tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214049872024-03-07T16:15:59.106-08:00through Emerald tinted lensesEmerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-77645683702272506462008-07-29T20:41:00.000-07:002008-07-29T20:46:41.363-07:00My Beautiful Nephew BeauIn January, our friends Jarrod and Julia acquired Beauregaurd, a full-blood Basset Hound. Baby Beau posed for these pictures in February, but, alas, I am a negligent auntie and am just now getting around to getting them back to his parents. In any case, he's a pretty cute kid...even now that he's learned his "big-boy-bark..." which my own darling Claire (pictured in image 3) continually reminds us he has. Little instigator!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvj82CZN14jC9K2duO2lz4Q87ggq53fmv501PQ9soPYpLIglm1Brij5LTryVIO-P2_gz68EztNufQPrts-zTfx7IK-5KjJUQrj0ah2j7FzHjVkMkSmuXVwU6ehTkxpLH4JpgVyQ/s1600-h/DSC_0008-blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvj82CZN14jC9K2duO2lz4Q87ggq53fmv501PQ9soPYpLIglm1Brij5LTryVIO-P2_gz68EztNufQPrts-zTfx7IK-5KjJUQrj0ah2j7FzHjVkMkSmuXVwU6ehTkxpLH4JpgVyQ/s400/DSC_0008-blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228647803726123202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3IiB2Nhubu3-NyVZB8GDG-qJ4XCwoMeQft0vfbUNJT6ykvH9uI3omirpSmrBxk9yOpaK1CqRLqEb9hv-pUaCN1Lfei5MrIiQQ7sABzGUvaYgTaPEkPdkOkL0Bxh1W2KJTahUyg/s1600-h/DSC_0002-blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3IiB2Nhubu3-NyVZB8GDG-qJ4XCwoMeQft0vfbUNJT6ykvH9uI3omirpSmrBxk9yOpaK1CqRLqEb9hv-pUaCN1Lfei5MrIiQQ7sABzGUvaYgTaPEkPdkOkL0Bxh1W2KJTahUyg/s400/DSC_0002-blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228647804883816722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9rKAMf8qm_5YlXlYpdXAfK-rvRWpLml4EekQwZiIqRA5gi6KfiJ1nDk-PM4geqFoiXOSw0WfPkCsn3eHfDIbumpq2ViVv382gfQcXo8PuXqDpPdv_VWwyFjXQB96Icko7nHw-A/s1600-h/DSC_0042-blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9rKAMf8qm_5YlXlYpdXAfK-rvRWpLml4EekQwZiIqRA5gi6KfiJ1nDk-PM4geqFoiXOSw0WfPkCsn3eHfDIbumpq2ViVv382gfQcXo8PuXqDpPdv_VWwyFjXQB96Icko7nHw-A/s400/DSC_0042-blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228647615715416546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ghPOT8CCk1-ueFym6Wy-nIsvxFShlXmevoBStfOnPbgQ2nuPcHMLL0rYA2WLBW4MFocKFO-qaJGmW4yYcj6MdXbJb9tLG9Fd0LpO8lSxb_OOvTyZ-heUHwlXoUZ0YUWlsNEPpQ/s1600-h/DSC_0063-blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ghPOT8CCk1-ueFym6Wy-nIsvxFShlXmevoBStfOnPbgQ2nuPcHMLL0rYA2WLBW4MFocKFO-qaJGmW4yYcj6MdXbJb9tLG9Fd0LpO8lSxb_OOvTyZ-heUHwlXoUZ0YUWlsNEPpQ/s400/DSC_0063-blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228647618155533586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43RfQ4fBK4x-dLy-VpXHCR6iImiTGBfRus6GubkdET0Q3laLiFKPbjPVSllBkOBl4rm1TVSnwWUA1ORIyG1yvrIh425_y21guS2NNRt9Zx9clgD7GQQ592wRruOY9pqiZfNNoZw/s1600-h/DSC_0092-blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43RfQ4fBK4x-dLy-VpXHCR6iImiTGBfRus6GubkdET0Q3laLiFKPbjPVSllBkOBl4rm1TVSnwWUA1ORIyG1yvrIh425_y21guS2NNRt9Zx9clgD7GQQ592wRruOY9pqiZfNNoZw/s400/DSC_0092-blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228647624083380770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5SMlzIpviSeL3aAIrY7Feg0hJs6ggzpJsvuA422b6qsm5lj8RVopNpUyY93x07g78maL4e3h3s84eLrzRYrV47DklN02-EQ-7NW5qgSJm19WIyL0v_GTEfQ7Y6RcvP2x0rbbYg/s1600-h/DSC_0107-blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5SMlzIpviSeL3aAIrY7Feg0hJs6ggzpJsvuA422b6qsm5lj8RVopNpUyY93x07g78maL4e3h3s84eLrzRYrV47DklN02-EQ-7NW5qgSJm19WIyL0v_GTEfQ7Y6RcvP2x0rbbYg/s400/DSC_0107-blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228647622744492930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQ9ZkjCtq0YYefzEcsKZlSmviMW5Fttb-E65KpPRDCTFQHrLC66uHVM-uHy3NXJMBSAezxw6B3tavmrlnsLTKkTOxkW2RU1NO1acPmGnN1PuFxpNvDkoqziMjdanl8MKAl5J1pw/s1600-h/DSC_0116-blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQ9ZkjCtq0YYefzEcsKZlSmviMW5Fttb-E65KpPRDCTFQHrLC66uHVM-uHy3NXJMBSAezxw6B3tavmrlnsLTKkTOxkW2RU1NO1acPmGnN1PuFxpNvDkoqziMjdanl8MKAl5J1pw/s400/DSC_0116-blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228647629294581986" border="0" /></a>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-46619447278035629962008-07-16T15:20:00.001-07:002008-07-16T15:30:20.405-07:00JonathanOf the list of friends I have made through my husband and his crazy Friday Game Nights ("game" meaning World of Warcraft, Dungeons and Dragons, etc.), Jonathan is one of my favorites. Jonathan is always considerate and caring and willing to help with whatever catastrophe we're handling--like the time he bailed out my mother and I as we attempted to repair my rent-house closet after it collapsed on my two rambunctious dogs... ::sigh:: Memories. This portrait session is no exception. Jonathan asked me to take a few pictures of him as Graduation from ACU pictures for his mom--and I got the best smiles by reminding him of who they were for! Here are my favorites:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPIumL91wndEMPdikfpOL_DIQXKAkTXsbtAunnHIMlob2k5GaiUBe_RhswE-OwF998SKxZcRADi3hPa8O_jFchLeQcxulEK3kuh3DRCXPBrpGlzZyOrrQ8aq3i5gLPQt4GiOn7A/s1600-h/DSC_0017-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPIumL91wndEMPdikfpOL_DIQXKAkTXsbtAunnHIMlob2k5GaiUBe_RhswE-OwF998SKxZcRADi3hPa8O_jFchLeQcxulEK3kuh3DRCXPBrpGlzZyOrrQ8aq3i5gLPQt4GiOn7A/s400/DSC_0017-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223740500045463442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSsO5xsJz9_Tb6VNFY9ehTbOTDJP1lHmmDtW5HgICzQk8QtarJPRufezaXFdE6AsXQzojAcgETVzKF2_jjfY3FFtKUIU8obx7m1ty_sVj1VBP39TvuQcE5WJogcVfRKAyFMlPHg/s1600-h/DSC_0057-Edit-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSsO5xsJz9_Tb6VNFY9ehTbOTDJP1lHmmDtW5HgICzQk8QtarJPRufezaXFdE6AsXQzojAcgETVzKF2_jjfY3FFtKUIU8obx7m1ty_sVj1VBP39TvuQcE5WJogcVfRKAyFMlPHg/s400/DSC_0057-Edit-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223740503302297522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_exfhpDVXIQ9uz1kiyOPx4dtMxXpSPUuPPPr6ccmuThL9d9OSikOQMfYOIUqYw8bDuSSHRNJ4HQtaKigoDgTv6GLAhwRHig48nCK0aXqxiMsGL18eZJg5bUsOqlmPSS2G8Q63A/s1600-h/DSC_0075-Edit-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_exfhpDVXIQ9uz1kiyOPx4dtMxXpSPUuPPPr6ccmuThL9d9OSikOQMfYOIUqYw8bDuSSHRNJ4HQtaKigoDgTv6GLAhwRHig48nCK0aXqxiMsGL18eZJg5bUsOqlmPSS2G8Q63A/s400/DSC_0075-Edit-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223740507045400098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aUA7Mh714YTKsIbt94V6nNLlYHzly3etiKyOLxv_dqOJ1Sn770vsJUFdw-ByAougtJG5UNu_V4I-EibjkjaM9pWahG_Fl8YtZ3GhQk9gHUOhOYd8jLBt_3JNtad_Foxwwj7OhQ/s1600-h/DSC_0144-Edit-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aUA7Mh714YTKsIbt94V6nNLlYHzly3etiKyOLxv_dqOJ1Sn770vsJUFdw-ByAougtJG5UNu_V4I-EibjkjaM9pWahG_Fl8YtZ3GhQk9gHUOhOYd8jLBt_3JNtad_Foxwwj7OhQ/s400/DSC_0144-Edit-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223740509873638306" border="0" /></a><br />to view the rest of Jonathan's portraits, click <a href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account=8005665261&event-code=Jonathan">here</a><br /></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-66176753127972651452008-07-14T13:58:00.001-07:002008-07-14T14:32:45.792-07:00Rick & LauraA few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of shooting Rick and Laura's engagement photos. Rick is a friend I dearly miss since he moved to Fort Worth to be closer to Laura. His move was for a worthy cause, though, as he and Laura seem sincerely happy together!<br /><br />We shot at two Fort Worth locations I had never been to--the Water Gardens, which were amazing...though not at all what I expected, and the Rose Chapel (which was adorable!), where Rick and Laura will be married next summer. Here are my favorite shots:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8X-3NR0OQUFzsrihDt1p_ytlIBXIkuZYPT6Etawb-hp_2RMSGCAYXqlR7qL1kZEDmsXrLpOPNvdMN_4V-bJgD9pWha8vhKeONMVXkGIrW5VwgymzOkJgLLvyEaRnr8Hc6DrPkEw/s1600-h/Rick+%26+Laura098-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8X-3NR0OQUFzsrihDt1p_ytlIBXIkuZYPT6Etawb-hp_2RMSGCAYXqlR7qL1kZEDmsXrLpOPNvdMN_4V-bJgD9pWha8vhKeONMVXkGIrW5VwgymzOkJgLLvyEaRnr8Hc6DrPkEw/s320/Rick+%26+Laura098-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222977211711881394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUa0dgl3p6ztmyQlL066hsli030mNleczBuG0MRp5VNYuWeMoDKi9vkoDQoEBVjCBSAfxFPrxqYDXmI-D7cko-4vGZWADsQdfbX7b9r4y4Y8tPSEzpTheLhA806PX5Lj7XKttUCw/s1600-h/Rick+%26+Laura273-Editbw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUa0dgl3p6ztmyQlL066hsli030mNleczBuG0MRp5VNYuWeMoDKi9vkoDQoEBVjCBSAfxFPrxqYDXmI-D7cko-4vGZWADsQdfbX7b9r4y4Y8tPSEzpTheLhA806PX5Lj7XKttUCw/s320/Rick+%26+Laura273-Editbw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222977215404366770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7chotn35tO6aSlFeAo1ASRQ6Cv0Ea0lM9pwW7qt2KSjVcQSiH7sOkvzHACOCDj__OPWh86tfdPHjXa7NayPh1AnrFhPG-HdfHir8T9XM7b9S3wtTxSWsXwPNaNTCHxwPTFs6Hog/s1600-h/Rick+%26+Laura308-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7chotn35tO6aSlFeAo1ASRQ6Cv0Ea0lM9pwW7qt2KSjVcQSiH7sOkvzHACOCDj__OPWh86tfdPHjXa7NayPh1AnrFhPG-HdfHir8T9XM7b9S3wtTxSWsXwPNaNTCHxwPTFs6Hog/s320/Rick+%26+Laura308-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222977213230171410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_ikW0EfvK5swxiI4G7T3BWUFkiWk2FmKGsD62oj4QKc9dQqBY9ut2Te7YomzuhmAOFW1MB7DheRXE3sYGMFeTtAFK0qbL-Mo05-nbaZmkjt7gscd9l6ok2N6EPOdULaGgMkqxQ/s1600-h/Rick&Laura+Collage01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_ikW0EfvK5swxiI4G7T3BWUFkiWk2FmKGsD62oj4QKc9dQqBY9ut2Te7YomzuhmAOFW1MB7DheRXE3sYGMFeTtAFK0qbL-Mo05-nbaZmkjt7gscd9l6ok2N6EPOdULaGgMkqxQ/s400/Rick&Laura+Collage01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222985748770765250" border="0" /></a><br />you can view the rest of their pictures <a href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account=8005665261&event-code=Rick&event-password=Crane">here</a><br /></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-15127909393379528462008-07-14T12:29:00.000-07:002008-07-14T12:33:28.501-07:00Kaci and DustyOn May 10th, I had the pleasure of shooting the wedding of Kaci & Dusty in Olney, Texas. Here are a few of my favorites.