Happy Halloween!

We went to a Trunk-or-Treat at my church last night and had fun. David went as Superman and Jared was a pirate. I didn't get pictures of the boys, but will tonight. Larry and I dressed up too, can you guess who we're suppose to be?





Here's my shameless project showoff. I finally figured out what to do with a blank wall in my house. I am not the clever designer so I copy other people :) A friend posted a picture of what she did to her wall and I pretty much copied it exactly - I know my frames are different and so are the sizes, but other than that.... I'm a copycat.

Brothers

Last night we were in town and the boys got a balloon. David LOVES balloons and was so excited about his. We got home and as we were walking to the front door, David's balloon caught on something and he lost his grip on the string. Larry chased after it because it was still low to the ground, but a gust of wind took the balloon up too high. The balloon flew away. David's little chin quivered, he had the most devastating look on his face... like he'd just lost a best friend. I offered him cookies in place of the balloon and he accepted the lesser substitute. As he ate his cookie, he watched Jared and his balloon with a look of envy on his little face. This morning, David woke up and found a balloon on his bed. Jared had given him his balloon. He was so excited, it was like Christmas morning.

When I think of good brothers, I think of my boys. They don't always get along, in fact, they can be downright mean to one another at times. But I can tell they love each other and they do things for one another that just makes my heart melt. I'm so lucky to have them.









I took these photos this last weekend, there was a canola field near my mom and dad's house. The boys enjoyed being the center of attention and of course, I loved taking photos of them.

My latest angel, JaXxon

I met JaXxon yesterday, a nurse at the hospital called to request my service. He was born early in the morning and was on life support when I met him. I only took a couple of photos and offered to come back when the tubes were out. I would make better images that way, sweeter memories for the family. So a few hours later, I was called to come back in. The mother told me she could feel that this session was a form of therapy for her. That made me feel good. My mom came along and assisted me with my equipment so I could get the best shots. Here are his precious feet. I have more on my photo blog in black and white.



For those who don't know, I am a volunteer photographer with an organization called 'Now I lay me down to sleep.'

Tagged!

I was tagged by this gorgeous hawt mamma!


7 random things about me....

1. When I eat Skittles, I try to eat my least favorite colors first and save the best for last - the green and red ones.
2. I sometimes take my camera with me on mundane errands, who knows when the opportunity to take a compelling image will present itself. I never forgot the time I had my camera packed too far in the trunk on a road trip and we drove by a large field on fire, a crop duster flew through the smoke and over the road to dump fire retardant onto the fire. I kicked myself for not having my camera more available.
3. I have to have the lights on in the house while I'm locking up at night.... just to make sure I'm not locking myself in with the boogie man.
4. Jeans are the hardest piece of clothing for me to shop for. Seriously, I will try on more than 20 pairs of jeans before finding that perfect fit. And when I do, I usually buy two or three pairs.
5. I once dyed my hair black thinking it would look natural with my black eye brows. Well it didn't. The hair dye also claimed it would come out in 40 washes, it didn't.
6. I just finished reading "The Great Divorce" by C.S. Lewis yesterday. It was amazing.
7. I bite the inside of my cheek as a nervous habit.

I'm tagging Linsey, Katie, Brad, Michelle, Debbie S., Jan, and Annie.