shoot today, and I just couldn't let her get away without taking some shots of her. So gorgeous! Thanks for not being camera-shy Kristin ... I had a lot of fun :) http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/93 Katie Tucker and I have been trying to hook up for some time to do this shoot, so it's somewhat of an accomplishment for me to finally get this done. Great eyes! Thanks Katie ... was a pleasure! http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/92 Molten Lava is the shizzle... I have concluded that they are my favorite cover band, and that's saying alot, since Dickson is flooded with them, and I play in one myself. Thanks to Wiley, Greg, Zack, Aaron & Miguel for the opp to do this shoot. It was a lot ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/88 We have alot of weddings coming up and it's been crazy with Senior Pictures already! I just recently added a gallery of William & Jennifer (Walker) Tadlock. What a great couple to shoot! Both very photogenic, great people, and so in love! Thanks for being such great clients guys! Love ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/86 Well, this was just too good to not put in a blog. This morning I had the opportunity to speak with Greg Packer, a native to Long Island, NY. He is officially the first person in line for the iPhone. Greg lined up at 5 a.m. EST on Monday, June ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/82 Kara and I were invited to attend a concert tonight at the Pontiac Room in Springdale. On our way, we saw an interesting cloud that I just had to photograph. As we drove further, the clouds began to make the following formation. Just a few weeks ago I stumbled upon ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/74 It seems that lately I have been dealing with alot more racism than normal. More than normal? Yes ... sad to say, but racism is very present in my life, and something that I have grown accustomed to, and have had to find a way to deal with. From the ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/73 Mondays are crazy. Besides being the first day back after a lazy (or not) weekend, it is also the day that I have to coach instructional soccer to a pack of wild 6 yr olds. Since my two eldest children both play upward soccer at FBC Springdale, it is reasonable ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/72 Ok- so here's the deal. We're looking to beef up business for the coming fall, and we need the help of some high school Juniors. We'll take your Senior Pics for free, and even throw in your wallets... and all you have to do is give those wallets out to your ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/71 In case you haven't noticed, I recently added a new page called "Photo Shoots" which is basically going to serve as a journal for all of our shoots. For those of you reading this on Facebook, I'll keep my photo albums updated in this same manner. Facebook gets live updates via ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/69 Well, Kara and I finally took the plunge today and decided to venture in to the world of small-business debt. We have never really acted on anything that we couldn't pay for out of pocket, but today was the exception, and I believe it will prove to be a great ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/53 Well it is 11:15 p.m. On Tuesday night, and here we sit in the emergency room at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. I've been running all day today, trying to get all settled before my vacation. From fast user switching on my Mac to 90 MPH on I-40. When we ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/52 It has been storming all day. I took Malachi to his school football game. He attends a private school, which was playing our local team here.We had a great time, but left in the 3rd quarter because the storm looked really bad. Anyways ‚Ķ Here are some pics I snapped during ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/51 Ahhh ‚Ķ clich?©. The grass is always greener on the other side. What exactly does that mean? Well for me it simply means that no matter who you are, where you are, who you're with ‚Ķ whatever ‚Ķ you're always going to have issues, and another person, another place, and ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/50 Somewhere in the world today, a revolution was birthed. A mind was changed, a path redirected, an emotion sparked, a belief engrained, and, inevitably, a change occurred. That revolution transpired in my office at approximately 2:00 p.m. Today was like any other day: deadlines, rumors, victories and complaints. But today it ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/49 Isn't it odd how good and bad news often come bundled together? You know ‚Ķ we've all heard it: "There's good news, and there is bad news ‚Ķ " Well, The past several weeks have been (clich?© coming in 3, 2, 1...) an emotional rollercoaster. I'll spare you the details... ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/48 So yet again I find myself behind the dimming light of my PowerBook, feeling the need to express my feelings in a forum with a membership of one. I'm not sure what it is that compels me to write, knowing that few, if any, will read what I have written. ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/46 Over the past few weeks Kara and I have traveled a bit more than usual, specifically to Longview and Dallas. My uncle has been in the hospital and last week we thought it was his time to go, but thankfully, God had other plans. he is doing well and is ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/45 Over the past 8 years, I have held various jobs. Having had no real education, I have had to make the best of an unfortunate situation. I won't go a step further, however, without saying that God has chosen to bless my "less than ideal" situation in a God-sized way. ... http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/43