Sascha + Kyle: Love Shoot

I have made some great friends up here in Alaska and some are like family. My friend Erin is certainly one of them. Sascha is like a niece to her and she's not only beautiful but she is a true sweetheart too. Her boyfriend Kyle asked her to marry him and she said.. YES! While they they were visiting here in Kodiak I got the chance to do an engagement shoot with them. They were a ton of fun to photograph and I think the pics turned out amazing!

July 4th!!

This year was anything but a "normal" July 4th for us. Last year we were stuck on the ferry on our trip over to Kodiak and missed out on all the fun. I love July 4th its always HOT, sunny and a time to get together with family and friends and have pool parties, BBQ out and eat watermelon and ice cream then get together and watch fireworks in the cool dark evening. 

Alaska does it a little differently. It was rainy, 50 degrees and cool, and of course daylight till about 1 am!! So no fireworks!! I know not fair right. One of my friends even admitted to watching them on TV from NY City!!! I was appalled! lol oh well I guess this is the new norm~ Bundling up for the 4th and attempting to do fireworks from a cloudy, soggy beach and ordering pizza! lol 

We still remembered to be thankful for living in a FREE nation and remembered all those who helped to make it free and those that still work everyday to keep it that way. So I hope you had a great 4th. We are all healthy, happy and free! So no matter how you got to celebrate I hope you made the most of it and are thankful too! 

Image of my husbands ship the "Alex Haley" in Full dress for the 4th! 

God Bless America and God Bless our troops!

The Repa Family

My friend Lisa and her family got together to do a photo shoot with me. They had never done one before but they did a great job! The kids kept me laughing esp after brother and sister were being nice to each other and then sister decided brother was too close and she leaned over and pushed him away! they were too cute!

Podoll Family

The best thing about living on a Coast Guard base is getting to know some great CG families! I have had the privilege to be friends with Joellen, her husband Nate and their adorable son! They are leaving the island soon for new CG adventures. I cant believe how fast the year has passed by but we made some great memories along the way. They gave me the chance to do a family shoot with them and here is a preview of the shoot.

I wish you guys the best and I hope we get the chance to see each other again in "America" lol!

GinnieF Photography

It is OFFICIAL!! I am finally restarting my photography business! I love being a stay at home mommy but I have missed being creative and capturing peoples memories for far too long! Recently my husband was a sweetheart and upgraded my camera to a new one that has a ton more features and well, it does really cool stuff!!! So I am trusting in the Lord for His favor and getting things going. I do now have a website again~Yay! It is exciting to see where this new chapter will take me in my business. If you would like to check out my website:

www.ginniefphotography.zenfolio.com

Fathers Day 2012

Fathers Day is a bittersweet day for me! Many people are fortunate to have one great dad in their lives and I was blessed with two! I am always talking about my daddy, Rick, who lives in Florida who my son adores and with whom I very close with. He has been (and continues to be) an incredible father and best friend to me and I love him very much.

I don't get to talk often about my real father, Jerry. He passed away 7 years ago this past March and I miss him dearly. He never got to meet my husband or hold my children but I know he was so very proud of me and I feel his presence often. He was a man of many talents and hobbies. He could fix anything and was a friend to anyone.  (I know you are looking down from Heaven smiling while watching your grandkids play and grow). So even if you are not close to your father, just be thankful for him. I am so glad I made the effort to spend time with my father before he passed away because that is time I can never replace!! Happy Fathers Day to everyone out there who is a father or is a very important father figure to someone!

And here is a picture of the best dad in my house! I love you hun and thank you for all that you do for us! You are an incredible father!

Buffalo!

Another thing we like about Psagashack is finding the buffalo. There are signs posted that say "Caution loose livestock". They mean it!! There are buffalo, cattle and even horses that roam around the area. When you come up on them it really puts new meaning to the term... Road Block!

We even got to see a bunch of young calfs! they are so cute!!! Matt was picking at me and said "Yeah they are cute and they taste good too!" ~ Mean boy!