Monthly Archives: July 2008

remember fireflies?

By tracie | Published: July 23, 2008

The other night we went firefly hunting.  Remember doing that as a kid?  I do … My aunt Mary lived on a large piece of property and we used to spend a lot of time there.  The good ol’ days where the grown-ups were inside completely oblivious to what their children were up to outside [...]

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amazing photoshoot

By tracie | Published: July 23, 2008

Well … at least I think so.  Forgive me, I’m partial because it’s my shoot and my kids!  :) I bought these dresses a few weeks ago and figured I’d use them when I have photos taken of the girls this year.  After I watched this amazing, instructional photography dvd last night {should I have [...]

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someone’s grown

By tracie | Published: July 22, 2008

I gently urged her to put something else on that um, well … fit her … when we went to the movies.  After all, it can be chilly in the theater and her little arms and legs were exposed. She didn’t care and was happy with what she had on … so off we went [...]

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photo contest!

By tracie | Published: July 22, 2008

Hi all … I need some help.  I’d really like to enter one of my photos into a contest.  The theme is ‘water.’ Above is the original and below I’ve enhanced.  If you have a moment, let me know which is your fav and why … Look closely as there are subtle differences between vintage [...]

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curt’s tri

By tracie | Published: July 20, 2008

I love this guy … I ran into my friend Amy today at Racine’s Sprint Triathlon, and affectionately referred to Curt as ‘my dork.’  And then proceeded to tell her some stories about him … let’s see … There was the time a couple of months ago when he did the Miller Ride for the [...]

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