CG loss

Anytime you hear of another roadside bomb or another life lost in the Middle East (or anywhere), you instantly cringe and your heart sinks. The Coast Guard does serve over there and its is rare for one of the members to get hurt or killed, but it does happen. Two days ago we lost 4 members of the Coast Guard in a helicopter crash off of Alabama. They were in a training exercise and in the blink of an eye they were gone. I have unfortunately been to a Coast Guard funeral and it is such an emotionally difficult experience. I can't imagine what is is like for the spouses, kids, parents and families. My thoughts and Prayers go out to them. When my husband finally comes home I will remember that anything could happen to him while he is out there serving our country.

Thank you to those of you who serve and sacrifice, including the families of ALL military branch members! God Bless you!

Stay Calm

My family and my friends know that I love selling Thirty-One! Most of them know that I am also obsessed with "Pinterest"! Its a fun website that connects you to some of your favorite websites and blogs via "pinboards" that keep all your favorite ideas together in one place. Lately there have been a collection of "Carry On" signs with different themes. I thought I'd make one dedicated to Thirty-One! Enjoy

Message in a bottle

Im always looking for neat ideas to put into care packages for my husband. I came across a message in a bottle idea using real glass bottles! Sending glass via helicopter to a ship is not really practical so I came up with this idea instead. I had my son make a picture and he added stickers and we then made one from my daughter (too little to color) and I made one reminding him of how proud I am of him.  We then rolled them up and prepared them for the plastic water bottles. 

Be sure that your bottles are dry inside and that the paper will fit into the bottles once the lid is on as well. We added a string to make the paper stay rolled up and to make it easier for him to pull out of the bottles. We think he will be surprised and love opening the bottles as opposed to an envelope! My son also loved making them for daddy and I didnt have to worry about him breaking any glass!

Baby Aubrianna

Sweet baby Aubrianna... I got the pleasure of taking her 6 month pictures and

here is a collage of some of the best shots! Such a cutie pie!

Love 31!

I LOVE selling Thirty-One! It is a wonderful addition to my life and being up here in Alaska makes it kinda difficult to sell sometimes. But God always has a purpose and a season to everything. I will continue to sell and represent my team members in Texas! I found this on FB and had to share!

Our One year Old baby girl!

Our beautiful daughter turned a year old in December. Im a little behind on posting, but here are here One year pics. The blue dress is one I wore when I was a baby!

I cant believe how fast this year flew by! Now trying to soak up this year!

Its Valentines Week and I was fortunate to take pics of an adorable little girl! She's 6 months old and such a doll! Thanks for being adorable little Aubrianna!

I am so blessed that I still get to take pics of babies and families, even though I technically do not currently  have a photography business... but I still have the Passion and love for photography!