tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58902399391898896692024-02-18T21:03:34.086-08:00In The Painting of Chaosmary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-58234802966465286252010-11-28T21:45:00.000-08:002010-11-28T22:03:12.800-08:00so so far behind...i am so far behind on blogging. i hate that.<br />but i suspect i am not alone. it's a busy time of year for all--especially photographers.<br /><br />this family booked their session at the peak of beautiful colors. the leaves were robust with color, texture and shimmer. the night we met the light slipped away slowly behind a huge cloud that came just at the right time. it offered me the perfect natural softbox.<br /><br />so often clients are surprised to learn that full sun is NOT good for photographs. full sun is our true enemy. so when that sun was eclipsed by that fateful cloud, it set the stage for one wonderful session.<br /><br />we had fun. can you tell?<br />and how beautiful is this family? this is one of my favorite sessions this fall. (see--i come from the land of blue (with two boys 4 and 6) and these girls brought me to the land of pink if even for an afternoon.)<br /><br />i so enjoyed my stay with these precious ones! thanks for the smiles and a skinny dip in pinkdom!<br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/ashbrook-family-blog-size/14267873_A8pqs#1055058674_DC2rm-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1055058674_DC2rm-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/ashbrook-family-blog-size/14267873_A8pqs#1055058945_J28dT-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1055058945_J28dT-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/ashbrook-family-blog-size/14267873_A8pqs#1055058431_rDQLC-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1055058431_rDQLC-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a 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src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1055052888_ZjLw3-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/ashbrook-family-blog-size/14267873_A8pqs#1055051950_mGTVd-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1055051950_mGTVd-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/ashbrook-family-blog-size/14267873_A8pqs#1055051737_x9PuY-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1055051737_x9PuY-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a>mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-23595151866428080482010-11-21T16:23:00.000-08:002010-11-21T16:42:38.317-08:00make every day a GIFT as it was meant to be...<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/olSyCLJU3O0?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed 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line.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/an-ordinary-day/14754719_dZGkR#1099687702_J3XFf-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1099687702_J3XFf-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/an-ordinary-day/14754719_dZGkR#1099687930_cUZgx-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1099687930_cUZgx-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/an-ordinary-day/14754719_dZGkR#1099688110_Mf8yZ-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1099688110_Mf8yZ-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/an-ordinary-day/14754719_dZGkR#1099688326_cynfz-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1099688326_cynfz-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-37088463744444711852010-11-18T01:58:00.000-08:002010-11-18T02:22:58.698-08:00a hike, a picnic and a photo shootit was a perfect morning. <div><br /></div><div>crisp, chilly and the light was delicious.<div><br /></div><div>we hiked.</div><div><br /></div><div>we laughed.</div><div><br /></div><div>they enjoyed a picnic.</div><div><br /></div><div>i captured the memories.</div><div><br /></div><div>what more can i say--other than this lovely family was so fun to be around. look at all of the smiles!</div><div><br /></div><div>photography never seems like work to me. </div><div><br /></div><div>ever.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Other/katies-family-BLOG/14078669_2vV93#1095504307_bNMNb-A-LB" title=""><img 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met in lovely morrison, colorado. i love the vibe of the town, the quirky details and the lovely relaxed atmosphere. every time i walk the town looking for new fun photo shoot locations i stumble onto something even more interesting than the last time i shot there. that's my kind of town.<br /><br />i take referrals serious as that is a chance to develop new relationships and to foster old ones. i like to deliver the images quickly and i LIVE for their reaction to them.<br /><br />this morning, i checked my email to find two emails from the client--both with super pleased reactions. the first one:<br />Wow Mary Beth!!!<br /><br />"We really, really love the pictures. Thank you so much for spending your time with us. I am very impressed! "<div><br /></div><div>and the second one (in response to me asking if i may post them in a blog:<br /><br />"Ahh, just went through them again. So happy : )<br /><br />Yes, please use them all you want!"<br /><br />in addition to being quite pleased with the images--i also love that the families and i have FUN together! we ran, we played in the leaves and we laughed. a perfect fall evening spend in morrison with this lovely family. we all parted with smiles on our faces. taking photos never ever seems like a job to me!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/laura-and-lance-BLOG/14550875_np3iL#1081205670_4DmmJ-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1081205670_4DmmJ-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/laura-and-lance-BLOG/14550875_np3iL#1081206237_adE4y-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1081206237_adE4y-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/laura-and-lance-BLOG/14550875_np3iL#1081207412_femnF-A-LB" title=""><img 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src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1081211102_AVv4o-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/laura-and-lance-BLOG/14550875_np3iL#1081211005_oamop-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1081211005_oamop-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/laura-and-lance-BLOG/14550875_np3iL#1081207327_JDHKB-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1081207327_JDHKB-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/laura-and-lance-BLOG/14550875_np3iL#1081204410_9tmUk-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1081204410_9tmUk-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/laura-and-lance-BLOG/14550875_np3iL#1081203674_z3cua-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1081203674_z3cua-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br />i even sang my favorite fall song for the kids:<br />it goes like this:<br />leaves are falling<br />leaves are falling<br />one fell on my nose<br />leaves are falling<br />leaves are falling<br />one fell on my too-es!<br />leaves are falling<br />leaves are falling<br />one fell on my head<br />leaves are falling<br />leaves are falling<br />yellow<br />green<br />and<br />red!<br /><br />and in this pic i even had the family singing along!<br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/laura-and-lance-BLOG/14550875_np3iL#1081203550_e7X8S-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1081203550_e7X8S-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/laura-and-lance-BLOG/14550875_np3iL#1081203161_H5ces-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1081203161_H5ces-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/laura-and-lance-BLOG/14550875_np3iL#1081202928_ayxHb-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1081202928_ayxHb-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/laura-and-lance-BLOG/14550875_np3iL#1081203490_YzmLK-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1081203490_YzmLK-L-1.jpg" title="" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div>mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-90086970941559142142010-11-01T06:10:00.000-07:002010-11-01T16:04:00.209-07:00The Melting Pot's Halloween Hustle 2010what a great concept--a 5k (or a 1 mile family friendly walk) on halloween to prep for the inevitable candy consumption to follow later in the evening! <br /><br />hundreds of fun-loving folks turned out for this super fun event decked out in their costumes ready to run and ready for fun! the event is held on halloween each year as a way to celebrate the holiday and to celebrate the closing day of elitch gardens amusement park as well. so--after the run everyone can enjoy one last day at the park.