Flip Video Camera

I got a video camera as an early birthday present (thank you, Barbara!) and its the coolest little thing. Tye decided to test it out for me last night, with the help of his brother. Make sure your volume is turned down a bit before you play it!

How will you vote?

Jason had this on his blog. It was very interesting. You plug in what issues are important to you and it tell you which presidential candidate has the most similar views.
My results told me the candidate I liked all along really is the right one for me. She was the best match for my interests. Who is the candidate for you?

Bodie, a buckle, and a blog treat.

I asked Bodie if I could take some pictures of him, and surprisingly, he agreed.
First he gives me his "model" face (notice the squinty eyes)...

...which he finds very funny...

Then his goofy smile...

This one's my fave.

Here I used my Bodalicious LR preset...

Here's my Drama King LR preset.

John found this belt for Bodie the other night. It was John's when he was little. Bodie has been wearing it non-stop ever since. I think he would wear it to bed if I let him.

Drama King again.

Now for the treat. I combined my favorite presets into one zip file.

You can download them here (<---*expired* ---See new post here for link).

Kelly's family

Kelly seriously has one of the most photogenic families. She is a former co-worker of mine, and we have discussed taking family photos for a while. Well, we finally got together in November. Her kids are so lovely.


Her son is 4 days older than my oldest, and they are really very similar in personality and interests. By the end of the photo shoot, they were tossing a football back and forth. I think if they were schoolmates, they'd be best friends.



This is one of my favorite family photos I've ever taken...

Aren't they cute?

Shout out!

I would like to give a quick shout out to KJBSTEVENS (her username) for this lovely post about me on a forum. I don't know her, but the mention and praise (at the bottom of the page) she gave me really made my day a few weeks ago! Thanks so much!

9 years old

He's growing way too fast for me. It's hard to believe he's half way to adulthood.

This is the great cake his Grandma Barbara made for him. She used the cake decorating kit he got her for Christmas. And of course, the Pokemon characters are for an added touch...

I took these in the afternoon of his birthday. The color is a bit off, but I love them anyway.