HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Welcome 2009! I for one am VERY excited to start a new year! I am looking forward to seeing what's in store for us as a family and I am praying it's a better one than last year. We have been truly blessed all around but with the way things are right now with the economy we have been hit really hard. Having a husband in construction at this time is not an easy task. SO...... I am welcoming 2009 with a smile on my face and a prayer in my heart. I am excited!
New Years Eve was my oldest's DS's birthday and so we set out to have a grand time, I took them to the www.island-playground.com, which is this really cool bounce place and we had the best time. I was quite busy jumping so there are no pics from the big camera but I did pull my phone out for a few:-)

This is B the Bday boy, who did NOT think I would show this pic to anyone:-) Hey, what are parents for?



And N who LOVES for you to show his pics to everyone;-)




The others were pretty blurry doe to the phone. It's tough to get a pic of moving target with it but it does pretty well in a pinch:-) Happy New year to you all! I hope it's a great one for every one!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I have not been a faithful blogger:-( I have been so busy as I'm sure you all have but I confess..... blogging is the furthest thing from my mind these days. Oh I would LOVE to have the time to let you all know how my days are spent but I barely have the time to register it myself. The month of December is a big one for us. We are a 4 person family with 3 out of the 4 having birthdays in December. 2 of those have passed with the third coming p on New Years Eve. On top of that I host an annual cookie party every December and add to that the fact that my office is moving to another location So needless to say this has been a VERY busy month for me:-) So for now I have a few pics from the cookie party and one or two from Christmas. We had a wonderful Christmas this year by the way, my boys got just enough to know we love them and I think we still have money in the bank!

So the cookie party would not be complete with loads of these!



and then we need a few of these to take care of all those cookies:-)





So a great time was had by us all! I LOVE having this every year and each year I am reminded of how blessed I truly am to have the friends and family that I do:-)


And now for a few from Christmas....... My boys:-) They are getting so big........




and a couple of ornaments just for fun!






Thanks for looking and I wish you all The Happiest and Blessed of Holidays!

Happy Holidays:-)

So, it's been a while again since the last time I posted and WOW has it been busy! The month of November just flew by as little more than a blur! We had our women's shopping trip with the Church which as usual was an absolute blast! We always enjoy that but really come on now, who wouldn't? Well except the men maybe, which is why we leave them at home:-) So we had a blast and found tons of great deals(wish I had more $$ to spend oh well, maybe next year:-) So here's the gang at California Dreamin (our absolute favorite place to grab a bit when we shop! We've actually never been anywhere else:-) oops those may be for another day as I don't have them on here, they must still be on my phone!
Moving right along, we also had our Thanksgiving dinner at Church and the real one on the actual day, at my home, which I (being the steller Photog I am got not the first pic of! Can you believe it? I sat down for the first time that night and realized that I had not picked up the camera all day! Shame on me! So you'll have to take my word for it that it was a total blast:-) Good food, friends and family, a wonderful day was enjoyed by all:-) I also had the great fortune to shoot not one but TWO gorgeous families this Month and both were a joy to be with. The first family was visiting from New Orleans and had the entire clan in town for Thanksgiving and although we wanted to shoot outside, weather was not in our favor so we had to settle for indoors. With a family this large there were bound to be some less than thrilled with the picture taking but all in all I think we did pretty well:-) I had a blast and I hope they are as thrilled with the results as I am!



This next family has been a repeat customer all year so I must be doing something right:-) This little guy is just about the CUTEST thing ever and his newest shots look straight out of a baby magazine! Yes, he is that cute:-) I'll let the shots speak for themselves but he is always a joy to shoot and I can't wait to watch him grow:-) Is a year gone already???








And WHEW! like I said what a crazy busy month and December promises to be just as busy if not more so but I promise myself I am gonna shoot more personal memories this month:-) You'll see:-) I will............

Trunk R Treating

Well, we had a great time doing this this year and who knew the cake walk would be such a hit? LOL! I opted to run that bc I needed to be free to take pics and from the time I started it I don't think I was able to leave it! We had SO MANY people donate baked goods for it they were coming out of our ears:) Which is a good thing..... well unless you're on a diet and then it's maybe not so good;) Anyway, what a blessing it was that we had so many children and adults come out for the night of fun. It was such a blast! Here are a few shots from the evening, nothing too major but still a day to remember:)



Our resident popcorn popper:)


The CUTEST lobster I've ever seen!


Who say Adults are too old for facepainting?


and no post would be complete without my Nick! Even if he is on the verge of tears:)


A great time was had by all and I look forward to the next gathering! The Holidays are just beginning:) :)

A Day at the Fair!

So Sunday we decided to take a family day and go to the fair, and by we I mean the REST of the family bc honestly, I don't like the fair:( Well, I mean sure I loved it when I was a kid but it has gotten much smaller since then...... or I've gotten bigger, not sure which;) So, I was dragged along, against my will, and after all day walking and waiting and sweating (yes sweating) and it was a mildly cool day too, I must admit, I had a lovely time. I really did. The boys loved it and that made the whole thing worthwhile, well, that and the fact that I captured some moments to prove it:) And while these shots are not news worthy they are full of memories I will treasure for a lifetime:)

This is totally NOT why I went but hey, it didn't hurt!


My Oldest DS must have ridden this like 10 times!


Just look at that smile:) HE was so psyched he got to ride the "big kid" ride



The oldest in his glory:)


And the last one I'll bore you with today I processed a little differently bc this is what the fair will always be for me:)

Camera Club Competition

So I know it's been a while and I totally stink at this blogging thing because, well, life! That's what does it:) ANyway, this month is a Camera Club Comp and I am really excited about it because I enjoy being a part of the club:) It's something that I do solely for myself and that feels great! The theme of this one is streets and while this was not the toughest them, it definetly got you thinking. I mean, as all of you know there are streets everywhere but you can't just go out and shoot a pic of the road, come on:) you've got to do better than that:) So I knew WHAT I wanted to shoot from the beginning but I wasn't sure HOW I was gonna shoot it. I ended up with this one bc I think this is the coolest building in our town! No seriously, I do! I mean, sure Target's great and all but it doesn't have the memories this building does! This building has been here FOREVER! Can you imagine what it's seen? Ok, I'll rest on the history lesson but I just thought I'd share the pic and see what you all think:) Feel free to leave CC, I'm always open for it and it's greatly appreciated!

A Day in black and white....

So after looking through some of my pics and realizing I haven't done many BW's lately, I decided to go back and convert some favs that I think will do well in BW:) This is what happens when a photo junkie gets bored see? We HAVE to have something to do that involves pics so here I am! So this first one is a BW of Nick, I posted the color the other day and though I love the colors in the BG and I know he does too, I thought they distract from him and so I knew this would be a stronger image in BW, what do you think?



Here's another of our sweet new kitty, she just LOVE to have her pic taken:)




And that's all I've got for now but maybe I'll have more later:) You never know when boredom may strike! LOL