New Trick or Treat Bags

October is finally over!

It has been one hard month.

The Sweetheart has had all kinds of setbacks since

his hip replacement on Sept. 25.

Not with the hip but with other health issues.

He has been a diabetic since he was 18 yrs old.

It has really taken a toll on his body.

We never know from day to day what will come next with him.

It's really hard to make any long term plans.

So needless to say, I'm looking forward to a better month.

Hopefully November will bring us lots of different hope and changes!

 

BA Hum Bug on Halloween.

But I had one crafty day this month and decided

 that the GRAND girls needed new Trick or Treat Bags.

 

 

 

They were really excited about the new bags and the few pieces

of candy that I threw inside.

 I live down a long dark and scary drive way

and have never had any Trick or Treater's

which is just fine with me, believe me!

I've made the Chili and the Mummy Dogs

and deserts and we are headed over to the GRAND girls 

house tonight to feed them and watch all the fun.

 I may or may not take my camera?

Depends on my mood.

I will take some cell phone pics though.

 

How do you like my Pumpkin Owl?

Mrs. Ella bought a black pumpkin from Michael's

and used an oil pen and painted the owl on it.

She gave it to me a few weeks ago as my birthday present.

My birthday is Sunday Nov. 4th, so it was a few weeks

early. She wanted me to enjoy it ahead of time.

This is the ONLY Halloween decoration

 that I have put up this year.

I really hope my desire to decorate for the holidays

comes back again.

 

Well, I hope who ever is out there has a safe and happy Halloween!

And BRING ON NOVEMBER!

Weekend Window Shopping

Ella

Happy 1st birthday Pretty Girl!

Still Smiling

 From this ...

 

 To this...

 

To this little bundle of joy,

Scout Harlow Ripley!

Wish I lived closer and could have taken little Miss newborn pics.

8 Months Old

 The Old Brunswick Court House.

 

 Court House Oak.

 

 Court House Baby Photo Shoot.

Yesterday was a most perfect day for pictures.

Annaleigh Grace is 8 months old.

Happy Kids

These are my nephews and their new Sister In Law.

And they are silly.

And I just kept shooting.

 

 They are such a fun group.

The Newly Weds in the center.

PS, I did none of the posing for this group

they just normally act like this!

What a pleasure it is to have such a fun

family to photograph.

I love them lots and can't believe how much

 and how fast they have grown up.

 Makes me feel old some days. 

MOM!!!! Look What The Stork Brought!

I think she's a keeper!

I've Got The Cutest Little Friends

 

Cell Phone Saturday

 

Bentley Bulldog went with us on our
 date night a few weeks ago.
He's sort of spoiled.
He got an McDonald's ice cream cone.
It's his favorite.
Not sure what that look is all about,
I wasn't eating his ice cream.

Bentley is a very smart dog.
I've trained him well.
He Kennels Up when told.
He sits on command,
Shakes hands,
Belly Crawls,
Rolls over,
And loves to play fetch.
(So do the dachshunds brothers)

After 2 1/2 years I have finally learned to love my dogs.

That's My Baby!

Kissing Cousins

House Key

Oh how I love Black and White.

Cash

Being payed for photographing a family really feels good.

Have A Happy Weekend!

Cell Phone Saturday # 15

It's 75* in the house and he is freezing!!

I just refuse to take anymore clothes off!

Friday Fences

 Nice view from atop of this fence.

Joining Jan for Friday Fences today.

This Made Me Laugh

He's a keeper :)

I'm glad he's got it, just wish I could get my family trained to not touch my sewing scissors!

Cell Phone Saturday #14

Picture is not from my cell phone but I just had to share!

Local Wedding Venue

I photographed a wedding here at Dover Bluff a few weekends ago.

It was a Saturday and had rained all morning.

The skies parted and things cleared up for a very nice evening wedding.

It was held in the back yard of a private residence over looking the marsh.

This is a nice view of the Marsh from the back porch of the home.

This is a shot from the side yard.

The cake was so pretty and so delicious.

Close up of her bouquet.

The un-wanted guest were horrible!!!

Yellow flies, sand gnats and mosquitoes, oh my!

I knew they would be and I wore long sleeves and

long pants and used two different kinds of bug spray.

They also had sprayed the yard twice that day

but it didn't seem to help much.

I looked a little out of place with all the

pretty summer sun dresses but I was there to

 get pictures not look pretty.

Several persons commented that they

wish they had covered up more.

It's not always this bad, sometimes it's worse!

We didn't have a cold winter to kill off the bugs

so summer will be hot and miserable.

So thankful for air-conditioning,

which I have been using off and on since February!