<br /><br />as a photographer i LOVE people who love life. people who grab the moment and live it to the fullest. this event was saturated life lovers. people ran in masks, wigs, full makeup and some even ran while pushing the kiddos in the stroller! <br /><br />i walked around snapping shots in the colorado sun and smiled all morning. i love my job. i love halloween. i love elitch gardens and i love the melting pot! <br /><br />see you all next year. 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elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-30302950649781395762010-10-15T20:43:00.000-07:002010-10-15T20:59:27.344-07:00LIFE is what's happening when you are busy making other plans...so today was just a regular day. kids off from school. plans to meet friends. snacks packed. sunscreen applied. camera bag in tow.<br /><br />a regular day of kids playing and moms chatting.<br />a regular early fall day.<br /><br />nobody is dressed up. nobody hired me to take their portraits. nobody is feeling pressure. we are just being in the moment.<br /><br />those are the most powerful moments because those are the moments when we are just living our lives. those are the moments we'll remember most when we look back.<br /><br />a friend who attended our fun play date asked me if i get tired of taking the camera...tired of always 'working'. my answer was quite simple...the moments like today are where my passion for photography shines. i believe in the power of NOW.<br /><br />i love the friends in our lives and i love documenting our time together.<br /><br />'the secret of life is enjoying the passage of time'...james taylor<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/LHM-blog-size-images/14210464_fJXgD#1049587003_hqV2z-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1049587003_hqV2z-L.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/LHM-blog-size-images/14210464_fJXgD#1049586868_3na5i-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1049586868_3na5i-L.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/LHM-blog-size-images/14210464_fJXgD#1049586841_oheiT-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1049586841_oheiT-L.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/LHM-blog-size-images/14210464_fJXgD#1049586944_JnxeE-A-LB" title=""><img 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blogging...probably 6 sessions behind (which is a lot for me). but no matter how busy i am i HAD to find time to post these images.<br /><br />i see this little gal every day (and sometimes several times a day) while dropping off my kids to school. over the past year the family and i have developed a friendship and so have our kids. when the summer came and everyone's schedules got busy i was so sad to not see and get to hold lily every day. i missed her smile. i missed her sweet smell. i missed those dimples.<br /><br />secretly i have been hoping for the chance to photograph her and when her mom asked i was so excited. <br /><br />this morning we headed out to enjoy this early fall day in colorado. we had two hours to play and capture some moments together with mother and daughter.<br /><br />but lilly was onto our scheme. she KNEW she was going to be put on the spot. she protested for a bit...but we chatted and played and soon she was smiling away as she always does. <br /><br />this family has a sweet love and light about them. each of the children are beautiful(three total) and adorable-- as are the mom and dad. i love being around them.<br /><br />and today i got my fill of lilly's sweet smell and her sweet sweet smile.<br /><br />i joke about creating a facebook page for her...she has so many fans at school that all want to hold her and hang out with her. so i am far from alone in my admiration of this sweetie pie.<br /><br />happy belated birthday lilly grace.<br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/Lilly-Grace-Fields-BLOG/14198416_ZR4Nm#1048487201_HV6A3-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1048487201_HV6A3-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/Lilly-Grace-Fields-BLOG/14198416_ZR4Nm#1048487665_NimDM-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1048487665_NimDM-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a 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names on the cards--looking so official and festive. something about the wonder and joy you feel when you open your mailbox and see a personal, hand-written note with a picture of loved ones on it. i LOVE sending and receiving cards every year. i wish we did it more often.<br /><br />so so many thanks to my dear friend sally for this amazing family photo she provided to us for our holiday card this year.<br /><br />her work is THE BEST.<br />http://www.sallyclarkphotography.com/<br /><br />i use shutterfly every year for our holiday cards--they are professional, affordable and just very cool. i highly recommend them!<br /><br />whew--i feel such a relief having this done already! thanks sally. thanks shutterfly.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="width:425px; height:494px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetTop" style="height:6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/top.gif);"></div><div 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for this one. ok well just a few. i'll start with how much fun i had and how wonderful it was to have these amazing models, flowers and tables set so beautifully for us. and finish with my deepest thanks to all of the instructors, volunteers and vendors for such a spectacular day of learning and hanging out.<br /><br />(and for me--thanks tiff for taking such good care of the boys so that i could enjoy a day away! you are the best!)<br /><br />here are some of my favorite images from the day.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Portfolio/mhp-details-BLOG/14076802_N9iQi#1036945973_Kvk7h-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/Portfolio/mhp-details-BLOG/MHP-blog-126/1036945973_Kvk7h-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Portfolio/mhp-details-BLOG/14076802_N9iQi#1036946685_Qtn25-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/Portfolio/mhp-details-BLOG/MHP-blog-136/1036946685_Qtn25-L-2.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a 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/>http://www.makenziesmiracle.org/2009/03/my-journey-to-healing.html<br /><br />and after you see these images and witness THAT smile...you can see why.<br /><br />i had so many smiles after photographing this family. they were fun. they were open. they were excited. and none of them ever complained about the heat or the sun or how long we were together. especially makenzie. she loved being out of her chair and in the arms of her family basking in the early morning sun in colorado.<br /><br />and i can't get enough of pam's love for her family.<br /><br />she inspires me.<br /><br />thanks for trusting me to capture your precious family memories. <br /><br />more importantly, thanks for loving life like you do and for choosing the positive life has to offer even when it's tough to see it.<br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/rogers-blog/14018575_vKKNu#1031381831_gaYdx-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1031381831_gaYdx-L-1.jpg" title="" 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title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1031377365_ytVGh-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/rogers-blog/14018575_vKKNu#1031380405_j794R-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1031380405_j794R-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/rogers-blog/14018575_vKKNu#1031377491_R2MES-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1031377491_R2MES-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/rogers-blog/14018575_vKKNu#1031377586_vjcDj-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1031377586_vjcDj-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/Other/rogers-blog/14018575_vKKNu#1031371825_8fwFb-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://mbgpics.smugmug.com/photos/1031371825_8fwFb-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a>mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-86278668233626059692010-09-24T08:27:00.000-07:002010-09-24T09:13:41.304-07:00lifestyle photography: a wise investment in you and your child's memories...this special lady is a client and a friend of mine. she is the proud mama of three beautiful boys. the most recent little guy, jacob, pictured here, was the star of this week's session. i was lucky enough to photograph his live birth back in june. what a powerful experience that was for me.