Archive: August, 2010



Liz-Colorado Highschool Senior Photographer

This is my sweet “little cousin” Liz.  We spent Friday afternoon out around my Aunt’s house taking pictures. 

She is a senior this year and man is she beautiful.  Check out those green eyes!

Liz is so long and lean that I had to stand on a step stool most of the time to get to her eye level.

 I guess those long legs were not the same genes I got ;)  

She is a terrific swimmer and so sweet and easy going. I could take pictures of her all day long…. For variety I tried a couple of shots with a serious expression and they were so not her…she is always smiling.

I am really excited to share her pictures I am just loving how they turned out.

I can remember babysitting her when she was a newborn, introducing her to my hubby-then boyfriend- when she was a toddler, and I can still see her as a little girl all dressed up belting out Christmas carols solo for our entire extended family as my aunt often insisted she did.

It is crazy to she her come of age and move on to that next step in life.  I love you Lizzie! 



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What is old is new again….

My mother called me the minute she saw Beauty’s school pics and asked me if I did it on purpose….

On Purpose???

She said it was just  like my kindergarten picture -30 yrs ago cough,cough.

That pic was one of my parent’s favorites, it must be etched in the back of my mind as the 1st day of school pose.



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First Day of Big Girl School

I didn’t cry!  She was so excited and beaming that I had too big a smile myself to cry.

She was ready, her big bro was full of brotherly advise. “If someone hurts you, tell the teacher. Don’t hit back or you will get in trouble”, “Raise your hand if you have a question”, and “Don’t talk while the teacher is talking,”—hummmm pretty sure he has learned all of those the hard way!

Her backpack was as big as she is.  Her confidence was high.  She bounded on to that bus and waved from the window seat next to her brother with the biggest grin ever.

I can’t wait to pick her up and hear all about it.


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Kindergarten Orientation

Beauty had KG Orientation.

The kiddos brought in and sorted their supplies, parents filled out paperwork, Beauty did a little seat work, and then she had 20 mins in the classroom alone with the teacher. The parents were dismissed for a meeting with the Assistant Principal.

Some kiddos clung to their mama’s, some cried.

Beauty was only mad when I came to pick her up.  She wanted to stay.  That’s my girl!

She looked so cute in her new dress and  new back to school shoes.

Tomorrow is the 1st bus ride, more pictures for sure.



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2nd Grade—First Day Of School

Maybe it is the former school teacher in me, but I LIVE for first day of school pictures.

They are so fun, the kids are excited.  I am excited.

The new year is full of promise!

I love to look back at the year before and think how grown up they looked to me then, and how little they look to me now.

C was the only one off today, Beauty doesn’t start Kindergarten till Friday.

I was proud of how independent he seemed, excited but not scared of what was waiting for him in 2nd Grade.




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Horsetooth Camping

We spent this weekend camping up in Fort Collins.

We stayed in a campsite on Horsetooth Reservoir.  Funny name I know.

We all had so much fun!  I snapped a few pictures (still not as many as I wished I had) trying to balance enjoying the fun and documenting .

We were in great company with some of our new friends/neighbors.  We had an awesome time getting to know them better.

The kids got along well and were little dare devils, trying all kinds of water sports I don’t think you could have talked me into at their age.

C water skied for the first time (in an adorable tuck position I might add) The captain told him to keep his knees bent and he did for his entire ride.  He didn’t even fall down.  He had to gave us the cut off signal when he looked back and saw how far away from his dad he had skied in the 100 ft+ depths.  All the kids were a little nervous about floating solo out  in the water.  I can’t say it is my most favorite feeling myself!  My hubby gets major props for sitting out in the water with all of them as they took their turn.  I am pretty sure he swam close to a mile, rushing over to each of them after they fell or let go.

C also wake-boarded ,fished and tubed. And like most little and big boys was mesmerized by the evening campfires.

Beauty was a fish getting in to the lake every time the boat stopped and even in-front of our campsite.  She was not afraid to hop in the tube either.

I missed getting those pics though as I was back at camp enjoying the piece and quiet chatting away with a girl friend as we both laid in the most amazing camping recliners ever! 

Hopefully I can get some pics from the other mommy who went along for the ride.

I am glad the weather was great and am so thankful for the lack of mosquitoes this trip. On our last camping venture we were not so lucky.

My hubby Brad did all the cooking and the food was tasty.  I even enjoyed my ritual morning Bing on our lake front property.

We all came home tired, dirty and proud of the kids who made the most of every minute of their last weekend before school starts.




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