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a couple of great companies...

I have a friend (Christopher Signore) that introduced me to a couple of great companies I'd like to share with you.  Please call him if you have any questions.  I used Send Out Cards last week and everyone loves what they received.  It is so fast and easy.  You need to try it!  It is one of my new favorite things :-) 

My plow man just arrived for the first of many trips this year.  Please tell me why I have not moved to North Carolina yet?  UGH!

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fatso bear,,,

What can I say... I am waiting for a friend right now at La Festa in Dover. There are only 3 places to eat and this is one of them. They do have yummy pizza though. I believe the entire city if Dover is in here :-) I went to Sanford today to find a total mess everywhere. Trees and power lines down every direction you turned. I'm sure by the time you guys read this the ice storm will be a memory and we will all have power back. I can not wait to get my computer back! Thank goodness for iPhones :-) Apple ROCKS! Well, off to get some pizza and wine... Tra

ice storm 2008...

It has been 5 days since the storm hit and there are still so many with no power.  I am fortunate to have my back and will never think of a hot shower the same again.  It feels so much better after not having it for a while.  I just wanted to share some snaps from my yard when I came home on Friday afternoon.  I left pretty soon after.  The house was just so chilly...

every blade of grass was and still is frozen like little icicles...

the "back" driveway.  Thank goodness I have another on the other side :-)  The trees are still hanging down like this...

I hope you are all staying warm and have your power back soon if not already ~ Tra

one fine day...

This was that day... that day that we venture to the tree farm to find the perfect Christmas tree.  It started with Landon needing to find a saw so he could cut down the perfect tree.  We searched hi and low.  My eyes always find the tallest, fattest trees available.  Only one problem ~ my ceilings are not tall enough.  All said and done the boys finally agreed on the perfect tree for our house.   It took forever :-) !  I had nothing to do with that!  he he...  Here are some snaps from our adventure today...

The boys actually let me take a picture before we entered treeville :-)...

entering "treeville"...  where do you begin????

Landon thought this would be a nice tree for us :-) .... we kept searching...

Cole on a mission..

Landini did get very protective when he found a tree he loved...

It wouldn't be complete without a hot dog from the guy with the Santa hat on at the end of a long adventure :-)...  Landon wanted NOTHING to do with the real Santa there... :-)

thought this was cute...  that's Pop back there chowing :-)

Off to get the lights on the tree so we can decorate... hope you are all having a great night ~ Tra

girl envy...

Seriously....  this is from a session I did a while ago and I can not stop looking at it.  Makes me smile every time.  I love my boys but I can not tell you how much trouble I would get into if there was a little girl to spoil.  YIKES! I would be in some MONSTER trouble!  Well...  this was from baby A's session...  It is killing me!  I hope it brings a smile to your face as well...

first snow...

This was a couple days ago (Sunday) but had to share.  I am not a huge fan of winter over here but love when it snows.  It is so beautiful.  Sipping cocoa while cozied in front of a lit up Christmas Tree watching the snow falling....  is there anything better?  Hope you are all having a great day and staying warm...  Tra