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account=8005665261&event-code=McClatchy-Creel&event-password=Creel"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVrzKDeLYXDDUpOYlqthEWYhh6Ieo0VxFXA6C74jOdHZg8vLdytwqHzwtzPC-SRyRjgldajmQCnfxEfqdoxWig1KpkFzrniukoJLq1E-aMx1kT-QQZYoZrUDmKELyZLhqaOMogA/s320/McClatchyCreel198.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222954662700385218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account=8005665261&event-code=McClatchy-Creel&event-password=Creel"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORnEW5zw6dDorgi7mqaOOfyRAt2j1KrS5Avv2x7pIdawFLpXVVQYfjzQRn1z01odvPo8idV6RCnuELzBRK_2EAsxhj3ceF9gtaAOuVL-sbJcWFhEn1Rp0HWbJPgH4WdFojm88fQ/s320/McClatchyCreel315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222954665228356210" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account=8005665261&event-code=McClatchy-Creel&event-password=Creel"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBY19_hDuJb50PODJHp3Ss98YJuZl2n9HDJfr9hvcrXJAMjBVuQ7bSBRd83HU7ksGSoPS4jU-QlndWw1YzqIaDsI441B2S1tAyFwb7e4mXoPkOlEGbS7Hy45y7xvAyj0phH-k2A/s320/McClatchyCreel338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222954669854208866" border="0" /></a>to view the rest of their images, click <a href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account=8005665261&event-code=McClatchy-Creel&event-password=Creel">here</a><br /></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-38401558295272232442008-04-14T20:39:00.000-07:002008-04-14T20:44:06.893-07:00KaciTwo weeks ago, I had the pleasure of taking Kaci's bridal portraits. We had a LOT of fun and I found my dream home--believe it or not, still in Texas! This house had tons of natural light, beautiful details, and it was out in the quiet with a fantastic view. Thanks Kaci! I'm looking forward to working with you again at your wedding.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account=8005665261&event-code=Kaci&event-password=Creel"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyP5-rc_XezcFnKR9ZR8lZwTdDqH6i6SHCAvfvDGM06vZ177VWh2DVGxDHBt68MvQ_LN-f5oAeuFIO3fDQ1Y94E15IC5BeXb_XXqYndkT9tyG44maUitIbJM_IP6FTykJVDO356Q/s400/Kacibridals339-blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189311852093192322" border="0" /></a><br /> to view the rest of Kaci's portraits, click <a href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account=8005665261&event-code=Kaci&event-password=Creel">here</a><br /></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-9768031202981061972008-04-07T19:15:00.000-07:002008-04-07T19:25:46.026-07:00John & Anna<div style="text-align: justify;">While on a trip home in Louisiana, I had the pleasure of shooting John & Anna's engagement pictures. John is the brother of one of my best friends from school and acted as my older brother for the majority of high school. I had an absolute blast meeting John's bride-to-be and watching her laugh off his quirky antics.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqhQzTMjatc2i1euyq2fGVvv1okgvpUKp6WE7WNMZnCIjI96yBz1rmxeI8KaQ2mrX0QpjcuEYslJVH8rdV6b0EgzeT2wzhn0X-Wa9cAheR2oO2SQJOdqsQOU8J3GAGRUeRS9MRg/s1600-h/John&Anna011-blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqhQzTMjatc2i1euyq2fGVvv1okgvpUKp6WE7WNMZnCIjI96yBz1rmxeI8KaQ2mrX0QpjcuEYslJVH8rdV6b0EgzeT2wzhn0X-Wa9cAheR2oO2SQJOdqsQOU8J3GAGRUeRS9MRg/s400/John&Anna011-blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186692718736265314" border="0" /></a>to view the rest of John and Anna's pictures, click <a href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account=8005665261&event-code=John%20W&event-password=Brewer">here</a><br /><br /><br />By the way: I'm testing frames and logos...what do you think of this combination? <br />Please leave a comment!!<br /></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-9201808775277112752008-03-24T12:55:00.001-07:002008-03-24T13:02:09.681-07:00Gensic-Finch Wedding<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account=8005665261&event-code=Gensic%20Finch&event-password=wedding"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YjbNT0PuemF1J87WGXGqFModzQxtytBEm6T30k_bW31Iu2Lh3um30C8t3wEUtJnnOe97cP6twm4CcK6vvJb5Xt4hLeT9sy2Js1AQEoEfOZz58QMrHo7fFzav6j76KG3bf6-pKw/s320/Alison&Breandan110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181399983292764226" border="0" /></a><br />to view Alison and Breandon's wedding photos, click <a href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account=8005665261&event-code=Gensic%20Finch&event-password=wedding">here</a><br /></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-55200804102950583912008-02-19T20:40:00.001-08:002008-02-19T20:55:05.392-08:00an infamous hat makes a smokin' good timeFor Christmas, my parents surprised me with an antique photo light--bought off Ebay of course. So, a few weeks ago, as our husbands/friends were playing some silly boy game, Julia, Jen, Claire and I decided to play dress-up and test it out. My "new" toy has a 600 watt lightbulb in its itty-bitty, Model-T-headlight-shaped enclosure. After blasting ourselves with it the first time, we decided it needed to be shaded a little. We tried wax paper...and melted it. We tried the scrap material from my curtains...and set it on fire. Then we decided to just go out into the pitch black darkness and see how lit-up we could get Jen. Thats when we noticed the light itself was smoking from the inside. So we took a picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN7PyYbD5v8VPAafrAWMVzE_JuLJ-5lA38oOTAvdc0ee6WE5YspI56gS_oHinIFjsb1AKx2HNv72XvXmwH-MBICqiAzeiVPAkYTXwSuJDzbsJ9XexMTBgle9IobVPWurzMEMrhA/s1600-h/DSC_0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN7PyYbD5v8VPAafrAWMVzE_JuLJ-5lA38oOTAvdc0ee6WE5YspI56gS_oHinIFjsb1AKx2HNv72XvXmwH-MBICqiAzeiVPAkYTXwSuJDzbsJ9XexMTBgle9IobVPWurzMEMrhA/s320/DSC_0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168918124063063506" border="0" /></a><br />One of my trusted associates claims that you can only have this light on for 30seconds or less at a time. As someone who is used to working with hotlights, I find this hard to believe. The box it came in and instruction manual claim the light is for video--it even lists weddings as an event at which to use this product. If anyone else has some input as to how to use my toy without setting a grass fire, I'd love to hear it.<br /><br />Not inclined to give up so soon, we substituted the fancy-smancy-flaming-photo equipment for a floor lamp my friend Jarrod found at a garage sale. Here are the results:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jen a-la-1940's<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qVfh4MvefF3zPkoa0qoHK5nMYSZhcYy9iUGJ0mPkQtIPA1x3y9nW6GZ6ffsEriO0h_UANhZs3O118fnA7HmXOnq78xv7HHY7UdKmBfKlZrIB0_dZ2-Y-7CIeE4R2jMDa2_TclQ/s1600-h/DSC_0041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qVfh4MvefF3zPkoa0qoHK5nMYSZhcYy9iUGJ0mPkQtIPA1x3y9nW6GZ6ffsEriO0h_UANhZs3O118fnA7HmXOnq78xv7HHY7UdKmBfKlZrIB0_dZ2-Y-7CIeE4R2jMDa2_TclQ/s320/DSC_0041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168918128358030818" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Julia a-la-United Colors of Benetton Ad<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82InDYnZ7y9zaJV0mIGSD5auwAJbheVrCbkq1AN7jSj4wopiUxE9R36gbuqO4i1ZWnSkfmJNmH2XxSHcO3BImYiaOR8G626hk_-GIqiPGo7rPmSIkzoW7RhziC3x9eFmo-vkuWQ/s1600-h/DSC_0060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82InDYnZ7y9zaJV0mIGSD5auwAJbheVrCbkq1AN7jSj4wopiUxE9R36gbuqO4i1ZWnSkfmJNmH2XxSHcO3BImYiaOR8G626hk_-GIqiPGo7rPmSIkzoW7RhziC3x9eFmo-vkuWQ/s320/DSC_0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168918128358030834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Add to the mix: one innocent looking puppy and a feather boa<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSChfWcCwJLVfb1Zzb7yg4w0sOGLlI5g4oTMyzD5m7sWuxrEptfwsfmefidbMt_gxSn6Qy9thDffuv9NMinBk4NHZYpLTv_EzZk7TKrQ12McpBks5qzaTrxg2YgtApHsKPPYd2Hg/s1600-h/DSC_0106.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSChfWcCwJLVfb1Zzb7yg4w0sOGLlI5g4oTMyzD5m7sWuxrEptfwsfmefidbMt_gxSn6Qy9thDffuv9NMinBk4NHZYpLTv_EzZk7TKrQ12McpBks5qzaTrxg2YgtApHsKPPYd2Hg/s320/DSC_0106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168918132652998146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">...and then let her speak her mind.