Mike's 40th

My brother, Mike turns 40.
Mom, Mike and Dad Special gift from me and my family. . . glad he is still here to joke about it. This last Easter Eve I was tucking my girls into bed, so the Easter bunny could come, when the phone rang. It was my sister, Mike was at MMC in the ER. He had been struck by an 88 GMC 1 ton van while chasing two suspects on foot across Dirksen Parkway. He did $4,000 damage to the van. He was very fortunate and had no major injuries. I went to the ER to be with him. He drove himself home and missed no work. After all he had the next three days off. . . that should be enough.

Mom and her girls

Your own backyard

You can see what God does right in your own backyard. Everyone should take the time to enjoy it, if even for a moment.

Zoe at the Pumpkin Patch

Daughter of a photographer

Last week was Zoe's school picture day. She got a new outfit and was all fluffed and sent to school for the big day. I called home to see if she still looked cute when she got off the bus and my mom said she sure did. I got back to my office that afternoon and check the messages on my machine to find out that Zoe got very upset when it was time for pictures. They tried for over 15 minutes, moving them studio lights so she could stand instead of sit but nothing worked. Her teacher sent the money home. NO picture for Zoe. So off to my studio to see if that would be any better. Well, she did the same thing for me. This was the only shot that was close to good so I photoshoped out Grandma, and there you have it my daughter that hates the studio lights.
And then there is the natural! Morgan and her new hat.

Running for Office

Morgan came home yesterday and asked if she could run for office. She wants to represent her class on the student council at School. We said sure and the campaign began. We started out with a quick photo shoot downtown in front of the State Capitol and then I worked on some ideas for posters. Voting is this Friday, Oct. 3rd. Keep your fingers crossed.

End of Summer

Today was the official close of summer at our house. The pool was closed. And, of course, before we put the cover on Morgan took one last swim.
Zoe went on a quick photo shoot with me on Friday. We went out to Dr. Zook's farm to photograph the cemetery on his land. She really enjoyed looking at the tombstones.

Family Fun at the Cabin

Morgan caught 3 fish on Saturday. 2 bluegill and one large mouth bass.
The girls get a boat ride with Uncle Mike.
Angie shows Zoe two little toads.
Zoe holds the toad for herself.