Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU […]

  Welcome back! This is PART TWO of our best of blog contests.  Last year, was our first contest, and we awarded the winners, Mike and Heather Hale an 11×14 gallery wrap to hang in their new home.  This year, we had many more sessions, and I have decided to hold two contests – one for […]

senior pictures    . . . my husband has my senior picture in his wallet.  i have this cutsie hat on, and my hand is posed by my chin so that you can see the promise ring he gave me.  he also has one of he and i at prom – i am in this skimpy […]

    There are always a couple of seniors that wait – wait until the very last minute possible – wait until their mothers are dragging them in – wait until graduation announcements need to be sent – wait to have their senior pictures take until the last moment possible.  This sweet boy was one […]

Corn Starch Cocoa Baking Powder Oregano Thyme Cinnamon Black Pepper Ginger Lemon Pepper Ground Cloves Nutmeg Basil Cayenne Pepper Rosemary Leaves Bay Leaves Curry Powder Dry Mustard Poultry Seasoning   in case anyone was interested as to what spices I lost yesterday while practicing my new mothering techniques of allowing my children to spend time […]

  This past halloween, my oldest son wanted to have a party at our home, and because I want to be the coolest mom with the most “happenin’ ” house in town, I said, “Sure!   That sounds great!”  So, instead of having something so set in stone, we decided to have an open house, where […]

  Across the country, photographers and high school seniors (2011) are gearing up to take senior pictures.  Usually these juniors are getting their senior pictures in the spring and summer prior to their senior year, but in this small Montana town,  In this small Montana town, though, high school seniors ~ the ones graduating in 2010 are […]

  Okay, if you must know, in almost every instance, when I am done photographing a subject, I rush home and download all of the images.  I must say, there are times wehn I am not able to look at them immediately, but for the most part, I am like a child in a candy […]