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNrfR4LvCuhdlVS7B2Z8MNdMTQWhdMt5gnBaber-8HQV9CXdLeRbCCwBuk3pmy0cdyRAciA91EDhZ2ajf7oFLbmOo3MPwlfgOCV0pJSStV9vS6A3ofH9eOZmpVCqGgO2TJqKkTA/s1600-h/DSC_0140.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNrfR4LvCuhdlVS7B2Z8MNdMTQWhdMt5gnBaber-8HQV9CXdLeRbCCwBuk3pmy0cdyRAciA91EDhZ2ajf7oFLbmOo3MPwlfgOCV0pJSStV9vS6A3ofH9eOZmpVCqGgO2TJqKkTA/s320/DSC_0140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168918136947965458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A perfect evening!<br /></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-37866524825895689152008-02-09T14:58:00.000-08:002008-02-09T15:00:18.199-08:00Waiting for Daddy...<div style="text-align: center;">Just thought I'd post a picture of my babies waiting for Eric to get home.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GV5zxPCXl_1dc0O-giIZN5bhsNrDb_uK5m16Zm2Ehr72gd7pdBfDAaOKovhRK6hWLmMez2qrOJf8_BjzWY6EY4kQ04_wq5JJLp9uDbs42Jjd_Ow9mD4h9eCqa3Z7KYM8pa-nFw/s1600-h/DSC_0001-lores.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GV5zxPCXl_1dc0O-giIZN5bhsNrDb_uK5m16Zm2Ehr72gd7pdBfDAaOKovhRK6hWLmMez2qrOJf8_BjzWY6EY4kQ04_wq5JJLp9uDbs42Jjd_Ow9mD4h9eCqa3Z7KYM8pa-nFw/s400/DSC_0001-lores.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165118860417531330" border="0" /></a>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-2613749180499044022008-02-04T18:46:00.001-08:002008-02-04T18:52:33.897-08:00Baumgartner Family Portraits<div style="text-align: center;">The Baumgartner family:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRF_nS0gNgy7nXK-oZD6XWEJB8MfRrMcI5t9Qx-VKAEiDMQZRsTpo37P6MNxlc9l8gzFnYhVnlaaqEeKX005-7QuFxSVgNWbfUDrAtZi38tiCNCBOj6Qag_iNb3RZpzgWBHtREQ/s1600-h/Baumgartner011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRF_nS0gNgy7nXK-oZD6XWEJB8MfRrMcI5t9Qx-VKAEiDMQZRsTpo37P6MNxlc9l8gzFnYhVnlaaqEeKX005-7QuFxSVgNWbfUDrAtZi38tiCNCBOj6Qag_iNb3RZpzgWBHtREQ/s320/Baumgartner011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163323168733673634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQyLM5g0WG-tM2GH9iEqhe07iW4VqcsqnIHuUCNg8jpxS2zyQodVx2PVX7WyapJe0oDoOupi9lkQpMw7CfuXpDptRUPFDimoooAbABRXnmUQTMLCS1Ni7QbZLMa4z8kFksY2F1w/s1600-h/Baumgartner024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQyLM5g0WG-tM2GH9iEqhe07iW4VqcsqnIHuUCNg8jpxS2zyQodVx2PVX7WyapJe0oDoOupi9lkQpMw7CfuXpDptRUPFDimoooAbABRXnmUQTMLCS1Ni7QbZLMa4z8kFksY2F1w/s320/Baumgartner024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163323181618575538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQkqLih6IlHtNyJqtwk83p8CqT8EEPMn1zXFTRzONM6BD6PLIjj6-dmz0NKJswH0KzoHXfSmuZt9PYFiA4dpp9X7cCKqWiZifKsOpb53Yz_ORB9FmLjDrrFefxKc15Gf3aqrojg/s1600-h/Baumgartner028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicK1AzcnVhc8Rtod2BhahUIk5h0xvm8JTZjA5OScSGX577LRO15VViIpuMOwy023IffiZS7LqwSkp_qgwCO86qomD5xfcGrOiTzqponEFPbcgPz0flU3MMkUJqgQu1iSDLQ2C6rQ/s320/Baumgartner061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163322670517467266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvMkFhyphenhyphenEc4lWYTvw2FUhsjqbb3599JKIDN7FVySAVMWVuQDJeFVdBRp5E83Gzi5_NjeHFY8MytoQwMzcZ9xGgNDjCLGfoWPxKrTj3BfTM_HlqaInf8xyTsaciV1UyT_RqqIozBw/s1600-h/Baumgartner095.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvMkFhyphenhyphenEc4lWYTvw2FUhsjqbb3599JKIDN7FVySAVMWVuQDJeFVdBRp5E83Gzi5_NjeHFY8MytoQwMzcZ9xGgNDjCLGfoWPxKrTj3BfTM_HlqaInf8xyTsaciV1UyT_RqqIozBw/s320/Baumgartner095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163322691992303762" border="0" /></a>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-41309085569013271462008-02-03T12:12:00.000-08:002008-02-03T12:18:56.850-08:00Pierce Family PortraitsA long, long time ago--well maybe not so long ago--the Pierce family helped me immensely in pulling off my wedding. Though it doesn't come close to repaying the debt, I offered to take a family portrait in return. Here are the results:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-qbrSc8i-BIDj6shVeyJlh6CP_5f0HYfEkds6-qbHI0PgcxV8jb-gNxzqp2a6WWrKlfThA4w-MmR2VJxcek2mTKNQoPyKGC8jduHLDI0p50CC87w6r1XVBlm04nyy-H4_dMccg/s1600-h/PiercePortrait44.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-qbrSc8i-BIDj6shVeyJlh6CP_5f0HYfEkds6-qbHI0PgcxV8jb-gNxzqp2a6WWrKlfThA4w-MmR2VJxcek2mTKNQoPyKGC8jduHLDI0p50CC87w6r1XVBlm04nyy-H4_dMccg/s320/PiercePortrait44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162850722331113538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnSIWI8kGarqAUlHpiO1Q8xbTiGwAoDPPxGiaH1yN0-k_P_-1kl9Q8RawxirOhyQD2aaCDB15RrtXYCBOycqIaehvbsAJp7wcLxJwAvthyphenhyphen4DaWh0oRhomAi2PGPqLgs1atm75gA/s1600-h/PiercePortrait60.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0jCetxd56AYK9UV-Dv_3gXbic_gSsAsYrtM4RF1PkAtPPZLzEs7l4AihchnraoGYcRdTOEEOKnpqfyZPkulGzOICuQBrZ6E7UIswjIiVnVWPprVyaOOvZgOWXIUbwlRCBM7YTw/s320/PiercePortrait84.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162850413093468194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJO_diqPBeHtfja8x9i7WWeoUO2_j8yi00nWUoVMhY8g-FoY1D5q89OROF0Pjp86jaCeAiultlZYlP-S3qy-G1myxQNAk8ooG6Z6Fd2VybdeM3Y9rnLOkaWsvJ3LMWbzGdRRbLFg/s1600-h/PiercePortrait43+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJO_diqPBeHtfja8x9i7WWeoUO2_j8yi00nWUoVMhY8g-FoY1D5q89OROF0Pjp86jaCeAiultlZYlP-S3qy-G1myxQNAk8ooG6Z6Fd2VybdeM3Y9rnLOkaWsvJ3LMWbzGdRRbLFg/s320/PiercePortrait43+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162850434568304690" border="0" /></a>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-78202882198412457052008-01-01T14:17:00.000-08:002008-01-02T01:55:13.710-08:00Lady Claire BaileyTodays post is coming not from Emerald, but rather her husband Eric. Yesterday, New Year's Eve, Emerald and myself were heading out the door to get the appropriate material components for some festive New Year's Eve beverages, when out from beneath the truck appears a surprise. It was the four-legged and furry kind of surprise. And it was cute...very cute.<br /><br />Now, I am not a dog person (or at least I wasn't a dog person until I married Emerald and she came home one day holding a fuzzy black thing named Indiana saying, "Please don't kill me."), but this cute little thing somehow weaseled it's white and black spotted self into my heart a little too quickly.<br /><br />When she was found she had a little leather collar and four paws of painted finger-nails. So for now we are assuming she was some child's Christmas present and that child will want her back. We walked around the neighborhood, but nobody had ever even seen her before. I went and put signs up this morning with my phone number. We will give it a week and if we hear nothing, well, Indy has needed a playmate, right?<br /><br />In the meantime, we needed to call her something. So I present to you, Lady Claire Bailey; disturber of Indys, snatcher of chewies, and Queen of cuteness:<br /><br /><img src="file:///Users/Us/Pictures/2008%2001-01%20Claire%20Bailey/Finished/Claire01.jpg" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxUiDsCZtQRP4JdBOjqCuNi0sIyOYI6a2uC-fR0gMF8_jQ-IJOFhJ044WQ1Z7iQsKjpW8tQKX_zDzVQIOMr7TIZbmtuwEDP-3sY0p0aXEDQ7NERFUGMWdozWzYNSKwR1S0p_QHA/s1600-h/Claire01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxUiDsCZtQRP4JdBOjqCuNi0sIyOYI6a2uC-fR0gMF8_jQ-IJOFhJ044WQ1Z7iQsKjpW8tQKX_zDzVQIOMr7TIZbmtuwEDP-3sY0p0aXEDQ7NERFUGMWdozWzYNSKwR1S0p_QHA/s320/Claire01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150643854142410290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJn8LUE6FIYTWnPe_gKCs-dk6lgPetriDC6vfPmCsHdAgYNR3g0PIA9AHj2XsM663ZcO1VtTopZuAnc8hk6LUucMrIxBDZavSJ3akCCQlEg6Af0nY8vdin4mpKSRPPiMCjnu4LCA/s1600-h/Claire02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJn8LUE6FIYTWnPe_gKCs-dk6lgPetriDC6vfPmCsHdAgYNR3g0PIA9AHj2XsM663ZcO1VtTopZuAnc8hk6LUucMrIxBDZavSJ3akCCQlEg6Af0nY8vdin4mpKSRPPiMCjnu4LCA/s320/Claire02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150643858437377602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssWuXYaHgNCweed0A-I7uEZN4Jdd0pgavCAHYX-ea3dhpgZdNKnm_wFX3cYrJSIwKv7h0PNN-_GfIXSTFdYgwHRI8sjoGqEAa-QAj3nW46dmdsxrh-rzV-k7T0TMXnm1psx0M-A/s1600-h/ClaireName.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssWuXYaHgNCweed0A-I7uEZN4Jdd0pgavCAHYX-ea3dhpgZdNKnm_wFX3cYrJSIwKv7h0PNN-_GfIXSTFdYgwHRI8sjoGqEAa-QAj3nW46dmdsxrh-rzV-k7T0TMXnm1psx0M-A/s320/ClaireName.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150643862732344914" border="0" /></a>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-2138897714432004092007-12-16T12:12:00.000-08:002007-12-16T13:23:29.092-08:00Busy Weekend!This weekend my husband graduated from ACU and I've had three portrait sessions--my brother and sister-in-law yesterday, Abigail (again, yay!) and her family this morning, and another sister-in-law with her boyfriend later this afternoon. Add the rest of Eric's family into the mix and it's been a very busy weekend...although Indy has been !thrilled! to have so many people to play with--especially his Auntie Kayla.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some pictures from the weekend:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCe1_70cPQ-TnnWAntv-ijflBjqKNpxhLnSR-iuJFEhTl8_ks5kHeD1XqNxwRmXHxrOjASRl2h9w1-oyPCfXXiRRxzcioPJyCNF4m6_xl1qGmpZaF03ryFHdHyagYnq8_qbndoMw/s1600-h/Family.