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On the back of each card, I listed the family name and ages of the children, but blocked it out for the blog.

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In most cases, I “washed out” the photo on the back of the card so it wouldn’t compete with the image on the front.

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This is our card!

The inside of ours spanned the entire inside of the card — a 7×10 picture! Cool! (I suggested they “Make faces like the statues!” Bradley’s typical 12-year-old reaction, the eye-roll, told a better story than any words could have.)

On the back, I listed the biggest family milestone for 2006: the fact that Bradley is taller than me now. Makes me want to tie a brick to his head (to keep him from growing), but alas, it’s too late. Not too late to tie one on Gregory’s head though! Watch out, Gregory!

The Holy Family

The light was beautiful when Melissa was dancing.
I took a lot of pictures!

Oh sure, the pictures look great on this blog, but you should see them in high resolution. WOW!

This is Melissa’s eleventh appearance in the Nutcracker, having started out as a taffy clown.

She’s now a senior, so graceful and beautiful.

But what makes the Nutcracker such a special ballet is the ensemble cast.

This production, by Ms. Doreen’s Fabulous Feet, has a cast of over 100 members.

So cute! (This is another young friend of mine!)

I love this shot.

All the dancers were spectacular!

THE END.

Taking a bow.

Ms. Kristina and Ms. Doreen

We love you, Melissa.
Congratulations!

The baby is SO cute!

The piano shot is my favorite.

Then again, I have too many favorites to list.

How about a little break from all the Christmas rush, brew a nice cup of cinnamon tea and relax with Sam and Rebekah’s slide sow. I love it!

See? Can’t pick which one to post.

What a sweet boy. He was baby Jesus in the Christmas pageant at church last year. I love to watch him grow and imagine Jesus at the various stages of growing up…1 year old and just learning to walk. How adorable. Thanks again Sam and Rebekah!

Click here for the slide show.

This is the ceremony kiss. Wow, Mike, this is a stunning shot!

Mike called me a few times from the reception to complain about the light from the windows being too much. I think it’s GREAT!

Nina is from Thailand, so unfortunately, many of her family members were not able to make it to the wedding. Thank God for the internet!

Nina and Jason were married on December 3. Jason is the brother of Mike’s good friend, Sydney. Mike and Sydney became friends when they were in the Air National Guard together several years ago. I used to always hear stories about Sydney. Several years’ worth of stories went by before I realized that Sydney is a WOMAN. If I remember correctly, this fact came to my attention when Mike showed me a picture of the “guys” in his crew, you know, in their fatigues. “Who’s the little guy?” I remember saying. So, while I, of course, thought Sydney was cute in those fatigues (isn’t everybody cute in fatigues?), I never realized how HOT she is until Mike came home with these wedding pictures!

Sydney-the-National-Guard-buddy is the one in the champagne dress.
YOWSA!

Sydney and her twin sister (blue dress) nearly stole the show — they are both GORGEOUS — but it would be impossible for anyone to steal the show from Nina. She’s stunning! What a beautiful couple she and Jason are!

This one was no exception; their first-dance-song is perfect with their pictures.
Click here! You HAVE to see THIS one! So romantic.

P.S. I think Mike was just a little bit obsessed with the twin sister thing. See below:
(His excuse: “I was using Sydney to check the light.” Uh huh.)

I love you, Mike! ; ) You did a GREAT job photographing the wedding!

The boy was unsure of me.

Actually, he was unsure of me for quite a while.
(But he can’t help looking adorable!)

Judy forgot her rings, so Terry ran back to get them.

He asked her to marry him again! (She said yes.)

Wow. I just love this park.

I’ve always wanted a photograph like this of my own family.

So sweet.

Judy is beautiful.

I love to watch father and son interacting.
This one is a classic.

Photographers often add an effect called “dust and scratches” to images in post processing editing, but this image came with its own dust floating in the air, illuminated by the bright sunshine. I could retouch the image to take the dust out, but I think it adds a classic beauty. It looks really cool as a large print!

He wanted to drive. Seriously!

If you squint, you can see New York City through the haze.

But we’d rather kick leaves anyway. See, check this out: by this point, we were buddies!

Thanks, Judy and Terry. I had a great day!
I hope you did too!

See Judy and Terry’s slide show here!

The shiny wall is part of a 9/11 memorial. (A friend who saw this image wanted to know how I did the mirror effect. No effect. This is straight out of the camera. I guess it’s obvious once you see the previous image, where it’s clear that’s a wall.)