<br /><br />ONE of the many reasons i admire jenn is because she does what i wish i had done...what many moms wish they had done-- she continually invests in portraits with EACH of her children as well as her family. so often we have family shots and regular group images of the kids which is wonderful. taking it to the next level by capturing moments together with each child is so so powerful. as we all know...the years fly by. how amazing will it be for this mom to look back and relive these special days of one-on-one and family togetherness.<br /><br />i applaud this family for investing in the preservation of their family memories.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">do YOU have special pics with your kiddos?</span> <br />i do but not nearly enough. when i wanted to capture these moments with my boys i usually set up a tripod and took the pictures myself. it was a pain and most always took the spontaneity out of the moment. i wish i had hired a photographer and i wish i had dozens more images of me with my boys when they were younger.<br /><br />don't make the same mistake! call me--i will preserve your magic moments forever.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">thanks jenn and greg for trusting me to be your photographer and your friend all these years!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Births/jacob-michael-mathews-birth/12484352_h7RvD#894819604_6nmSK-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/photos/894819604_6nmSK-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">one of the first images of jacob ever taken:</span><br /><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Births/jacob-michael-mathews-birth/12484352_h7RvD#894813843_BH9oU-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/photos/894813843_BH9oU-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">here is an image of these two that i took just moments after the birth. (notice the tear running down her cheek--precious!)<br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Births/jacob-michael-mathews-birth/12484352_h7RvD#894795632_MKy4J-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/photos/894795632_MKy4J-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">and look at him now--3 months! what a cutie pie!</span><br /><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Photography/jacob-m-3-month-pics/13869007_m2C4f#1017185868_iy7aK-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/Photography/jacob-m-3-month-pics/jacob-mathews-3-months-jpegs-9/1017185868_iy7aK-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Photography/jacob-m-3-month-pics/13869007_m2C4f#1017186727_TymPV-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/Photography/jacob-m-3-month-pics/jacob-mathews-3-months-jpegs-9/1017186727_TymPV-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a 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href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Photography/jacob-m-3-month-pics/13869007_m2C4f#1017224899_RuAVV-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/Photography/jacob-m-3-month-pics/jacob-mathews-3-months-jpegs-9/1017224899_RuAVV-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Photography/jacob-m-3-month-pics/13869007_m2C4f#1017228775_YTuuG-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/Photography/jacob-m-3-month-pics/jacob-mathews-3-months-jpegs-9/1017228775_YTuuG-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">an image taken last december while pregnant with jacob</span><br /><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Photography/mathews-morton-family-12-09/10644150_eijMs#740455902_ZByoH-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/photos/740455902_ZByoH-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Photography/mathews-morton-family-12-09/10644150_eijMs#740459668_JUxxw-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/photos/740459668_JUxxw-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Photography/mathews-morton-family-12-09/10644150_eijMs#740499814_W7UzK-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/photos/740499814_W7UzK-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a>mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-22462729442106494402010-09-14T20:30:00.000-07:002010-09-14T20:38:55.883-07:00halloween mini shoots. please join me!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49p3LdcPZS0jxTJbl-kPHmGRqD2ah9Q1ZLGjjTBa_TKD7TGJbo5PssT-wIaSmXLoB5T6RZ32SYy9PF4UfTH2GlpHPDuNktVTOkZ69xuNNrQyZANcHPG0ZEskbO69HCx1o88DUXJHwDL0/s1600/halloweenminishootscollage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" 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book:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">email me: mbgpicsphotos@gmail.com</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">call me: 303-875-5144</span>mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-46538420093014586212010-09-10T06:36:00.000-07:002010-09-10T18:27:19.957-07:00why don't people hire photographers to capture the simple moments in their lives?there is power in everyday moments. staying power. historical power. timelessness.<br /><br />we were at the park this week for a quick bike ride around the lake. history in the making.<br /><br />i struggled with keeping up with the boys (as i was lugging my camera bag and lenses) but i knew it would be worth it. just a few simple shots to capture our history and an hour in the life of my family. so powerful.<br /><br />i would welcome a family to contact me about 'a day in the life' photography where you just BE and i follow you around and capture it. <br /><br />i'd love my business to move in this direction and i think clients will thank me. so often we are prepping for a family shoot where everyone is dressed up, the kids are bribed with candy or toys to behave and look at the camera and are not really capturing a real moment. or you and your family are enjoying a picnic together and you keep interrupting the moment to get out the point and shoot to capture the beauty of the day. imagine the possibility of everyone being in the photos without any interruption in this priceless magic? <br /><br />my passion is capturing the simple moments and preserving them. and i'd love to do it for you!<br /><br />www.mbgpics.com <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Family/september-fun-photos-92010/13708394_qaYTE#1001938535_HLYDR-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/Family/september-fun-photos-92010/biking-in-clement-park-jpegs-9/1001938535_HLYDR-L-1.jpg" title="" alt=""></a><br /><br /><br /><a 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elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-39049094714267450402010-09-09T20:33:00.000-07:002010-09-09T21:56:18.266-07:00youth, passion and deep colorsi was ELATED when this young man was into my suggestion to travel downtown and do his senior portraits by some cool art. i am drawn to the colors, the passion and the intensity of graffiti art and so was he.<br /><br />i had a place in mind that i had discovered a few months back but we stumbled onto some amazing stuff and never made it to the place i was thinking of. so spontaneity won over and, as a result, we captured some strong and honest images of him.<br /><br />these vibrant colors are allegorical of youth and passion and possibility of it. true. raw. real.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mbgpics.com/Photography/jeff-mathews/13636555_wJmf8#995313648_csEAx-A-LB" title=""><img src="http://www.mbgpics.com/photos/995313648_csEAx-M-1.jpg" title="" 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future is as bold as the colors on those graffiti walls. don't change. you are wise beyond your years my friend.mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-34758843723135741752010-08-30T18:04:00.000-07:002010-08-30T18:27:35.866-07:00early morning in the rose garden.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mGSaNPHkJPI1y961Lzfh6giCm4a5T2sw5BsZ_PQhQopTvo1HEHTzXRuSFrSrsrguurmz4m4Rg7QAslgWeLXTZgD4PPmWK-Un0AlqccwrddR1H4VDf9KW6oz14vJ_Usc9hWhb3diaQ2E/s1600/_-177.