Make your own slideshow at Animoto. New Year’s Eve Laura and I had the pleasure of photographing the King Wedding. We already knew we were in for a treat with this couple as we had so much fun photographing their engagement photos. I took so many photos that...
Thorny devil that is. Some time back John sent Miquel a thorny devil figure. Vicious looking but delicate, it survived the trip from Australia to Maryland, but it wasn’t long it broke and had to be glued back together. We didn’t have the wall unit back then so I took...
Spent New Year’s Eve differently this year – working. Laura and I had the privilege of photographing Megan and Curt’s wedding. It was a beautiful winter theme ceremony. Here is a preview of the wedding, more photos coming soon!
Sunday brought Christmas! We went to church and family came soon after. I didn’t get many photos, perhaps after a few rounds of presents, I was tuckered out. 🙂
Rubàwas tucked into bed (Silas was allowed to stay up) and we continued our Christmas.
Christmas being on a Sunday, Miranda decided the children would open presents before the Christmas Eve Service.
Every Christmas Eve we try to have a nice family dinner. This year was a little different since Christmas was on a Sunday, we didn’t want to be up too late. So, we had an early dinner. We went to church and came back to charcoal burnt...
Presents bought and wrapped, cookies baked, house and tree decorated, what’s left to do? WAIT for Christmas!
A special Christmas moment was seeing her all dressed up for our Christmas Eve Service at church. We escaped for a little while to take a walk around the empty halls, but as soon as someone came around and said hello, Rubàwas sure to show off her new attire....
Last Friday, Solutions Fabricating where Enric and Jenny work, had their Christmas Party and Laura and I went to photograph it.
Growing up, Christmas music, Christmas plays, Nativity Scenes, and Christmas Cantatas at Church were a part of the season. My sister, mom, and I participated in more than a few Christmas Cantatas. Often times the music would play in my head as we practiced for the special night or day...
There is a big mistake that we can often make leading up to Christmas. Too much rushing around and not enjoying the MOMENTS. For many years now, I have treated the whole holiday like a season, and not allow all this preparation to be for ONE DAY. So I am...
Laura, Jenny, Donna, and I had a great day in Harford County today. I’ve been anxious to go to Conowingo Dam for years now, as this time of year there are supposed to be a lot of eagles there. I was a little disappointed as there were a few, but...
As many already know, Laura and I are keen to start our journey into portrait photography. Laura got her first dslr camera, and we are looking forward to our second wedding gig this month. I like to practice and perfect this craft. I have a family willing to help me...
For as long as I can remember, as a family we would agree to meet in early December at a mall and together go Christmas shopping. Usually it would involve going out to eat and visiting almost every store in the mall. Of late, it’s mostly the women in the...
My dad loved recording with his reel to reel tape recorder. One of the things he liked to tape was me. Here we are together singing, “(I’m in Love With You), Honey.” I was about 4 years old. I couldn’t find much information on this song, like who originally recorded...
How am I raising Laura right? John uses Pentax, I use Canon, and for a long while now, Laura was using a Nikon. I thought we were going to be a three brand camera family. 🙂 It turns out that Laura has made a big switch, not only from a...
Laura decided on a small get together at home for her 18th birthday. Of course this was her third such get together, this one was just on her actual birthday. So Laura had a nice birthday month, and we had a very sweet Thanksgiving, and the Ravens won! 🙂...
Today while at the post office, apparently I was standing next to something of a celebrity. Mike Massey is the 2000, 2002, and 2003 World Artistic Pool champion, the 2000 and 2001 Trick Shot Magic champion, and the 2003 WPA World Artistic Pool Jump Shots champion. He began performing trick...
Laura and Miranda started something in our household and it’s really worked well for all of us. Laura figures she earned $400 worth of merchandise this year. Now she is a hardcore Swagbucker, she has learned how to use this program very well. And now, they have a promotion to...
Dina and Bella came for lunch. I had not met Dina’s granddaughter yet, so this was going to be a treat, seeing Dina again, and having our grandchildren play together.
Laura and I spent a part of the last two days taking in the fall colors… (Click on image to enlarge) And on yesterday’s outing, this was our welcome back committee. 🙂
We have a lot of trees on our little acre. Which means this time of year, we have a lot of LEAVES! Silas made this one pile his play area the other day. He really didn’t want his picture taken, but I couldn’t resist.
Autumn is my favorite time of year, and I was so pleased when Kimi said she wanted her engagement photos in autumn. We went to Kinder Farm Park for the photoshoot. Please see the photo gallery » » HERE (click the image below if you want to see a larger...
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~George Eliot Today the weather was so autumn perfect, Laura and I decided to take a walk with a little cranky RubÃÂ. I think...
Apparently, if you want me to feel loved, sincere Words of Affirmation is what makes me feel special and loved. Followed by Quality Time and Physical Touch. This is what I have learned from the book John and I have been reading together, The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman....
Rubi gives the best kisses and I couldn’t resist to make a movie! She sure loves her Nana!
( Should be “Enric’s Birthday” I know. It’s just that this WordPress doesn’t like apostrophes in its titles. It crashes the whole blog every time). So October 21st is Enric’s birthday and I fixed one of his favorite meals, Canalons. I also fixed Fideus, in case our guests, The Moore...
Psalm 139 13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
I had no idea what had happened, I was engulfed by fire… So there I was in World of Warcraft, minding my own business, doing my quests like a good little Beastmaster Hunter, when all of the sudden, the sky went dark and red, and fire rained down on me...
Miranda had the most thoughtful idea for a graduation present for Laura. It took a lot of preparation and creativity, and plain old sneakiness. When Laura was away, Miranda got on Laura’s laptop, downloaded photos on to a flash drive, then put them on her own computer so she could...
Recently I have had a number of new clients for web design. I so enjoy meeting new people and learning about their businesses. I am so impressed with the work of Dan Twigg and his wife, Chris. Dan is a custom builder located right here in Pasadena, Maryland. He serves,...
Today we had a nice family gathering for Miquel’s 22nd birthday. Naturally food, fideus specifically, was part of the meñu.
After an early party, Silas really did turn 4 years old today. Since rarely any in this household simply have a birthday DAY, we usually have more of a birthday week or month, we carried on the celebration with just something small for his actual special day. It was decided...
So apparently as a child, I walked by a famous person on my outings in Baltimore without knowing it was Johnny Eck. “I met hundreds and thousands of people, and none finer than the midgets and the Siamese twins and the caterpillar man and the bearded woman and the human...
Today was Lauren’s baby shower. So wonderful to see everyone again. Naturally, I took some photos. Lois said she might not recognize me without the camera gear anymore.
After more years than I care to disclose, I finally got to use the English Tea Set that Petra gave me long ago. Unsure how to even use it, John taught me what each item was for in my tea set, with a few bits of English Tea wisdom...
Today was the boys’ birthday party. It had been ages since we’d been to the house, it was good to go! Here are some photos of the day: (Click on the images to see them larger) Happy Birthday, Connor and Aiden.