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCe1_70cPQ-TnnWAntv-ijflBjqKNpxhLnSR-iuJFEhTl8_ks5kHeD1XqNxwRmXHxrOjASRl2h9w1-oyPCfXXiRRxzcioPJyCNF4m6_xl1qGmpZaF03ryFHdHyagYnq8_qbndoMw/s320/Family.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144668622625770994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCe1_70cPQ-TnnWAntv-ijflBjqKNpxhLnSR-iuJFEhTl8_ks5kHeD1XqNxwRmXHxrOjASRl2h9w1-oyPCfXXiRRxzcioPJyCNF4m6_xl1qGmpZaF03ryFHdHyagYnq8_qbndoMw/s1600-h/Family.jpg">Abigail and her family</a><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0gDsi_pno8AasnlUbwsPgFu8ZhoJoczSe3IY6x2NJR5SMU8m2rgB4hg-2it8eElLaUFeQaFx08w39mcNUUm6K_PzSuK231mWm0BDVuD-3_UveICNcp-jfC435OHPwYv2N2bLPQ/s1600-h/DSC_0030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPHvcKVzirBwICSk93Ar9RQ-_hXJy1hclVKIK0yOQ-XNYPMV72W0UTSwDlNpmajODg_W8u8Q9qLCsPwCOw8teKQiNgefJ7xfFXSLUZouYeetJQoEJ8a0ggLww_Sd6BDPqLzWZlQ/s320/DSC_0064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144667849531657698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPHvcKVzirBwICSk93Ar9RQ-_hXJy1hclVKIK0yOQ-XNYPMV72W0UTSwDlNpmajODg_W8u8Q9qLCsPwCOw8teKQiNgefJ7xfFXSLUZouYeetJQoEJ8a0ggLww_Sd6BDPqLzWZlQ/s1600-h/DSC_0064.jpg">Chris and Melissa</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HGIJdO4M37ydePrw5WZYegEX_scsf0kVA8HdTFKmzA9C9Lghyphenhyphen1Cr_a-nGeaBfTt3OvHtNkwmarQcpWqjTvlMkWHz0aM2SOwEiLZEV-axrK2w4_tyRcM91fxHxovZxeqWnhTBrA/s1600-h/DSC_0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HGIJdO4M37ydePrw5WZYegEX_scsf0kVA8HdTFKmzA9C9Lghyphenhyphen1Cr_a-nGeaBfTt3OvHtNkwmarQcpWqjTvlMkWHz0aM2SOwEiLZEV-axrK2w4_tyRcM91fxHxovZxeqWnhTBrA/s320/DSC_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144683758090522130" border="0" />Emma Rose</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcwa1vXniRJVJGw7_NWtVjijPBAnJXJ6Wh6t-qButGWwmvwH3MKzmaYA45ILl0G1d-ThxeEqhefK0Ap6nCRhzW1D5ESM694NoGHta3xLtx_dkRBKwSJnhGmu_kz8C3HG872TRFg/s1600-h/DSC_0136_4x5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcwa1vXniRJVJGw7_NWtVjijPBAnJXJ6Wh6t-qButGWwmvwH3MKzmaYA45ILl0G1d-ThxeEqhefK0Ap6nCRhzW1D5ESM694NoGHta3xLtx_dkRBKwSJnhGmu_kz8C3HG872TRFg/s320/DSC_0136_4x5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144683556227059202" border="0" />Indy, my darling Indy</a><br /><br /></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-61244894110933744772007-11-12T20:40:00.001-08:002007-11-12T20:48:47.709-08:00Baby EmeraldI am among those lucky enough to have someone named after me--Meet Baby Emerald, my friend Jarrod's niece. Jarrod's sister Andra says, "if you don't want someone to name their kid after you, don't leave your business card laying around with your name in pretty script."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-7QL8RHQQXwCxcnmiK2ro1armK-wr3YaGY5w6v80obz9G1qxuwv_w2xilPjnoRspsy2OCxkUQ0QU3Yc7ws0QphZV0XVQct-0LttIZ50ZUJ54H-AtWh5PoAwQbRQJ5uPO6YbtkQ/s1600-h/Baby+Emerald048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-7QL8RHQQXwCxcnmiK2ro1armK-wr3YaGY5w6v80obz9G1qxuwv_w2xilPjnoRspsy2OCxkUQ0QU3Yc7ws0QphZV0XVQct-0LttIZ50ZUJ54H-AtWh5PoAwQbRQJ5uPO6YbtkQ/s320/Baby+Emerald048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132181996047384162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29NAUZjmxHWRkmshiyrRovMM6ZyJohfhcV7l0A5P2PD2DTewVdmgQ8CGFjPaE6W0bdtM4zIPBKPLV5wQTC1025Yn0PsAUrEkAzKXNy9xITVw5RQ7quUFU7ihcSy8yMZwg_aP6Kg/s1600-h/Baby+Emerald056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29NAUZjmxHWRkmshiyrRovMM6ZyJohfhcV7l0A5P2PD2DTewVdmgQ8CGFjPaE6W0bdtM4zIPBKPLV5wQTC1025Yn0PsAUrEkAzKXNy9xITVw5RQ7quUFU7ihcSy8yMZwg_aP6Kg/s320/Baby+Emerald056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132182000342351474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjPHrEMeAG6cIWkWJRo5-vvYVhmRKAtAjg6w3hong8ykEwUmOSAmvGoGv-rIwwyHGWStGxNW3zMHbxry94nYNSoz9vj-YJnkdcnegZkw1V5i2Vso9vw6GbkRFriWUAOlyf-f3cg/s1600-h/Baby+Emerald094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjPHrEMeAG6cIWkWJRo5-vvYVhmRKAtAjg6w3hong8ykEwUmOSAmvGoGv-rIwwyHGWStGxNW3zMHbxry94nYNSoz9vj-YJnkdcnegZkw1V5i2Vso9vw6GbkRFriWUAOlyf-f3cg/s320/Baby+Emerald094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132181742644313618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdodTck0UrTf6vIgM55n5r8cM_8LpwKum8r9NWnpz7aTBCW9xxv9is-jtXpLiwpphCT7UtnZmQXzBW60qk6hnfxlisqDB88iMEho_xaRsER7s-3561Pys9wt_u8EAXN1Ie0ejEg/s1600-h/Baby+Emerald134.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdodTck0UrTf6vIgM55n5r8cM_8LpwKum8r9NWnpz7aTBCW9xxv9is-jtXpLiwpphCT7UtnZmQXzBW60qk6hnfxlisqDB88iMEho_xaRsER7s-3561Pys9wt_u8EAXN1Ie0ejEg/s320/Baby+Emerald134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132181751234248226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEswl9PEryt85qkwOkLd491E_WK5zlc9-UHZJ8kyKs2Wj-F0l3nNSS-0SLhmyMytG74apTZB-xz2m-yBN18fyX0iOlhMNc_bUa0KEVyJosvwY6MbbHgFJfC1HFUQjnTGdIxT_SMQ/s1600-h/Baby+Emerald212.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEswl9PEryt85qkwOkLd491E_WK5zlc9-UHZJ8kyKs2Wj-F0l3nNSS-0SLhmyMytG74apTZB-xz2m-yBN18fyX0iOlhMNc_bUa0KEVyJosvwY6MbbHgFJfC1HFUQjnTGdIxT_SMQ/s320/Baby+Emerald212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132181755529215538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkECoyt4MMHdzEftWmVQixd-kPmKY6eyc1yJDroJD-FEFlFNhYUbcZhOBzTp5yzK57MTQB6jhuimgvX_fiLroCaFTR4KGjBi8rvdHmxzgen-W1nUUL9MEeSRSf4HFGP13LBHrdA/s1600-h/Baby+Emerald216.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkECoyt4MMHdzEftWmVQixd-kPmKY6eyc1yJDroJD-FEFlFNhYUbcZhOBzTp5yzK57MTQB6jhuimgvX_fiLroCaFTR4KGjBi8rvdHmxzgen-W1nUUL9MEeSRSf4HFGP13LBHrdA/s320/Baby+Emerald216.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132181764119150146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90ViTJW8l3wk8pjI_y6REL69rZz_ARqIapQ8BVLCT3BVk1ygTrZpHSJLb-hhUYgdD8qXLPXOYLdG9V86U4DzuYvj7Hrhi6tDtkaoElC6-MaOBwpMfl4NEQG0ycVSF6yE0R7QcGg/s1600-h/Baby+Emerald235.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90ViTJW8l3wk8pjI_y6REL69rZz_ARqIapQ8BVLCT3BVk1ygTrZpHSJLb-hhUYgdD8qXLPXOYLdG9V86U4DzuYvj7Hrhi6tDtkaoElC6-MaOBwpMfl4NEQG0ycVSF6yE0R7QcGg/s320/Baby+Emerald235.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132181772709084754" border="0" /></a>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-9506289310970794072007-11-12T19:25:00.000-08:002007-11-12T19:31:00.631-08:00The Lovely Miss Abigail<div style="text-align: center;">Today I had the pleasure of photographing the lovely Miss Abigail for Christmas Card photos. Here is one of my favorites!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjre0PIZ9ai39A9r3pAOXn4gCxavIhYaDDh0-IwBmFmJOV9XNfhQgKjcBEalHsl9h-ycn4r22h8D2CwSQ-N37SGMVlktPogw4xSpga0WUUT62e7ybWtXghiP5wJYp3zLI_iX1Xb1g/s320/Abigail+64-lo+res.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132161397384232386" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account=8005665261&event-code=Abigail&event-password=Christmas">Miss Abigail</a><br /><span id="dnn_ctr407_HtmlModule_HtmlHolder" class="Normal"><br /></span></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-14604135564261503692007-11-04T13:12:00.001-08:002007-11-04T13:43:12.327-08:00Indy's First HalloweenAs someone, ::cough, Kalyn:: very near and dear to my heart recently pointed out, I have left my readers with over 90 days of "blog-less" disappointment. To remedy this situation, Indy has written a post he likes to call...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"How to Schnooker a Pretty Lady out of Halloween Candy."<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwwMrnJkm3AnMnmU73EVE6yHftBchomdLMMnHc1z-EcWWA8Uu47mbfstlLrdOuZJF43F4nVBJntecPVpQNkuJ73p3Vx-2MYw6Xn0leVIIBhhGVDhIMI2Vk8Xvz9UFYE90G5sbwA/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwwMrnJkm3AnMnmU73EVE6yHftBchomdLMMnHc1z-EcWWA8Uu47mbfstlLrdOuZJF43F4nVBJntecPVpQNkuJ73p3Vx-2MYw6Xn0leVIIBhhGVDhIMI2Vk8Xvz9UFYE90G5sbwA/s320/Indys1stHalloween02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129098425753701682" border="0" /></a>#1-- Position yourself next to the pretty lady passing out Halloween candy.<br /></div> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ja8o2EYVNKW8m_qbt930U-SkqVYs4xxEe62ghnBdRMsx7bLoaGcXYWiHwhMZGgaGPqKreVaC8z8CfHHu9IvCdD4ezdFTyG3dAmhS2WmJ3kzkZXmCyCQz-QrUuhLuz39_0jWuuQ/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ja8o2EYVNKW8m_qbt930U-SkqVYs4xxEe62ghnBdRMsx7bLoaGcXYWiHwhMZGgaGPqKreVaC8z8CfHHu9IvCdD4ezdFTyG3dAmhS2WmJ3kzkZXmCyCQz-QrUuhLuz39_0jWuuQ/s320/Indys1stHalloween03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129098438638603586" border="0" /></a>#2--Look really cute.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uRXiEcziC7RfveOdCjNmVEn_qaOEc8hFq1gyFkEtE3IRCFgYB2PmetT9cyYD456q7O0-F-8mPP_hct18Pdfcmd6zFZga8qIcCz9_Svyj_fPFTtaqoMH3bKrhjvfVqgxXKbkRYg/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uRXiEcziC7RfveOdCjNmVEn_qaOEc8hFq1gyFkEtE3IRCFgYB2PmetT9cyYD456q7O0-F-8mPP_hct18Pdfcmd6zFZga8qIcCz9_Svyj_fPFTtaqoMH3bKrhjvfVqgxXKbkRYg/s320/Indys1stHalloween04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129098447228538194" border="0" /></a>#3--Lean in close to the candy to get your ears rubbed.