Happy Veterans Day! I am so thankful for the past and present service of all of the men and women of the armed forces.  I have so many family members and friends who have served and are serving and I want to share pictures of two of my favorite servicemen… my grandfathers.

My Gramps served in the Army during WWII

My Pop served in the Navy during WWII.  I’m looking forward to wearing his Navy pea coat when the weather cools a bit more.

We’d like to show our appreciation and support of the men and women who are currently serving or have served our nation in the past.

When you purchase a gift certificate in any amount (redeemable for session fees, prints, and all other products) this weekend (11/11/11 – 11/13/11) we will donate a portion of your purchase to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Purchase a gift certificate for $25-$150 and we will contribute 10% of your purchase.
Purchase a gift certificate for $175-475 and we will contribute 15% of your purchase.
Purchase a gift certificate for $500 or more and we will contribute 20% of your purchase.

Additionally, if you (the purchaser) or the person you’re purchasing the gift certificate for is a veteran we will add a $50.00 print credit for the recipient of the gift certificate! (Please just let us know via email after placing your order.)

Please let us know if you have any questions, and thank you for helping us to support our veterans!

update – I was sick on my birthday and had to postpone this fun… I’ll update on it soon!

My birthday is coming up in just over a week, November 20 to be exact.  Well, I might as well admit how old I’ll be….  I’m turning 32 eek!  I’ve always had this fear of being 32, not 29 or 30 like most normal people… 32′s my number.

I can’t think of a better way to ring in the year of being 32 than celebrating it by doing 32 random acts of kindness.  Now here’s where my family, friends and clients come in.  I need help making a list of 33 (32+one to grow on) really awesome acts of kindness.

Feel free to comment on this blog post, send me an email, send me a message on Facebook or post on my Facebook wall.  Share one or a bunch of your ideas of ways I can perform acts of kindness for strangers in my community.

I would love ideas of things my kids can participate in too, they’re 16 months and almost 4 years. Please keep in mind that I’m aiming to do all of these things in one day so I cannot spend hours doing one activity.

I promise to photograph my day and share the images with everyone. Thanks for playing along and helping me ring in the new year!

I’ve had a string of gorgeous newborns lately and this little guy is certainly no exception, he’s perfect.  I just love his sweet little smile in this shot.  I’m finishing up his gallery and can’t wait to share it with his parents and big sister!

Enjoy!

It’s finally fall and yesterday was the perfect day for a sunset session with an awesome couple.  I enjoyed sharing the evening with you two!

Good gracious I love newborns and well, I love two newborns even more.   A handsome little boy and a gorgeous little girl, what more could you ask for?

Enjoy!