BRADY at 6 Months

Time flies...it seems no time at all since we played with Brady shooting his pictures at 6 weeks! We decided to meet at the walking trail where he and Mom and Dad play together often. After he had a bit of a snooze and a bite to eat, he was all fun! Here are a few...

Thanks Leah and Michael for trusting us to preserve these special memories! We had a great time and look forward to showing you the rest!

KYLE Vilonia Senior Rep

Kyle is our Senior Rep at Vilonia High School. He is the second of 4 young people in his family to reach this milestone and is focused on college plans. Here are a few of our favorites, including one from our trip to the bowling alley (which brought back many fond memories for both Ron and me...more on that later...). Kyle is a member of the high school bowling team and from we could see, carries quite a nice average!


Thanks Kyle, Jolene and Gerald for a fun evening together! You have raised a terrific, sweet spirited young man! We look forward to having you over to view the rest.

ALOETTE CONNECTION

On Monday, I was invited to the monthly Aloette Connection where the Aloette beauty consultants of Arkansas gather to celebrate each other's achievements. This is certainly an electric place to be! The energy that is felt when these consultants gather is unmistakable.

It is important to believe that each of us can make a difference in the lives of others if we will give of ourselves.

Each of these consultants do exactly that.
This table full of awards by the end of the evening was all but empty! Everyone had worked hard to place Arkansas in the top rankings in the nation for sales and recruitment.

Dana Davan leads the monthly Connection with an excitement that is so contagious! Her sweet spirit encourages everyone around her. This particular Connection was special to me because our Amber, a new consultant, earned an award in each category except one, including her Aloette table cloth. So the smiles were large and the treasures to take home were accumulating! Dana asked her to tell about her first six weeks as a consultant. Amber is an encourager and true to form, she used this time to not only tell her story, but encourage others as they move forward in their own business.

Among the treasures that she brought home were her table cloth, a portfolio and an insulated cooler, all with the Aloette logo!

It was certainly a fun evening and I would enjoy spending another evening with these energized consultants!

HipSway Promo Shoot

In the recent months, we have networked with a few of the boutiques in town for their promotional offers and advertising. With school beginning and fall classes resuming at the colleges in town, it was time to show off some of the trendy fashion that HipSway has to offer. Pay them a visit on the corner of Locust and North Street in downtown Conway. You are sure to find your new favorite jeans, shirt, or dress. Here is Tori modeling just a few!


Tori, you did a great job and were so much fun. We look forward to the next time!

BRIDAL FAIR SUCCESS!

As always, Tabitha Cunningham and her crew of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette put on another wonderful fair for the brides of Arkansas. The energy was electric and the familiar look of "there is so much to choose from and so much to decide", was evident on more than a few faces. As vendors we do our best to make the choice simple. If our personalities and style match, we want to work with you!


Today's THV was there observing and preparing to broadcast some of the fun. Our own Alicia was included in their feature! Take a look...

Today, we held the drawing for the free bridal session and our winner was one of the beautiful models for the style show, Eden Ashburn! Eden has beauty that radiates from the inside as well as the outside. We certainly look forward to meeting the rest of her family!

FALL BRIDAL FAIR, LITTLE ROCK

Tomorrow is the Arkansas Democrat Gazette Fall Bridal Fair! Many brides find every vendor they need to complete their perfect wedding under this one roof! It is a joyous time of planning and meeting new friends that will add their own special touch to a day that is dreamed of for a very long time by young ladies.

We are featuring two of our 2008 brides and grooms! The first is Lindsay & Stephen, married in January at the Albert Pike Hotel. That particular day was beautiful but especially cold!
The second is Alicia & Jakob, married in May at Calvary Baptist Church in Morrilton, AR.
Each couple will be available to answer questions about their experience and offer any pointers that might be helpful in the planning process as well their reasons for choosing The Raders as their photography team.

Take a moment to stop by and see us in BOOTH 46-47 between 1:00 and 5:30. There will be a variety of gifts, a cake dive and a style show for your enjoyment throughout the afternoon.

MIAMI

We took a few days to have some fun in the sun together as a family and enjoyed every minute of our first visit to Miami! It had been a few years since we had actually gone away on a vacation with all 4 of us, so this created some new fun memories. Three of us have birthdays in the next few weeks, so this was our birthday celebrations together as well. This was a shot from our balcony to the north our first night... ...and then in the daytime...the water was calm the first several days and no dangerous marine life. But our last day, the waves were crashing and the "jellies" had arrived!
Sporting a few days sun is our Natalie...
Amber...
and us! This was our evening for birthday dinners and seafood was on the menu! Oh, if we could only get that kind of seafood at home.

Our last day in FL, we took a drive into the keys and visited Robbie's Marina to feed the tarpon. Ron's brother vacations in the keys each February as a break from the Kansas City winter and is very familiar with Robbie's.
They line up, literally, and watch for you to offer them a fish. It is quite evident that some have learned the trade better than others, or at least for a longer lifetime. If you hold it just right, one of the more experienced will actually jump from the water to get the fish you are holding. If you are not quite quick enough...your hand and arm will go, along with the fish you are holding, into his sharp gullet. I didn't get the picture of that happening, but did get this one as he came out to retrieve his appetizer!

This was a fun finish to a relaxing few days. Our trip home was smooth and quick, thanks again to Delta! Now our favorite airline and travel companion.

After a few days at home, today was initial set up for the bridal fair so, more about that in the next post!