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mGSaNPHkJPI1y961Lzfh6giCm4a5T2sw5BsZ_PQhQopTvo1HEHTzXRuSFrSrsrguurmz4m4Rg7QAslgWeLXTZgD4PPmWK-Un0AlqccwrddR1H4VDf9KW6oz14vJ_Usc9hWhb3diaQ2E/s640/_-177.jpg" border="0" 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border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511375819156694418" /></a><br /><br />this lovely, lovely family were married in this rose garden a few years ago so logically they asked to do their family session there.<br />i convinced them to meet quite early in order to catch the golden yummy early morning light. as it turns out-that was the best decision as that light was pure magic.<br /><br />the family had such strong chemistry and a delicate sweetness to them that so fitted the rose garden. i got to walk around that beautiful garden and capture them interacting and enjoying the quiet morning of togetherness. <br /><br />i love my job so much it hurts. and actually it almost never feels like a job at all.<br /><br />isn't it time you invested in your precious family moments?<br /><br />call me.<br /><br />www.mbgpics.com<br /><br />303-875-5144mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-14135953625249762952010-08-28T08:18:00.000-07:002010-08-28T08:48:57.753-07:00a strong history that produced a strong future.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gt27NOUt-bIm6PGmNuTcLXb-3xsB_kyAmgQgz1gIBBNpfRBkS-plIDa4a_1E34AkOjpR3Jvj31Z7bJp_p8XBbYstOM5KFPgxTJR1ubh7pAZZJTYq-v2wMRIYuIofLbRCQTf6GHAqslg/s1600/july+vacation+PA+VA+jpegs+2010-72.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gt27NOUt-bIm6PGmNuTcLXb-3xsB_kyAmgQgz1gIBBNpfRBkS-plIDa4a_1E34AkOjpR3Jvj31Z7bJp_p8XBbYstOM5KFPgxTJR1ubh7pAZZJTYq-v2wMRIYuIofLbRCQTf6GHAqslg/s640/july+vacation+PA+VA+jpegs+2010-72.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510486545251647202" /></a><br /><br 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEkqF0B1o-uGNIA5JJTWMecZpamgxlN0N3GUnToqn4uE1lt5ZR8jwRDIm3-YsawCOTiSMNJxSiCFSaWId8E76-tKIUedbVgag80KrSpWWWg62kFVbocCNjgjO3EA7K7jq5aTzmlyhK5o/s640/oconnorfamilyretro+jpegs-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510485680051251202" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2e8lUl31cD0FuRIs38f_HAX0sRp-N1M4dSiYtYHYeQye7XuRESyKn5zsbWQir9BWeeTQ2fcRqI1VKj3_s80Q-Au36bMKBQ-eWed8n0hawQU8f6vFDm1eWPiXhKQm3FelP4DSxHu8txA/s1600/finalfamilycollage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2e8lUl31cD0FuRIs38f_HAX0sRp-N1M4dSiYtYHYeQye7XuRESyKn5zsbWQir9BWeeTQ2fcRqI1VKj3_s80Q-Au36bMKBQ-eWed8n0hawQU8f6vFDm1eWPiXhKQm3FelP4DSxHu8txA/s640/finalfamilycollage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510483877297407554" /></a><br /><br />these two are frozen in my mind circa 1988 from our senior AP english class where we were all responsible for staging our version of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Gadot". no matter how i try i can't get those images out of my mind. it's as if it happened recently--not 22 years ago.<br /><br />they were a cute couple walking the halls together of our private high school, holding hands and making googly eyes at one another. thinking back--they were one of the only couples i remember that i had a feeling just might last. they seemed so sure of themselves and so happy together. i remember being impressed that they seemed to 'know' that they were good together and were facing the possibility of a strong future .<br /><br />flash ahead 22 years and i finally meet up with them again. (well, we connected about a year ago via facebook but hadn't actually met face to face since 1988.)<br /><br />they are still so sweet together, so fun and so sure of themselves and...just look at this beautiful family they have created out of their love. i did manage to capture a few of those googly eyed expressions too...and they were just as i remembered them.<br /><br />what a lovely family you guys have! thanks for welcoming me into your home after all of these years and for trusting me to capture your precious family memories together.<br /><br />i am so so glad that we reconnected! and yeah to good old VHS for being the match maker in this lovely story.mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-18770556758560397862010-08-26T11:11:00.000-07:002010-08-26T11:44:24.561-07:00nothing grander than a trip to the ocean...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsk-5kFnIE0RiI4xnGB8VQcxBpZeZpMUJvwoZX-_cQOVj8bFMgHxFX8Cd0mXSuYxCU4W48cV27Ol5stXYwWRcff40m-0s6j34XWJPtwxjPqp_GmIvc9kpM4-FM7YEuK4sEgQQ9DGQ2eAQ/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-417.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZtifVZj6A582A-JHlPMpmsNSOCqoWdm6HHK84W-H2I8nfIAOJP4PAFUWfwjHWUQ1ScDHvo_LKBvTOQ2qMhHUpfD98It1zXn5S-_5ViWKU7i2ZtEUPR3j1NkBDy-vf4KiaLKnjs7v_3w/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-313.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509786514167426690" /></a><br /><br />...especially considering this was the first trip to see the ocean for the boys. it was just magical. the expressions on their faces upon seeing, hearing, smelling and feeling the ocean were so wonderful to witness. (the heat and oppressive humidity, on the other hand were not so wonderful to witness... this year the heat index was well over 110 degrees. i missed our ideal colorado climate terribly!)<br /><br />i grew up enjoying the ocean each summer for our two week vacation to the outer banks of north carolina. so, in a sense, it was a part of me that i wanted to share that with the boys. it was an adventure being away from dad for two weeks (as he had to head back to colorado for work). we traveled over 5 states just the three of us! i am so glad we did it and...we have the memories to prove it.<br /><br />i probably should not have risked taking my professional camera and lenses to the beach but i just didn't want to miss out on capturing every second i could. so some of my lenses got a bit of sand in them but it was well worth it for me. the photo of my boys and their cousins holding hands is most precious to me. we miss spending time with them but it was so nice to just be together and relax.<br /><br />despite the heat, the beach and the atlantic in north carolina had a power over us and we ventured out every day to get our fill . i could get quite used to that early evening magical soft light as well as the sweetness of the ocean as the sun is setting. there is just something about the purity one feels at the beach, the simple relaxation and the warm salty air. we are planning to go back again next year for a couple of weeks. but for now i have these images to bring me back whenever i want to reminisce.mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-23273755231365218522010-08-24T04:55:00.000-07:002010-08-24T05:04:31.193-07:00a subtle sadness has overcome me....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahCjlEQ5EUwIhZ87a5o39SRLeLxgBgPw1O-inaAi9qjNNkfX5J4k3CEQa557xI2vVajBD8ww8b2SyHyNAEXo8_toCKOd-PAEA3yR1ek9i9TltmPqJZLVXAZI1u2woipO0oUKJIprwUYo/s1600/first+day+of+first+grade+BLOG-22.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGZf0Glwb7SHzX8taN3fgb0cLXIABUzJbvZS-7mWRInand5nhMgiO3x3vSzI3ImE9ms-4L9Tkg3Dtetl4nxu4aNpf7T7k2nQhn4TrmQcy4DdpAyTRZ2139Ti3c7rzmwAacp4t7x-A7EY/s640/first+day+of+first+grade+BLOG-28.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508944570307661410" /></a><br /><br />my babies are in school. they are growing up. and...<br />i<br />miss<br />them.mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-22597232783992867172010-08-19T22:57:00.000-07:002010-08-19T23:46:32.997-07:00i did it.so far, 15 days into it, 40 has been challenging.<br /><br />gray hair.<br />slow metabolism.<br />a new age bracket.<br />and<br />that number..<br />4<br />0.<br /><br />well i kicked it all in the rear end on my birthday weekend when i journeyed up my second colorado 14er (14,265 feet to be exact). quandary peak was my poison. it was on my life list to climb a 14er three years ago and i did it. this time it was a personal quest and challenge to push my out of shape self into this new goal.<br /><br />it was an emotional and physical journey to summit. i was tired, out of breath and my heart was pounding so so hard. each step as i got closer to the summit was as painful as childbirth. i wanted to give up many times as the trail was almost all rock for miles and miles. it made it extremely challenging to battle along with the altitude.<br /><br />but just like in life--my friends pushed me and made all the difference.<br /><br />as challenging as it was-that HIGH from doing it and getting down, over 14 miles in all, was worth every second of agony.<br /><br />i felt alive, young and connected to myself in a way i haven't felt in a while.<br />it was magical.