Jun 22 2010
8:43 am

Practice Makes Perfect

***Warning – urban vernacular and ghetto slang were used in the making of this post.***

Cause dat’s how I roll! You know that old saying… “Practice makes perfect.” In my case, practice makes me not suck as much.:)

On June 17, at the last minute, a client canceled her photo shoot. Since the gear was ready, the batteries all charged and the bags packed, Michelle had Sandra and Brian waiting in the wings as backup models. Even though I like shooting in natural light, I love the look of flash photography when properly done. Shooting Sandra and Brian gave me the perfect opportunity to practice my off-camera-flash technique.

For those of you that do not know this young couple, Brian is Michelle’s younger brother and Sandra is his wife of nearly six months. They volunteered to be my guinea pigs. I hopped in my ride, scooped them up from da crib, and we jetted out to the Wunderlich Farm Museum. When we arrived at Doerre Middle School, the parking for Wunderlich Farm, the driveway was blocked by two 18 wheelers. We circled back around to get a closer look and by then the trucks started to move out. YIPPIE! We don’t have to find a new location.

We arrived at the Wunderlich Farm Museum around 6:30pm and shot til near dark around 8:15pm. It was so much fun. Sandra and Brian were great sports. They were open to all my suggestions and ideas. Sandra was a trooper even through all the bug bites. Next time I’ll bring bug spray. Thank you guys for being my willing guinea pigs and not knowing any better. As it turns out, these two kiddos have birthdays very close together. Sandra’s is June 18 and Brian’s is June 21. Happy Birthday to you both! I really hope you like your photos. These are just a hand full we picked out to show online.

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by Sonny Cantu

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June 22, 2010 - 9:14 am

Christie Lacy - lookin good :) practice paid off :)

June 22, 2010 - 9:54 am

Sandra - Great pictures! Dat’s how sista’s and bros in-law roll! It was fun being guinea pigs hahah…(don’t worry i’m giving up the “slang” after this)

June 22, 2010 - 10:03 am

faby - Beatiful shoot!!! Love it!! Great job Sonny!

June 22, 2010 - 10:04 am

faby - I meant “beautiful” LOL

June 22, 2010 - 3:53 pm

Michelle - Happy Birthday Sandra and Brian!! Sister, you make 25 look hot! ;) Thank you both for heading out there with the bugs and heat to work with Sonny! xoxo

June 24, 2010 - 4:02 pm

Marie - Great photos Sonny!

Jun 20 2010
12:01 am

Happy Father’s Day, Daddy Daddy!!!

There are not enough words to describe how much we all love you! You are chosen by God to be a father for Joshua Merced, Sadee Lee, and Morgan Marie. There is a tiny angel in heaven waiting for us, too.

Being a parent is a gift and honor. You are a provider, supporter, teacher, disciplinary, leader, and just as important to your children, a hugger, boo-boo healer, and best friend. I’m close to tears every time I see our kids hug and kiss you. THANK YOU a zillion times over…. as if that could ever be enough!

Happy Father’s Day, “Daddy Daddy!!!”:):);)
(Hope you don’t mind the amateur photos. lol)

Lunch at school with the twins for their birthday in May.

Morgan visiting Daddy at work in January. (Her hair has a little static. lol)

Daddy helping Sadee get through her first haircut in Nov 08. Not current, but still makes me smile.:)This was a big day for him, too.

This photo is just too cute to pass up from Father’s Day last year!

In honor of the other two most important fathers in our lives, here are some photos of Grandpa Earl and Popo Merced. We love you!


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by Michelle

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June 20, 2010 - 9:29 am

The Daddy - Thank you sweetie! And thank you my peas in a pod (Toy Story 3 reference).

You were right, that was better than a store bought card. I love all of you so much and thank you for being such a great family any father would be honored to call his own.

Earl, thank you for raising such a wonderful mommy and wife. Every time I stare into her eyes, watch her interact with our family, and be a solid oak tree of support…I see you. Thank you, thank you and THANK YOU! Happy Father’s Day to you Earl Howard Efraimson.

