Photography happenings

I have had the priviledge of being able to grow in my hobby of photography over the past month. I have had the opportunity to do my first senior portraits, my first family (outside of my own!), and my first wedding. I have been very thankful for these friends and family to take a risk and allow me to capture their important moments. It has been a lot of fun and done nothing but encouarge my new love. I am also looking forward to my first materninty session coming in a couple weeks. (and no, it is not a self-portrait!!) I look forward to being able to serve our friends and our church, especially with my great new camera!

Scobell Wedding

So I was so excited to photography my first wedding (Brian performed the ceremony), and to make it better it was on the beach in Florida. However, the weather turned crummy. We had rain, and wind, and cold temperatures. The bride and groom were troopers for our pictures, but none the less it was not as easy a task as I had anticipated. I did manage to get some good shots, here are my top favorites.

Spraul Family Pictures

I was able to take some pictures for Brian's sister Beth and her family. They are using them for their Christmas card so I have not posted any of the entire family, however if you care to see more of them, check them out at sprauls.com. Beth has posted several of the pictures over there!!

Chelsea's Senior Pictures

Chelsea and I had a ton of fun and ended up with a TON of pictures. Here are a few of my favorites, but it really was hard to narrow them down.

For all of you gymnastics followers out there.....

Abby competed in her 2nd meet of the season this weekend in Lexington, KY. It was a HUGE meet with almost everybody from the state participating. Results: 4th on Vault and Bars, 3rd on Floor, 1st on Beam, 2nd All Around. We have a few videos from the meet and will post them soon! We are really proud of how hard Abby continues to work and God has been gracious to reward her for her efforts.

Happy 10th Birthday Samuel!!

I can hardly believe my son is 10. Officially double digits! In the past year Samuel has grown- definitely physically as he is almost as tall as me and Brian, but he has also grown spiritually. Samuel is everybody's friend, and much like his daddy, never meets a stranger. His taste in movies has grown as Star Wars is now his favorite thing to watch! He has grown in his choice of toys- Legos- but not the easy ones, the big complicated ones, which he quickly finishes without help! His life ambition is to be a storm chaser and a pastor- while working at Subway until he is finished with school. His likes and dislikes have changed dramatically this year, however he still loves his family and friends- that has not changed just grown stronger. We are so thankful for the work that God is continuing to do in him. We are so very thankful for our son and thankful that God has continued to sustain His life another year!



Age 10!!

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A Great Homeschool Resource!!

To all my fellow homeschoolers out there I wanted to let you know about a great resource. It is file folder games. They are easy to put together, and easy to use. The kids love them and it's a great way for them to learn and reinforce the concepts we are trying to teach. Shanna Clark has put together these wonderful games. And she has some for all ages. These are especially great to take with you on all those errands where you have to wait or when you are traveling in the car. Right now she is having a Christmas Sale so check out her website. Happy Homeschooling! ~Cara

http://learningathisfeet.blogspot.com/2009/11/christmas-sale-on-our-website.html

Floor- 1st place.

Bars-3rd place

Vault- 4th place.

I missed the first vault so this is just the second one.