Portraits gone bad... LOL

Ok... I understand that children and really large groups can be a challenge... well, here are some with our pets... LOL... they just didn't turn out quiet right... hehehe
but it was a ton of fun
The puppy preferred to play... he didn't want to sit... LOL

A gust of wind... and look at all the sand.. good thing my camera is protected..

These are the only 2 that are semi-presentable... LOL.. It was soo windy that day and the puppy just wasn't feeling it...
That is Kai-son on the right... 10.5 months old now... a little over 245lbs...

I'm married to a firefighter now ;)

Nate is still looking for full time employment since his lay off... we've talked often about this being a perfect opportunity for him to find something he has always been interested in and give it a shot.... He's always talked about wanting to be someone who does water rescue with EMT certification.... I'm so proud of him... I came home from work one night and he said.. "I did it, I'm taking that leap"... He did alot of research and found that there were not many fire companies which participated in the water rescue... he found one in DE though... and they voted him in!!!!
taken with his cell... I'm so jealous... he did a great job... got the fire truck in it perfectly... it was his first day... he looks so nervous... hehehehe

For a bit it will be volunteer... he has in-house training one night a week officially and then when he goes daily to the station he is learning the entire time he's there.... In October he will start his official fire schooling... and not too long after he will start his training for EMT and water rescue... eventually it will lead to a paying job...
My Dad was a policeman and now my hubby is a fireman.. I LOVE IT

me

Wow, I almost didn't post anything in April.... It's been difficult being without my laptop... Finally have the water out of our basement... soooo much cleaning and disinfecting left to go... it's tough being without half the house ... but, it's allll good... we are lucky... I look at all those over the states that can't even return to their homes ... luckily ours was just the basement which was affected...
I'm looking to taking some more pictures.... I've been dragging on that too :( and I"m feeling it... I miss it... Here is an updated one of me... we were at the beach.. Nate wasn't back to the truck yet and I took this while waiting... it's actually off his mirror...

much to learn

Wow... so, Meredith asked if I would go with her to a wedding she was shooting last Saturday and help out... She thought it would be a good opportunity for me to experience photographing a wedding... well, I absolutely never realized how exhausting the process was for photographers... maybe it was because I was nervous... I helped out with equipment and holding reflectors... she also suggested I try and photograph as much as possible... for the experience...
Well, I definitely learned that I have ALOT to learn... oh my stars... I have sooooo much to learn...
It was fun... and I can't wait to do it again...
I know this needs to be cropped... and it's crooked... but heck... it's a start...
sneak peak... A full write up to come once I have permission.... ;)

BRRRRR

Nate did it again.... his second year... this year he was a part of a team... The Abominable Plunging Penguins... (No, he didn't name it...LOL) It was moved from February to March because of the blizzards. This year the air temp was 45 and the water was 43 (I think).... visibility was horrible and the waves were incredible...
I don't have my editing tools available to me at this time so these are straight out of the camera (SOC)
Our team

The hats ... hehehehe

Getting ready and looking cold

And they're off

Yes, Anne was in a FULL penguin costume... from her head to her feet...


Visibility was poor... I missed the shot of the boat looking as if it was going to roll over...



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