Fall Trails

one of the items on our agenda for this weekend was a trip to mammoth cave's hiking trails. i was very excited about this trip! i couldn't wait to finally get out and attempt to capture some of the beautiful colors of fall.......









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and paige being goofy....




heading home.

Happy Mornings

i'll admit i can be somewhat obsessed with hot drinks. a cup of hot coffee, chocolate, tea or apple cider leaves me feeling warm and cozy and happy all over. so, i guess you can imagine how much i love starbucks! :0)

as i was walking over to grab my cup of coffee i noticed the steam along with the gorgeous morning light shining through the window and decided to *try* and grab a shot of it. i didn't quite get the steam but still enjoyed my capture. the cup is very sentimental to me....it's one of my great grandmother's tea cups. i use them quite often so that i can enjoy them.

and...that is a hint of marigolds and lavender from my garden in the background.

happy mornings!

Pumpkin Carving Festivities 2010

i guarantee no one else has taken this many pictures during the family pumpkin carving festivities.

i think i went a little overboard. :0)

thankfully kent and paige are good sports when i'm hanging around with the camera.

it's pretty obvious from the photos that kent did most of the carving (and gutting).

i made the comment "i wonder how many pumpkin carving accidents are seen at the ER during this time of year".......

i'll just say it's a a good thing kent was in control of the knife or we may have been paying a visit to the ER ourselves.

i guess paige was mostly the supervisor this year.

a little gutting was on her job description....but that was about it for manual labor.

and, of course, my job was the official photographer.

i think i did a pretty good job with the photo-journalistic approach....... :0)

happy pumpkin carving!!!

A Sneak Peek of Brooklyn

brooklyn is one!! gosh...it's so hard to believe. here is a little peak into our session. many more to come soon. i had to share two images that make me smile from ear to ear. isn't she just precious?!!!

also, yummy evening lighting right now makes me a very happy girl. :0)

My Heart Is Happy

the two images below make my heart happy. very, very happy.

i love when an idea comes together more than i could have ever imagined.

"Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero." ~Marc Brown