Simply A-May-zing!

May was one of the craziest months I have ever experienced. It was a time of non-stop family milestones and events including a baptism, wedding, graduation (three graduates - two ceremonies), concerts, recitals, senior awards, etc. I have enough photos from the month of May to keep me busy for the entire summer! I hope to post more as the summer progresses. For starters, here is one of my favorite photos from the wedding. Congratulations Jason & Kim!

East Harbor

One of my favorite places to go is East Harbor State Park. It is just a short drive from home and it is relaxing to just sit and look at the water. I don't often visit in the winter, but this past Thursday we decided to drive over since the weather was fairly warm. We were treated to an unexpected surprise of a herd of young deer grazing near the entrance. They were a little wary of us, but allowed us to get surprisingly close.

Snow Day Scrapbooking

One of the advantages of this snowy winter along with a few snow days is being able to sit at the computer and scrapbook. This is one of my favorite photos of Lily from last summer.

Emily: Class of 2009

It is hard to believe, but Emily and Ethan are both seniors and graduation is approaching fast. Last August they both allowed me to take a few senior pictures. This is one of my favorites of Emily sitting on the rocks on the shore of Sandusky Bay.

Winter in Ohio

Winter in Ohio brings all kinds of weather. The week before Christmas we were hit with an ice storm. Everything was coated with a thick layer of ice making the landscape treacherous but beautiful. The smaller photo was of the holly in front of my home and if you look closely you will see the cord from the Christmas lights. The background photo was of the trees at the Blue Heron Reserve, a wildlife observation area.

Records Were Made To Be Broken

This past Saturday was a record setting day for my nephew Ethan. So here's a little digital tribute to his accomplishments. The background paper is from the soccer digital pack from Creative Memories. The starburst shapes are digitally cut from the everyday pack included with the software.

The beauty of doing this page digitally is that I can change the numbers on his stats when he scores more goals. In case you are wondering why there is only a picture of the ball in the net, the photographer had a moment of temporary insanity while screaming and jumping around watching the game and missed getting the good photo opportunities. After the excitement died down this was the best I could do.

Congratulations Ethan!

Soccer Season

September means soccer season and this year is no exception. So far I have taken well over 1000 soccer photos since late August! I think I have at least a few good pictures of most players and hopefully I'll get more in the next couple of weeks. Needless to say, I was very happy to see the soccer digital kit from Creative Memories. These pages use a few of the embellishments from that kit.

For details about this year's team, check out the official team website at www.clydesoccer.com

Here's to more exciting Flier soccer games!

Congratulations Abbey!

My niece, Abbey, received her master's degree from BGSU this summer on a beautiful August Saturday. We all traveled to Bowling Green bright and early to attend the ceremony.

These pages were made with Creative Memories StoryBook Creator 2. The background and swirls are from Shabby Princess kits. One of the features I appreciate in this software is that you are not limited to using Creative Memories products on the pages. While I really like their products, it is nice to have the flexibility to mix in digital elements from other sources. The "Dream Big" wording is from the Creative Memories Mod kit.

Abbey, we are proud of you!