<br /><br />and then there were 4 days after where i just couldn't go up or walk down steps! <br /><br />i made photo greeting cards of my last summit three years ago and put them in the boys' baby books--along with a personal note to encourage them to follow their dreams. just like their mama did. <br /><br />this time i will display a photo on the wall to remind myself that i am only as old as i allow myself to be. and that 4-0 is not such a bad number after all.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt56tvtept2a2shm-9DEuWIzBGNxaRVSoBA6esREpMjAGr5O3IQaHw6TAWl-wJDBqF5veAens8ZO2fmMMMbOQo1VkC3AdElGf24b8mjn7VmG-0oRL2GCUG6MU85YDsFlPs3_1XSS9k2k/s1600/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-44.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt56tvtept2a2shm-9DEuWIzBGNxaRVSoBA6esREpMjAGr5O3IQaHw6TAWl-wJDBqF5veAens8ZO2fmMMMbOQo1VkC3AdElGf24b8mjn7VmG-0oRL2GCUG6MU85YDsFlPs3_1XSS9k2k/s640/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-44.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507370587638748578" /></a><br />(note the top of the sign: "there are NO easy 14ers". i'll drink to that!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUjn2a1BwycS4pgh6_yri6DHEqvFisjU4fr5i8YLldlzQQWnyJcSBl-XHESwXGJJIMyY7G9p1WgWfJXmUUQqlQKei9zitcZhLLFxwMdvml2FOCIMNcjcIHRui2Ke2-fmKki2ZG4FnhTg/s1600/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-41.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUjn2a1BwycS4pgh6_yri6DHEqvFisjU4fr5i8YLldlzQQWnyJcSBl-XHESwXGJJIMyY7G9p1WgWfJXmUUQqlQKei9zitcZhLLFxwMdvml2FOCIMNcjcIHRui2Ke2-fmKki2ZG4FnhTg/s640/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-41.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507370582428018546" /></a><br />(our at the top of the mountain snacks.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduHdah6T-EAkeUxXftcl6zJwvwn0ee8qTFXCvy_gIWW31tbFbsLJeYnMJvJxK74L4uhVqNFSZYIAntbOwzwkj6YHrmRb6ehw0kNp6RYTul_IWOzrSRV4reJ1uBJujvXxsm-XwNY3wb8s/s1600/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-35.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduHdah6T-EAkeUxXftcl6zJwvwn0ee8qTFXCvy_gIWW31tbFbsLJeYnMJvJxK74L4uhVqNFSZYIAntbOwzwkj6YHrmRb6ehw0kNp6RYTul_IWOzrSRV4reJ1uBJujvXxsm-XwNY3wb8s/s640/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-35.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507370574474352722" /></a><br />(the quandary peak crew.)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIcNbwXW0DAnN_zTHM6xYk8Se7fjTEI7k32sggDsakeCEnsV9u1bRskpwT7nxC2ISJNag3L-kEFWIYAIf08YMMfd8M8UIZNR54Vlj62GceHlmFPQUMn9a3O-PIgHDwKn32IXrPqW0Ncc/s1600/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-40.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIcNbwXW0DAnN_zTHM6xYk8Se7fjTEI7k32sggDsakeCEnsV9u1bRskpwT7nxC2ISJNag3L-kEFWIYAIf08YMMfd8M8UIZNR54Vlj62GceHlmFPQUMn9a3O-PIgHDwKn32IXrPqW0Ncc/s640/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-40.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507370302936893538" /></a><br />(the view speaks for itself.)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjeHlpp9n2pFVK8tGHMNGPD0EjIdFUisT5VJcdVzRa2133IDf_DwKk_i1sJJxGytvF-3J_9g-PwCdtwEw_7zxkNmfVvUNrPlCmX7CkPDk3VMEWUyylt8mPut7Z7Q1FtjpB7D9qK9lrSk/s1600/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-32.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjeHlpp9n2pFVK8tGHMNGPD0EjIdFUisT5VJcdVzRa2133IDf_DwKk_i1sJJxGytvF-3J_9g-PwCdtwEw_7zxkNmfVvUNrPlCmX7CkPDk3VMEWUyylt8mPut7Z7Q1FtjpB7D9qK9lrSk/s640/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-32.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507370296010493042" /></a><br />(the gals actually sang happy birthday to me at the top--complete with candles in the strawberries and blueberries.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Wq-jN4g99s1AAiFvS_KY_bYPANkD_gRq3Qp17YU4DJ5A4s0rO-zp0VsME5iXKTDV2e-6Q2rdRrcR-H9CUvs0LTScZinjbcWwzV4zqJhnx7c2jraOcKdv7zJ4VdYzk5rXw2m3OFymUWI/s1600/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Wq-jN4g99s1AAiFvS_KY_bYPANkD_gRq3Qp17YU4DJ5A4s0rO-zp0VsME5iXKTDV2e-6Q2rdRrcR-H9CUvs0LTScZinjbcWwzV4zqJhnx7c2jraOcKdv7zJ4VdYzk5rXw2m3OFymUWI/s640/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507370290435617922" /></a><br />(tam has been my hiking buddy for both of my 14ers now. )<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpY_hAgrfT4L_Vr0e2Q4bjNHpxP22_9ZAhcrafZH930m1CY-hrazU20tSAfpdU3Z9t05gF-R0M_b_0Z34EBIic_m_KvUIRObdsFGc_I2GTRduXs91NDOG2YEi_0OhHmI5i90LDz7qbTs/s1600/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpY_hAgrfT4L_Vr0e2Q4bjNHpxP22_9ZAhcrafZH930m1CY-hrazU20tSAfpdU3Z9t05gF-R0M_b_0Z34EBIic_m_KvUIRObdsFGc_I2GTRduXs91NDOG2YEi_0OhHmI5i90LDz7qbTs/s640/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-26.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507370287670662866" /></a><br />(julie and i went to penn state together over 20 years ago. she is so much fun to be around.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwT5qtTsY8S2CLyHOsH9QqrTPj8HdbN3KeJ0eVQklTa7-u6fTdVunyCwoT-dmLJ2Umw9H9D9RmBfxqD6fVkhYl0BoFBOp6CKakocqm-9vhH-KafLHOt4Jf5QwNQwT9_qK-66WlPYKkk0/s1600/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwT5qtTsY8S2CLyHOsH9QqrTPj8HdbN3KeJ0eVQklTa7-u6fTdVunyCwoT-dmLJ2Umw9H9D9RmBfxqD6fVkhYl0BoFBOp6CKakocqm-9vhH-KafLHOt4Jf5QwNQwT9_qK-66WlPYKkk0/s640/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507370276124380866" /></a><br />(yep--i had to take video with my flip camera too.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtiuk3DykAlR3tdE2xY2FZANnZt6xM5dvrRTbt6zs75b1Y8ErnGb1rfedcXuvf1hAjd8-2pXEiGVCNbBnEze4ntmc8ZcpZunjCDhg_p9qOZ6wJDPFafRLcYcEOgR5-PZqEa1nWN1hPZI/s1600/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtiuk3DykAlR3tdE2xY2FZANnZt6xM5dvrRTbt6zs75b1Y8ErnGb1rfedcXuvf1hAjd8-2pXEiGVCNbBnEze4ntmc8ZcpZunjCDhg_p9qOZ6wJDPFafRLcYcEOgR5-PZqEa1nWN1hPZI/s640/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507369913504500018" /></a><br />(those rocks were such a pain to climb up and down on--particularly when you are exhausted.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXbfrBuTAZP2wrgfWGz9b5KKlynCR87Qu0bJ3F_YPfna-wchPwk5GnkwhcZV7eC0OGvfHh42lWqodnwzEu5ilA5RNhkSnWRafTl8ZyXQCTtq6wDiFaPsoKm-9lzSWqWLpXErpDnLh9qM/s1600/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXbfrBuTAZP2wrgfWGz9b5KKlynCR87Qu0bJ3F_YPfna-wchPwk5GnkwhcZV7eC0OGvfHh42lWqodnwzEu5ilA5RNhkSnWRafTl8ZyXQCTtq6wDiFaPsoKm-9lzSWqWLpXErpDnLh9qM/s640/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507369903245939154" /></a><br />(notice the small dots up the mountain. those =other hikers. it was terrible to look up and see the summit so far away.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ04ccMJdH6RNOmUAVlQM324XO_8Es3fZPVJpNhwNDDJQEMQVZ6QZDUiOfqpkdzImMtX5Je4i5UG27V2hIRcvrCZBmZS8NSWNGORjVxXQlZmWF9tHPT7rtmnQfAjDjINKD1Hwmoy_SSW8/s1600/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ04ccMJdH6RNOmUAVlQM324XO_8Es3fZPVJpNhwNDDJQEMQVZ6QZDUiOfqpkdzImMtX5Je4i5UG27V2hIRcvrCZBmZS8NSWNGORjVxXQlZmWF9tHPT7rtmnQfAjDjINKD1Hwmoy_SSW8/s640/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507369900634033506" /></a><br />(we met a false summit but were still geared up for the next one.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejHC57V1JAPAM_PexlhqQla6nuXBGkIeM8T5W3kQZ5JtKdrIcHrY1vBEIYCtxFUGh4x9p-zibRwx0XNqdiuTN1aWM_o75TTrr9igQYUepQGOPSsHZoj57JOLPW4e44V13ql2jIm8oh-o/s1600/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejHC57V1JAPAM_PexlhqQla6nuXBGkIeM8T5W3kQZ5JtKdrIcHrY1vBEIYCtxFUGh4x9p-zibRwx0XNqdiuTN1aWM_o75TTrr9igQYUepQGOPSsHZoj57JOLPW4e44V13ql2jIm8oh-o/s640/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507369890465608562" /></a><br />(the skies were just magical.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cfaPmxOOZM6uflfKDkNRE-vsNse8GaYXbBap1rkjLxLVao6650EqulTPIvT-qCt7pS8rP-0tk10R_cKIKuaKHtJfuFQy2Wo-INUCLk-6_Q2ngfo0sR2CRDabb4BQ4vR_gZMnH-GI7qQ/s1600/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cfaPmxOOZM6uflfKDkNRE-vsNse8GaYXbBap1rkjLxLVao6650EqulTPIvT-qCt7pS8rP-0tk10R_cKIKuaKHtJfuFQy2Wo-INUCLk-6_Q2ngfo0sR2CRDabb4BQ4vR_gZMnH-GI7qQ/s640/quandary+peak+hike+8-2010+BLOG-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507369882289240066" /></a><br />(i was so thankful to have those poles--especially on the journey down.)mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-44327076103500155822010-08-13T01:11:00.000-07:002010-08-13T02:28:10.016-07:00favorite summer portraits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3PG4ZTBm1F-RN586vCnl9dFRU0aL6XHZwDKkT_8UP2-sAl2CYirLq1ufSHClq6cw5qfjbbZ47AKxJArOFuvoAGKzIYIfZA_DTW9Wg-9uI-DZAqnOrSfA0-Ov4I6feuEx0ul_5fwk9fI/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-818.