A Quick Trip to Michigan

Over Labor day weekend Justin, Evelyn and I made a trip to Michigan while Lane had a special weekend with Grandma and Papaw Whitaker. We woke up early and were on the road by 5:30am. Once we arrived at my sister's home it was a rush to get ready for a big night out. Justin spent the evening with the guys and I was thrilled to be spending mine with the girls. It was a much needed reunion with some dear old friends.


Saturday Evelyn and I met up with a few of my college friends and had brunch, then it was off to spend the afternoon with my Dad.

Evelyn and Grandpa hit it off right away. She took to him like she had known him forever. It was a wonderful visit that included my Grandmother and Uncle. It was hard to say goodbye to my Dad, I miss him so much.



From my Dad's house we went to the wedding rehersal. We spent a few hours helping to set things up and learning how the ceremony would unfold. As Justin rehersed Evelyn and I enjoyed the beautiful setting. As we were leaving we were struck by the most beautiful full harvest moon.






Sunday was the big day. Our dear friends Brian and Jodi were getting married. I was honored to be the photographer and really enjoyed all the extra time I got to spend with Jodi while she was preparing for the big event. The wedding was beautiful and perfect in so many ways.


We re-connected with so many friends and family over the trip, but still not enough time to see everyone. We enjoyed every moment and look forward to our next visit.

Home

The One Word Project continues. Home was the word for August and today one of my photographs is featured at Shutter Sisters! It's always an honor and special treat to have one of my photos featured.

Yay! I Did It!

It's finally done, Liz Ann Photography: The Blog is up and running. After biting the bullet and buying a "WordPress for Dummies" book I finally figured it out! I'm so excited to have my website accompanied by a blog. I will continue with Making Our Way for personal/family interest stuff but look for more business related posts at the new blog. I will be posting images from sessions and some personal ones too. Hope you decide to visit.

Transformer Tradition

When Chase and Kaily were here visiting, they started a tradition. When the kids watched the animated series Transformers, they all danced to the theme song. Kaily would end the dance with a grand finale Jazz split. Well, Lane and Evelyn now dance everytime they watch Transformers. Notice at the end of the video Evie ends the dance with a grand finale, her interpretation of Kaily's Jazz splits. This never gets old and sometimes I even join in and dance.

Gone Live!

Well, it's official. I've gone live with the Liz Ann Photography website. It's still a work in progress as I'm building my portfolio and working on creating a self hosted blog in Wordpress (which has turned into a whole new can of worms). I would love for everyone to check it out and let me know what you think. Any comments and suggestions are welcome and will be very helpful. I'm very excited about the website and I'm so glad its out there.

Lane's First Day of Pre-School

Lane had his first day of pre-school on Tuesday. Justin, Evelyn and I walked him into the classroom. Once in the room, Lane was curious and started to check the place out. He remembered from the open house that there were cars and dinosaurs to play with. After he checked things out, he sat in his assigned seat. He was not into getting his picture taken, but thankfully I managed to get one. We said goodbye and left. Lane had no objection to us leaving and handled the new environment very well.

Evelyn and I spent some one on one time together, which was great! After a few hours we picked Lane up. As he came out he had a huge smile on his face and was very excited about his "treasure of the day", a sucker. He said he had fun and he seemed to enjoy his first day.

It was a little strange for me. I've never left lane with anyone except family and friends. I was a little worried how he would react to the situation of a new people and environment. But he reassured me with his independent and outgoing behavior that I had nothing to worry about. Lane is a natural at being a pre-schooler.

The Vines Garden with Grammy

While my mother was visiting we spent part of a morning at the Vines Garden. We are so blessed to have this beautiful place in our town. The garden is full of botanicals, wildlife, gazebos, statues and they even have their own miniature railroad. We had fun feeding the geese and watching the turtles and fish. And I even managed to get in a photo with my two babies!