From our family to yours - Merry Christmas - and a Happy New Year!!

As we celebrate the birthday of our king - I want to just say Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!! We are soooo blessed. We have family, faith, friends, and most of all we have the love of Christ in our hearts. So many years ago God sent His one and only son into this world so that He could shed His amazing blood on the cross, so we could be free!!! Today we celebrate that birth of our King!!!! Thanks be to Christ for His unspeakable GIFT!!!! Have a great day everyone!!!!

Baby its cold outside

It is sooo cold outside, ice crystals are forming on our windows. Yikes thats pretty cold. I went to the grocery store this morning too and it is sooo cold that my fingers hurt from the store to the van to unload groceries. I had to sit on my fingers and put them by the heater immediatly. I sure dont ever remember it being this cold - I am not one to like the cold temps - It just makes me want to curl up in a blankie and sip hot chocolate all day. But, what would we do if we didnt have

these temps and snow and we lived in warm weather all the time. I think that we would definatly want some of it. I think we take it for granted a little - at least I do. I am glad that I live in Michigan. What would Christmas be like without the snow and cold!!! I dont know if I would like it. Just makes it a little more like the feeling of Christmas!!! Enjoy your Christmas everyone!!!

Winter Wonderland

Even tho the temps outside are at below freezing the kids still wanted to head outside. This was a job for daddy, as mommy didnt want to be in the fridged temps. They went outside for about 15 minuites enough to get their cheeks rosy red!!! Then they were back in trampin inside with the wet floor from the boots and all the mess for mom to clean up again!!!! Time for some hot chocolate!!!! : )

Christmas in the air

So I try to get my kiddos to try to take their pics in their Christmas dresses every year!!! Well, only one has cooperated with me sooo far. The one is either in school or doing homework, and the other girlie is well lets just say 16 MONTHS!!! She has other ideas in mind other than doing pictures!!! So here is one and hopefully I can get all 3 in soon!!!! Blessed Christmas to all!!!

Looking at Christmas thru a childs eyes

I just love Christmas time!!! Its a time of giving for me, I just love to give, so much more than recieving - it puts me in a high state. During this week we look at Thanksgiving. We give thanks and we look at giving too!! We give our God all praise and thanks for the many blessings that He has given us first and foremost, but we also look at giving to others. I wish that I could just be a Santa - to be able to go out there and give give give to all the little children and BIG CHILDREN out there. One of my other favorite times about Christmas is being able to see Christmas thru a childs eyes. Yes, they love to get those catalogs in the mail and circle, circle, circle but they also love all the music and the lights. I caught Elise looking at the tree the other night in awe and splender of the lights and the ornaments. I just wish I could get inside her head and know what she was thinking. Her eyes were just lit up by this tree lights - it was sheer amazment for me. I just wish that everyone could have this sheer amazment of Christmas in their eyes right now, instead of being so caught up in the ecomomy and the business of the season. I know that it is a tough time with the economy right now, but what else can we seriously need or want. We have it all - we have the salvation that Christ has given us sooo freely, and we have family and friends. What more can we ask for. This season - try to take it slow and see Christmas thru a childs eyes - What joy, what Amazement!!!!

Baby Trevor

Today I had the great privaledge of photographing Sweet Baby Boy Trevor. He is 3 months old and is my cousins little man. He is soooo cute, and did such a great job today!!! He was such a little ham, and I could have just eaten him up!!! Thanks Trevor for being such an adorable little guy today, and letting me take your pictures!!! To view more of this cutie patootie go to www.abundantblessingsphotography.shutterfly.com

Let your light so shine!!!

These candles where in luminaries along the streets of Lowell. The downtown area of the city was all decorated for christmas and it was very pretty. The kids got a kick out of walking downtown and seeing the lights - or at least for the most part they did. It was fun until the sibling rivalry started in. These lights though, just reminded me of how I must always be a light in the world - letting it shine for Jesus, and letting it burn brightly.

Christmas Cards

Its not too late to still get that great family portrait and also your Christmas cards ready. I have designed some more christmas cards and they are just ready for that family picture of your to be dropped onto it. If you dont like what you see, I can also design one in the color of your choise. To view more please visit http://www.abundantblessingsphotography.shutterfly.com/. Are you thinking its too cold for that outdoor picture? I have just recently added lighting and backdrops to my little studio in my basement. Also, if you have a destination that you would like - say the Amway Grand Hotel - they have lots of great areas, such as stairways, lobbys, etc - that would be great for those memories. More added as of 11-13-08 to website

The Huizenga family

Late Saturday afternoon I had the opportunity to take pictures of the Huizenga Family. It was such a beautiful day, and even though Millenium Park was closed as of Saturday, we still snuck in and had the park all to ourselves. It was soooo much fun and this family was wonderful, what a blessing it must be to have a wonderful family with sooo many great people!!! Not to mention the little Tykes are absolutly the cutest!!! I just wanted to pinch their little cheeks!!! Thanks everyone, I had a great time!!!!