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3PG4ZTBm1F-RN586vCnl9dFRU0aL6XHZwDKkT_8UP2-sAl2CYirLq1ufSHClq6cw5qfjbbZ47AKxJArOFuvoAGKzIYIfZA_DTW9Wg-9uI-DZAqnOrSfA0-Ov4I6feuEx0ul_5fwk9fI/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-818.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504822952743453954" /></a><br />(nicky nockie noodle man.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcIl4374RIhHiJpBynLI4nI_qxQAjWdBN7R-kTLGAlFU6FgM9LkuPFdFs7ZMvBftURaiTmP_PeV0seaEK2DAHwEkOvBaSGqoXSV5Q3Tc9CRWByi0SOa1-LBBUCDEydhvE4Lu53oCsAQE/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-816.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcIl4374RIhHiJpBynLI4nI_qxQAjWdBN7R-kTLGAlFU6FgM9LkuPFdFs7ZMvBftURaiTmP_PeV0seaEK2DAHwEkOvBaSGqoXSV5Q3Tc9CRWByi0SOa1-LBBUCDEydhvE4Lu53oCsAQE/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-816.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504822948607523234" /></a><br />(one of my best friend's sons. love these boys and love this image of them.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDNmhV9pN3hX6UNX7lhxh_iRkehyphenhyphenbkIgDYUB3qUphpcRhO0aIVkdU_hewolcrk8mui1GWv9Kd08HBPc5zZy57VgsxljKSOjqwdghUBLwlijFXCZ5BEKM8jQgqUj-Gr_mbd7f85hyI8CY/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-790.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDNmhV9pN3hX6UNX7lhxh_iRkehyphenhyphenbkIgDYUB3qUphpcRhO0aIVkdU_hewolcrk8mui1GWv9Kd08HBPc5zZy57VgsxljKSOjqwdghUBLwlijFXCZ5BEKM8jQgqUj-Gr_mbd7f85hyI8CY/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-790.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504821502736811842" /></a><br /><br />(hands down-two of my favorite people in the world. NO ONE can make me laugh like these two. i am praying they come out to colorado next summer as we had more fun during their last visit than words can even begin to describe.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhva5eUMbf9mUCWBWE6NgtQJL0PLWwXFLoqgo52cpp58YUbQ2NI7juvjjXEkNVYb6ltoKirjZ0mL_KMy8wgGSzk6rWleDzK7UUPuA_Cycxi-VHuzS4NRieZ-f6PhVdnPOR08WozJUeTorM/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-749.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhva5eUMbf9mUCWBWE6NgtQJL0PLWwXFLoqgo52cpp58YUbQ2NI7juvjjXEkNVYb6ltoKirjZ0mL_KMy8wgGSzk6rWleDzK7UUPuA_Cycxi-VHuzS4NRieZ-f6PhVdnPOR08WozJUeTorM/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-749.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504821497090613890" /></a><br />(i love this image of aaron wearing this hat...love love love it.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPKzB9fsA1I1eHhQdDIGlSjxJhosJto1mBhzp44_nCLGo3hhL6ZZCaUicOpZpkAIB-U45THaOjHfb9762NK6ChTXOtrxzMjPCP9_GEaPLNFc0TMqsCoa4F80YtXY42MnERN_fQH5vHK4/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-747.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPKzB9fsA1I1eHhQdDIGlSjxJhosJto1mBhzp44_nCLGo3hhL6ZZCaUicOpZpkAIB-U45THaOjHfb9762NK6ChTXOtrxzMjPCP9_GEaPLNFc0TMqsCoa4F80YtXY42MnERN_fQH5vHK4/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-747.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504821490595481330" /></a><br />(sydney a sweetie pie i hardly ever get to see.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfESwrYTnM3VR4sxOwvU9yHrh6C1C6exPUTAZGhs5pafhmO26_uU5CftLCnn1wLDaQhvaI8KNbo0db78MEskOP_JFjKYy-e0InR0xUXcDZIwCymOqHBaIZs8I2q9Sw9sIVofthxdW3Wc/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-696.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfESwrYTnM3VR4sxOwvU9yHrh6C1C6exPUTAZGhs5pafhmO26_uU5CftLCnn1wLDaQhvaI8KNbo0db78MEskOP_JFjKYy-e0InR0xUXcDZIwCymOqHBaIZs8I2q9Sw9sIVofthxdW3Wc/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-696.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504821484046253218" /></a><br />(hayden. love those green eyes. they speak volumes to me.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_6X6jR6hXZji0XURYPYwbbmTT2xcHr8NUXDIvLLuW4SA5UyeWaDPztG4x0gbxw_6N5RNATZfq-VEi1ORd4IORs9ToaZQmEokyay9r1vknaQUuSZQNlmTHfmuY6O4xpwWI6InWvwO4gA/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-181.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_6X6jR6hXZji0XURYPYwbbmTT2xcHr8NUXDIvLLuW4SA5UyeWaDPztG4x0gbxw_6N5RNATZfq-VEi1ORd4IORs9ToaZQmEokyay9r1vknaQUuSZQNlmTHfmuY6O4xpwWI6InWvwO4gA/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-181.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504821482115725474" /></a><br />(casey giving his only living great grandparent a hug goodbye. no need to say anymore.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI-XuHmdP4nIyP5VdT59cG0ZcWGQ_PdtU_cy1xsKSbt_Vlv1ex7fUpuEdAh5Vrb95YFXSqO9tg7zEorrK9U6a85Y9nQuNnsmNu1VV45xWDs8fqgtPNGWCPlXkfpGsx2F6he0r0qPAL1Q/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-217.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI-XuHmdP4nIyP5VdT59cG0ZcWGQ_PdtU_cy1xsKSbt_Vlv1ex7fUpuEdAh5Vrb95YFXSqO9tg7zEorrK9U6a85Y9nQuNnsmNu1VV45xWDs8fqgtPNGWCPlXkfpGsx2F6he0r0qPAL1Q/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-217.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504813869532182290" /></a><br />(these silly bands crack me up but they are so fun. here's luke playing his electric guitar).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSQ6kRGmeop6Mb07oUx0p7hnRRujmPaWiiaHdbp8gZSQFVhL3nLqyEC64mQ3G5smnbc0AMy6dT4osFdTW0EMVvExaRR0Mekjq6hIqMa1fASc3mUZOeEE2EjKx6tOTt0Jq2cDdGqSyP4s/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-109.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSQ6kRGmeop6Mb07oUx0p7hnRRujmPaWiiaHdbp8gZSQFVhL3nLqyEC64mQ3G5smnbc0AMy6dT4osFdTW0EMVvExaRR0Mekjq6hIqMa1fASc3mUZOeEE2EjKx6tOTt0Jq2cDdGqSyP4s/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-109.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504813864253664882" /></a><br />(mike picking up his sister)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bLH6uG4c6k3AEvQV_9dtsB_d2v8R9bZA5KU8pmzPPi0S8yjQU15ZYQdcUlU7UhC_g3pCWDJMVSD9pzoLMeYgnbmiMH28bTptyDQiUtORVmRdNYV4xSAij_oHnrygYqKQHzsoz45k_3Y/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-771.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bLH6uG4c6k3AEvQV_9dtsB_d2v8R9bZA5KU8pmzPPi0S8yjQU15ZYQdcUlU7UhC_g3pCWDJMVSD9pzoLMeYgnbmiMH28bTptyDQiUtORVmRdNYV4xSAij_oHnrygYqKQHzsoz45k_3Y/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-771.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504810489471441378" /></a><br />(carole and larry drove in from cleveland to meet me... it was such a pleasure. i've known her online for years but we'd never met before!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJiAoCdMK5R63WK1f-zzFhT4Ml1LJQRjIflGMGzW8827zpSSSm-REfO7BIasfGCesa4XKZUcJkChE-ZK3H7nVtnWkdJQDkB2MlYkrTS91PAp7pWrkTsHOqbWZhsRktp_ZeqCSUk70xYMw/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-862.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJiAoCdMK5R63WK1f-zzFhT4Ml1LJQRjIflGMGzW8827zpSSSm-REfO7BIasfGCesa4XKZUcJkChE-ZK3H7nVtnWkdJQDkB2MlYkrTS91PAp7pWrkTsHOqbWZhsRktp_ZeqCSUk70xYMw/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-862.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504809692339206018" /></a><br />(i love the way aaron's cousin is looking up to him. a powerful moment captured.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgW7Uy8ewruBP9LqCCos2WWIyBRvlSc1vSv-jmTfd1ru69fpMny30o1K5_UKeYE5j9FdNnnjQyniqlaXztmb5vC5BBJPS4YLc2en2kBVuLMt3cE-Ema1YV5tD9t1eAND2gci_1Rm4fK8/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-415.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgW7Uy8ewruBP9LqCCos2WWIyBRvlSc1vSv-jmTfd1ru69fpMny30o1K5_UKeYE5j9FdNnnjQyniqlaXztmb5vC5BBJPS4YLc2en2kBVuLMt3cE-Ema1YV5tD9t1eAND2gci_1Rm4fK8/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-415.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504809687116788194" /></a><br />(this kiddo has the MOST amazing blue eyes...but i loved this image in black and white. it was taken during our beach trip this summer. i will post more photos of him in another blog entry.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUvlKhHPsj1TXz6TvB-uH1u-zDuACyOmda2aM6mk-PP-C_jt_Kw7kw8yJhNx1uW5VLCjA1qKlwk0a1X0diX2kZB-vVZJgYJuYfVdm1NoceNZmJuba1UdKPDpKgydzRTrkOTYU6Mkffyw/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-85.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUvlKhHPsj1TXz6TvB-uH1u-zDuACyOmda2aM6mk-PP-C_jt_Kw7kw8yJhNx1uW5VLCjA1qKlwk0a1X0diX2kZB-vVZJgYJuYfVdm1NoceNZmJuba1UdKPDpKgydzRTrkOTYU6Mkffyw/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-85.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504809678118680594" /></a><br />(a sweet image of my mother in law and father in law. )<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfuv2MGKgVN3l0DABIIZ9NIF5HpF-y-C0sjl1HzhyphenhyphenRon2bJ4159FVaMyAXntVnPWZoSOye5qEkUF1SrTGsdJWtgGyTHL0Eva90b8YpLGg8r_Q5ih3lsk_KU-sdWkrMOwL4xn4JsPJhyphenhyphen4/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-733.