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGldHPeTsX14N7LAnMj_VSiANNr7TKCGdJK3R34VsPt7f1gLce7ISH_Xcbpp9XrAK76q8SzEEn-y6axq0cACA32fK7IUks3sN7h4IQeSIACoh70h2WT52MFMK6EbdwifYg8nl-Zg/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGldHPeTsX14N7LAnMj_VSiANNr7TKCGdJK3R34VsPt7f1gLce7ISH_Xcbpp9XrAK76q8SzEEn-y6axq0cACA32fK7IUks3sN7h4IQeSIACoh70h2WT52MFMK6EbdwifYg8nl-Zg/s320/Indys1stHalloween05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129098464408407394" border="0" /></a>#4--Lean in closer and give the pretty lady a kiss.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQFkxP-F13xYxbXe1X-qHgHu4_A-lyla0V5PKxSHBiyRrCGqG80vJ9SvDiuJZvLqvQTM1cyQtEsXmH-a2vHZ6lL4UlNYuTYxfW895tjLq_RmjXUvC0ZJ-l1FUwBz7hwyXL1U33A/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQFkxP-F13xYxbXe1X-qHgHu4_A-lyla0V5PKxSHBiyRrCGqG80vJ9SvDiuJZvLqvQTM1cyQtEsXmH-a2vHZ6lL4UlNYuTYxfW895tjLq_RmjXUvC0ZJ-l1FUwBz7hwyXL1U33A/s320/Indys1stHalloween06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129098472998342002" border="0" /></a>#5--While she's reeling from your kiss, put a paw in the<br />candy to rake it from the pretty lady's lap.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9MXvA7G626u1b2J4YKT9nORHTyI57yzC7vx6agMl97rJ03eC0dbgLpw8LNhY5AalflTGEmPatM4He1D7-dHgDUoZJ0LyxqV23XyBQKZho0TnSh0gvj4z8K4L3VgvHti7syhCiw/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9MXvA7G626u1b2J4YKT9nORHTyI57yzC7vx6agMl97rJ03eC0dbgLpw8LNhY5AalflTGEmPatM4He1D7-dHgDUoZJ0LyxqV23XyBQKZho0TnSh0gvj4z8K4L3VgvHti7syhCiw/s320/Indys1stHalloween08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129097828753247458" border="0" /></a>#6--Get caught.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9x_gWt5P2jmk0WFgaAo66XicEsADU_nolyagz-BWNICRrR9V691U7dpI5kPnRg1XzWeatLBObt5gX_QIxzwc1CjfZLcGujZNB0Wb5J5_8eopOLGufIsWaEU90PHkNPIcJXnz8A/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9x_gWt5P2jmk0WFgaAo66XicEsADU_nolyagz-BWNICRrR9V691U7dpI5kPnRg1XzWeatLBObt5gX_QIxzwc1CjfZLcGujZNB0Wb5J5_8eopOLGufIsWaEU90PHkNPIcJXnz8A/s320/Indys1stHalloween10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129097837343182066" border="0" /></a>#7--Foiled again. But at least I look cute in my pirate costume!<br /><br /><br />Here are some other pictures from Indy's first Halloween...where he escaped from the house--leashless--and ran up and down the street barking at innocent trick-or-treaters.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKudwaHCGyOiu7Y7OJjzHBnSOeAmd839vrxAOvWauE2veAuX0iWnMOBdxzv0r_3evuWKk_lAGWQSFLckyxMZRos4wL6iIXOaSFVzgGvOhv3pE2asx3dKqObELAI6YsvClaWse2g/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKudwaHCGyOiu7Y7OJjzHBnSOeAmd839vrxAOvWauE2veAuX0iWnMOBdxzv0r_3evuWKk_lAGWQSFLckyxMZRos4wL6iIXOaSFVzgGvOhv3pE2asx3dKqObELAI6YsvClaWse2g/s320/Indys1stHalloween11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129097841638149378" border="0" /></a>Emerald-the-pirate and Belle-the-Arabian-Princess<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF36X89cDM3tsreVVnvfHPrqBjyf4_vAwnkIWc_mP5UZ94Op2CCZwt3sxy5YIlQOBc-ZtmWZRjk4A6gcmPcN3iSpzKfBl-lnY9uS8bkz81P5YAmLhA6VzvWdhgXLaRvLGLvBuctw/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF36X89cDM3tsreVVnvfHPrqBjyf4_vAwnkIWc_mP5UZ94Op2CCZwt3sxy5YIlQOBc-ZtmWZRjk4A6gcmPcN3iSpzKfBl-lnY9uS8bkz81P5YAmLhA6VzvWdhgXLaRvLGLvBuctw/s320/Indys1stHalloween12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129097854523051282" border="0" /></a>Jarrod, looking dashing in Medieval dress<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rGO-W86lbYuBfomYH19PKsLmMuz2-COXhu4mQVbLdpEoCwingqNyE1FrvuBMSoz3UZeHYzSpk1TipA-_mrLDzS1RpJ5GsEYrz3mz5CnQVKzpoCCCo0feSUX9kQbrz3REtAJDGg/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rGO-W86lbYuBfomYH19PKsLmMuz2-COXhu4mQVbLdpEoCwingqNyE1FrvuBMSoz3UZeHYzSpk1TipA-_mrLDzS1RpJ5GsEYrz3mz5CnQVKzpoCCCo0feSUX9kQbrz3REtAJDGg/s320/Indys1stHalloween15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129097863112985890" border="0" /></a>Eric, looking, well, like Eric<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUSq4lMfzONUGMVaeBDRvsEN-08rFUx4aIezqhGXC_XuUdeOoBIVG9Mz2Qt6FS_CliEXWal1WyGhQkK_1S5d3HGAiWUWn0MjEJf3MOE6CPVFBYD8RibLlU_Y2DQLA83wkBAE7oA/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUSq4lMfzONUGMVaeBDRvsEN-08rFUx4aIezqhGXC_XuUdeOoBIVG9Mz2Qt6FS_CliEXWal1WyGhQkK_1S5d3HGAiWUWn0MjEJf3MOE6CPVFBYD8RibLlU_Y2DQLA83wkBAE7oA/s320/Indys1stHalloween20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129097231752793234" border="0" /></a>Jarrod unwrapping Jen<br />(Julia is supervising from outside the frame)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8dHfQey_DFTX4Gv1EYnsRRDX-J5SFngbbwgjMT6ms-Sr33EJAaeEZ674NRBO8nmDnoClQvK3VqVtc4jYZL80Tljtx8FZJ2y-TtgI6TKsYuciNKBxUQ5zjZwte4xVCkZedHsnCg/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8dHfQey_DFTX4Gv1EYnsRRDX-J5SFngbbwgjMT6ms-Sr33EJAaeEZ674NRBO8nmDnoClQvK3VqVtc4jYZL80Tljtx8FZJ2y-TtgI6TKsYuciNKBxUQ5zjZwte4xVCkZedHsnCg/s320/Indys1stHalloween21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129097244637695138" border="0" /></a>Aaron and Brandy<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcBdTdyPjUXN4LotRGy0kCajQ4Uj95VFWNpB1V1GtxZXaYkAVm8Gl3kTjVl7EFj39pUW8W94mVWTmFBoEhyXv_P-6hp4toLP2yRWdad8L-2osozq0g0Ss3LidqppoYCSZo5usEg/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcBdTdyPjUXN4LotRGy0kCajQ4Uj95VFWNpB1V1GtxZXaYkAVm8Gl3kTjVl7EFj39pUW8W94mVWTmFBoEhyXv_P-6hp4toLP2yRWdad8L-2osozq0g0Ss3LidqppoYCSZo5usEg/s320/Indys1stHalloween22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129097266112531634" border="0" /></a>From left to right: Sarah as a child on Christmas morning; Jen as a Christmas present; Ben, Sarah's boyfriend, as a Christmas tree; Paul, Marnie's boyfriend, as Zorro; and Marnie as Sarah's twin on Christmas morning<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_j711x-WZ9kHpODzEURFDbhJ3_Un1i-Uy_Gr0HLQRF4htWQyG_7tuI9GPn8HBucGBEXYRz44HcBpz0TGpRQKFv_BIDoxlumRSp7z5DGtnWJq5is7BA8CCC6NOc-F-Wuf0uVDmA/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_j711x-WZ9kHpODzEURFDbhJ3_Un1i-Uy_Gr0HLQRF4htWQyG_7tuI9GPn8HBucGBEXYRz44HcBpz0TGpRQKFv_BIDoxlumRSp7z5DGtnWJq5is7BA8CCC6NOc-F-Wuf0uVDmA/s320/Indys1stHalloween25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129097274702466242" border="0" /></a>Rick as a "horny (get it???) little devil"<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhvLlIV5Ym6uIE-y9etTxp5QTw-CUqgbfywEPH5MzRG5OpnBRUBzp0mPXROaqm8VRYSWUSUx5uHOFYDcxUUohYfkAY-EAcsK1HCFCdGePc2lOVAjBhwXUBDbYhy8t4IMc93Wr4A/s1600-h/Indys1stHalloween27.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhvLlIV5Ym6uIE-y9etTxp5QTw-CUqgbfywEPH5MzRG5OpnBRUBzp0mPXROaqm8VRYSWUSUx5uHOFYDcxUUohYfkAY-EAcsK1HCFCdGePc2lOVAjBhwXUBDbYhy8t4IMc93Wr4A/s320/Indys1stHalloween27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129097283292400850" border="0" /></a><br />::sings::<br />Our House, in the middle of our street<br />our house, in the middle of our<br /><br />our house it has a crowd<br />there's always something happening<br />and it's usually quite loud...<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(--<span style="font-style: italic;">Our House</span>, by Madness, just in case you were wondering)</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy Halloween!!!!!!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-45139241260974101802007-07-25T20:19:00.000-07:002007-07-25T20:26:22.666-07:00Kayla and Darby<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzdzvoYgWbS6GeHrpwAquPBN_fIadtCFZutrKwIZ2-md3N6FcL5jQwzLWbFTW7_uXrM-Rbx1VBcvtB0TfPpYR80UIrYpn0kvzhyLXIzQ-o3mOyJyf0aRWXmnhodYANiaPSqX4-g/s1600-h/Anderson-Hewitt+Invite.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzdzvoYgWbS6GeHrpwAquPBN_fIadtCFZutrKwIZ2-md3N6FcL5jQwzLWbFTW7_uXrM-Rbx1VBcvtB0TfPpYR80UIrYpn0kvzhyLXIzQ-o3mOyJyf0aRWXmnhodYANiaPSqX4-g/s400/Anderson-Hewitt+Invite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091340285890822306" border="0" /></a>You can view their pictures by clicking <a href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account%20=8005665261&event-code=Anderson-Hewitt&event-password=wedding">here</a><br />Let me know what you think!<br /><span id="dnn_ctr407_HtmlModule_HtmlHolder" class="Normal"></span></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-27824582733206833862007-07-16T19:37:00.000-07:002007-07-16T19:49:58.831-07:00What Emerald is doing these days...I have recently joined the world of Facebook, and if you have also been sucked into this whirlpool of mindless web-surfing, and if you have become my "friend" on Facebook, you'll have noticed that for the past few days, my "status" has been "overwhelmed by the million-gazillion pictures from Kayla's wedding she now gets to edit." (That was a really long, badly constructed sentence.) Aside from my usual job working at Belle's, I've been diligently sorting and editing Kayla's wedding photos. Kayla might have asked me to put some photos on my blog, and this one will just have to do until Monday when I promised her I'd show her the pictures.<br /><br />Our friend Kalyn, me and now Kayla have all worn the same necklace at our weddings...it's becoming a "Fat Tuesday" tradition. So Kayla asked me to take a portrait of her featuring this necklace. Here it is. Please click on it to view it larger, it has an artistic finish on it that you won't be able to see at the small "blog-size."