CA Trip – Grandpa Blackie

Julie North Photography – Update:  I know there are a few of you waiting for sneak peeks of your sessions. Be patient – I am building a cool new blog, it is almost done and I can’t wait to share it with you!  Until then – enjoy more pics from California.
This is my Grandpa Blackie.  He lives [...]

More CA Trip – How did you take that?

Our family loves roller coasters!  When Samantha was 5 and we went to six flags she was so devastated that she couldn’t ride the giant drop that the next time we went she chose her “Hello Kitty” flip flops because they made her taller.  This were taken on Big Thunder Mountain in Disneyland.  There have been [...]

California Trip

Another vacation pic!  this is my Grandma holding my brothers son Thomas.  I had the cool grandma growing up, she lives in Missouri.  She taught me to make homemade yeast rolls, fried chicken and to crochet.  She is also one who in her 70’s was still showing her kids, grand kids and great grandkids how [...]

1 Year Blog-iversary

It’s official, I have been a blogger and an official business for 1 year today.  I am so grateful for the support of my friends and family.  I can’t even begin to express how much you all mean to me.  When I lauched this blog one year ago today – I reconnected with so many people and [...]

Happy 15th Birthday Samantha

Yep, I am now old enough to be a mother of a child who can get a learners permit.  My baby is 15 today.  I am so proud of her, she is a great kid, gets great grades and picks great friends.  We are blessed.
This her at 6 months.  Funny – the furry rug thing.  [...]

Newborns are cute no matter what “species”

Today at church we had our Easter Egg Hunt.  This is something the kids at church look forward to all year.  Me too! 
Over 250 kids came, looked for treasure filled Easter eggs and heard the Easter story.  Very cool!
Each family also gets to stop by the photo station for a souvenir family photo.  This year one [...]

Birds

Yep, even the big kids can’t resist chasing the birds.