Pirates Ashore

ARRRRRRRG! Maties! I hope all is well with you today but if it's not, just remember: When you're down to nothin', God's up to somethin'! Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths. Prov 3:5-6.

Miscellaneous Monday

I woke up this mornin' with my mind...stayed on Jesus! Good morning to all. Thank you for stopping by today! We had a church work day on Saturday and got so many things done! We pulled weeds, cleaned flower beds, painted bathrooms (thanks honey buns, Kent, Rickey), mowed, put the finishing touches on doors, decorated the nursery (merci Jahnette), and a ton more. It is a truly beautiful estate. God has been good to http://www.thechurchofhumble.com/ So what's up with the photos below? Weeeeeeeeellll...I found this precious swim cap at http://www.walgreens.com/ and COULD NOT pass it up! (now, say the following as if you were in a transe)... "must get cute swim cap for girls to do a photo shoot in." It was just calling my name and at $1.49 I certainly could not leave it there. C is such a good sport to let me do this. I told her to go get some funky clothes on and this is what she came out with. I love it. But I do love different. Now for the cowboy photos below...that's a whole 'nuther story. Here goes...We went to the park to walk and the girls (who just so happen to be cowgirls at heart(I am too) saw some horses and a ton of horse trailers at the Humble Civic Center...by the arena. So after we walked we drove across the street to investigate. And some Texas oil companies had gotten together to rope. There were 400 teams that were signed up for this event. It is a fundraiser to provide scholarships for kids. We were invited by several of the sponsosres to eat some of the most delicious bar b que ever! We uh, devoured it at lightening speed. The next day we went back to watch the roping. I took a couple of photos. There was this one horse that I could have watched all day. She was a most gorgeous thing. I've never seen one quite like her before. Her coloring and face were absolutely stunning! Oh and with that brown saddle and tack...wheeeeewww! We've all got the fever fer one. One day. One day. Until we meet again...Hey, leave your comments below! I'd like to hear from you!

YEE HAW!

Here she is. GORGEOUS.

Happy Mother's Day

It started out with breakfast in bed...brought to me on a silver tray. Menu: Natural granola (Kashi cereal in an ice cream cone), Kashi granola bar, fresh squeezed orange juice (well, it was Juicy Juice in a juice box but it doesn't have any added sugar!), and a delicious piece of Dove chocolate! Then there were cards, a Starbucks gift card, and tons of "I love you Mom and Happy Mother's Day." And a Happy Mother's Day Ba-be from MyRick along with a sweet hug and kiss from the best husband that I could ever have. Then the church gave me a surprise! Some money to go shopping. Well, I'm putting that towards a new camera so, clothes and shoes will have to wait! They are so very kind and thoughtful. LeAnn hand made my card and it was absolutely gorgeous! Then it was capped of by a delicious Mexican lunch at Villas. Our neighbors own it and it was soooooooo good! And to cap, cap that off, my usual Grande Iced Caramel Machiatto from...well, do I have to say? Happy Mother's Day to all of you fabulous, loving moms. Love your children. They need you. And what a refreshing day it is today here in Texas! No humidity. All sunshine. Cool breeze. You'd think we were in California!

From our Motley Crew to yours...HMD! (happy moth...you got it)

Godiva got a real special treat yesterday. We gave her a huge beef rib bone! Uuuuh, they were so sweet and sticky and had tons of meat on them. Yum! She did not let that thing go all night! Her legs were soaking wet from slobber and drool (see photo). Bella didn't dare attempt to take this one from her! AAAARG!

The Gorge and 2 Ice Creams

Let's go to the gorge and take some pictures.

Moooooooooooooo om.

You can have 2 ice creams!

Okay!

G and Sunny D

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO This was an AWESOME photo shoot!! Garrett was a total natural. He's like 8ft 7 I think...just kidding. He's probably 6' 7". Really. He loves God. Loves his church. Loves basketball. Loves his Mom. Loves his Sunny D. And LOVES basketball! He is the sweetest Senior guy I know with a phenomenal future ahead of him. Go G-Man! Oh and his sweet little Sunny Delight stole my heart! She is darling.I wanted to bring her home with me. I have a thing for Labs. They're the best. Period. We went to downtown Humble for this session. It was so hard for me to pick the best ones because sooooooooo many of them are truly amaaaaaazzing. Monica, I love you! You are sugary sweet and such a tremendous mother to your beautiful children. I love all three of them! Hi Jenna! Hi Ryan! I enjoyed being with you and watching you take in the memories of this day. You won't be able to hold Sunny in your arms in a few short weeks. You so babied her with the cool water and lavish lovins'. Ah-what pampering your grandbabies will be in store for...-uh, one day! Without further ado (whatever) here is the amazing G and SD!

Lovely Weekend

What lovely weather we had this weekend! The breeze was extremely refreshing and the sun was radiant and warm. You couldn't tell that by looking out the window this morning though. It is pouring down rain! We chilled out Saturday by lounging at the park, in our backyard. We grilled chicken, had delish broccoli and cheese, homemade french-fried potatoes, and sweet tea. The McCools came to see us on Friday and we ate bar b q. Whew! That condiment bar was delicious! Ha...MyRick was talking about how good http://www.springcreekbarbeque.com/ was and said "hey, they offer all the condiments you can eat." We just started cracking up. They offer all the sides you can eat. Yah, we made that our running joke all night. Hillarious you are babe. Then on Sunday Adie and I headed to Kingwood for a fundraiser to the non-profit organization AABY. http://www.aaby.com/ Aaby is the Kingwood area's resource for abandoned animals - and more. I set up my beautiful display of photos for new potential clients to feast their eyes on. I was overwhelmed by all of the amazing comments I received on them!!! Thank you! Oh! This is funny...Two older gentlemen came up to the table and one of them said (as he pointed at the photo of Godiva with the hot pink bows in her hair)...look, your ex-wife!) I was laughing on the inside but certainly didn't show it! On a different note...I saw a most beautiful family there and am hoping they contact me to photograph them! They had 4 children. I will have fun with them for sure! I saw many friends and got aquainted with some new ones as well. I enoyed "people watching" as I sat and soaked up the warm sun and invigorating breeze! Adie had so much fun going back and forth to the food and drinks booth. Mom was taken care of and pampered all day. She played, ate, watched, walked around, made crafts and did some people watching herself. There was one dog there that really got our attention. I can't remember his name, but see the mohawk photo below. Okay....enough writings. Onto the photos...

This is Macy. She gives kisses on command!

Photoshop Magic!

Okay...so I am in the process of learning Photoshop and let me tell you IT ROCKS!!! If you are hesitant in scheduling your session...don't be. It will be worth your time and money for coming to someone who is absolutely in love with what she does and creates! You can't get stuff like this from...well...that place that rhymes with: ears or even the studio that sounds like "pop tart" and of course that place that reminds you of that little piece of money that is round and copper in color....yah, that's it. See the difference in my new found skills below...WOW. WOW. WOW. See you soon! -Jamie

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