Hope you all had a Merry Christmas

Thank God For Kids

I've had a little extra time on my hands the last couple of weeks and while cleaning up my photo files on my computer, I threw together a slideshow of the little kiddo photos from the past year. Most of these are just candids, which is my favorite way to shoot. Hope you enjoy:)

Here's an email I got from a friend. Take a look around and vote for your favorite tree. Her tree is #8. Thanks everybody!

Emily's email:

As you all know, I work for Christian World Adoption. We are trying to build Acacia Village in Ethiopia to help kids: http://www.acaciavillage.org/ and can use all the donations we can get. In lieu of giving money, here is something easy you all can do to help! Please visit the link below and vote for CWA's Christmas tree, on display in the Asheville airport. The group with the most votes will get $2000--this is money we will put towards Acacia Village, so your simple vote could mean a donation for this project! Please see the flier below:

Would you like to help Acacia Village, but money is tight? Well, here is an opportunity to help raise money for Acacia Village by simply casting your vote in a Christmas charity tree display contest. Here's how: A local printing company has sponsored and decorated a Christmas tree to benefit Acacia Village. The winner of the display contest will receive a $2000 donation to the charity they choose. Winning is based upon how many people vote for a tree.

Go to: http://www.flyavl.com/announcements/holiday-tree-contest.htmlOur tree is sponsored by Hendersonville Printing Company (HPC). Scroll down the
page to the 8th tree listed. At the bottom of the page is the voting form. Cast your vote for #8, and you will have helped us move toward helping more children in Ethiopia.

One more thing: please pass this email on to your family and friends, and let's make a difference together!One last way to help is to donate to our new Food4Kids project: http://www.christianworldfoundation.org/food4kids/food4kids.htm. We are setting up a food bank on the Acacia Village land while we're still in the fund raising stages. The money you donate will be used to feed children in Ethiopia, who are currently experiencing a famine. I care greatly about these projects and these children, so please take the time to check them out.

Many thanks, and God bless you!

Emily

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Smith

Since we ran out of daylight in Destin Beach the night of their wedding, we met again yesterday at the Botanical Gardens and also hit Florida Field for some more photos.

Hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween.

Happy Halloween!!

While in Destin Beach a few weeks ago shooting a wedding with my friend Matt, we headed out to the beach to also get a few shots of his family. His little guy didn't want any part of "family portraits"...all he wanted was to get in that water!

Welcome to California

Remember The Mackenzie Family?
They were awakened at 2:30 a.m. this morning by someone beating on their front door. When they looked out the window, this is what they saw...
A neighbor and fire marshal was at their door letting them know to be prepared to evacuate if needed. Luckily, they haven't had to leave yet.

Allen and Nikki Smith - Destin Beach

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Brittany and Kyle

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David Jay and Allie

Those of you who know me personally, know that I just love this guy and his girlfriend Allie. He's been on a 28 city Free To Succeed tour around the U.S. with Adobe and Couture Book, and his own company SHOWIT, traveling on this incredible tour bus! After the show, they invited me to have dinner and hang out with them on the bus. It was great to visit with him and Allie and meet the rest of the crew.

Good Luck to the MacKenzie Family

All the best to the MacKenzie Family as they get settled into their new jobs and home in California. Here's a few quick photos we did the night before they started their journey across the country. Unfortunately, their moving company(with all their belongings) decided not to make the same trip...

Best Friends

Finally the rain has stopped and we were able to get back to school and get on with things. Kim and I took the girls over to the Baughman Center and Lake Alice for a little photo session. We wanted to take some pictures out by the lake, but as soon as we walked over, we spotted an alligator very close to land so we turned ourselves right around.





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First Day of Middle School

The girls LOVE Starbucks! We met up there after school so they could gab about their first day.

Happy Birthday Stephanie!

Happy Anniversary to the Bumans!

Hope you're enjoying sunny California. We miss you (and Brentwood) already!!

Congratulations Corey and Chris

Congratulations Matthew and Alyssa

Thank you for inviting me to share your day.

Linda Holloway

October 19, 1944 - July 25, 2008

I remember the first time I met Linda. Our friends Bobby and Paula had just brought home their newborn, and Ron and I went over to say hello and welcome the new baby. Linda was the proud new grandmother …and oh was she proud. I'm trying to think how best describes Linda, and the word CHIHUAHUA comes to mind; small, FEISTY, loyal, protective of her own, did I say FEISTY yet? :) I absolutely loved being around her and her family. She and her husband Raymond perfected the ever-so-normal husband and wife kidding and friendly bickering with each other. They were hilarious! And I can't think of a better time I've ever had than the time we all played the board games Scategories and Taboo together many years ago. Oh My Gosh!! I can't even tell you how hard I laughed...(and those of you who know me, know what this means). As you can see from the pictures below, there was always a lot of laughter.

Linda and her husband Raymond lived in the town of Sneads their entire lives. She and her best friend Barbara "ran the town" from city hall for over 30 years. They lived very close to each other, worked together, retired together, and sadly passed away within just a couple of months of each other.

Linda, we will miss you. Thank you for always treating my family like a part of yours.

Linda's friend and fellow church member, Melissa Craven, sang this song so beautifully at Linda's funeral service.

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A special day...July 22, 1987

There's something a little special about the first baby born into a family. I remember driving 100 miles round trip sometimes on my day off just to see her...even if I only had a few minutes to stay. And even though I didn't give birth to her, I feel like she belongs to me. She's a very special girl. Happy Birthday Lynsey. I love you dearly!