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfuv2MGKgVN3l0DABIIZ9NIF5HpF-y-C0sjl1HzhyphenhyphenRon2bJ4159FVaMyAXntVnPWZoSOye5qEkUF1SrTGsdJWtgGyTHL0Eva90b8YpLGg8r_Q5ih3lsk_KU-sdWkrMOwL4xn4JsPJhyphenhyphen4/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-733.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504809674722166722" /></a><br />(i was in this couple's wedding YEARS ago...so nice to see and spend time with their family. i miss them so much!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DS7tWvg2Po1fu0awzi3SCTDhdeCGb7uvX-0wQniBc9B-1-ld3O8ML90ic1BlRFm3I2r4iTy3DXFTKoLm3ozfE7odcNhC-G9wiK4EfEvxIsXdTQ71jCb9-x9THn28Xi2PBQMMF80ftFg/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-712.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DS7tWvg2Po1fu0awzi3SCTDhdeCGb7uvX-0wQniBc9B-1-ld3O8ML90ic1BlRFm3I2r4iTy3DXFTKoLm3ozfE7odcNhC-G9wiK4EfEvxIsXdTQ71jCb9-x9THn28Xi2PBQMMF80ftFg/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-712.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504809664717920466" /></a><br />(i've know holly since we both were kids. it was so emotional for me to see her having these tender moments with her boys. so much time has slipped away since we moved to colorado. these boys are all grown up. sniff sniff...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgMNxT-7OPuhy8JmALBHth7XkVBcIj4R0Qa0umPYe1cHMDvVy4zawUpUlZQlN2khKNy9JcsfLRKAn7NqaMZk1GPJDoi5DPasbTwa33QinaX9fxFnSJWsHhruD-GHAD1l3j6Ac5Sv51zM/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-726.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgMNxT-7OPuhy8JmALBHth7XkVBcIj4R0Qa0umPYe1cHMDvVy4zawUpUlZQlN2khKNy9JcsfLRKAn7NqaMZk1GPJDoi5DPasbTwa33QinaX9fxFnSJWsHhruD-GHAD1l3j6Ac5Sv51zM/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-726.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504808651210389042" /></a><br />(above caption describes this one too...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDCSxKqnB7UN-t3nxH7YLxnzDRSfFpkv1Lo56ABuEaiYkO-4sO4xwhLSLGpoOBx-bDV7a08diGyaIxRys5d5uCYBsc8hoaby-tfwUf3Xx7jHIPMQjxRF251PikLLY5uKok_dS_D1mwZk/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-721.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDCSxKqnB7UN-t3nxH7YLxnzDRSfFpkv1Lo56ABuEaiYkO-4sO4xwhLSLGpoOBx-bDV7a08diGyaIxRys5d5uCYBsc8hoaby-tfwUf3Xx7jHIPMQjxRF251PikLLY5uKok_dS_D1mwZk/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-721.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504808644618039586" /></a><br />(and this one....)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sBloSbZqABW7VnDlPiXk7jc7P3d6BvMMpC1fAOklFKva1dnkKb4SACZb0aYtaau1mv5PJnL_SjPCMY1pd6II-zdcH1ECMbipVyPUZWkS_E5XUiWf2EtrlOrYyrSOj5BVwGC8GXYCKeY/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-706.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sBloSbZqABW7VnDlPiXk7jc7P3d6BvMMpC1fAOklFKva1dnkKb4SACZb0aYtaau1mv5PJnL_SjPCMY1pd6II-zdcH1ECMbipVyPUZWkS_E5XUiWf2EtrlOrYyrSOj5BVwGC8GXYCKeY/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-706.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504808637570786274" /></a><br />(natasha and her green green eyes...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40buRNpkRjXcaRPgHo4qMqE1P1j4ZTPPnOAo1F0WUKmgSLp-8SxIQSAmflE-fr0QzgN_9LbKK5Rozh-78TeFxjuCq5g-T3NS0NwQ37BGMszRbHyMAuj-JWORIIn8H6RxlVAtY6O7ut9o/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-741.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40buRNpkRjXcaRPgHo4qMqE1P1j4ZTPPnOAo1F0WUKmgSLp-8SxIQSAmflE-fr0QzgN_9LbKK5Rozh-78TeFxjuCq5g-T3NS0NwQ37BGMszRbHyMAuj-JWORIIn8H6RxlVAtY6O7ut9o/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-741.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504808632535115330" /></a><br />(luke)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Y3ZmRkNe3MRhBkpG65y_pCpki9ah_CCsQD5WQhN0BWmPekgGS0RXTa_ohce7BB3nPaJYGm4-HtSjWc0S1b1v3LbeuP9bhNWp7xA5ncQYK7xTxXRxkqpOa5b-_9ara-t7_ATOz4QsHHw/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-738.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Y3ZmRkNe3MRhBkpG65y_pCpki9ah_CCsQD5WQhN0BWmPekgGS0RXTa_ohce7BB3nPaJYGm4-HtSjWc0S1b1v3LbeuP9bhNWp7xA5ncQYK7xTxXRxkqpOa5b-_9ara-t7_ATOz4QsHHw/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-738.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504808629682200018" /></a><br />(charlie...i love that name by the way...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qGfIDbHVV4qU-250UgmkkC8eidjj-B77JFnT3TLmD5HkBm4uDLCCJePchnJikhBb4AS5AwyxYuLWOmwDLNrNgIot1_ugnUJOrKaLQIclzRT9hTaGnN3rDYKmhw8MWV6GkXWFFcY45e0/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-717.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qGfIDbHVV4qU-250UgmkkC8eidjj-B77JFnT3TLmD5HkBm4uDLCCJePchnJikhBb4AS5AwyxYuLWOmwDLNrNgIot1_ugnUJOrKaLQIclzRT9hTaGnN3rDYKmhw8MWV6GkXWFFcY45e0/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-717.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504807894502083906" /></a><br />(seth. i have a slight crush on this little guy. he reminds me so much of his mother when she was little.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3-jSeuHTQEgvxCJ5F3QADlKOm2qXA8vQHygeb-r-T1Og4adOzEPoLwzqtScEyojKpvgPFJybhvihYYgYT9stEGC9i0RZBapTXnDcFZoVxgKejnOw8-J2Xvekj-DBPBA_x_4orPxTU2c/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-603.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3-jSeuHTQEgvxCJ5F3QADlKOm2qXA8vQHygeb-r-T1Og4adOzEPoLwzqtScEyojKpvgPFJybhvihYYgYT9stEGC9i0RZBapTXnDcFZoVxgKejnOw8-J2Xvekj-DBPBA_x_4orPxTU2c/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-603.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504807891438656546" /></a><br />(christian. i went to high school with his mom. quite a handsome dude don't you think?)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vnojOiw2KgK49JjXkDPGJHMSgTGjGndbYv7g3Bs_Aj0hB2dQYLi_HavketYHLnWIgWtA1HCLNUNoqkah5In1Tf87QKdWZWNrEtxAFcYhKYYHNxlPsDPP7tIWLRr8LpEZj3JiDkoKh8Y/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-505.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vnojOiw2KgK49JjXkDPGJHMSgTGjGndbYv7g3Bs_Aj0hB2dQYLi_HavketYHLnWIgWtA1HCLNUNoqkah5In1Tf87QKdWZWNrEtxAFcYhKYYHNxlPsDPP7tIWLRr8LpEZj3JiDkoKh8Y/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-505.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504807882746874370" /></a><br />(ginger. i changed her diapers when i was young and now she has her phD and a new son jackson.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-C4LlnFuytllB-Chg10uFo2YyYcxMA2t6c8SmUsXYE2wPWu1ReAqfqOcya0aYjtkU-ONgoIum_xayxfCwDKoDwlaHZtG_A2K1lJBIJil4ywc1DO3tWvczBPCxJJ0iG2zObEEP-3vUX4/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-451.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-C4LlnFuytllB-Chg10uFo2YyYcxMA2t6c8SmUsXYE2wPWu1ReAqfqOcya0aYjtkU-ONgoIum_xayxfCwDKoDwlaHZtG_A2K1lJBIJil4ywc1DO3tWvczBPCxJJ0iG2zObEEP-3vUX4/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-451.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504807876783457010" /></a><br />(my trademark baby toes with wedding rings shot. i should patent this...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKPxZV90dw6W7I29wVrM9HUXCxjkLyalV96568OhZ2tWycbcPT81gEAiZWtXbAgeTwCsD9JrN8oB54nCF92MCKgzIb7AL_pECTf1xCNrwqB-F9d-IezZNCwxXimgorz5Gd_97bmmTXLw/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-474.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKPxZV90dw6W7I29wVrM9HUXCxjkLyalV96568OhZ2tWycbcPT81gEAiZWtXbAgeTwCsD9JrN8oB54nCF92MCKgzIb7AL_pECTf1xCNrwqB-F9d-IezZNCwxXimgorz5Gd_97bmmTXLw/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-474.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504807873535169426" /></a><br />(jack's baptism. i blew into town from DC just in time for his baptism party to end but luckily i got some time for a quick photo shoot.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FtR6Cg3WiNlBzPKhBEUDidsfPN31evIBiVJJlcdDDqqkuWzW7j2vdoE2kmzQZmvlJrBVW9W43HRK3MzTCbESSjRHtMndpLiXwoHvFKqiz_nFHWAU03t0fJ8VHT2XMFFKj5MZz75xI_E/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-245.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FtR6Cg3WiNlBzPKhBEUDidsfPN31evIBiVJJlcdDDqqkuWzW7j2vdoE2kmzQZmvlJrBVW9W43HRK3MzTCbESSjRHtMndpLiXwoHvFKqiz_nFHWAU03t0fJ8VHT2XMFFKj5MZz75xI_E/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-245.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504806770309785458" /></a><br />(daniel. he is not an easy guy to capture but i was so proud to get this image of him smiling at his mom--one of my best friends who moved from colorado to DC.