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvwCwn78NVI7aZEo7ZJjdHaa1tCt87DqL6Le325Zq-H7kxqkB9W5hjRRzJIFntx8Sy7WiuD_L2D8zz7rmUAPGjVHyOSBTGZ6OOU1x6RC0Nrg2jAW3OJzvvyj6xlPnWRS1ZE_sGQ/s1600-h/Kayla&Darby0303-drybrush.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvwCwn78NVI7aZEo7ZJjdHaa1tCt87DqL6Le325Zq-H7kxqkB9W5hjRRzJIFntx8Sy7WiuD_L2D8zz7rmUAPGjVHyOSBTGZ6OOU1x6RC0Nrg2jAW3OJzvvyj6xlPnWRS1ZE_sGQ/s320/Kayla&Darby0303-drybrush.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087989930643838962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">As always, let me know what you think!<br /></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-32004608418992297952007-07-04T21:05:00.000-07:002007-07-04T21:38:10.494-07:00Jarrod and Julia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjV2X0n4766FMzp_v-tV5UzITwASAmMPsloQRJB3g1sEMuRU2Oet4w-g3rYKm62Gt-FZvHDveb2hzk7cgoHX2zwMFiv7s1Ov9eJO-sEAVOM2otzyZJNFQLmNjvW0wKRXmNUiiIA/s1600-h/Armke-King+Invite.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjV2X0n4766FMzp_v-tV5UzITwASAmMPsloQRJB3g1sEMuRU2Oet4w-g3rYKm62Gt-FZvHDveb2hzk7cgoHX2zwMFiv7s1Ov9eJO-sEAVOM2otzyZJNFQLmNjvW0wKRXmNUiiIA/s400/Armke-King+Invite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083566898884402034" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pictology.com/ecom/events/events.aspx?vendor-account=8005665261&event-code=Armke-King">Click here to view their images</a><br />As always, Let me know what you think!<br /></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-68280747952754284532007-06-25T13:56:00.001-07:002007-06-25T14:32:28.804-07:00Lunch by CandlelightFeeling slightly nostalgic for my photojournalistic days, I've decided to narrate this post as if it were a photo story. From my journalism classes at ACU, I got the general impression that the best photo stories tell the story in as few pictures as possible. In fact, if you can tell an entire story with one picture, you have met your ultimate goal. This story has 21 pictures...I fail. But, I do hope you enjoy them!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lunch by Candlelight: Kayla Anderson's Bridal Luncheon<br />Photos and Story by: Emerald Lemmons<br /><br /><br />Closing the door behind me, I stepped out of the sunny June day and into the cool elegance of a well decorated home. The pale yellow walls and warm-toned furniture accented the bright daisies and glowing candles placed strategically about the room with a decorator's eye. Today was a day of appreciation, of celebration and, most importantly, of food. I had just walked in to Kayla Anderson's Bridal Luncheon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLZMXLXc7ujA2euk8YWqxg_Zg4vEScf13gkczfA4JF_23OwLvi3sumrzp8zA4UqbW9BvTycxosGsa_MeMTp2y03UmxxE41KF46uKU94Da7O9vTQgpaxnvV6vC-dKH5jKhOzjkSQ/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLZMXLXc7ujA2euk8YWqxg_Zg4vEScf13gkczfA4JF_23OwLvi3sumrzp8zA4UqbW9BvTycxosGsa_MeMTp2y03UmxxE41KF46uKU94Da7O9vTQgpaxnvV6vC-dKH5jKhOzjkSQ/s320/Kbridalluncheon001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109875289753266" border="0" /></a>The luncheon was held in the home of and hosted by Judy, a long-time friend of the family. Although Judy was a lovely woman, she asked that I not take her picture and since she was feeding me, I acquiesced.<br /><br />Each place was set with a tiny bell holding a place card and a small bag of jelly-bellies and m&m's.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMehlgfRYPyC0z9C5qiNX5TIj8wxBdF1i9fP_IAocxP9JSmlHZTWD4knnpK-x5zHsjlxPZW7pIhNlV0Ja5zE5KTBXrBMdElb9YNuoucikOQcSmk9Hs2NpV5Xkkh1NeVXlfbTMwA/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMehlgfRYPyC0z9C5qiNX5TIj8wxBdF1i9fP_IAocxP9JSmlHZTWD4knnpK-x5zHsjlxPZW7pIhNlV0Ja5zE5KTBXrBMdElb9YNuoucikOQcSmk9Hs2NpV5Xkkh1NeVXlfbTMwA/s320/Kbridalluncheon004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109767915570786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONqx9q4e1V6BBdpDlUZUFIk1IHiiZH1W_OGCabUV2Q8r_YjVncu6VlKmj7150Agt3Kr6-fHoivb7Jvdgudje319-t_o9xYV56Cl8LyhcOxLrjmabTuhz_fZ4Pt6Jyz7dj54kBpg/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONqx9q4e1V6BBdpDlUZUFIk1IHiiZH1W_OGCabUV2Q8r_YjVncu6VlKmj7150Agt3Kr6-fHoivb7Jvdgudje319-t_o9xYV56Cl8LyhcOxLrjmabTuhz_fZ4Pt6Jyz7dj54kBpg/s320/Kbridalluncheon042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109772210538098" border="0" /></a>In the center of the dining table and the hostess table were lovely arrangements of candles and daises--the same daises the bride carried as a bouquet in her <a href="http://emeraldmcgowan.blogspot.com/2007/04/kayla-kayla-kayla.html">bridal portraits</a>.<br /><br />Soon after arriving, the hostesses had us take our places and began to serve lunch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3oBiXHkPnyNPgCxNOK2YJx0LbtJ2ww3g-569YVvkivHQ0fQDxWIm7yFjzidEgOUKzH6s_fZWkSogRVMCM19dhU1HaTCiQdqQc9Tbu1X4jtyqMDrU4JpuMhuOJO5Ef1wD8XNRzQ/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVBPQgTkPVcANm7U7a_SlIgJCXyOys7W5FgyblPPeoqB9VIn0_Sf5BXmbVvt1-HZal-AzXp88GusqEu9j8dFkDOLpjZBhm6Ko-f9WWQkwB9J21dVj5tfFwPoKXvItZqQkEWNuZg/s320/Kbridalluncheon047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109776505505426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5pUe8PmtzZaq3I3EMN62oyIU_U30W63iI4XR-0tJCMYIYumm2AEXQqYibIKp2k7TqJLzOH5UCk6tK37J4WZM-a-yqV_tUxtun9nt4y3oTBkuJ62Gk_P9QxmAvbscdrRerIvmiQ/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5pUe8PmtzZaq3I3EMN62oyIU_U30W63iI4XR-0tJCMYIYumm2AEXQqYibIKp2k7TqJLzOH5UCk6tK37J4WZM-a-yqV_tUxtun9nt4y3oTBkuJ62Gk_P9QxmAvbscdrRerIvmiQ/s320/Kbridalluncheon057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109780800472738" border="0" /></a><br />Those in attendance were:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PCNC9GQ1GZiPsAwcITgF2mMfpXVbiUowrD8pxIqScdjsX89Cd2KWZz2_WR_7z8woO7zbriGq0Sk1DDxD5IONiLdbzdI_J3KEzvpaTYnMcjCy5DZxqfT_xh27EXpUKprNm9e9GA/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PCNC9GQ1GZiPsAwcITgF2mMfpXVbiUowrD8pxIqScdjsX89Cd2KWZz2_WR_7z8woO7zbriGq0Sk1DDxD5IONiLdbzdI_J3KEzvpaTYnMcjCy5DZxqfT_xh27EXpUKprNm9e9GA/s320/Kbridalluncheon024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109514512500258" border="0" />Kayla- the bride</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yZ_ArbRpls6oadalmVe96Zu2rQlsMAbhaGZDvGD8EJlMDsz9GWwD7JnhGhStiS3emV-4DdiRtngZdCDCbRFZozkTVLpilxAh_4MC17GcAngNNmCcd5NnxWKU_5w4OoXUMKN66Q/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yZ_ArbRpls6oadalmVe96Zu2rQlsMAbhaGZDvGD8EJlMDsz9GWwD7JnhGhStiS3emV-4DdiRtngZdCDCbRFZozkTVLpilxAh_4MC17GcAngNNmCcd5NnxWKU_5w4OoXUMKN66Q/s320/Kbridalluncheon034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109514512500274" border="0" />Whitney- a bridesmaid</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkGXe9E6bP7ev5pfLxmxWXEh0UEhibX-SFoYp3tnTaSm85MsREKT9JcwK5dmyog43bcj1mKajHFdGnqUzt195QpKlXNeDHa7zo1heK83p62HfozxbFsRxbw_w3SyS-FKqMF1iSw/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkGXe9E6bP7ev5pfLxmxWXEh0UEhibX-SFoYp3tnTaSm85MsREKT9JcwK5dmyog43bcj1mKajHFdGnqUzt195QpKlXNeDHa7zo1heK83p62HfozxbFsRxbw_w3SyS-FKqMF1iSw/s320/Kbridalluncheon043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109518807467586" border="0" />Brittany- a bridesmaid</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvlwzcttT8VbJpG18z2vrRxLoKCQbjF3x6IeBvu_chBb3w_A-s2Q0Hpe7yS6dLhHG3DeVA13hX_PoFiIuQlqPDMY5NRF6OgXVP3fXlGAivSI4DdSPwPibvGnDv0p_aUXho54Blw/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvlwzcttT8VbJpG18z2vrRxLoKCQbjF3x6IeBvu_chBb3w_A-s2Q0Hpe7yS6dLhHG3DeVA13hX_PoFiIuQlqPDMY5NRF6OgXVP3fXlGAivSI4DdSPwPibvGnDv0p_aUXho54Blw/s320/Kbridalluncheon048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109523102434898" border="0" />Steph- a close friend of the bride</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyFvB4UjkWSCnF9L5X6sBoo9NaVkg6z-NfdjDXz-cbQfo9EtmrRQlWELvGwjKFNvE2BeRswBKcdH5ELXnMiRRgxaMReL2Mfqxu_VYKNvA3iZlzKWjTp0-zWVtKVrv78dF2BDgSg/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyFvB4UjkWSCnF9L5X6sBoo9NaVkg6z-NfdjDXz-cbQfo9EtmrRQlWELvGwjKFNvE2BeRswBKcdH5ELXnMiRRgxaMReL2Mfqxu_VYKNvA3iZlzKWjTp0-zWVtKVrv78dF2BDgSg/s320/Kbridalluncheon080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109308354069954" border="0" />Erin- a close friend of the bride</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHEeoFqLahNbxkZKvZtKUDDChr6Y22br8isv_1mMrphksOsr03mr6WGFSRJYG8MQtxxl5wZMVd-qmcOzyRVrx9vnkm5PZ4XgeQbA67VHzaxBUq9lyzW8Vm3lpqHOn3eAj1IhNng/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHEeoFqLahNbxkZKvZtKUDDChr6Y22br8isv_1mMrphksOsr03mr6WGFSRJYG8MQtxxl5wZMVd-qmcOzyRVrx9vnkm5PZ4XgeQbA67VHzaxBUq9lyzW8Vm3lpqHOn3eAj1IhNng/s320/Kbridalluncheon115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109308354069970" border="0" />Amy- a bridesmaid and the bride's cousin</a><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMu3VNFTeWupZpOjUc8GNV7L5PyBcYRBys9Bp3n5Lps-ds-VIlSYIkOW3AtU8XhkpCCtZlVMlXeJ4iQifwszpjf5NokP4PaqkDx0XjLo0bhNG117dCjh397vO_-wgCCYsgvznUQ/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMu3VNFTeWupZpOjUc8GNV7L5PyBcYRBys9Bp3n5Lps-ds-VIlSYIkOW3AtU8XhkpCCtZlVMlXeJ4iQifwszpjf5NokP4PaqkDx0XjLo0bhNG117dCjh397vO_-wgCCYsgvznUQ/s320/Kbridalluncheon083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109312649037282" border="0" />Hannah- the maid of honor and the bride's sister</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">...and me of course. After lunch, Norma, another hostess and friend of the family, appeared with some surprise gifts for the bride. We were all charmed by her first gift--a tiny blue leather covered box of all the letters, cards, and thank-you notes Kayla had ever written to her. Imagine, keeping those mementos for so many years! (Not that I think you're old, Kayla!)