My Sweet Lil' Chef...

My 10-year old daughter, "B", loves to be in the kitchen.  She loves the whole process.  She will do anything from peeling cucumbers to whipping cream....she's happy.  Day before yesterday she asked if she could be in charge of dinner, start to finish, one day.  Of course, I mean, are you kidding me?  I told her to get her menu planned and create a shopping list.  Well, this is what the little munchkin came up with.....delicious.  (I did fail to take a picture of the whole dessert which included ice cream drizzled with honey!)

Chilled Cucumber Soup

Arugula Salad with Shaved Parmesan and Yellow Pear Tomatoes

Proscuitto wrapped Cantaloupe 

Penne Pasta with Basil Pesto

Chocolate Truffles with Toasted Hazelnuts and Cocoa - (I forgot to take a picture of these with the Vanilla Ice Cream and Honey!)

How lucky are we?

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Hampton Park with Sweet Little "E"

Remember the way you felt in college...when you realized a paper was due in like.......5 minutes ago?  Yeah, well that's the way my morning started - but was recovered with a little extra time and a switcheroo.  Thanks to sweet "E"'s fantastic mood.....Hampton Park proved to be a great location this morning.  The weather was still tolerable and the shade was perfect.  Little Miss Priss and I had a grand time checking out all the colorful flowers....and if you haven't been to Hampton Park lately, you should go.  Beautiful trees, a lake with ducks, flowers galore....


Enjoyed our play time this morning......here's your Sneak Peek!

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A little morning on the beach with "D", "T", "W" and "O"....

Headed out to Folly this morning to meet up with my neighbors and some of their friends in from Ohio.  I send a text that I was on my way....and got a response saying something along the lines of "meltdown".....Well, if there was any sign of a meltdown, they snapped out of it pretty quickly.....and we ended up having a good time on the beach.  
(By the way, every parent thinks their shoot is the only shoot that I've ever had where someone sheds a tear....)
Thanks for having me out to play....I enjoyed myself!!

Bribe of choice...in hand.

Sure...sure...come on by...I'm just rinsing off my feet....

Almost passed over this one due to some squinty eyes, etc.......but I think "O" saw something that needed taking care of....I'm just sayin'

Little brother....winding up....and SLINGING it on big bro!

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Year Number 4....with Some of my Favorites!

I have been lucky enough to get a play date with these cool cats every June for the last 4 years.  As I mentioned last year, I always come away with one of my favorite shots of all time.  This year....Mr. "C" has gotten a little older and able to play a little harder.  "E" and "D" are still crazy about him....but he can defend himself from the overzealous affection.....and this time, with a sword and a MASK!  Love it.

"Hey there, remember me?"  "Mmmm, vaguely....I think we used to complete a sentence back before these crazy little people joined our lives..."

I do love what all is going on in this one....a little finger-sucking, Mom trying to control a mask and sword wielding 3-year old, one picture-perfect smile and one admiring Papa.

Take a little peek at last year's shoot # 3

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"E", "M" and "R" for a COOL morning!

In this heat....I'm always pleasantly surprised when I have a shoot that turns out to be not too hot.  Friday morning proved to be perfect just after our summer storm Thursday night. 


I met little miss "R" when I shot some preschool pix earlier in the year.  I'm so glad Mama called to get me to shoot the rest of the family......I am DIGGING the freckles and red hair.


Here is your sneak peek.....thanks for playing with me.

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