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Family photos...and an ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Published on 6.06.2012 in

I took family photos last Monday for a fabulous couple...for the second time.  I was so fortunate to see a family grow and change.  
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And I loved every minute of it.
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...fortunately, they remembered how I take pictures...
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...and slipped into their normal routine...
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...aren't they fabulous??...
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...can you believe this gorgeous girl didn't used to want to smile...
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...how is that even possible...
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...I love how much they adore each other...
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...at least when I'm taking pictures of them...
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...and this dude...well, this time he was a little tough...
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...but mom could pull out his smile anytime...
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...overall I had a great time, and it pushed me to make a decision...
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I'm going to do it. I'm putting myself out there as a photographer. Taking pictures for whoever wants some memories for their walls. Like Andrea, the mother in the photos above said, "Mikaela goes into paparazzi mode and gets great pictures." And that's exactly what I want to give people. Moments of their lives that they never get to see because they're in them. Not just a posed shot, which is great, but memories.

If you'd like more information about my photography, and possibly scheduling your own shoot, visit my photography page on Facebook here...


Thank you all for the support!

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My own family's photos...

Published on 6.05.2012 in ,

The one thing I learned...can't do it as well as other families...

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And here's what it's usually like...
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Monday's Week in Review...

Published on 6.04.2012 in

It's before midnight...I swear!!

This last week included a trip to the lake for some fishing...
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...and some food...
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...a gorgeous sunset...
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...and this gorgeous hunk...
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...I read magazines...these three actually fished...
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...oh, and fed...
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...ducks!...
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...I made a cake...
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...for a friend's birthday party...
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...a LEGO cake...
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...Mini #1 had a blast with the pinata...
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...so did Engineering Man...
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...this little mini even got a tootsie roll in her hair...
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...and the boys got a ton of candy...
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How was your week?  Anyone else feels like they're playing catch up??

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Friday's Favorites...history...

Published on 6.01.2012 in ,

This is the headstone of my Great Great Grandparents.
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This is in the same cemetary as my great grandparents, my grandfather, my uncle, my cousin, and various other distant relatives. 

The cemetary is next to the church in Monday's post.
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The church was built in 1901 and was where my great grandmother was born.

The church is less than a mile from my parent's home and was where I was raised.
It was where I was baptized, where I did Christmas programs, where I was confirmed...
And...it's where Engineering Man and I were married.

History...

Glee's season finale was so very true...you really do have to have roots before branches.