Gigi

Sorry everyone for not posting. We have been going back and forth to Brownwood, Texas to see my grandmother. We are headed back to Central Texas again tomorrow, for her funeral. Please pray for my family, as we grieve for my Granny. Also, please pray as my family... (Reggie- my husband AND my parents) have both had major car accidents within the last two weeks. So, with one funeral and two totaled vehicles, and three banged up loved ones- but by God's grace okay... you can see why I haven't posted. I will post pictures of the damage soon. Thank you for your concerns and prayers.

Just for fun....

Hi everyone.... this week has been a little nutty. I have a ton of new pictures that I am processing.... but I thought I would share a couple of my favorite pics from Christmas when my family went up to Ski Apache.... enjoy........

This is the view from the first lookout point




This is my oldest grandson, Quintin snowboarding for the first time... isn't he adorable??



Here is our youngest son, Kade getting ready to snowboard for the first time... he did really good!



Here is Cole (our oldest), Karina (his girlfriend) and Reggie getting ready to get on the lift.



Kylie (our oldest daughter) and Quintin taking a break......



Our youngest, Kelsey... at the top of the mountain....



I took this picture on the way down on the gondola.... FYI... the white stuff you see is snow (since we haven't seen any here this year) LOL

Happy 14th Birthday!!

So, as unbelievable as it seems, our baby girl, Kelsey turned fourteen a couple of weeks ago. She is turning into a wonderful young woman. She is a freshman in all honors and gifted classes, a Varsity cheerleader, on Student Council, and in FFA. I thought you might enjoy a few shots from her party. Remember... I love comments!!

Kelsey and I- she's chewing me out for the "Trick Candles"... you'll see why. LOL







Tooooooo funny...... she was soooooo frustrated!


After having to open up several boxes taped with packing tape and get clues... she got to the good stuff. A Wii!!!!!!



This is what a Happy 14 year old looks like!!



We even got kisses.



Cingular Bars? Dr Seuss Freaks? or Teenage Goofballs? LOL

Bragging a little....

Hello everyone... I really am going to try and do better about posting.... see? This one is a proud "Punky" (grandmother) bragging. My three year old grandson is going to "School" four days a week. Once a month they choose a student that is doing the best. The award is called the "Buzzy Bee". Guess who is the "Buzzy Bee" for January?? My precious grandson... Quintin!!

Coming Soon....

Hello all....
Okay... we have been working frantically to make a lot of great changes, to better serve you!! First off... a brand new website is in the works and should be up soon. More frequent blogs! New club perks! New merchandise!

Besides all of the new things.... some things to be looking forward to very soon............


1)
ATTENTION: TRADITIONS SENIORS CLASS OF

VOTING will begin SOON for TRADITIONS FALL SENIOR OF THE YEAR!!! Tell all of your friends and family to get ready to VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!!

More details to follow within TWO weeks!!


2) CLASS of 2010 - Traditions will be posting details about the Ambassador Program very soon!!! Want to earn free pictures and money? Stay tuned.


3) Club Members..... be watching your mail, for "Our Home to Yours" available exclusively to you!!!


4) "Quick 'n Easy™" Coming soon!!!
What are Q 'n E's?
We will have several days set up for you to stop by for some very inexpensive, "Quick 'n Easy™" portraits! Sometimes they will be themed with whichever Holiday may be fast approaching, or season oriented, or just simply a fun background. On our Q 'n E days we will be open for certain hours (schedules to follow) on that scheduled day for you to drop in when it is convenient for you. No Appointments! Just show up! You select a package from the choices available (they will differ from time to time), and then wait your turn. I will take approximately 7-8 shots (I won't let you leave without a good one!) and then you are DONE! In 1-2 weeks (sometimes earlier or later) you will get a call to come pick up your portraits! How "Quick 'n Easy!!™"

She did it!!!

Okay I know that it has been a while since I have blogged. But thanks to all of my wonderful clients... I have been COMPLETELY snowed under. I have alot of blogging to do to get caught up. I will be trying to accomplish that over the next two weeks.. so stay tuned. But... I had to post this blog and brag a little.

Most of you know our youngest daughter, Kelsey. She is finishing up the eighth grade right now. Well, Friday was tyrouts for cheerleading for the high school and.................... she made the VARSITY cheerleading squad!! We are soooooo proud of her and she is sooooooooooooooooooooo excited. Below is a small collage of the new squad. Post a comment or two. Thanks!!

Day Trip to Ruidoso......

