Sr. H

Can I just tell you that choosing just 5 pictures for this blog wasd almost IMPOSSIBLE!! I have hardly gone through half of them- so I can assure you I will be posting more- plus the black and whites and faded- you know how I love those. This Sr. has personality ++++! I had so much fun just watching her. She loves to laugh and smile, so getting "serious" one from her was not easy. This was the 1st time I had gone to these places, so I am thrilled finding new territory to get the look I like. Of course, you know I like those old walls and rusted tin- I'm just weird like that. I am thrilled that her Mom finally scheduled these with me. I hope you like them as much as I do. And "H" call me anytime, and we can go traipsing through the town again! Best wishes to a VERY bright future ( she dons shades in some I will post later) =) Let me know what you think!!!

The 3 stoo..., I mean Seniors!

Well, these three guys were about the death of me! It made me realize that I need to set a few ground rules I guess for taking 2 or more children unsupervised by their parents- HA! Well, I mentioned before that I was in a huge time crunch. I had set the appointment for 'E', but his Mom called and added 2 more to the same 1 and a half hour block- which was great with me- but it put me in high gear. I drove them downtown to take the brick wall pics. I was off to the side taking pictures of 'N'(sweet 'N') when a piece of a brick fell right in front of me. I felt a bit like Chicken Little, looking up to the sky. =) But when I looked up, I saw 'E' and 'K' on TOP of the 15 FOOT brick wall! It scared me to death! But it did look pretty cool- so after being in a state of panic and fussing at them for a minute- I couldn't resist taking a few pics. (After a silent but sincere prayer). Well, the pics were pretty good- but then it's always easier going up than down. 'k' is a living testimony to that. He didn't climb- but jumped down! A brick followed and smacked him in the back! I was so scared . But, after several "I'm ok's" we went back to the picture business. Now- I have 3 simple rules- no climbing, no climbing, no climbing!! So, 'K'- now you know you aren't really Super Man! ----- I truly had a great time with you guys! Best of luck in your future- may God Bless you in your journey!!

Sr. E

These are the full color shots. See the next post for a funny now, but no so funny then story of our day!

Sr. E- faded out

These pictures have a very faded color- not quite black and white. This can be done with any picture I take. Look for the story about the 1st picture on a later post-"the wall". These guys about gave me a heart attack. Not to mention, as we were taking the pictures on the train track, I could hear a whistle blowing, but the track curved, so we could never see a train until it was coming around the curve. We had plenty of time, but the last picture on this post shows the train going right behind "E"- who of course was standing in perfect picture form! =) The day was very exciting.

Sr. E- Black and White

This is the 3rd Sr. I squeezed in this day. He really enjoyed taking pictures! I think we could have spent all day. I work with this guy's Mom -so I will be posting a few extra of him for her benefit. - Not to mention if I even looked his direction he was ready for a picture- so I ended up getting extra shots of him. Hey 'E'- let me know when you're ready to go again!

Sr. N

This is the 2nd Sr. I did in this one session. He is a an exchange student from Thailand. He really did not know what a Sr. portrait was all about. He has a great personality and was a lot of fun to photograph! I really liked the pictures of him leaning on that brick wall. It suited him. He is supposed to be returning to his country soon- and I wish for him the very best!

Sr. K

I took Sr. Portraits of three guys at one time- quite a challenge. I didn't have a lot of time, they all squeezed into one reserved session- so we were flying through some pictures. This is a young man I actually taught in 5th grade- I guess I did anyway- he has ZERO memory of it- I made quite an impression on him! HA!! I enjoyed seeing him again- even though it made me feel very old! Good Luck 'K'!

And More Fishing...

This is the whole crew for that day. My niece and nephews came over for a little while. They never really get a chnace to fish, so they had a good time. They caught several ctfish that day that my husband was saving- only to find out later that there was a big hole in the net (likely story, huh?) But, I did see them with my own 2 eyes- so I know it happened! They had a good time and we went out to eat that night for my niece's 17th birthday- can you believe?? Happy Birthday!!

More Fishing...

Here are a few more of the fishing trip. The top picture is my niece and what she said was her very 1st fish ever. She was proud, as you can see. I like the one of my husband and son. Our dog, Jack had great time anticipating a fish being reeled in- he had as much fun as we did! My mother in law is the lady in the picture. They came for a little while to freeze with us and help us get settled.

Fishing

Eater Sunday we went to the Lake to spend a couple of nights. My husbands family have a cabin on the water and were so sweet to let us stay there. It was fun- they caught lots of fish- but we FROZE!!! I only packed for warm weather- when I packed it was warm- then a cold front moved in. WOW! We were scrounging for pants and socks. We even tried to go to the small town nearby to get jogging pants, but no one had any! The wind blew very cold air. It would warm up just a little bit in the late afternoon- but it was just about too cold for me to go out. They caught fish, and I caught up on a lot of reading! -- The last picture is too funny! M was freezing- he's wrapped in a blanket and laying on his fishing pole! What a life!

Easter

We go to my brothers house every Easter. The kids have a great time hunting eggs and playing. Easter is very special to us. We get involved in dramas and singing at the church. The children really take this to heart and ask a lot of questions. They know it's not about a bunny or eggs- but about a Savior. These are just a few of that day...