RJ spent the morning with me, the afternoon with his Great-Grandma Renee then the evening with me while his mother was taking some engagement pictures for some friends. Grandpa Ed walked by and started talking to him and RJ grabbed his finger in delight at the sound of a male voice and the comfort that there was still testosterone in the world. Being the first boy in 3 generations is a lot of pressure for the little guy, I think he is in danger of estrogen toxicity.

Hannah and Jason's engagement pictures turned out beautiful. Kelci is spreading her wings as a photographer and soaring.

Pictures of Love

Most all of the pictures you may see in my blog were taken by my oldest daughter. She got a digital camera for her birthday last September and has been clicking away ever since. Digital Photography is amazing, just a click and you can see what you have and a quick trip to the store or a computer and you can get prints within minutes. No smelly, expensive chemicals, paper, or trying to turn an apartment's only bathroom into a darkroom. Let me tell you, this was especially hard with a toddler and a husband who might want to use it too.

When I went to college, I majored in Medical Technology, I had a cousin with Cystic Fibrosis and I knew I wanted to do something to help. Caregiving and adopting strays was something that my mom taught by example. It seemed as natural as breathing, someone needed help, drop everything and pull out the stops to help. My other great determination was art, drawing, fiber arts, crafts, everything I saw I wanted to learn how to do. Yet another thing that I need a 12 step program for, the other being chocolate.:> Things changed after my second year of college, my dad passed away. He and his parents were my link to art. I found that when the emphasis in my life was science and caring for patients, I missed my art. So I changed my major to Photographic Journalism and carried my camera everywhere I went. I loved the instant gratification of photography as opposed to the drawing I had done up to that point.

Both of my daughters have good cameras and take great pictures, it is just another thread that binds us but it is one that I enjoy so very much.