Happy Holidays!!!

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! I look forward to another year of exciting photo shoots!

Give Thanks...Happy Thanksgiving!

Going to a card store or the greeting card aisle can be an all day affair for me. I get so caught up in the wording that the writers from Hallmark, American Greeting, and other card companies write, that it's hard for me to choose a card. My goal is to find a birthday card, a get well card, a thank you card, or some other special occasion card that really says something special or meaningful to the person I am sending it to. One would think this should be an easy task, but it's not!! Not only does the wording have to be right, the picture, drawing or whatever is on the front/inside has to be perfect as well. Sometimes this task gets so overwhelming that after hours of looking, I leave the store with nothing. So if I missed sending you a greeting card, it could be because I couldn't find that perfect one for you!!!

On Monday, our family received a card in the mail. It wasn't a card made by one of the well known card companies, nor was it a mass produced card. It was a card handmade for my family by my niece McKenzie, with some help from my sister-in-law, Linda. It's a card that had I seen in the store I would have definitely purchased. The artwork on the front of the card was pretty and colorful and the wording meaningful and it spoke to me-it simply stated.... GIVE THANKS!

Take a look at our beautiful Thanksgiving Day card...and remember to GIVE THANKS this holiday season!








Thanks McKenzie and Lin!

Get-Together!!!

We laughed, we talked, we shared stories, we ate(of course), we did all the things ladies do when we get together. Its been several years since we have gotten together as a group, so we had lots of catching up to do. But how could that be...I see most of these ladies every week. No, this wasn't a get-together with my girlfriends. This wasn't a family reunion or a class reunion. This was fellowship with ladies from church! Ladies that some I have known for the 8 years I have lived in Indianapolis and some just a few years. But, you wouldn't be able to tell.

I am truly blessed to have these ladies that are so supportive and loving and that has welcomed me and my family into their lives, in my life.

Of course, I had to bring out my camera. So, before we parted, everyone had a mini photo shoot!!!

Sis Barbara...thanks for being such a gracious hostess!













Isn't she stylish!!!
The top, skirt, shoes and purse were all made by the super talented Brenda, with DIVA WRAP! Please pay her a visit at her shop...30th and German Church Road.


Mmmmwah!!! I love you all and can't wait to get-together again at our Christmas Party!!

Paradise

As some of you know, Melvin and I took our first empty-nest vacation. We traveled to Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

I will be posting more from our trip soon! I leave with our this picture, a view of the pool.

Marleigh and Porter...Sneak Peek

Marleigh - quiet, soft-spoken, and Oh, so pretty! Porter - content, happy and quite the ham! I had the pleasure of photographing Marleigh and her little brother Porter before my vacation to Mexico. I knew if I had started editing these pictures I would have not gotten my things together for my trip...and my husband would have been quite perturbed. So, I had to wait until my return to start on these. And boy was it worth the wait...take a look at what I mean!

Uncharted Territory

Wow! As I logged into my blog to post a new entry, I couldn't remember the code to upload pictures, where to go to edit files, or how to make pictures larger. It felt as though I was stepping into uncharted territory! But, I quickly became familiar with my surroundings as I navigated, clicked, and unclicked, through this post. It has been awhile since my last blog post, September 22 to be exact. That is a sign, as well as the inquiries I get from those that check out my blog daily, I must post more often!

Upcoming posts:
Marley and Porter
One little Monkey...!
Mexico

Just being a kid!!!

If you ask Kameron what he likes he will tell you football, basketball, riding his bicycle and Playstation 2. After spending a couple of hours with Kameron, I will tell you he likes(I mean loves) to talk, turn flips, ask lots of questions and just being a kid!!! So being a kid is what we did. We ran, we skipped, we turned flips(yes I did), we discussed the childhood story, "The boy that Cried Wolf" and oh yeah, I took pictures of Kameron.

Yesterday, Kameron, his mom and I ventured downtown Indy for his photo shoot. Here's a sneak peek at a few of his pictures.



When was the last time you used a pay phone? I didn't think the existed anymore!


This is the serious side of Kameron! I love the graffi walls we found!



Isn't he handsome...one of my favorites!!!





Kameron...thanks for spending time with me. You definitely reminded me of what it's like to be a kid again!

Happy Birthday...

Today is Faith's 3rd birthday. This past Sunday I spent some time with her taking pictures. We met at the Indiana Museum of Arts(IMA), becuase Faith loves the water fountains. But, when Faith got there she noticed the fountains were shut off. But that didn't stop Faith...she told her Ge-Ge they would have to go talk to the people about that!!!

Here's a sneak peek at a few of Faith's pictures!

As Faith was getting out of the car, the first thing that caught my eyes were here pretty red shoes and blue dress.


And look how perfectly her shoes match her pretty dress!




One of my favorites!!!





Since the birthday girl was turning 3, we had to have her picture on the number 3!


How sweet is this one...awwwww!!!


...and in black and white!


And of course, a few pictures with Ge-Ge...love, love, love her expression in this one!




Faith...I hope you enjoy your birthday today, and have a great time at Chuck E. Cheese!

Ground breaking-

Today our church, Mount Carmel Baptist Church, held it's ground breaking ceremony. We are moving from 42nd and Mitthoeffer to 42nd and Burrwood(right around the corner). Come visit us at the Mount!

Here's a couple of pictures from the ceremony-

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY...

to Beth and Lederic on their 1st wedding anniversary.

Here are a some pictures from their beautiful day. All pictures were taken by their wonderful wedding photographer, Randy Baughn. Check out his website at www.randallsonline.com