Our daughter, Kristiina, marries a wonderful man, Nic, today.
(There are several photographers for this album, including the hired professional.)
Visit the "My Videos" link at left to see a very brief video clip (courtesy of the hired videographer).

Our precious daughter and son-in-law planned and hosted an elaborate surprise party at their home for our 25th anniversary with many of our friends and family in attendance. Such awesome kids!

Disclaimer: The sharpness of the people photos are not up to par, but are recorded here for memories' sake. (Seeking grace.) :-)

Here's just a taste of our glorious 8 days in Barbados; a wonderful trip to commemorate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. What a beautiful place!

The color of Barbados....

My new title company... and the reason I have disappeared lately! There's so much to do with this new business. Will return to Fotki Friends when life gets back to normal...

The family gathered on a beautiful fall day in Crystal River, Florida, to honor our beloved husband, dad, grandpa, great-grandpa.
We came from various parts of Florida, Virginia, Maryland and Kansas for the celebration.
Happy 90th Birthday! ... it was a happy day, indeed.

A quick trip to enjoy a little autumn foliage.

and one Jane Magnolia thrown in...

For Scott... we missed you!

June 2, 2007, our beautiful Zeila had four pups. During gestation, our plan was to find wonderful homes for them. Then they arrived! We fell in love with them like they're our own furry little grandchildren. We couldn't part with one of them!
Update: Now, they're about to turn 1 year old and range in weight from 50-85 pounds! What used to be a dozen photos here - has turned into over 100 photos... had to commorate their 1st birthday! Come see how they've grown in a year!!

Shots of our pets... they're so fun!

Help! I received some filters for Christmas and wanted to try out the diffuser.
I'm foolishly not one to read the directions first... instead I try it out and then when all else fails - go look up what I'm supposed to do. Well, I have no idea when or how to use a diffuser, and this album will clearly prove that.
I also wanted to test various settings for motion - probably not something I should have done simultaneously.
Anyway, my test subjects are our dogs at play. We had fun even if it was not a successful photographic event!
Suggestions and tips requested, please!

Miscellaneous photos in and around my hometown.

You'll be hankerin' for a cold, sweet tea before you're done here...

Nic and Kristiina pack up their house in Florida and head up to Vermont! We have heavy hearts as we say farewell.

We weren't planning to ... afterall, we just did this 2 years ago... a move and remodel! http://family.webshots.com/album/366473077YfVbsh
Ah, but we stumbled upon this good deal... and this one is on a canal with gulf access and has a swimming pool... more like the "Florida Lifestyle," so, we couldn't resist. We'll stay put here for a while! Every bit of this house needs to be updated, but it has "good bones." Stay tuned for the much needed overhaul.

Precious Ana Freitas marries her love, Aaron Burdge.

Miscellaneous shots of the development located in Murphy, NC.