If I learned one thing from this shoot it’s that senior guys can care as much about their hair as senior girls.  And let me tell, Blake did have some model hair.  😉

Although he wasn’t really up for modeling – Mom had already warned me many times that he was very anti-pictures – he did really well for me!  And I am truly appreciative of that.  I know that taking pictures can often times be out of someone’s element, but I do my very best to make it fun and for it not to seem like the painful process that it’s often envisioned to be.

Blake’s mom and I go way back.  We used to work together at a couple different elementary schools and we have been great friends since Blake was little.  Since I have been busy with my own kids and working so much, we haven’t been able to see each other enough and I haven’t seen Blake in forever.  To see him now as a handsome, sweet and mannerly young man is so refreshing. We talked about how ambitious he is and how some of the students in his graduating class are not quite as goal-oriented as he is…I know his parents are so proud of that.  I just kept thinking about how much I hope that my kids are the same way when they are high school graduates.  And that my husband and I are instilling those same type of values and morals into our children that have been instilled into Blake.  

I think it’s a job well done all around.  Keep dreamin’ and doin’, Blake.  

blake tyler

Rockwall High School | Rockwall, Texas
plans to attend University of Texas at Arlington
major:  Nursing

in 15 years I will: be a nurse practitioner.

dream vacation: Black Forest in Germany

favorite meal: steak

People would be surprised to know that I: play the piano

My most prized possession: my car

most influential person in my life: My parents.  They’ve taught me morals and values.

I’m happiest when: I’m with my friends.

best childhood/high school memory:  receiving college acceptance letter