Sunday, March 29, 2009

My cup runneth over...

WOW again! I feel like I've been on a roller coaster the last 2 weeks....
I'm not complaining, maybe a little tired - but totally stoked over all
that has gone on! We went to visit Charlie, Brook and Ava - I never
have the words to describe just how much they meant to me and how
my spirit soars just thinking of them - constant reminders of the
monstrous blessings in my life... We shot Sumer & Rick's eSession
the weekend before we left - went to Tennessee Wed thru Sunday -
INCREDIBLE seminar the next Wednesday in Orlando, Marcela and
Chris' eSession Thursday evening on Pass-A-Grille and Ty stayed
over Friday night and all day Saturday!
Here's a shot of Ava from out trip to Casa de Moores in Tennessee...
More, LOTS more to follow!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

My Little Buddy!

Ty Marley Fox - our latest edition to the family had his
1 month check-up a couple weeks ago and is up to 11
lbs 3 ozs! He is packing in the groceries and growing
like a weed! We visited my little buddy on Sunday and
grabbed a few pictures....




Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Sunday, February 15, 2009

A Happy Valentines Day

It was a Happy Valentines Day at our house on Feb 14th!
Linda got a new purse that she had wanted for a long time
A N D we became Ty's 1st babysitters! Courtney and Doug
went out with Doug's family and Pap-Paw and Nana got to
baby sit!!!





Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy Valentine's Day

The following came in an email this morning... I thought it
would be just the right day to pass it on to my 4 girls!
Happy Valentine's Day to Linda, Courtney, Brook and Ava!


WHAT'S LOVE?

Love is...
What makes a weak man brave
And a king step off his throne
Good times, bad times
Easy times, tough times
It comes in an instant
And lasts three days after forever
That's what love is.


- Mike -









Thursday, February 12, 2009

Our beautiful Ava!

Courtney and Ty have consumed so much of our time and energy
lately, but we did not want anyone to miss keeping up with our
beautiful Ava! Ava is now just over 9 months old and is DROP DEAD
GORGEOUS! (No! I am not prejudice - check her out yourself!) She
has outgrown her original car seat and - here she is - celebrating
her new comfy seat and riding forward! Time truly flys! She is growing
SO fast it almost scares us - Linda and I gather around my computer
to smile and laugh every time Brook updates us with new pictures - we
cherish EVERY image we get! We hope to go see her next month for a
few days!

She is available to SQUEEZE!!!!!

Ty dude!

Here is a little artsy rendition of Ty on the changing
table at his 1st visit to Nana and Pap-Paw's house..
He was hamming it up as usual... He is 2 weeks old!!!

Sunday, February 08, 2009

Single Strobe Shootout!

WOW!!! What a blast! The phenomenal Jerry McGaghey of RockStar Sexy Wedding Photography put on a night time Single Strobe Shootout and had 1 of his many happy couples volunteer to come model for a half dozen of the Tampa Bay area's most talented and sought after photographers - Jerry was kind enough to invite me too... It was awesome to watch, listen and learn from all the experience that were shooting that night - I was trying to absorb as much as I could and attempted to get off a few shots too. EVERY ONE of these artists freely shared their experience and techniques and it was like hitting the LOTTO for me!!! AND - EVERY ONE of these incredible folks was just as nice as they were talented! Thank you to Linda and Chris, the extremely beautiful couple - you both are amazing! Thanks to Lauren, Carrie, Linda, Phillip and new daddy (soon) - Mark Moberg!! Thanks, as always, to the-Jer for another part of my continuing education - you are remarkably creative!! AND a huge thanks to the glue that keeps the whole thing together - Mandi!!!










Saturday, February 07, 2009

Scott & Missy!

2 weeks ago we shot the eSession for Missy & Scott - what an
AWESOME couple! Scott is the son of my dear friends, Mike and
Cathy Cline! Scott and I have become friends the last few years
and Missy "fits him like a glove"! Equally intelligent and beautiful,
Missy is a great partner for Scott! I am absolutely STOKED to
photograph their wedding in Bradenton on June 13th!!!

This eSession was shot with the incredible Steve Moores - a real artist!



