Marry Christmas and Happy New Year

our family moved this past summer and rediscovered some long lost memories. karen and i were packing up all our things for the BIG move and we came across her wedding gown. curious to see if she could "still fit in it" she tried it on. wow! she looked great. so, i happened to mention that she should wear her gown in our christmas card this year. out of sure "yeah, what the hell. why not?" the idea was born. we packed up the kids, made a picnic and headed out to the beach. now i have to tell you...taking a christmas card of your own family is a bit challenging, to say the least. so after a few attempts and some impromptu remote camera set-ups... we landed our portrait. the whole event was captured in matter of minutes before katie and joejoe decided that they had enough. now, it was time to PLAY in the ocean. not even 3 minutes after this shot was taken both of them were playing in the water like it was 110 degrees out, bright as day and the water was...well, warm. on the contrary. it was about 47 degrees outside, 15 minutes past sunset and the water was as cold as the antarctic! but, kids being kids, they showed me how to let it all in , enjoy life and the journey we are on... together. so, the individual photos of katie and joe joe are them playing in the ocean...freezing but loving being with their mommie and poppie.

marry christmas is a tribute to family, children and our brides that inspire us throughout the year.

may you and yours truly embrace this time of year and celebrate those closest to you each and every day.