Photo Session

So a week ago we had family photos taken. We didn't have the typical posed pictures, but instead the photographer followed us along the beach and took pictures of us playing. Even the teenage boys had a blast! I also told the photographer about the Celebrating Adoption program that I blogged about a couple weeks ago, and today I found out she signed up to participate in the program! Also, she wrote the sweetest blog entry about our session and posted some adorable pictures. The proofs come in later this week, and I can't wait to view them all. You can see a few of them at http://momentsintimebylori.typepad.com
If these pictures are any indication, they will be hard to choose from! I might be spending more $$$ than I planned.

One funny thing....there's a darling picture of the girls squatting down and looking at something on the beach. They look so sweet and innocent....well Kaia was actually enjoying smashing the guts out of a dead crab as Jaelyn cheered her on!

Summer's Last Hurrah

Summer is quickly coming to a close. I start back to coaching volleyball on Monday, and Kellen is foregoing tennis this year to give cross country a try. Joshua is at church camp this week and begins football in a week.

The pictures are from our camping trip to Pearrygin Lake last week, near Winthrop. Aunt Julie and Ellie met up with us, and we had a wonderful time, despite the yellow jackets.

Celebrating Adoption

I came across this site through one of the yahoo groups I belong to (I keep telling my husband they're for educational purposes!), and some of you reading my blog may be interested. It is a great opportunity; I'm only sorry I didn't know about this earlier.

Photographers all across the country belong to this organization called Celebrating Adoption. If you have adopted within the last year, you qualify for a free portrait session. There is no sitting fee, and you get the set of proofs for free. Just find your state and call one of the photographers listed. Sounds simple to me. Check it out at http://www.celebratingadoption.org.