Sunday, February 01, 2009

Ty Comes Home!

My little buddy came home today - on Super Bowl Sunday! Linda and
I went to greet the new parents and Ty - all were happy to be home!
Courtney is adapting well to her new role and Doug has jumped in
and to take care if his new little guy! One AWESOME family!





Friday, January 30, 2009

Ty Marley In The House!

8 lbs 12 oz!
20-1/2"
GORGEOUS!
Smiled right away!
Runs a 4.4 40!
Benches 450 12x!!!
Leaps tall buildings in a single bound!!!!!
Ty Marley Fox was born at 9:45PM last night!
Courtney and Doug made a BEAUTIFUL baby!!!
All are well!

PapPaw can't wipe the smile off his face......




Thursday, January 29, 2009

1 more day!!!

Our new grandson Ty is taking his time popping into the world...
Courtney is doing well and the Doctor says TODAY is the day,
no matter what! Mom is ready, Dad is ready, BFF is ready, Grandparents
are ready and the Law Firm is ready and we are all cheering for
Courtney and Ty today!

At home, his little monkey pillow waits in his new bed.....

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

BIG DAY!!!!!!!

TY IS COMING TODAY!!!!!!!

Courtney - my baby - is at the hospital as I write this - getting
ready to give birth to her baby boy Ty Marley Fox!!!! The blue
hue before sunrise will give way to an exciting day!

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

A new day for our country!

Yesterday, in grand style, we inaugurated the 44th President of the
United States! It was amazing to see the emotion around the world
for this event! For most Americans, our new President represents
HOPE!!! Hope for change! I - among many - believe that President
Obama will be a positive influence toward getting our country back
on track! It was a GREAT day for all Americans!

Friday, January 09, 2009

GATOR NATION!!!!

Tim Tebow led the Florida Gators to another National Championship last
night with an incredible display of will in the 4th quarter! The Gators beat
the Oklahoma Sooners 24 - 14 and it was a nervous night for all Gator fans!
It turns out that Tebow was incensed at halftime and was screaming at the
players and telling the coaches to put the ball in "fifteen's hands" and he
would win this thing! HE DID! It was a great team victory as the defense
held back OU twice at the goal line.

My voice will recover but it will be a while before you can wipe the smiles
off the entire Gator Nation!

AIN'T IT GREAT - TO BE - A FLORIDA GATOR!!!!











































"Start with the grass stains. He left the field wearing the most splendid of
grass stains, long swaths of green stretching over his shoulders, across his
chest, down his back, the badge of a linebacker. Now check out the number.
He is No. 15, but his jersey was tugged and twisted so much, sometimes it
looked as if he were No. 11, sometimes 17, the wrinkles of a lineman.
Finish with the face. Thick cheeks decorated in eye black, framed by a crew
cut, above a tight expression that sweated with intensity, a face of a fighter.
This is Tim Tebow. For a couple of wonderfully antique hours Thursday, this
is the perfect player who made us forget college football's imperfect system.
After Florida's messy 24-14 victory over Oklahoma ... I'm still not sure I can
name the nation's best team. But I'm absolutely positive of its biggest star,
that being the Gators quarterback who looks like a Four Horseman, acts like
Seven Blocks of Granite and talks like Knute Rockne."
- Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times

Friday, January 02, 2009

Happy New Year!

We saw the big ball drop, kissed and we were asleep by 12:02!!!
We are such PARTY ANIMALS! We will not tell you all that went
on before midnight...... LOL... We went for a late breakfast on
this 1st day of 2009 to Cracker Barrel and Linda wanted to go
to the Harley shop as she had a gift certificate that was burning
a hole in her pocket! Ha - we were the only ones there! I got
out and got this shot of my new ride...

Happy New Year All!

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas!











































I want to wish everyone that visits here a Merry Christmas and I hope
that 2009 will be the best year EVER for all of us! I wish each of you
the very best in health, happiness and prosperity!

We were so fortunate to have all our family together this year and to
be able to celebrate Ava's 1st Christmas was a MAJOR LEAGUE treat!
God bless us - one and all....

JM