No way in the world I’d be half the person, man, and father I am today if it wasn’t for my own father, Merced Cantu Jr. Dad, I love you with all my heart. I thank you all the time for the lessons you’ve taught me. The three I practice religiously are work hard to provide for your family, sacrifice to guarantee your family has what it needs, and above all else…family comes first! I love you dad and Happy Father’s Day.

Jun 17 2010
9:36 am

Thank you Eleven2.com

Like most fathers, I wear many hats. I’m a daddy, a husband, a provider, and a business owner. All these hats demand my time! This month has been extremely insane for the businesses. I’m talking about web hosting, renewing domains, and maintaining websites. This month two of our websites were up for renewal, CantuFamilia and Sonny Cantu Photography. To make things even more complicated, I decided to switch web hosting companies. May I introduce Eleven2. They are located right here in Spring, TX. You gotta love supporting local hometown businesses. I know I do.

Because I was juggling many different duties at once like a clown in the circus, I waited til the last minute to move our family’s WordPress blog. I’m not a web guy. I don’t know what it takes to change web hosting services. I thought it was as simple as filling out an online form, paying the bill, and the company fliping some electronic switch and BAM! Your website is now moved. Boy was I wrong. I won’t bore you with the details, but there is so much you have to prepare before making the move. Did I do any of this? Nope, because I did not take the time to educate myself about the entire process. Lesson learned.

June 5 was here and I had to get moving fast before my old hosting company automatically renewed the contract for another year. That evening I signed up with Eleven2. After a couple of days the new web hosting account was completed. Yippie, so I thought. After you sign up, it takes 24-48 hours for the domain to propagate. By this time the old hosting company had closed my account which meant I could no longer gain access to our files. Because I waited til the last minute, Eleven2 could not migrate our website. Which meant we just lost two years of posts, stories, and photos! NOOOOOOOOOOO! What have I done? I felt nauseous and dreaded breaking the news to Michelle.

Long story short, after begging and pleading with the old hosting company they granted me temporary access to download all the files for our family blog. Then Eleven2 stepped right in and immediately restored the blog. THANK YOU Eleven2!

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by Sonny Cantu

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June 17, 2010 - 3:16 pm

Rodney Giles – CEO eleven2.com - Thanks for the kind words! If you ever need anything, please feel free to let us know!

June 17, 2010 - 5:08 pm

Michelle - Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! From your wife and kids for taking great care of us and for getting the site back up in all its glory!!! And thank you Eleven 2!!

June 18, 2010 - 12:46 am

Sandra - AWWW! that’s awesome.

Apr 09 2010
11:05 pm

Happy Easter!

Every year we go to my parent’s home for Easter…it’s tradition. My mom cooks up a wonderful dinner, we spend time talking, and overall have a great time. All the grand kids look forward to the Easter egg hunt. It’s the highlight of the day for everyone. On this day we couldn’t ask for better weather. We all sat outside under a shade tree and watched the kids have fun.

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by Sonny Cantu

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June 22, 2010 - 10:14 am

Sandra - They had s much fun! Little Miss Mo with her cute messy face hahhaha adorable

Apr 06 2010
10:26 pm

Grizzly Easter Egg Hunt

What a fun day. All week long Sadee and Joshua were very excited about the Easter Egg Hunt being held for the Kindergarten class at their school. Morgan and I arrived early to watch a few students from 5th grade hide eggs. For the first 5 minutes, the 5th graders were careful to hide the eggs. After the initial 5 minutes, all bets were off. They found some creative ways to “hide” eggs. Two of the students decided to combine bowling with egg hiding. THAT WAS FUNNY. Other students were adamant about letting the eggs fall where they may by chucking them high in the air. About 15 minutes later, all the Kindergartners came outside and lined up along the curb. One teacher, speaking through a megaphone, laid out the rules.

  • Each student is ONLY allowed to find four eggs.
  • Each student MUST hop like a bunny while finding eggs.

On your marks; get set; GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I believe everybody had a smile on their face or was laughing except Morgan. She was mad because she could not hop like a bunny and find eggs.:(Don’t worry. She was fine a few minutes later. Sadee came over and let Morgan open two of her eggs and share the prizes inside.:)

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by Sonny Cantu

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August 25, 2010 - 4:29 am

tv guy - i just wanna thank you for sharing your this information on your blog

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