Santa Monica Sunset

4 Aug 2008 - First Boat Ride: Sidney had her first boat ride a little over a week ago when we all went up to Diamond Lake in Michigan to visit with Grandpa at a "cottage" he rented on the water. A fun weekend was had by all. I think Sidney is half fish as it's a fight to get her out of the water. Abby enjoyed the weekend too having her first camp out with her daddy and her uncle Dave and it went suprisingly well.

Check out all the pictures here!

1 Aug 2008 - More Photos!: It's been a long time coming, but as we settle into our new house I am finally finding some time get caught up on our photos and make more regular updates. Last night I finally got the pictures from our March trip to Santa Barbara for Lacie's wedding posted. You can see them here. We had fantastic weather for the trip and we had a great time while we were there.

Of all the pictures I took, these two here are my favorites. I've really got something for sunset pictures.

In addition to slowly getting caught up, I was actually able to get a head in my studio at the house for practicing since it seems I lack a patient model. Meet Peggy my new assistant. I think most people are creeped out by Peggy, but she is really helping me to figure out some different lighting setups and she allows me to take my time and think about what I am doing.

That's all for today. I really just wanted to share the Santa Barbara photos with all of my loyal readers.

28 Jul 2008 - We're Still Alive!: Just wanted to drop a quick update and let you know that we are still alive and kicking! It's been a busy summer but we are getting settled in and I am getting caught up on my much neglected pictures and gallery. You may notice the gallery is a bit empty right now. I have just moved things, they aren't gone. I am trying to reorganize my photos and catalog them so I won't have to do this again. I've hit the point that I just have too many and a terrible system to deal with them. Stay tuned!

10 Jun 2008 - Happy Anniversary: It's been eight wonderful years. It's hard to believe how fast time has flown by. It just keeps getting better every year and I couldn't imagine having spent that time with anyone else. I look forward to many more years to come.

5 Jun 2008 - Settling In: It has been a very very busy couple of months. We have been in our new house now for a few weeks and all is going well. The second floor is pretty orderly but the main floor is still filled with obsticles. Slowly though we are getting there. Sidney loves all the new space both inside and out. I think it has finally allowed us to break free of our addiction to Elmo. She still gets her fix, but it doesn't have to be on every second that she is awake.

We had some houseguests a week and a half ago. The Killian's graced our new house with a memorial weekend vist. A good time was had by all.

I know my photo of the week is far outdated and there have been no updates to the gallery, but there has just been too much going on to get any real post processing done. I have a gazillion photos to go through and upload when time permist. I know you are all just waiting to see them, but believe me when I say that I am waiting to see them as well.

More to come soon! I promise!