COLE ALEXANDER- 6 months

The miracle of life continues to amaze me! The growth and development not only in the physical sense, but the social and emotional sense as well. We could all use a bit more joy, like a child has such joy at the very sound of his mother's voice!

Becca & Brian, it brings us much joy to watch Cole grow and change! Thank you for sharing him with us!!

HOLDEN CHRISTMAS SESSION

As a baby shower gift from her aunt, Chassie brought her precious family for a Christmas session! Chassie left a couple of days ago, with her children to join her husband who plays basketball for the Bahrain Men's Basketball team. He was home for the birth of their son approximately two months ago, but had to return shortly after the birth.

Thank you Chassie for allowing us this small peek into the life of your family! We wish you safe travel and a very Merry Christmas!

MARK, VALERIE & ELIJAH

A couple of weeks ago Valerie called saying that she had picked up one of our fliers and wanted to meet to talk about Christmas pictures for her family. Little did I know at that time what a precious family this is. Valerie just finished her degree as a medical assistant and Mark has a teeth whitening business in the Pine Bluff Mall which will be moving to McCain Mall the first of the year, so stop by to see him!

Thank you Mark and Valerie for blessing our lives! We enjoyed the time together and hope that you did as well.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

When I came to the computer this morning, checking email and thinking about the blessings of the year, I looked out our office window to see this...
...and it reminded me that Peace and Freedom come with a price. I think about the bombings in Mumbai, India the past few days and all of the families that went through a period of time not knowing of the safety of their loved ones, some of those being Americans. The Taj Hotel is the lodging of choice for many American business people, including Delta employees. We were thankful that Natalie was state side yesterday, but not everyone had that blessing. I can't help but be even more thankful that the Lord continues to lavish His grace, mercy and blessings not only on our family, but our country!

On November 19, 1988, then President Ronald Reagan in a radio address, spoke these words “… in America, freedom seems like the air around us: It’s there; it’s sweet, though we rarely give it a thought. Yet as the air fills our lungs, freedom fills our souls. It gives breath to our laughter and joy. It gives voice to our songs. It gives us strength as we race for our dreams. ... Yes, as we gather together this Thanksgiving to ask the Lord’s blessings, as we of whatever faith we are give praises to His name, let us thank Him for our peace, prosperity, and freedom.”

For us, this says it all...Happy Thanksgiving to each of you!

RICHARDSON FAMILY CHRISTMAS

Oh, what fun we had last evening!!! Brady is 9 months old today, his first Thanksgiving is tomorrow and his first Christmas is just around the corner, so we pretended Christmas came just a little early! The opening of gifts on that first Christmas is always a joy for all that have the privilege of witnessing the event.

Ron may have Michael and Leah's attention, but I just happened to capture Brady's...this is just precious!

Then we played Santa a little more!
Michael, Leah and Brady, you are all precious to us! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving together!

HEATHER & CARL (and Dixie!)

We met Heather for the first time this summer at our "adopted daughter", Chelsey's wedding. Heather was Chelsey's maid of honor. We met again at the bridal fair a few weeks later when Heather was working the booth for Catering Creations out of the Albert Pike and that was the beginning of a fun friendship!

Last weekend, we met at Woolly Hollow State Park because Heather wanted some holiday pictures. This was the first time that we had met Carl, so he didn't really know what to expect, but he was as much fun as Heather, so we had a blast!

Oh, and this is Dixie! She is Heather's pride and joy.

Thanks Heather and Carl (and Dixie, too) for a fabulous Sunday afternoon! We hope that you had as much fun as we did!

Mommie 2 B

Downtown Conway has a new boutique! LeeAnna Boyce opened her boutique doors a little over a month ago after discovering that her friends that were Mommies 2 B, had very little to choose from that enhanced the beauty that comes with carrying a new life.
Last weekend was downtown Conway's Open House celebrating the beginning of the holiday shopping season, so we payed LeeAnna a visit.

If needing something for your next holiday party...

...professional apparel...

...or gifts for the baby shower, Mommie 2 B has exactly what you need!

Thanks LeeAnna for the opportunity to share your special gift to the community! We wish you tremendous success! The ladies of our community have a special blessing in you! Visit Mommie 2 B at 1315 North Street, Suite # 102 in downtown Conway. 501-548-0303

MERIWEATHER FAMILY

Yesterday morning we met 3 generations of the Meriweather family, for a family session. My understanding is that this had been a request from Judy for some time. So, when Holly saw our ad in the November issue of Women's Inc Magazine, she gave us a call! Little did we know that Saturday would not only bring beautiful sunshine and a crystal blue sky, but cool temps and a wind that made it feel much colder. We would work in the shade then move to the sun to thaw! Everyone had a superb attitude though and we made some beautiful images of some beautiful people.
Holly and John

Sarah and Darrin

Judy and Gene

Landon, Sidney and Olivia, you have grown into terrific, young adults! It was such fun being with you and thank you for being so willing to do everything that we asked!

Holly and John, you have a beautiful family! Thank you for trusting us with this precious time of your lives.

SAMANTHA, SENIOR '09

We spent a little time with Samantha this evening doing the first part of her senior session. Her request was to have some outside and them some with her instruments inside at her church. Those will follow at a later date. But we had a great time playing with the setting sun, her dog Copper and her dad! We promised that we would post 2 this evening and then more a few days from now.

Samantha is a precious young lady and we are very blessed to be a part of this milestone in her life. Thanks to Sam, Samantha's dad for being a great assistant!

HALLOWEEN

A little bird told me that some interesting things would be going on at McMaster Physical Therapy Clinic. Some really got into the idea of the a theme. The Grinch showed up and most of Santa's reindeer, but Santa and his elf were missing...oh and the poor little Grinch Dog did his best to keep up...Of the reindeer that showed up, we had (right to left) Dasher, Cupid, Dancer, Comet & Rudolf (middle), then Blitzen (left seated-as in Blitzed) and Vixen (reclining in front)!

Now if the last time you had to have therapy, the physical kind that is, and it wasn't much fun, maybe you should try another clinic! There's no telling who might make an appearance on Thanksgiving!

It wasn't long after I returned home and began working, that I hear the mail truck. My desk just happens to be in the front window and look out to find the wicked witch of the west...literally delivering mail!!! I couldn't resist, I had to have a picture.

It was a fun afternoon and evening...here are a few of our favorites!

It had been quite a number of years since we had received trick or treaters at home and it proved to be fun!

THE WILSONS

A few days ago, we were able to coordinate our schedule with the Wilson family for some fun fall pictures at their favorite play spot, Petit Jean Mountain. These little people are just precious, making our job exceptionally fun! We played inside the rail at the pavilion...

...and then on top!

When it is time to play in the field, holding hands is very important.

Thank you, Susan and John for allowing us this glimpse into the life of your precious family! It was a joy.