Lake Cooper Nature

Last weekend my husband and I took a drive out to Lake Cooper State Park. We rode around for quite some time but I was finally able to grab a few shots of some deer and pretty birds. I LOVE doing this on days when we have nothing else to do. There are many times that we go out just driving the east Texas back roads to see what we can find.

Grandchildren Make the World Go Around...

I am very blessed to have 2 very precious grandchildren. MaKenzi will soon be 4 years old and Brayden just had his 1st birthday! Who would have ever thought that you could love any child as much or more than your own? I now understand how that happens! I don't get to see my babies as often as I would like but we always try to have some fun when we do get to spend some time together. I was blessed enough to see them BOTH this past weekend and spend some time with them. They enjoyed playing outside one afternoon and of course Nana was there to capture the moments on camera!

Going to the Chapel.....

My sister tied the knot a few weeks ago. We are all so happy for her! Here are just a few of my favorite shots that I took at her wedding.

Mrs. Lee's Daffodil Garden

A few weeks ago I traveled with my friends in the photo club and my parents and we visited Mrs. Lee's Daffodil Garden in Gladewater, Texas. This place was soooooo beautiful!!! 28 acres of bright yellow blooming daffodils. I wished that daffodils bloomed alot longer than they do. I

could think of tons of photos I could take using that setting!

More Sidney & Karlee Photos

Sidney & Karlee

I have had many people asking me to do photo shoots for them lately. I didn't really think I would like taking people pics but the more I do it, I am finding I do enjoy it. I am learning just how creative I can be. Sometimes that is quite a challange!!! My mind is always working and trying to think up some new exciting ideas. The little girl in this photo shoot was soooo precious!! I followed her around for hours just watching her play. I ended up snapping over 300 pics for this mommy and her sweet little girl. We had to fight a ferocios wind all afternoon but I think we all had a blast.....I know I did! Thanks Sidney & Karlee!

Little Brayden Turns 1!!!

Our little grandson turned 1 year old this week. It doesn't seem possible for him to have a birthday already. The year has surely flown by. His parents threw him a "Handy Manny" party with all his family and friends. Here are a few pics from the big event.

SURPRISE!

My sweet hubby surprised me tonight with these beautiful flowers! What a sweetheart!

Harley Photo Shoot

This is my best friend, Wendy, with her Harley Davidson, "Mabeline". We had alot of fun shooting these pics and I can't hardly wait to convert some to black & white.

A Texas Snow

We prayed for it and this time we got it!!! SNOW IN TEXAS!!!! Not just any kind of snow though.....a RECORD snow.......I never really heard the "official measurement" of our accumilation but one thing is for sure.......It was more snow than anyone has ever seen in this area of Texas!!! Yesterday was awesome but when we awoke this morning, it was almost UNBELIEVABLE!!!! Inches and inches of the powdery white beautiful snow!!!! We were fortunate enough to be able to drive around and capture this once in a lifetime spectacle!!! Here are some of my favorite shots from the past 2 days.

Fun at the Aquarium

We decided to take our 3 year old granddaughter, Makenzi, to visit the Dallas World Aquarium on Saturday. She was such a good girl through the whole thing and she really enjoyed herself. I saw her eyes grow wide in amazement several times throughout the day! I think she really enjoyed watching the Mayan dancers as I did myself, but she was afraid to get very close to them. Her words were "Nana, that man looks like a big chicken!"....LOL All in all, I think she had a blast and we all enjoyed a day that I hope she will remember. If you have never visited the Dallas World Aquarium it is a super photo opportunity. I made my husband promise to take me back though when I did not have to be chasing after a 3year old, and I could play with the settings on my camera without worrying about my granddaughter climbing in the monkey cage or jumping off the rail into the waterfall!!!

Let's GO WILD!!

Here are a few pics from a recent excursion to the drive thru wildlife park with the grandson. He was not feeling well that day but he still managed to capture a few peeks out his window at all the neat animals. We will definatly have to take him back when he is older. The zebras were the most dangerous. They tried to eat my window of my little car!!! We got away from them pretty quickly.

November 22, 1963- A Sad Day in Our Country's History

Shayna & my Dad (her PaPa)
Shayna in front of the famous grassy knoll

The Texas School Book Depository

The Sixth Floor Window where

Lee Harvey Oswald shot from

killing President John F Kennedy in 1963

Today we took my Daddy to Dallas to visit the Sixth Floor Museum. Apparently this was a place he had wanted to visit for a long time as he loves studying about history and he had mentioned this to my son-in-law at some point. So we all loaded up and went and spent the morning learning about a big piece of our country's history. This was a very interesting museum but was sad as well. Just walking thru there and knowing that this was the same building where Lee Harvey Oswald had been when he shot President Kennedy sent a few chills down my spine. Although I was not born in 1963 when this tragic event happened, I realize that we lost a great president who was just getting started and would have probably done some amazing things for our country. What a sad and tragic time it was for our country and the Kennedy family. Although the museum had a rule that you could not take any photos inside, I did manage to get a few photos outside once we left. Daddy took us over and showed us the famous "grassy knoll" where they suspect another sniper had been, and I got pictures of the window on the 6th floor where Lee Harvey Oswald was supposedly sitting. It's funny that as a kid in school I HATED history, but now as I get older I can't seem to learn enough about history. It is all so interesting to me now.

Downtown Greenville, Texas

I spent the afternoon today checking out downtown Greenville. I did not grow up in Greenville and in fact I do not even currently live in Greenville, but I do work in this nice town and I discovered it has some pretty interesting things downtown if you just take the time to open your eyes and LOOK around. Thought I would share some of what I saw today on my adventure.