hello super awesome-ness!

I realize that though that may not be a word (okay, it isn't) that is really the only way to describe the editing actions I recently discovered thanks to my good, good friend Whitney who is always willing to share everything with me, even her half drank caramel mcdonalds warmed up coffee....THE definition of a friend for life.







without further adieu, a few of my favorite subjects to photograph with a few of my new favorite actions.....

did I mention these were shot with my new gorgeous camera and incredible lens? like I said, super awesome-ness. seriously.

I can't get enough of your love.....

I am without a means to capture any moments for an eternity. this is the part where you gasp. very loudly. so that your husband in the other room can hear you and roll his eyes because he knows you are such a drama queen (oh wait, I'm referring to myself...)
okay, really it is only for four days but Sunday cannot get here fast enough...
yes I have bid adieu to my beautiful baby after a fantastic one year relationship
(yes, I am still keeping my children, no matter how sassy they can get...and trust me, a capital s kind of sass.) I speak of the greatest and most thoughtful and life-changing present my husband could have ever given me last year for Christmas...
my Canon Rebel XTI.

The time has come to head into the light....natural lighting that is....more on my new camera venture will follow soon, oh how I promise.


so I feel I owe it to my faithful companion to share a few (and I emphasize few) of my favorite sweet little memories it helped me create and forever engrave in my life as well as the lives of many friends, family, and those I had the pleasure of getting to know behind the lens, and in front of...grateful does not even begin to describe so I will let the images do the talking....

of course there exists a slew of other images but I must move on......you have been a loyal companion, my dear rebel friend....farewell.

Roman

the newest member of our family joined us this past Saturday and already it is hard to imagine our home without him....








Roman Obbie Widener was rescued from the Harbor Humane Society. He is an 8 week old lab/husky mix with the softest, blackest fur you could ever wish to cuddle with....








Someday he will be pulling us on sleds in the snow (as he is estimated to reach between 70-80 pounds, a perfect fit to our little family...) but for now he is content cuddling on our laps and tripping under our feet as he decidingly must follow us everywhere....









he has no idea what lies in store for him....









or maybe it is us who don't have a clue....




yeah, I think he seems pretty content with his new life....



we feel pretty much the same way...I really am so thankful to have him in our lives.(though I am not sure how many more warm bodies will actually fit in our bed....)