To 2012....

Dear 2012,

My word for the year is Simplify...take 2. 

My goal for this year is just to Simplify everything...get rid of the clutter in the house, get the budget/money/bills under control, organize the house, etc.  Just simply make life simpler :). 

My word for 2011 was Simplify as well and one thing led to another and I wasn't truly able to get control of life and Simplify things thus this year my word is Simplify...take 2.  I am going to give myself weekly goals of little things to do here and there and over the next 50 weeks actually accomplish those goals so that by the end of 2012 life is Simpler and not so Complicated.

Happy (Belated) New Year To All!

I hope we can all Simplify something in our lives.

Happy 4th Birthday Meagan....

My niece Meagan celebrated her 4th birthday on January 9th...
Here are some pictures of her getting ready to blow out her candles...the minute everyone started to sing to her she got very quiet and shy.

Happy Birthday Again Miss Meagan....

Christmas Dress Pictures with Samantha

I had all these great ideas for our Christmas card this year that involved the whole family plus the dog but one thing led to another and it never worked out.  So, I finally gave up and decided that the Xmas card would just be a picture of Samantha.  Now that led to another problem...the child never wanted to put on her Christmas dress so I could snap a few pictures of her.  About a week ago it was a gorgeous day and I suggested we put her dress on and go outside for some pictures and she agreed immediately so off we went to the park by Grandmas for some pictures. 

I had such a hard time picking my favorite....I loved them all.

I think this one is my favorite but again I had such a hard time choosing.

Samantha and her "cheesy" smile

I love her expression here

Meet Amber.....Graduation Photo Session

Amber recently graduated college and missed the cut off to have Cap & Gown photos taken so I had the pleasure of taking her Cap & Gown photos last weekend.  We had some issues trying to figure out how the gown and its pieces went together but after we "googled" it everything was put on the proper way.

Even Amber's doggie got in on the action :)

Meet Madelyn....

This morning I had the pleasure of taking pictures of Miss Madelyn.  I walked into her house and she was all giggles and smiles.  Her Mom was a little surprised because Maddie is typically shy with strangers but Maddie and I hit it off right away.  We got along so well because I had lots of goodies in my camera bag that Madelyn was very interested in.....especially my keys.  After a little direction I was able to get some great pictures in front of their Christmas Tree. 

Here is a preview of some of the pictures I have gone through so far.....

Arty, Melanie and their babies....2011

I had the pleasure of taking Arty and Melanie's pictures for their Christmas card again this year. 
What a difference a year makes....

Here is one of the pictures from 2010....the dogs are no longer babies.

Holiday Photo Session

This has become an annual event - getting pictures of the grandparents with their grandchildren for their  Christmas Cards.  This year's photo taking adventure was quite interesting...we ventured outside all 6 of us in the semi-cold weather and headed over to the "Duck Pond".  With us was a cranky 4 year old, a 3 year old and an 8 month old...very hard to keep everyone's attention all at the sametime...not to mention keeping the Grandparents in check too :)

Here is a preview for everyone to enjoy....

It was time for some attitude :)

The girls needed to burn off some energy

I love this picture....nobody was paying attention to me and doing there own thing.