NYE Shoot with my Cousins
I was flattered and grateful to be asked by my cousins to photograph their family on New Years Eve, 2011. This is my favorite from the session. The rest can be viewed here.
Families
All Eyes On Me
My lovelies..
Christmas Morning
Here my kids posed with their favorite Christmas gifts. 
I Double-Dog Dare You
My son is funny.
Christmas Tree Lane
We made our annual trip to the local version of Christmas Tree Lane on Christmas Eve.
Handmade Christmas
This year we made a variety of things to give as Christmas gifts. Bookmarks, ornaments, handmade necklaces, and not pictured here : fudge and homemade jelly in three flavors.
Cupcakes For Two
Lillie & Liana’s Birthday Party, originally uploaded by Phae.
This season we decided to simplify and save money by throwing a birthday party for both of our daughters at once. One child has a birthday just days before Christmas, one just after- and both usually have their special days get lost in the hub-bub of the holidays. And so we invited the girls friends from school and hired Incredible John’s Pizza to run the show. It was a great day in the life for our daughters and their friends.
More photos from the event are here.
I Hired A Photographer
It’s awful to admit that I’ve never hired an independent photographer in all these years to photograph my family. I have never had a family photo made of all five of us, in a commercial studio of any kind. And so this winter I decided to remedy that. This is my favorite shot of my husband and I, taken by Michelle Stark of Stark Images Gallery. Thanks for the great images and session, Michelle!
My Recipe for Prickly Pear Lime Jalapeño Jelly
Ingredients :
4 cups prickly pear juice
1/4 cup lime juice
3 jalapeños, minced
4 1/2 cups sugar
2 boxes pectin
Instructions :
Steam juices, add pectin & bring to a full boil. Add sugar, bring to a full boil for 2 mins. Jar, then boil bath for 10 minutes. Prickly pear jelly takes 2 weeks to fully set.
