at nine weeks this baby girl is beautiful!  not to mention her beautiful name!!  Eisley.  i hope one day i can pick as just as wonderful name as that.  Eisley was perfect, she couldn't stop staring at me...well, more like the camera, but it's close enough.  i loved her little hood that she constantly had on.
i went to high school with Laura, and i'm pretty sure we went to the same elementary, forest dale, right Laura?  Laura is a fabulous artist.  she paints, paints amazingly.  Dave her husband drums for the awesome band Emery.  be sure to check out their latest release, In Shallow Seas We Sail

but for now, check out Eisley...

these are fotografs in my library that i recently became aware of.  i made these at various times this past year.  i wanted to resurrect the moments.  simple sayings act as the catalyst for understanding their clandestine seconds.

 

i had the opportunity/privilege of being behind the scenes of a BDPPhoto shoot for Derek and Lindsay's e-session.  i hardly second shoot, so this was uber amounts of fun watching other people work and at the same time making some candid fotos of the couple and of Ben working.  i loved every second of it.  you'll want to check out Ben's fotos he made of the e-session, when ever he decides to update his blog (for once!!!!).

thank you, veterans.  thank you to those who are still serving.  thank you.

for those who missed the parade yesterday, Ben Poenisch (see last foto) and myself went downtown and tried to capture a bit of the essence of veterans day.  i ran into a family from my church while there and they had made signs that expressed a variety of grateful words to the veterans.  veterans were very appreciative of the signs as well as us just saying to them "thank you".  don't wait until next year to tell a veteran or anyone serving the country thank you.  do it now.  do it tomorrow. and don't just say thanks, but pray for them.  get involved somehow.  if you don't know someone serving find someone who is and take the time to write a simple letter to them.  they'll love, i guarantee it!  well, enjoy the pictures and the freedom!