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Welcome to the World Baby Ryan!
Feb 28th
And so the Baby Boom of 2010 continues! Actually – this little (getting bigger every day) guy was born in early February, but I didn’t get to meet little Ryan until today! Big brother Jake was doing a great job of being his naturally curious. handsome, friendly little self, and seems to be adapting well to having a new sibling in the house!
Smiles to everyone! And, to the Byrnes Family – thank you for letting me be a part of your lives. I love my job!!! Congratulations again on your newest addition! And, good luck getting any rest with two boys in the house!!!
Denny at 9 Months
Feb 26th
Just a quick peek and more to come!
Denny is getting bigger! He’s 9 months old now (remember he got an early start in this world) and starting to catch up! He’s a rolling fool – and got the sweetest disposition and expressions!
Welcome to the World Baby Cooper!
Feb 8th
Sneak Peek!!!
Little Cooper joined Big Sister Carly in the Weinberg family just this past week! I was so excited to meet this adorable little bundle today! He’s just four days old and he’s so sweet!!
The year started off with a bunch of Baby girls being born and now it’s BOY TIME!!!
Much more to come! So much editing, so little time!
Haiti Disaster Relief Fundraiser
Jan 29th
From left to right:
Eugene Lockhart, Reginald Barnes, Ira Terrell, me, Jose Guzman, Michael Kiselak,
Jun Anderson, Billy Joe Dupree and Dudley Williams
All these incredible athletes were willing to donate their time. They signed autographs, met with people and as you can see, had their pictures taken as well! They are a fabulous group of men. Thank you to Laura Jojola, Senior Center Manager for the CO-OP Member Center, and also to Christi Braddock who served as my contact point the date of the event. And, special thanks to Dudley Williams for rounding up so many generous souls.
Below is the press release issued for the event, and I was there to photograph the event as it unfolded. More images to come – check my site and FaceBook in the upcoming week…
CO-OP Member Center and CUNA Mutual will be sponsoring a site-wide fundraising activity from 11:00am – 1:00pm on Friday, January 29, in an effort to raise money to donate to the Haiti Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund sponsored by CU Aid. To date, the two companies have donated a total of $35,000 to the relief fund.
On January 29, 2010, we are inviting current and former NFL, NBA, and other sports’ celebrities to help us raise money for donations. We are planning to “sell” autographs and pictures with the players as a marketing tool to encourage donations. The fundraising event will be held at the CUNA Mutual building just south of the DFW Airport located at 4950 Amon Carter Blvd; Fort Worth, TX 76155.
CUaid.coop (http://www.cuaid.coop/site/PageServer) is an online disaster relief system organized by the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF) and the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU). The credit union movement in Haiti is made up of 175 credit unions serving more than 400,000 members. Money raised is for credit union employees, volunteers and members affected by the powerful 7.0 earthquake that struck the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Additionally, WOCCU is now joining with Food for the Poor (http://www.foodforthepoor.org/)to help the Haitian people face this devastating disaster.
In July 2009, WOCCU (http://www.woccu.org/involved/support/haiti_relief) launched a three-year program to extend financial services to Haiti’s rural poor with funding from the United States Agency for International Development. WOCCU staff members working in Haiti are uninjured and accounted for, but there has been significant destruction to the island. WOCCU has fostered relief and rebuilding efforts during past international disasters, including the December 2004 Asian tsunami, the February 2006 Philippine islands landslide and earthquakes in Peru, El Salvador and Malawi. WOCCU is now accepting donations to provide similar assistance to Haiti and its people.
The National Credit Union Foundation (http://www.ncuf.coop/) dedicates 100% of disaster relief donations to grants. NCUF does not use disaster relief donations to pay for the CUAid.coop web platform, travel to disaster areas, or any of NCUF’s costs to administer the national disaster relief program for credit unions. CUAid is a service that NCUF provides to give back to the credit union community.
Not Yet Released
Jan 14th
Soon it will be on shelves and available online – I already pre-ordered a copy for myself! I’m fortunate enough to once again be getting published – this time in a book by Vik Orenstein. The title of her new book is:
The Photographer’s Market Guide to Building Your Photography Business (Photographers Market Guide to Building) .
Yes, it’s a mouthful for a title!
And, a big thank you to Vik for believing in me and for using two of my images in her book. I can’t wait to get my hands on the real thing. For now – if you peek at the previews that are on Amazon, you can see page 5 which is one of my pictures of sweet Baby Carly!!
Baby Carly is just about to become a big sister! In fact, I will be seeing her family tomorrow to take maternity pictures of Mom with big sister and Daddy too! I can’t wait!!!
Baby Naomi at 4 days old
Jan 12th
Welcome to the World Little One! We are so happy to have you join us!! Your Mommy and Daddy have been waiting for you and praying for you. You are a little angel on Earth.
Miss K and I took a trip to see Little Naomi and her parents in their apartment this evening. We took the tired new parents some dinner and got to spend some time with their newest addition. Here are just a couple candid shots, and Naomi’s newborn session is this Saturday! I CANNOT wait to get her in the studio!!!! So much fun to be had!!
Happy 2010!
Jan 9th
Waiting for Baby Mia – proud parents to be Scott and Rachel!
Waiting for Naomi – proud parents Bill and Melodie!! CONGRATULATIONS!
Melodie delivered Naomi Grace Watson at 4:51AM weighing in at 7lbs, 15oz! Welcome to the world Naomi!!!
Welcome to the New Year! And, apparently to a mini-Baby Boom! Here are just two expectant Mommies – one of whom has already delivered her little bundle! In fact, Naomi Grace arrived this morning BRIGHT and EARLY! Her Mommy and Daddy’s lives are forever altered!
More babies coming soon!!!
Merry Christmas!!!
Dec 21st
Santa is only a few days away! For those of you who haven’t gotten a card in the mail – and that’s going to be most everyone since I have only hand delivered a few and have mailed ZERO to date – what you see above is our card. And, then the pic below is tonight taken with the Barners at our early Christmas celebration! We are so blessed to have such special friends and loved ones in our lives, and to get to watch our children grow up together.
I love you all! Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings, Happy Holidays and all that there is – I wish you all peace, joy, abundance and everything good that life has to offer!!
Smiles for miles!!!
Latest Award Winning Images
Dec 17th
Hi Michelle
Congratulations! You have placed as a finalist in this month’s BetterPhoto
Contest! Over 18800 photos were entered into the competition; it is an honor
to have your image selected among the top 846 finalist photos.
This image can be viewed – along with all of the finalist images – at:
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During the next few days, the judges select the top winning photos. If
your image is selected as a winner, you will be emailed again.
Again, congratulations!
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Holiday Fun
Dec 5th
Happy Holiday Time!!!!
It’s COLD in Frisco, TX. It’s actually feeling like the holidays now, but BRRRRRR! We Texas types are not made for this kind of chill. Little Miss L was shivering, but still such a trooper! I’m so blessed to be part of this family’s life and getting to watch and help write their story. They’re beautiful, fun loving and so special! I just can’t get enough of them! And, when sweet Little Miss L is willing to greet her photographer with a kiss – well, you know, life doesn’t get much better than that!!!
Love you guys!!! More to come!!
But tonight, BRRRRRR again – I’m off to Merry Main Street to watch Miss K (my baby girl 10.5) and her school choir perform. Then out to dinner with good friends!!!
Life is busy. Life is good!