Images from my weekend...

Fishing...seriously...

Okay, I admit it... I have always said I hated fishing. Boring. Smelly. Involving bugs. What's to like? Well...apparently it's all about perspective :-)

See the pond ... this is where I spent last Sunday ... fishing. Yep. On a boat, even. Go ahead...take a moment and absorb that...or just laugh like hell.



Anyway... now that you thought you were done laughing...

Check out the smart ass ... most people grab the biggest fish and say, "Take my picture!" Nope, not this one! He grabs the smallest fish (which, yes, was one of mine) and holds it up, grinning like a goober!




Now, I should mention that I did, in fact, catch some fish. Three as a matter of fact. I bait my own hook ... with crickets or worms or whatever that stinky crap is. I can tie on a hook and set my own bobber. I will not, I repeat, NOT touch the fish. This was a source of endless entertainment; you know for the little-fish-holding goober mentioned earlier. Although not nearly as much entertainment as my very nearly falling in the pond as I tried to get out of the boat. I am so amusing...



Anyway, between me, little fish goober and his aunt & uncle, we ended up with a whole mess of tasty fish...which of course had to be cleaned. Not by me, naturally, cause you know...I don't touch them till they are deep fried and crispy. But they did get cleaned ...while I entertained myself practicing my photography skills...



:-)

more later.....

Some pics...

here are a few of the pics from the photo shoot i told you about...







Seriously! Two of the cutest little boys ever! And they were so much fun! I finally finished editing today and am very pleased with how they turned out ... I will post a couple more in the next few days. I have decided I really enjoy doing these kind of informal, laid-back shoots - they are so easy and fun and different from the typical drag-the-kids-to-sears-and-pose family pics you see so much. These are fun and reflect the personalities so much better - I think that's why I like doing these types of shoots! Can't wait to do more of these!

more later...

p.s. I will be posting some pics and ramblings about my fishing adventure this past weekend (yes, I said fishing) later ... as soon as I edit the pics!

Dirtbike, boys and a yardsale....

This is Doug.


Doug rides dirtbikes.



See Doug jump his dirtbike.



See Doug racing his nephew.



See Doug trying to freak out his friend, AJ by riding really close.



See Doug getting even closer - see AJ trying to get away.



See Doug really messing with AJ now. About 3 seconds later, Doug passes AJ and leaves him eating dust...literally.


See Doug's nephew jumping, too.


This is Chris.



Chris likes to ride the 4-wheeler.

Chris like to ride fast enough to make his mother cringe and close her eyes.

Actually, they all did that but hey...they're boys! We had so much fun riding Sunday...well, I use the term "we" really loosely, because in reality the closest I got to riding anything was holding the tie-strap while he loaded and unloaded the bikes. :-) I spent the day standing on top the truck with camera in hand taking 260+ pictures, talking to Doug's daughter and hiking the track trying not to get my ass ran over. Only one wreck - Doug - and it wasn't serious...scared the crap out of me, but at least I didn't flip out like a sissy-girl :-)

more later...

p.s. I did a photo shoot Saturday of a great family with two of the cutest boys ever and I will share some pics of that in a couple days!

p.s.s. Don't forget about the scrapbook yardsale this Saturday (10-11-08) at Estes BBQ in Jackson from 3-5pm. There is a crop afterwards - if you are interested, jump over to the Stamps & Scrapbooks blog and let Rona know!