Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!

I hope you all are enjoying your Thanksgiving weekend, whether it's filled with family, football, friends, and/or food.  Remember to take a few minutes and thank God for the blessings you have in your life.  If you can't think of anything right offhand, start with thanking Him for life... health... sound mind... you get the idea. :)  Among many other things, Jodi and I are so grateful for all of you who read this blog and support our lives, either as our friends/family and peers, or as clients and blog-stalkers who push us to keep on being creative and feed us encouragement.  Keep it coming!! :)

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During an ice storm in San Antonio, TX, 2 years ago, Jodi and I shared a cab ride to the airport with the Eifferts, a photographer couple that we had always looked up to in the early stages of our business (and still do).  They were from Omaha, and we only saw them when Heidi was scooping up awards at our local association meetings. :)  Fast forward 2 years, and now Troy and Heidi live a few miles down the road from us, joining the list of great local photographers we are blessed to call our friends!  So, we wanted to give them a shot at making us look good, and capturing the energy of our kids and the spirit of our family.  They did a great job!  Click here to go to Troy and Heidi's blog and see a few more images from our session....

I have had this feather pillow ever since I was like ten.  The time had come to part ways with it, because the feathers had turned into dust.  So, as Troy and Heidi walked into our house that day, it hit me... hey, lets destroy the pillow for the pictures! It was pretty nasty, actually, but the kids had fun, and 7 of 10 doctors say it's healthy for families to sneeze together. :) There were feathers everywhere... In fact, just this past Sunday (I swear this is true), 4 wks+ after the shoot, I found two feathers (from the pillow) on the sweater I was wearing to church. :)