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November 29, 2004 by lifehappens
Dharma,Thank you again!Dana Link
December 4, 2004 by lifehappens
I hate trying to get newborn portraits done. Toddlers are hyper and don't want to sit still. My son wanted to stare at the computer screen to see his face instead of looking at the camera. My one week old daughter was tired...then hungry....then fussy....then just fed up with the whole thing. Sigh. And then when all is said and done, you see the pictures and the kids are never as cute as they are in real life. Sigh. So here is Maddy at 9 days old. Trust me. She is not this funny ...
December 10, 2004 by lifehappens
I have not been inspired to write recently.  That may be due to the lack of sleep (thank you darling daughter!) or my frustration level (thank you sweet son) or my inadaquate feelings (thank you dear husband ). However, upon some consideration (and the desire to put in a plug for a REALLY AMAZING WRITER ) I decided that I would write something...and what better place to start than about how my life happens to not be inspiring lately. My daughter is an angel. Wonderful child th...
February 18, 2005 by lifehappens
So today our daughter learned to control her hands and actually hit what she was aiming at....we have toy bar that dangles over her head and plays music if you hit the toys. She stared at it intensely, looked at her hand, looked at the toy and very deliberately swatted the toy and laughed when she was rewarded with music. She repeated this for almost 20 min...getting better with her aim as time went on. It was priceless.
April 7, 2007 by lifehappens
I took these on a test trip....looking for a spot for Easter photos. I only wish I made it out again before the rain and snow hit....
April 7, 2007 by lifehappens
Maybe it's karma for teasing my sister about her louse weather last week. I called and told her how nice the 80-90 degree weather was.....I think this is the universe's way of teaching me a lesson.....or maybe this is the global warming that everyone keeps warning me about? So Connor got to play in the snow. Maddy stayed inside. I don't have a really good jacket for her and whe hates to be cold or wet....so she just watched from inside the new addition (which, BTW is DONE, FINISHED COMP...
September 14, 2006 by lifehappens
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March 6, 2006 by lifehappens
HW was kind enough to take some photos at Wild West Night. For those in the know, It's a charity fundraiser on Fort Hood. This year was not up to the same standards as before. The prizes were lame and attendance was poor. The band was rude and the dealers....well, they let me cheat, so I suppose it's okay. But (not to blow my own horn) the best part of the evening was the entertainment! The CanCan girls! WoooHooo! That's me in the middle with the red hair....
January 29, 2006 by lifehappens
October 22, 2005 by lifehappens
I'm posting some shots from a Halloween party...kind of a run-through for the real deal. I'm realizing what I need to do to fix our costumes. This is my first attempt at making costumes for my kids. I have a few things to fix, My daughter is Tinkerbell, but I need to work on finding a better method of getting her wings to stay on. and here I am in my sari. not the best photo of me...but girl is cute! And last but most certainly not least, is someone dressed up at Captian Hook fight...
August 9, 2005 by lifehappens
February 18, 2005 by lifehappens
I love him...what else can I say?
November 12, 2007 by lifehappens
Even though yesterday was technically Veteran's Day, most people are celebrating today. Here is my thanks to all the veteran's out there.... My father My mother My brothers, both of them My sister My grandfather My great-grandfather My husband, Hyperborean Wanderer His father, Big Fat Daddy His grandfather His nephews, both of them (and I'm on the list too.) And thanks to all the joes who are serving...and all the wives and children who are suporting them.
September 20, 2007 by lifehappens
I've shot a few weddings now and I've done family pictures and children in bluebonnets, but this is my first paid studio shot of kids. I have her 5 brothers and sister to shoot later this week and then....drum roll please....a "formal" family group shot. (Can you say stress?) I know the mom won't like this one, but I thought it was adorable....it's from the "warm-up" shots I took to get her relaxed before we did the posed shots that her mom wanted.
September 18, 2007 by lifehappens
So I saw a challenge posted on Flickr to submit a picture to a "stupid human tricks" group. I wanted to post something really fun and cool, but I forgot to take the picture immediately after I worked out and by the time I got around to taking the picture, my muscles were too cold to do much (plus I was at muscle failure so I couldn't hold a trick long enough to get really good shots in) ...but one day, after I teach a yoga class, I think I will REALLY stretch out and do some contortion-esqe ...