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKdqHyK6Ls8IqE7xElg15huRluhCiIPCdXNqX1iZotTVWGWRCvSLpxCzSIlakvCAhozwl2E8C4MDBxF_xowSZFliV50VXKF7AnmD6UrLhf6sPMyvY7ZjeWgqCHIdNOXtX6GcztGvfvHw/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-226.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKdqHyK6Ls8IqE7xElg15huRluhCiIPCdXNqX1iZotTVWGWRCvSLpxCzSIlakvCAhozwl2E8C4MDBxF_xowSZFliV50VXKF7AnmD6UrLhf6sPMyvY7ZjeWgqCHIdNOXtX6GcztGvfvHw/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-226.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504806763941450802" /></a><br />(such a fun shot of my friend laughing at her son's fit. classic mommy moment captured. i wish i had some shots of me and my son aaron like this...it would be A LOT of shots.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3Zq0gScc9-uq79t4x_aOzgJw9u3JlV-WFlOXBq39DDdjOlPa6eIH9jDLA620N4R4Hnc_muTH9kgX6A8iKJLWNIfhkuUrkhyphenhyphen_3n_w270-hFi8GWXDk6XaHI2RE6xWT3W7CuiyUnA7ZUQ/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-149.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3Zq0gScc9-uq79t4x_aOzgJw9u3JlV-WFlOXBq39DDdjOlPa6eIH9jDLA620N4R4Hnc_muTH9kgX6A8iKJLWNIfhkuUrkhyphenhyphen_3n_w270-hFi8GWXDk6XaHI2RE6xWT3W7CuiyUnA7ZUQ/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-149.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504806757815582146" /></a><br />(cousins eating ice cream. simple image to some but these three don't see one another all that often so it was so precious.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEUj7irYGqHDwGuVpsol1l-Ixh1EugdplRP6InwGAtHWnS45rQ1UWfwGHCDt2SqoxYrVeZJPAJHKKdQGQY672AHQuYRHrfs8EqK4xKv2ma8p2w67azWHaMKTi5Al5CF83fguHPJfjMk0/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-99.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEUj7irYGqHDwGuVpsol1l-Ixh1EugdplRP6InwGAtHWnS45rQ1UWfwGHCDt2SqoxYrVeZJPAJHKKdQGQY672AHQuYRHrfs8EqK4xKv2ma8p2w67azWHaMKTi5Al5CF83fguHPJfjMk0/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-99.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504806748049045570" /></a><br />(my niece. i call her peanut buttah.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4E8Wob99sG6-fa2MLZkI_ThMWWQhtRGM7SPjuXBE9_Nqahu2w8L6_r2TBCY3vshZbnWYXCW6YFaQJMRtrHjOak9cagtEInbbRvslMW7atlAzTDmWfnDfn3IRi-GzlyKW1HOP7oWBGZeQ/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-32.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4E8Wob99sG6-fa2MLZkI_ThMWWQhtRGM7SPjuXBE9_Nqahu2w8L6_r2TBCY3vshZbnWYXCW6YFaQJMRtrHjOak9cagtEInbbRvslMW7atlAzTDmWfnDfn3IRi-GzlyKW1HOP7oWBGZeQ/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-32.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504806742855722834" /></a><br />(mike playing basketball in his childhood backyard hoop.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAjAtwQO8B8n5DKusqOJOsRHaidVDe_L99M9_2MHoij3AD1RnpGxTx42ZeXi08fnL5u_qKNZkMp2cL82S-ckTtEnTHhvAEkUquggPu8khDQxqZgxiLummwK_9yqzWDXFgeWkB7Bgjko0/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAjAtwQO8B8n5DKusqOJOsRHaidVDe_L99M9_2MHoij3AD1RnpGxTx42ZeXi08fnL5u_qKNZkMp2cL82S-ckTtEnTHhvAEkUquggPu8khDQxqZgxiLummwK_9yqzWDXFgeWkB7Bgjko0/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504805713227454066" /></a><br />(an image of my mother in law taken while she was swinging on the playset in her backyard while watching her grandkids play.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnIYPSelIZ0IzYulZytfMsOTJEWKa2oB7yzadCfg8KuvmvdIXHG5xDZ-yt1GNRP4SlKmIDbRr1dObhoQdBoRfIS-xgXks7Qnf2tuTakXtPkibvQ7BnkdJI_Ys0ltYi6XxlOt2Qo2dRAo/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-165.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRDMmCEpC8XqI5H6M7E_e6AuFKKVa87yARe2bh-6DUw8ZYrM5jd6HggYOL1VIm8CVa7K49FmI0R1yMvJmJU4NBV1VJBih2sC-giJv-7OUtZPPd9-MG-Aupz3mW8omZHb_LtMnJocNp18/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-124.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504805689044356594" /></a><br />(my husband's family at an alpaca farm in western PA. a tender moment captured.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqdLRFhbJre7hFuXon0ns9DVorW9ne-z3X5gaWFz3t8cbrt2E1Zvgu1-EYuaJoqGJn6sCnJZLGKK46T8u5WATrlnlAQ6p3xvwAdE3WDlC0vw9Y3s3RiKcwZ-SAGCWhuVhUh6faThNuWk/s1600/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-69.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqdLRFhbJre7hFuXon0ns9DVorW9ne-z3X5gaWFz3t8cbrt2E1Zvgu1-EYuaJoqGJn6sCnJZLGKK46T8u5WATrlnlAQ6p3xvwAdE3WDlC0vw9Y3s3RiKcwZ-SAGCWhuVhUh6faThNuWk/s640/all+summer+trip+photos+blog-69.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504805677849035778" /></a><br />(cousins enjoying an evening together. priceless.)<br /><br />this summer's travels on the east coast with family and friends has produced some of my favorite portraits. i love the moments they represent but also the simple candid moments captured. these photos represent special moments in time between people we miss dearly and don't get to spend nearly enough time with. this is my passion...capturing the power of the simple moments of our lives.<br /><br />for most of these i used my 85 1.4 prime lens that i am sorry i don't use more often. (note to self: use this lens more often...i paid a LOT for it and takes stunning portraits).<br /><br />for all of those in these images...we miss you terribly and are so thankful for the time we got to spend together this summer.mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-17104593418988027492010-07-07T22:05:00.001-07:002010-07-07T22:52:15.093-07:00one last post before my vacation!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwqV8DqFY8VK-ppTiW88bZKVQEN2pabi6Vas1q2YO3S_pRA84W3rv0heD-E0qaNO5z9dvm6KzbWvqV7Hkz2Y8RutVNNrRcJCSFftZ-y32V8vJqngeKiNr16WXjjtuYOgSyNtHdOHOjlY/s1600/adams+family+blog-14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwqV8DqFY8VK-ppTiW88bZKVQEN2pabi6Vas1q2YO3S_pRA84W3rv0heD-E0qaNO5z9dvm6KzbWvqV7Hkz2Y8RutVNNrRcJCSFftZ-y32V8vJqngeKiNr16WXjjtuYOgSyNtHdOHOjlY/s640/adams+family+blog-14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491401347117335346" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysyY3fjJk3LeyFDdaVs56CfI16zSC8rkkIw0mw6vQYAigjP_8hORR1pru4udHvor3e2uiGfsVvkKIfa63ObIpWsjRieUDEzfntpfqJIGFzjeysaxHojZlt0ji3Mqj6romXUvSe86PCx4/s1600/adams+family+blog-9.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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(well until i had all of the images to process and edit!)<br /><br />but i shot these with a tripod and my trusty cable release and the rest was a breeze. the light was--a m a z i n g. we met at 7:30 am and were done by 10:30 on the 4th of july for this family reunion. i welcomed the haze and the overcast skies. it was a photographer's dream lighting.<br /><br />enjoy the smiles of this fun group just like i did!<br /><br />and melissa--i am so excited that i our paths have crossed. i have a feeling you and i are going to have lots of fun together in the years to come! true serendipity meeting you my new friend!<br /><br />see all of you faithful readers (are you out there??) next month!mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890239939189889669.post-23511177073451831562010-07-07T14:07:00.000-07:002010-07-07T14:55:50.520-07:00love, streaming through the mountain air...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QrQZWMiRX-T23MLGSwhzFwZgTXfJdw3hpY3w0T3365qt_RxmWJZtviFjWQqyjWjGgvNNAxsAzHEIwXoXeibkEjYv_HPp5dlW2gAokxU9V9JgG7UbnqeKSsU6UDyCNqUG4xElgSwLdlc/s1600/duclos+wedding+blog-61.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcSQGGOpEWfwAyWS8FKwucjMtn5j6v8XRBOPjZrtOO6hdLnN5bslz8W20DdEyDJTH_8HWBdHSw92lmlUZJ52ZEblXVaUElVQF178SJFmiSdTEzQNiiajSMqPmA58B_crDR-sMh4mJ6mI/s640/birthday+fingerpainting+BLOG-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488286347582994098" /></a><br /><br />birthdays always seem to be centered around cake and ice cream, balloons and presents.<br /><br />for this, casey's 4th birthday, i decided it was time to be more 'present' in his life and spend some quality time being creative. so in honor of that i uploaded these images straight out of the camera. no editing, no extra time spent at the computer. and i love them even though they were shot in our dimly lit basement.<br /><br />we got messy. we laughed. we got messier. and we have these lovely pictures to remind us of our fun.<br /><br />the best gift i can give my kiddos, no doubt, is to give less "presents" and to just be more 'present". <br /><br />happy birthday my sweet sweet baby boy! affectionately termed " the cheese man".mary elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366709207198024827noreply@blogger.com3