Those Blue Eyes

Okay I have final proof; kids grow up too fast. Ava came in recently for a session and she is growing up into a beautiful young girl. It seems like yesterday that she was here going through the baby plan.

Don’t you just love those blue eyes? Ava was a perfect model for the session. Like I said, this beautiful baby is growing up into a beautiful young girl.

Turkey Tips

I don’t know about you, but I am ready for some turkey, cranberry sauce, dressing and pumpkin pie…ummmm. Wish my turkey was thawed out. I would start cooking tonight. Well I was just told about a neat website by Butterball Turkey that lets you put in the lb of your turkey and it tells you exactly how long you need to thaw out your turkey or how big of a turkey you need for your hungry family and even how long to cook it. There are some other cool tips there too to help make this Thanksgiving dinner a tasty one. Here is the link: http://www.butterball.com/tips-how-tos/tips/thanksgiving-guide

Here is a special tip though that you will not find on that website. My special secret to a tasty turkey (also works on chicken); I occasionally coat the turkey with honey. That’s right; several times through out the cooking I pour honey all over it. Honey and herbs are my secrets to a tasty turkey that everyone loves.

Save me the wishbone…
Denise

Valdese Relay For Life

This past year I have had the pleasure of working with Tami and the team involved with the Valdese Relay For Life. I was able to photograph the different events through out the year and here is a slide show of the images of those events. Here is the link:
http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewshow.html?fl=3050514&alb=0

HOPE!!!
Hope is the theme for the 2009 Relay For Life. Plans are already being made to make this coming year's Relay an exciting event and here are some dates of important events:

December 18th 7pm Old Rock School - Meeting

January 15th 7pm Old Rock School - Kick Off!!! - food, fun, fellowship, and find out how you can be a part of the Relay

February 19th 7pm Old Rock School - Meeting

March 19th 7pm Old Rock School - Meeting

April 2nd 7pm Old Rock School - Meeting

April 6th Survivor Dinner - Please contact Tamela Mosteller at 704-472-6709 or tamela_mosteller@yahoo.com for more information. If you are a cancer survivor or if you are battling cancer now, we would love to honor you with HOPE! Please join us!!!

May 22nd-23rd Valdese Relay For Life

The Relay holds a special meaning to me and I am glad to be able to support it in any way I can. I am looking forward to the events in 2009. I hope you will join me in doing whatever you can to help with the Relay. Together, we can turn our HOPE into REALITY!

Chicken Dinner Benefits the Kids

On Friday, November 21st from 11am till 7pm (or until they run out of food), the will be a chicken plate fundraiser for Kidway at the Evangelical Methodist Church in Rutherford College. This fund raiser will benefit children ages 2 through the 5th grade.

For just $7 you will get a plate of Jerry Davis's Famous Chicken, a 1/2 chicken deep fried in your choice of three flavors (plain, mild or hot). You also get baked beans, cole slaw and a dessert. Not a bad deal and it helps out the kids.

I am going to try to go by and grab a few plates myself. Hope to see you there.
Denise

Willis Family

The Willis Family came in for their annual family portrait recently. I have had the pleasure of getting to know and photograph them since Zander was just a baby. As you can tell they are major Tennessee football and Peyton Manning fans. I just love their matching jerseys.

When Zander is around, you never know what he’ll do next, but you always know you will have a great time. He keeps us laughing.

We did get a chance to sneak in some time just for mommy and daddy while Zander was over next to me at the camera. Thanks for the help Zander in getting this image!