Happy Happy Baby....

Okay, there are happy babies and then there are HAPPY babies!  This little guy is definetely one of the latter!  He was just a curious and enthusiastic kid!  (He isn't such a baby anymore...it's time to wish him a happy 1st birthday.)

I love how he went from a mostly bald smiley boy, to this golden curled angel.  I'm sure he isn't perfect, but wow....he has a lucky mom.  Good looks and happiness all in one cute package!

Joyful Family

I'm finishing up the last of my orders before the holidays and I had to post this proof of an accordian book.  The Ericson family was wonderful to meet.  They love their newest addition, Malia!  Her adoption from China was recently finalized and they chose to send out some accordian brag books to some family and friends.

 

If you haven't seen the newest featured item yet, they are wonderful hardcover mini-albums!

Check it out!

Wow.

Maura and Steve are so much fun!   When she suggested we meet at a tire shop/junkyard, I was THRILLED!  I have been dying to try some fun shots and this was the perfect couple to have some fun with.

They are obviously madly in love and they were completely at ease....to the point of being fun and goofy...I am going to have SO much fun processing the pictures.  My only problem....how to pick my favorites!  I think that these two are some of them.  Now I just have to narrow down the 100 or so other shots!

2 + 1 = Family!

I had the joy of shooting Doug and Susie's wedding almost a year ago....They were married in a unique and fun ceremony at the Dell Diamond.


And now they are the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl!  I am thrilled that they asked me to take Miss A's pictures.  She is so sweet and just a little bit stubborn.  She did NOT like to be on her tummy at all, but she loved being in the spotlight.  I am sure she smiled on purpose ~ no baby has that many smiles unless they are happy! I had a tough time narrowing down the pictures because she is so precious!

Congratulations Doug and Susie! 

Merry Christmas!

The Christmas season is rapidly approaching! I love everything about this holiday, the crisp air, the festive decorations and the Christmas Cards in the mail! I have two families that ordered cards already~don't forget to place your order soon to ensure they arrive with time to mail them to family and friends!

FAIRYTALE

FAIRYTALE
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My daughter wanted to wear her flowergirl dress yesterday (for a wedding-but not as THE flowergirl) and we took a few minutes to get a picture of her with her Little Red Riding Hood cape for halloween. SHe actually let me take pictures for a whole 2 minutes!

Thanks to my mother in law for the amazing sewing on both projects!

Shaw and Sowden Wedding

Seeing a family come together in love is one of the most wonderful things in the world. Shawndel and Jeff's marriage was one of those moments. Will, Georgia, and Elliot joined them in making this marriage more than just joining 2 people, but in creating a family. They were married under a 2 hundred year old oak tree, celebrating with family and friends from around the world.

It was a fantastic party and a night to remember. Here are just a few sneek peeks! More to come soon!

Christen and John had a fantastic wedding. There were dancing grandfathers and grandsons, friends and family all gathered to help them celebrate their new life together. (Can you tell that I love weddings?)



As always, my favorite pictures are those of the newly married couple. We took a few minutes to escape from the party and catch the perfect sunset. Nothing compares to the look in the eyes of a couple that is truly in love.

Dana Stone has invited you to join the US Army Wives team at Kiva

This is something that I've dreamed of doing for a long time and I'd love to see others take part in this!

I want to recruit you to my lending team on Kiva, a non-profit website that allows you to lend as little as $25 to a specific low-income entrepreneur in the developing world. You choose who to lend to - whether a baker in Afghanistan, a goat herder in Uganda, a farmer in Peru, a restaurateur in Cambodia, or a tailor in Iraq - and as they repay the loan, you get your money back.

If you join my lending team, we can work together to alleviate poverty. Once you're a part of the team, you can choose to have a future loan on Kiva "count" towards our team's impact. The loan is still yours, and repayments still come to you - but you can also choose to have the loan show up in our team's collective portfolio, so our team's overall impact will grow!

Check out the US Army Wives lending team, and learn more about lending teams on Kiva in general, by clicking here: http://www.kiva.org/community/viewTeam?team_id=2034&_isc=576569be-ed2a-102b-9b86-b71337deb4ea.

Thanks,
Dana Stone

Stealing the show.

This little guy captured my heart and nearly stole the show! He is the ringbearer for a wedding tomorrow and I snapped this at the dress rehearsal. It's a good thing that Christen and John are so wonderfully happy and in love....otherwise this little guy might be hard to resist!