Saturday, June 19, 2010

Alivia is 2 !!

   

Alivia's Mom wanted a more modern/city look for 1 of Alivia's outfits, so I suggested 772 in lititz. I've gone by there so many times on my way to the Lititz Park and kept seeing all these really neat little spots! It turned out to be even better than I'd hoped but 2 yr olds have a limited attention span!! All in all though she did great and we managed to capture the shots we needed. I can not wait to go back , there is so many more places to use that we never got to, so give me a call if you like this look !



Big Brother, Akim, is showing his sister the pose we wanted her to do. He was so helpful and had the biggest smile!





                                                                     She got the idea!



This one cracked me up ! We asked her to put her hands on her hips and stand slightly sideways, Akim showed her what to do and this was the result ! Love how it reflects her personality and the spunk she has!


 So Adorable !


Loved her cute little toenails, all painted up !
Love how this turned out with the background out of focus !

We also took a few shots of Alivia's family.
Alivia just had to peek and look back towards me =)
 We moved to a wildlife reserve just outside of town for another location and while Alivia was getting into another outfit, I took some of her brother ! Took some convincing from his Dad that having a weed in his mouth was cool !
                         Alivia's mom had the cutest outfit for her to wear! A little white dress and white roses in her hair! She  looked adorable but was done taking pictures and thinking about eating pizza !
Alivia, I'm glad your two and I enjoyed taking your pictures =)   

Ephrata Mennonite School Spring Program






       
        Here are pictures I took at my children's spring program for their scrapbooks. They are not the greatest quality because I stood in the back and did not use any flash, just the available lighting, but they will preserve the memories! Above, Kindergarten, 1st & 2cd  grades singing together.



A few scenes from a play done by the Highschool.






                                            Mens group " Unshackled"
 



A musical piece done by 4th grade on the recorders lead by Miss Upright.




 7th - 12th grades



Students singing solo's in a song.



3rd & 4th grades


Mr Strickler,  the principle of EMS


5th & 6th grades

EMS's entire student body and staff

Thursday, June 17, 2010

A sneak peak at our summer vacation !!




                     We left Pa on Friday evening and drove straight thru to My aunt & uncle in Missouri. Later on Saturday night my mom's 2 brother's and 1 sister and their families hosted a chicken Bar- be- que.
It was soo good !!







Monday while driving thru Kansas we stopped to see this unique barn.


        

            We also stopped in Greenville KS - Home to the worlds largest hand dug well and also where a   
                                       tornado had wiped out 90% of the town a few yrs back.





Tues.- driving thru CO and seeing the rockies in the distance !


                                                             

                                                              At Wolf Creek pass in the Rockies!




And finally Wed. Morning - Lake Powell




Beautiful red rocks




Grandpa helped Amanda pull in the 1st fish- a striper.




Lizards were living on the vertical cliff walls !






A beautiful sunset !



One day we  took our boat back through places we though we would not fit until we came to the dock for Rainbow bridge.












We seen lots of beautiful flowers. 





The houseboat we stayed on for 5 days





The most amazing plants grew in this dry land of sand & rocks.





My Brother,  Jerry wakeboarding one morning.


                 

A cave we found in the rock, it was big enough to fit our house boat in ! Find out how we know that on a later post !



Dillon & Amanda on the top deck of the houseboat.