The Last Gift
With mother's burial complete, the last of the inheritance money was distributed. I have thought and prayed and researched for many months about what to do with my portion. I…
Father’s Day 2022
This is typically a day set aside for celebrating Dads and waxing eloquent about their wonderful qualities and all that they mean to their families. So today I will share…
Desert Adventures
Memorial Day weekend, Paul took the kids who were willing to get up early out on a desert adventure. They were aiming to go to Box Canyon, but for some…
A Glorious Milestone
The whole of this last year there has been a growing sense of excitement as two of our kiddos, Alyssa and Efrain, finished off their pandemic-delayed RE classes so they…
A Visit to the Zoo
Today we all got up verrrrrry early so that we could be ready and out the door to arrive at church around 6:30a.m. in time for the 7a.m. mass. As…
Everyday Things
I've been on a photography learning spree on Youtube lately, and one of the ideas I am trying to put into practice is that no matter where you are, there's…
Spring Break at the Ranch
This past week the kids have been home on Spring Break. My husband and I, oldsters that we are, frequently comment (disapprovingly) to one another that when WE were in…
An Eight Year Old and A New Photog in the Fam
The anticipation was keen throughout last week, growing stronger as Sunday approached. Ellie's actual birthday was on Wednesday, but we had to wait till the weekend to celebrate properly at…
February Fun
Fist of all, for the February Photo Fun! This month I have been working on learning shutter priority, which of course is going to take a long time to perfect.…
Roosevelt Row
Since the kids and Paul were off school and work today for MLK, I wanted to take everyone for a fun little excursion and also get some more portrait practice…