My First Blog!

Welcome to my very first blog! I have never had a blog before, and actually am a bit nervous about it, but hey, I have to at least try. So, I have to start off by saying that as much as I would like to say I am going to keep up to date with this blog, there are absolutely no guarantees that I will. I know myself too well...I will get caught up with work and put this on the back burner. But, I will really try.
This 2007 year has been slow in progress as far as sessions go, but now that Spring is finally here, the phone has started ringing and my date book is filling up. I love that! I love capturing those priceless moments for you.

Now, I have to say that though it started out slow for sessions, I have still been very busy in 2007. I have been up to my ears trying to prepare for the 2008 Seniors. That season starts right after the end of the 2007 school year, in June. I love shooting Seniors - they WANT to look good, which makes my job much easier. Make sure to pass on my website to your friends and family who are interested in having high school senior portraits taken, and make sure they mention your name for my referral program: free stuff for you and for them.

So, I wanted to add a bit about my personal life. I am so proud of my kids, Nathan, Kayla and Bella. Of course, like every proud mother is, she must brag and share the latest. So here I go: in the past two weeks, Bella, 5, has lost her first tooth, learned to tie her shoes, and has learned to write the complete alphabet and pretty much all her numbers to 10! What an accomplishment for such a little person (big girl, she says). My littlest isn't so little anymore. Kayla received her date for her very first bowling tournament, in May! She is a strong bowler and shares her talent with her father, who also loves the sport. This tournament is HUGE with thousands of teens, and we are so proud of her for having the courage to sign up after being asked. We know she will do great - and encourage her every step of the way. Kayla has also decided to tryout for the high school bowling team, tennis team, and possibly the softball team. She is great at sports and hope she continues to thrive in all she does. Nathan, my first born, is now enrolled in driver's ed! OY, this is huge for us. Very emotional in so many ways. He is so excited and ready to get behind the wheel and you can see it in his great big smile. Dropping him off yesterday was very hard, but a moment I will never forget. I don't think he really thought anything of it, but as I drove away realizing that he was on his way to receiving that permit, I had to compose myself to drive. Then picking him up afterwards, Nathan didn't share much as most teens don't, but he was happy to announce that next week he would drive and by the end of that week, he would receive his Permit to drive with a parent. OY, again. A milestone that I will certainly capture...discretely of course. We are so proud of our kids. The only photos I have to share tonight are those of Bella, just after tying her shoes and of her first lost tooth. Ironically, her permanent tooth pushed that tooth out, so there isn't much of a gap. More photos of Kayla and Nathan to follow. Please excuse the quick snapshots before she was off to bed.


More to come later!