Tuesday I drove up to Ruidoso to spend some time with my oldest daughter and my two precious grandsons. I took my camera with me with the anticipation of getting some great mountain pictures and some fun pics of the family. Well, due to the lack of snow, the mountains aren't very pretty right now, but I did get some fun family pics. We had a great time and I took about 50 pictures while I was there. I have included a couple of my faves, I hope you enjoy.

After being at Kylie and Beau's house for about 30 minutes walking right beside their house was a buck, a doe and a fawn deer!! So, i grabbed my camera and snapped a picture.

I will posting more blogs of some recent shoots very soon... so check back. We would love to have some comments! Thanks for looking!!


After Kylie's class and Cameron's nap we loaded up and headed to the park. Cameron is teething right now and not in the best of spirits, but he did enjoy the swings as you can see here.

But the best part was so did my oldest daughter Kylie. She was showing Quintin how high he'll be able to go someday. LOL

After swinging we went to the creek to feed the ducks and play by the water.... I had alot of fun getting some of these images down there.

I just love this pic of Kylie!!!

The ducks enjoyed the bread we gave them... about half a loaf.... LOL

B E A U tiful Day!!

So today was an absolutely gorgeous day...... I know that Punxsutawney Phil said six more weeks of winter but he was not in Roswell today. T-Shirt weather is what we call it. So, we couldn't resist....... We fired up the BBQ grill and had a fantastic supper...... Just looking at this food gets me ready for summer.


My husband is awesome on the grill..................



Thanks for looking!!!

Ewwwwwwwwww....cooties....

Kelsey had her birthday on Saturday and Tuesday I got the dreaded call from school...... you know the one--- from the nurse. Kelsey had a fever and the chills. UUGHHHHHH!!! So... we spent the next four days dealing with the flu.... yuck! But then Kelsey started getting worse instead of better...... so Monday we spent the day at the hospital... fun huh? She was severely dehydrated and not only did she have the flu.... but a massive kidney infection. So, after the IV's and the antibiotics and almost two weeks out of school she is on the upswing.



Kleenex, medicine.......

No cokes for awhile...... juice and water, juice and water........

A few things once Kelsey started to feel a little better that are great for everyone's mental and physical survival...........

Books, IPOD with earphones, Nintendo DS or gameboy, Medicine and more medicine, lots of tissue..... oh yeah and maybe an alcoholic beverage or two for Mom... only to aid in her sanity. LOL

Thank you everyone for your prayers and support!!

Birthdays, Birthdays and More Birthdays....

Sorry for the delay in posting... these next couple of posts will show you why... LOL

So, my husband Reggie's birthday is Christmas Eve... then my Dad's is Jan 6th, my Mom's is the 18th and Kelsey our youngest is the 19th.... oh yeah and Reggie's mom's is the 28th... Geez the birthdays!! LOL I thought I would share some fun family moments from all the birthdays with you.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY REGGIE............................................


German Chocolate.... yummmmmmmmm

We gave my Dad a party to celebrate him getting so old...... LOL (That's him with the glasses and that's my mom standing)

After some great food we played some music....... alot of talent in one room.

Kelsey and our friend Tommy being goofballs.......

Next... My mom bowls on a league on Thursday nights so we surprised her with balloons and a cake. They announced it over the loud speaker..... it was great!! She has promised revenge on me though.... LOL

Can you tell that someone loves purple?!?

Then Saturday came and Kelsey turned THIRTEEN!! (Scary HUH?) One of her presents was getting a second piercing in her ears.... Here's the live action shot.. LOL (She was pretty mad at me for this one)

Wow... pretty Kelsey!!

Next, Reggie, Kelsey and I went to eat at a local steakhouse with my parents to celebrate. Kelsey got her first ever fried ice cream... YUMMMMMMMMM

Presents were next................ she likes her new scarf.... what a goofball!!!!

What is it?? What is it?

Happy 13th Birthday Kelsey!!!

Stay tuned for pictures from Kelsey's friend party.

Family Fun

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well... we survived the holidays and really enjoyed our time off. We had all of our kids here last week. That was a ton of fun! AND.... for the first time in five years we took a "formal" family picture..... I know I know... but you know what they say... a plumbers' faucet always drips, a mechanic's car never runs and I guess a photographer never has pictures, LOL Anyway... I figured out that my bunch is about as rowdy as they come.... but we had a ton of fun... Here are just a couple of my faves.....

Here's Reggie and I and our kids........


This is a little more like us......

And they all fall down.... what goof balls.......

Our two grandsons... aren't they precious??

Look who's crawling now............ he started crawling on Christmas Eve....

I just love this picture....

Thanks for looking................