A Quick Update

I've been a little MIA lately and I'd just like to blame MSUM for that. 11 papers and 3 (very lengthy) projects due this week and the next. One of those papers and projects are checked off, but the there is still no light at the end of the tunnel. It is beautiful outside (in the 70s!!!!) but, here I am sitting inside in a pool of my homework. I love pools, but not that kind.

I'm sitting on the couch remembering times of blue skies and green grass... which was actually last weekend. Sunday afternoon was beautiful and we took Grace outside for her first picnic!



I love her glasses!


She sat on the grass for a total of about 5 seconds. She liked the comfy blanket much better!


David helping Grace ride Rusty. We better get him a saddle. :)


Gracie and her mom.


It was so nice out, Rusty had to find some shade to cool off!


I do have some studio shots to post, but I haven't had time to look at them! Hopefully I get some time this weekend!

The Easter Bunny Came A Little Early...

The Easter Bunny came a little early and brought Oliver a new toy. He hasn't put it down since I.. er, the Easter Bunny.. gave it to him. :) Anyway, I just wanted to wish you all a great Easter!

Accordion Albums

Here is a brand new product I'm offering! They are 3"x3" wallet sized albums. They can hold 9 photos and come in 9 different colors! (The colors are listed on the bottom of this post.) Each will be accented by a ribbon and a charm. These are a great gift and a great way to brag about your special little someone! Orders can still be placed now in order to receive them by Mother's Day!

Red -- Pink -- Orange

Baby Blue -- Lavender -- Green

Cream -- Blue -- Black

Packaging

I packaged Emily's graduation invitations and a few other prints yesterday and I decided I'd take a picture of my packaging to show all of you! I not only want your prints to look nice when you receive them, but I also want to make sure they are protected.


I will be posting a BRAND NEW product later today... so stay tuned! :)

Little S

It's nice to post something other than flood pictures! The river level is falling, but with all this new snow today, they are predicting another flood next month! Hopefully everything will be fine. As for now, I'm enjoying another week off from classes, but I hope we are able to go back next week.

I had a session with this little guy this weekend. He is 2 months old and has grown so much since his newborn pictures! He still has big blue eyes and dark dark hair!

Red River Valley Flood 2009

After much contemplation, I headed south this afternoon to my parents house. Different places in Fargo have been evacuating and it was very difficult to get around. I decided to get out while I still could. Hopefully my apartment will be okay, as the river is suppose to crest at 43 feet this weekend. I just pray that the dikes hold strong just like everyone's spirits!

I want to share these pictures with you from around the North and South Dakota border. The water has gone down quite a bit this week, but there was still more than usual.

Red River Valley Flood 2009

I got home at 5am after a day/night/morning of sandbagging. I am exhausted this morning, but SO glad I could help! I didn't bring my camera with me, but I wanted to share these cell phone pictures with you so you can see just how amazing and unreal the sandbagging process is.

This is the Fargo Dome at about midnight last night. This wasn't even 1/3 of the dome, but you can see just how many people were there and how many sandbags they were pushing out.


I took a bus and was transferred to Sandbag Central. That was located on another building on the NDSU campus. This image is just the corner of the building. There were many more people in the building shoveling by hand and there was a another spider like seen in this picture. There were many palettes of sandbags sitting around waiting to be removed and trucked to different locations in the city.

This has been absolutely unreal and something I will never forget. I helped out in the 97 flood in Wahpeton when I was in High School, but this has had so much more impact on me. Seeing the entire communities of Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, and the neighboring towns coming together really gives me hope that we will get through this. On the radio they just said the Red is at 35.73 feet and should be at 41 feet (the highest it has ever been) on Sunday. We still need a lot of help up here, especially with the snow we got last night, but if you can't help your prayers will still be appreciated.