<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhSC1EpB9s5HwW0FOoLQ7B1CW_wmmLyipHvIuUsEhGMuLl7Vv8b71ZwfJPdXptebRaIJd5sDSEKymt5DjBXW9Nm9PUvznbrGKinJDCHcbJFXU-jZqZYggWao2qf39FAUBUXqHOg/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhSC1EpB9s5HwW0FOoLQ7B1CW_wmmLyipHvIuUsEhGMuLl7Vv8b71ZwfJPdXptebRaIJd5sDSEKymt5DjBXW9Nm9PUvznbrGKinJDCHcbJFXU-jZqZYggWao2qf39FAUBUXqHOg/s320/Kbridalluncheon068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109312649037298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5S2N28QKgjPy5MM_ILguWKpEldw4hE5tL-Bjw-8hySynMoynBMOCMDgsu5Kimi2qu2oHZQwpfpId2EZuH2n9BLB_SgEz2YTZTXSbhjFdKUF2NGjmo2_QQoBe6QW8IUp2OywfaHw/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5S2N28QKgjPy5MM_ILguWKpEldw4hE5tL-Bjw-8hySynMoynBMOCMDgsu5Kimi2qu2oHZQwpfpId2EZuH2n9BLB_SgEz2YTZTXSbhjFdKUF2NGjmo2_QQoBe6QW8IUp2OywfaHw/s320/Kbridalluncheon090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109007706359154" border="0" /></a><br />We were equally charmed when Kayla read a thank-you note that she "wrote" when she was two years old. It read something to the effect of, "Thank-you Norma for the gift. Sorry I haven't been able to write you sooner, things have been rather hectic around here. I loved your gift and have placed it on the mantle. Thanks again! Love, Kayla."<br /><br />The second present was one we had all contributed to (well, except for me, but I do intend on completing my homework!). It was a recipe box filled with recipes from Norma--who is an incredible cook--and the rest of us.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDwLDQNn0vqYPjVraFsKMKJRjRumau28tLZ_61hH09UEeCzBr5a7N_YbysgkTnIku4nATBFXinjwlREHAQLNbokhellYQdpfLR-HnwleFEWYFn-hwHkaSCo94phsp3zyxmiLUZA/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDwLDQNn0vqYPjVraFsKMKJRjRumau28tLZ_61hH09UEeCzBr5a7N_YbysgkTnIku4nATBFXinjwlREHAQLNbokhellYQdpfLR-HnwleFEWYFn-hwHkaSCo94phsp3zyxmiLUZA/s320/Kbridalluncheon111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109316944004610" border="0" /></a><br />After Kayla received her gifts, she gave us a few...even the photographer walked away with a really cool pair of pajama pants!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZlMtFNQCUIOIt_vbbyVzZaGfkJM1K2SAzp8UCd_ERCvITXDdCczQFINfgcPQJTlhfbPsuAFxozOkL5CYaYKg0bGUFMViKs6JAUy6MmGOw8Fm-IYTyGnygFN1LyFCmO6jyuXmRw/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZlMtFNQCUIOIt_vbbyVzZaGfkJM1K2SAzp8UCd_ERCvITXDdCczQFINfgcPQJTlhfbPsuAFxozOkL5CYaYKg0bGUFMViKs6JAUy6MmGOw8Fm-IYTyGnygFN1LyFCmO6jyuXmRw/s320/Kbridalluncheon025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109012001326482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMZ6I53eX8Y-hF0nZ0ntkq6lFUnuOpi8P08NB-9fOW01a2U9koid0VkcUsbusNroLIF1DjHX9N4Om6FYkOgxjF2lprjEc0QcetvcLxUiX-vjB1XfJCAG0VUbg2YSZAgUzGEev3Q/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMZ6I53eX8Y-hF0nZ0ntkq6lFUnuOpi8P08NB-9fOW01a2U9koid0VkcUsbusNroLIF1DjHX9N4Om6FYkOgxjF2lprjEc0QcetvcLxUiX-vjB1XfJCAG0VUbg2YSZAgUzGEev3Q/s320/Kbridalluncheon099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109012001326466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-te3jglcxxLbCfdwefanuEyx8nEK746C-dtMxd1PcNJFBFwK2kxM_Y6ha58jtpRJWrAnsRAD3kBWoNN8LFLVIAuo8ddWN4RMLp9y5OkYhQI5NEiM94bDAHtAwmV76X0v3tntc6g/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-te3jglcxxLbCfdwefanuEyx8nEK746C-dtMxd1PcNJFBFwK2kxM_Y6ha58jtpRJWrAnsRAD3kBWoNN8LFLVIAuo8ddWN4RMLp9y5OkYhQI5NEiM94bDAHtAwmV76X0v3tntc6g/s320/Kbridalluncheon107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109016296293794" border="0" /></a><br />All the bridesmaids were given lovely pearl necklaces to wear with their dresses at Kayla's wedding.<br /><br />After the gifts and a cup of coffee (and tying pretty blue ribbons on what felt like hundreds of programs) we all gathered up our things and left for the bachelorette party, thanking Judy and Norma for the wonderful lunch they served as we walked out the door. <br /><br />As for myself, I left wishing and planning to one day be able to host a party as lovely and as tasty as Kayla's bridal luncheon!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVv90Tb71Lq0mdYS7-2RBBmXSlXkHAr-bMgqjJkiGA9wzsPrZe4g3M9BYPtDJo8z0wQO82Fj-9NvjsEW7Se5N8Uc3H46iwCTJh3OYO3dLAc2PLRJOOod8RpkuI0556uQ8A2bzsw/s1600-h/Kbridalluncheon119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVv90Tb71Lq0mdYS7-2RBBmXSlXkHAr-bMgqjJkiGA9wzsPrZe4g3M9BYPtDJo8z0wQO82Fj-9NvjsEW7Se5N8Uc3H46iwCTJh3OYO3dLAc2PLRJOOod8RpkuI0556uQ8A2bzsw/s320/Kbridalluncheon119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080109020591261106" border="0" /></a>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-32522810312743070042007-06-24T18:45:00.000-07:002007-06-24T18:54:37.046-07:00Why my dog is just as wonderful as Gus Gensic!They may be <a href="http://picassoandtony.blogspot.com/2007/02/puppies.html">brothers</a>, they may be the same color, but they are not at all alike, and of the two, people generally like Gus better for his docile disposition, entertaining stupidity, passion for water, and <a href="http://picassoandtony.blogspot.com/2007/06/what-gus-thinks-during-his-nightly.html">fluffy-like-a-bear coat</a>. However, my dog is <a href="http://picassoandtony.blogspot.com/2007/03/what-makes-gus-so-dang-wonderful.html">just as wonderful as Gus</a>--and this is why: because, even with a hurt leg and no desire to move, Indy took the time to share his food with his best friend besides me...Crab.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7wwumNrGmRyaPjTyEuWDcvgjh_JqgC1e7Dxr26TPc5Pr7WnUT3DsNXJV9G-_8WtT4gyVNCh40LdPpAICrrjcn9jBjZUaAqHCkSFZ2Zh7Wk2NmRUyJjTbX74Wz9B13cpDIHBOSw/s1600-h/IndyandCrab003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7wwumNrGmRyaPjTyEuWDcvgjh_JqgC1e7Dxr26TPc5Pr7WnUT3DsNXJV9G-_8WtT4gyVNCh40LdPpAICrrjcn9jBjZUaAqHCkSFZ2Zh7Wk2NmRUyJjTbX74Wz9B13cpDIHBOSw/s400/IndyandCrab003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079812736567313666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0YE3X8fM0bNGWrPK8rwT6UocBb3nmfHMt_gum5FSyHHO3wKgbZ_LZs6-ptrkKhyphenhyphenSZe5nVFTN3AUAJ0MsqPyX3L-lNTBhy5hhmvGxNIADiIy_FBWypu82gyU8iSoMWDTB2HBMNw/s1600-h/IndyandCrab014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0YE3X8fM0bNGWrPK8rwT6UocBb3nmfHMt_gum5FSyHHO3wKgbZ_LZs6-ptrkKhyphenhyphenSZe5nVFTN3AUAJ0MsqPyX3L-lNTBhy5hhmvGxNIADiIy_FBWypu82gyU8iSoMWDTB2HBMNw/s400/IndyandCrab014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079812736567313682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoisyyMDImdu4Ck-qiYNcnrsrfULjyIwltoABjQqqZoYHIsd6ps20p4C73-C5F6I1UceyMhxPAvm02diFMmbKPUNptmSzjovkA2ru4rVD9VHjf9ut_UY6eJpzVcU3fji-Nnnnx-Q/s1600-h/IndyandCrab031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoisyyMDImdu4Ck-qiYNcnrsrfULjyIwltoABjQqqZoYHIsd6ps20p4C73-C5F6I1UceyMhxPAvm02diFMmbKPUNptmSzjovkA2ru4rVD9VHjf9ut_UY6eJpzVcU3fji-Nnnnx-Q/s400/IndyandCrab031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079812740862280994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErOCJCblASe9oB21B9mDrkFsxcRtjdB5dKA7O6YtlmTh34cOBOmEV21pE6oX4iacrToxJNTbhznhW8MG-AUUkXOFRAbD_46J174tUsn9uneQtAX-tPSkEQC7lpjErGts2wJCFiQ/s1600-h/IndyandCrab032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErOCJCblASe9oB21B9mDrkFsxcRtjdB5dKA7O6YtlmTh34cOBOmEV21pE6oX4iacrToxJNTbhznhW8MG-AUUkXOFRAbD_46J174tUsn9uneQtAX-tPSkEQC7lpjErGts2wJCFiQ/s400/IndyandCrab032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079812740862281010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThZTHxVkkgWZ4TotZJ3OLXLJ08spW8L4peTgjz1kMT_QHy-zYPw5vI0DrxCKe0FRsuXERl2REjLG16tx1p3O-jwp2TRFDhE6-IaUmzhoNqASYbdduH_0jAcM79XfDfr3RDRqIaw/s1600-h/IndyandCrab035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThZTHxVkkgWZ4TotZJ3OLXLJ08spW8L4peTgjz1kMT_QHy-zYPw5vI0DrxCKe0FRsuXERl2REjLG16tx1p3O-jwp2TRFDhE6-IaUmzhoNqASYbdduH_0jAcM79XfDfr3RDRqIaw/s400/IndyandCrab035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079812740862281026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">See? Just as wonderful!<br /></div>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-18884203578511873792007-06-24T18:39:00.000-07:002007-06-25T09:08:20.856-07:00Experiments in displayYou may have noticed that the locations for my last two portrait sessions were similar. That is because a) both ladies wanted downtown portraits, b) the sessions were a day apart, and c) I wanted to run some experiments in posing, lighting, editing, and creative layouts. Here are the results of one of those experiments and I'd love to hear what you think about them!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHG1AaSHqsVRqdPwRJ3hcGvfMIvfjOG-DF9rLBlhbqpGuoDIVpJ4wKsLbTAJxuqaPgWj_SyvoUdTcWdMjhYe70-fcEGTMsDmuVLwzznk6l_I7dJd7djmAYtNh_dQRF9TX8o8mcwg/s1600-h/JoshandAllie300+5x15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHG1AaSHqsVRqdPwRJ3hcGvfMIvfjOG-DF9rLBlhbqpGuoDIVpJ4wKsLbTAJxuqaPgWj_SyvoUdTcWdMjhYe70-fcEGTMsDmuVLwzznk6l_I7dJd7djmAYtNh_dQRF9TX8o8mcwg/s400/JoshandAllie300+5x15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080034124951553362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSf138aOSlfyrAmfMstptvXJ-kRWVibWrCFdIwrAheP-TB-mJmYF9mv4vte9hmIuim56bepkClAeeHtaADqWTlRm8rInkPJJyLA2eysuA0B3aX7aOIS7jHkUE9y11PSPpMz3WTw/s1600-h/ErinandBrenden200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSf138aOSlfyrAmfMstptvXJ-kRWVibWrCFdIwrAheP-TB-mJmYF9mv4vte9hmIuim56bepkClAeeHtaADqWTlRm8rInkPJJyLA2eysuA0B3aX7aOIS7jHkUE9y11PSPpMz3WTw/s400/ErinandBrenden200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080034129246520674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxIu11mJ_0UuNOpqCpn1CXYRuChHlyGVf9rU_E6AOwuMpZBPJFbo51pOp0gWhpvNu1nQoOxVxb_i8Yw2-St7EfkgbToUVlObkM7cEOuljAJ1bkQVJ-JfAIYZ_tR9PyFEwoXriIw/s1600-h/JoshandAllie300+5x15.jpg"><br /></a>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-86546272798076161152007-06-24T18:33:00.000-07:002007-06-24T18:39:35.093-07:00Erin and BrendenErin is a friend of mine from my Fat Tuesday friends. She and her fiancee Brenden are getting married in December and asked me to do some quick engagement photos so they could get their "Save-the-dates" out on time. So, we played in downtown Abilene at sunset. Here are some of my favorites:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67PEi3YwmVqeoPHHX7o1kj-08eL4XLwR-c1Ag-7imMW5iOMRpPmNJbgLMgqOxe1w9ZATic7mZHZ2gCUNTubYbEZNKl-m8XckVFzlWDFoPXowxzCQA8NXEh__PaFfpNHEM2nKP3Q/s1600-h/ErinandBrenden040_4x5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67PEi3YwmVqeoPHHX7o1kj-08eL4XLwR-c1Ag-7imMW5iOMRpPmNJbgLMgqOxe1w9ZATic7mZHZ2gCUNTubYbEZNKl-m8XckVFzlWDFoPXowxzCQA8NXEh__PaFfpNHEM2nKP3Q/s320/ErinandBrenden040_4x5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079810082277524626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYGgN1Ed248c8haVrvGuMGyyFNN15zp6PMsDJiUv7L90787Z8Tpt2FYdSyS2_xbdWQoU5fXBkEtW7yuOakAoq007hWCUZU3zF4WmQni1aC-fgBOc2O1oW_l6A7s5QzY0RLiSU9g/s1600-h/ErinandBrenden042_4x5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYGgN1Ed248c8haVrvGuMGyyFNN15zp6PMsDJiUv7L90787Z8Tpt2FYdSyS2_xbdWQoU5fXBkEtW7yuOakAoq007hWCUZU3zF4WmQni1aC-fgBOc2O1oW_l6A7s5QzY0RLiSU9g/s320/ErinandBrenden042_4x5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079810086572491938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZIJESg-Z3pY9pF0EOiIQyb-V9fg-qSHCluZ-X8keac47JO6vDjCmywmbtu8OQ8RHa1r-lFB4xK0ha4qg86sH_FFeyXxn9aQKjPRknesbMUIRke9GJJJ8YGd9HhiF-7AGbQTiQg/s1600-h/ErinandBrenden131.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZIJESg-Z3pY9pF0EOiIQyb-V9fg-qSHCluZ-X8keac47JO6vDjCmywmbtu8OQ8RHa1r-lFB4xK0ha4qg86sH_FFeyXxn9aQKjPRknesbMUIRke9GJJJ8YGd9HhiF-7AGbQTiQg/s320/ErinandBrenden131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079810090867459250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJoVuyLtYmamf57oAL90tRRf5fRkNQ6bkhcwM6fE90zUR4GJswCevDyJB5sk3c3SWbzjbgwXh1SD5LFw3G4ShmWygzTHQT_I5fuIqcSyv_R9GdIwi67TRSuEis3GSR7cglV5Tzw/s1600-h/ErinandBrenden187_4x5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJoVuyLtYmamf57oAL90tRRf5fRkNQ6bkhcwM6fE90zUR4GJswCevDyJB5sk3c3SWbzjbgwXh1SD5LFw3G4ShmWygzTHQT_I5fuIqcSyv_R9GdIwi67TRSuEis3GSR7cglV5Tzw/s320/ErinandBrenden187_4x5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079810090867459266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfbj4CKt5dPObNnRi0mYDVI_-300cH5ZfoztQ39ph_WTsufSHzeMi5iZH-1EzYLmtpOX7Gylv4K5myI5afil64nX_3tS1mIZcKFd2hvc3ADiJOMVank_m0YNaS50jgcOk3x5cng/s1600-h/ErinandBrenden188.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfbj4CKt5dPObNnRi0mYDVI_-300cH5ZfoztQ39ph_WTsufSHzeMi5iZH-1EzYLmtpOX7Gylv4K5myI5afil64nX_3tS1mIZcKFd2hvc3ADiJOMVank_m0YNaS50jgcOk3x5cng/s320/ErinandBrenden188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079810095162426578" border="0" /></a>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-56037950655222037072007-06-24T18:15:00.000-07:002007-06-24T18:33:55.481-07:00Josh and AllieIt seems like every post lately has something to do with Kalyn. Josh and Allie are friends of Kalyn and her husband and pretty soon--if not already--they will be celebrating their second wedding anniversary. They asked me to take some pictures in honor of that event. Here are some of my favorites:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjao_AIFJgbO5GlWHRNDYVKlgVVkCMzgAbinfbBYUXGjtPSx45n_Zp2QWKzFcNrMCK6j6aqejf6roKtqOOt1Vt9W53-W0VPGu3JdDzRmQl-94vPk_zsjEetMZv4QG-r_I1Ymq-92Q/s1600-h/JoshandAllie150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjao_AIFJgbO5GlWHRNDYVKlgVVkCMzgAbinfbBYUXGjtPSx45n_Zp2QWKzFcNrMCK6j6aqejf6roKtqOOt1Vt9W53-W0VPGu3JdDzRmQl-94vPk_zsjEetMZv4QG-r_I1Ymq-92Q/s320/JoshandAllie150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079808531794330690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM_Y5LUBipw5ObGyPIhjFHUMuXyzLZ013xdhA9RkD9V3tL4sFgNYNHM2mahE6IBi6rzm7NRJ4AanylzOI6mhiynLxm89CJIgIPgmA-Fqb6OKwfKRfSfKC-BMLQZ7EJbc-M54FBw/s1600-h/JoshandAllie120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM_Y5LUBipw5ObGyPIhjFHUMuXyzLZ013xdhA9RkD9V3tL4sFgNYNHM2mahE6IBi6rzm7NRJ4AanylzOI6mhiynLxm89CJIgIPgmA-Fqb6OKwfKRfSfKC-BMLQZ7EJbc-M54FBw/s320/JoshandAllie120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079808531794330706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9B7BVmqRxuVl-OSWwxtIniWzr0P3QMlIv4xgP0jqaHouwbd6iy7bG6tDhaoWcbuvTkacsU-amUb-2nzKAAP7wLOcCEPposA7eQsWvmfNuiWPrR34nWm8kHC9CCqQlzELDt3wtg/s1600-h/JoshandAllie200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9B7BVmqRxuVl-OSWwxtIniWzr0P3QMlIv4xgP0jqaHouwbd6iy7bG6tDhaoWcbuvTkacsU-amUb-2nzKAAP7wLOcCEPposA7eQsWvmfNuiWPrR34nWm8kHC9CCqQlzELDt3wtg/s320/JoshandAllie200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079808536089298018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3RkoFOGHYmYu9ozbjFWeQ4RAI8hqFMZfRVu90rSedlcY6PeUk4cNcbKSg3mFTsZ_Q23ouvKvhviyRG8lQQSMMXsTTE7udyXGTKivmBLYyYukyvubJ276Vqp99vA6ZtOnmVn1qw/s1600-h/JoshandAllie213.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3RkoFOGHYmYu9ozbjFWeQ4RAI8hqFMZfRVu90rSedlcY6PeUk4cNcbKSg3mFTsZ_Q23ouvKvhviyRG8lQQSMMXsTTE7udyXGTKivmBLYyYukyvubJ276Vqp99vA6ZtOnmVn1qw/s320/JoshandAllie213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079808536089298034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmjQgwgGi84m_7-WRS9hc-pt7L8Z8iMpGZvyo43xXN2ppQ4YZtPH9Z8EY4llZ6-KW12foJo8ehoni3r0vsZ0yLdN_Z7jwFwidSyIkuuCLGD-AxHszJS1UPMmS8wJLvqBejsmpFA/s1600-h/JoshandAllie232.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmjQgwgGi84m_7-WRS9hc-pt7L8Z8iMpGZvyo43xXN2ppQ4YZtPH9Z8EY4llZ6-KW12foJo8ehoni3r0vsZ0yLdN_Z7jwFwidSyIkuuCLGD-AxHszJS1UPMmS8wJLvqBejsmpFA/s320/JoshandAllie232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079808536089298050" border="0" /></a>Emerald Lemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776342606981311857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21404987.post-34461562447086248992007-06-24T18:06:00.001-07:002007-06-24T18:15:50.809-07:00A wedding I didn't HAVE to photograph...Last weekend, <a href="http://www.picassoandtony.blogspot.com/">Kalyn</a>'s cousin Emily got married. The wedding was several hours away and <a href="http://www.picassoandtony.blogspot.com/">Kalyn</a> was driving by herself and knew she would be coming back at night. Now since we haven't had a road trip in a while, haven't stopped at Dairy Queen in a while, and <a href="http://www.picassoandtony.blogspot.com/">Kalyn</a>'s still a little <a href="http://picassoandtony.blogspot.com/2007/01/what-week.html">deer-skittish</a>, she asked me to come along with her and crash Emily's wedding. She also told me that her uncle Ron had planted an entire field of sunflowers in honor of Emily's wedding and I should bring my camera and we could go play in the flowers. So I did. But!, we didn't end up actually getting to the entire field of sunflowers.<br /><br />So I pose this question: What does a wedding photographer do at a wedding where there's already a photographer?<br /><br />The answer: Try not to take pictures for the first hour and a half and then give in and bombard the people she knows with her camera. So here you have it...portraits and portraits of flowers.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtIrlActdfskCuiimk9cxVlwOMR_CoruIUW37agrEc7OEYHsf5ibtx3MMbFvOOHTE-SP8Bo5MK_ejXfNtp9ij4LWsy8XtMyVeke4vVnYIdIbbRtx5VCAIpWJHnAGlLWelgm4i1A/s1600-h/FarrWedding006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtIrlActdfskCuiimk9cxVlwOMR_CoruIUW37agrEc7OEYHsf5ibtx3MMbFvOOHTE-SP8Bo5MK_ejXfNtp9ij4LWsy8XtMyVeke4vVnYIdIbbRtx5VCAIpWJHnAGlLWelgm4i1A/s320/FarrWedding006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079802720703579186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZMt2tpCXaz-1g3TIAq0TdSggHHF1hLJ4XaQkwG8XZuCFX4rEhNU_vasdlmJjpTvWWtil7syvN32WplpJgyKedeUDb3dOGOmoatFd1InwbvjuECFaYs1K3lWbAYv1b4JekyLB-A/s1600-h/FarrWedding028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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