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January 21, 2010 – 1:21 pm

First off!! Happy Birthday, Mom!!! I love you! What a special day!! I hope you’ve had the most wonderful birthday ever!!!

Sooo happy that the names arrived in my Mom’s P.O. Box today!! I was getting nervous! The Monday holiday threw me off a bit as far as the mail went, but the drawing took place down in Monterey, CA!!! Thank you, Mom!! I LOVE YOU!!

The winner of the Photo Session is Stephanie Jones!! She left us with this “favorite quote” :

“Rest isn’t the absence of activity, it the presence of PEACE!”
(I believe these are the words of Kris Vallotton)

all images edited with the amazing florabella actions & textures

these cupcake pics were inspired by charolette

thank you sweet spot & starbucks for the pretty cupcakes

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.Favorite Thing #25. {Merry Christmas!!!}

December 25, 2009 – 1:00 am

My Favorite Thing #25 is YOUR COMMENTS! Your comments on my blog are like Starbucks to me! I love them! They make my heart happy! They make me smile! They make me want to hug you! They make me want to sit & chat with you! They make me appreciate what I do! They make me want to be a better me, a better photographer, a better friend! Your comments mean the world! Thank you for the comments you have left me!

We had a beautiful Christmas Eve! We were welcomed with much love into the Sidele home where we feasted on the most glorious food I have ever eaten, sat and visited with beautiful friends, and watched the kids playing around with much excitement, actually asking to go to bed, so it would be Christmas! As I sit here, writing this entry.. the house sleeps sweetly! I have a moment to look at our beautiful Christmas Tree! To breathe in the meaning of Christmas! I am so blessed! I am so thankful for life! For my family! For my friends! For all the goodness life gives! May you be richly blessed this Christmas & may this year be above & beyond all that you could ask or imagine!! Blessings! Blessings!!

You would’ve had a laugh watching me set this little pose up!! I had my iPhone, bracelet, and camera strap propped under my camera so that it would not tilt over, so I could self-time this shot!! LOL! We HAD to get some sort of family photo in!! Merry Christmas!!!

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I need to carry my tripod more often, this shot was taken by a sweet gal walking along the Sundial! I love my family!

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.Favorite Thing #24. {Redding, CA Photographer}

December 24, 2009 – 8:37 am

My favorite thing #24 is NETFLIX! Yep, Netflix! I love Netflix! I love that I don’t have to take my kids into the video stores anymore so that they can see everything under the sun in less than 5 minutes! I love that I can watch a movie and within two days return it & have another one in my mailbox! I love that I can now watch instant movies right on my laptop anytime I want! I love that I never have late fees! Netflix is genius & is saving me sooo much money every month just b/c I don’t have late fees! WHOOHOO!! If you’ve never tried netflixing, you should highly consider it!!!!

and our Christmas Card–virtual style!! Merry Christmas everyone!!!

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.Favorite Thing #23. {Redding, CA Photographer}

December 24, 2009 – 7:08 am

My favorite thing #23 is the word BELIEVE! I have the word BELIEVE all over my house! It speaks to me on so many different levels! To B E L I E V E! When we took the job at Bethel, (3 Years Ago) it was a huge step, in all areas, financially, to be in ministry again, just the transition from construction to ministry, & we went back & forth whether or not to take the job. Conner drew Ben a picture and it said, Keep Believing. That was a sign to us, to Believe for the IMPOSSIBLE! Whenever the road gets a little bumpy I am reminded of that picture & I “Keep Believing…”

Right now, more than ever I have to continue to BELIEVE! To believe for the POSSIBLE in my marriage! To believe in the plans GOD has for our lives! To belive that no matter what comes our way, we can overcome & be stronger for taking the harder road! I feel so blessed to have so many amazing people in our lives to encourage us & support us, and more than anything, BELIEVE in us!!!!!

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.Favorite Thing #22. {Redding, CA Family Photographer}

December 24, 2009 – 6:42 am

My favorite thing #22 is ANTHROPOLOGIE! It is an experience! I could stay in the store for hours! All of the little details & trinkets & fabulous! I wish Redding would bring in an Anthropologie!!!! One of everything Anthropologie, please!!!! (Thank you Anthropologie for the use of this picture!)

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and for the gorgeously gorgeous Crane family!!!

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.Favorite Thing #21. {Redding, CA Child Photographer}

December 22, 2009 – 7:02 am

& Favorite Thing #21 is my fairly new MacBookPro! I am almost 100% converted. My desktop is a PC, soon to be a MAC, but OMG! Soooo love my MAC! I should’ve converted a LONG time ago!!!!

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Re-worked a couple of images & one I really fell in love with!!
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.Favorite Thing #20. {Redding, CA Photographer}

December 22, 2009 – 6:43 am

Back-tracking here!!! My favorite thing #20 are cake plates! I used to REALLY be more conscience of collecting them, but you can really only have soooo many cake plates!! I wish that I had more time to showcase all of my cake plates… one of these days… Anyways, a few days ago I received a BIG Crate & Barrel package in the mail & got REALLY excited… Anything from Crate & Barrel is ahhhmazing!!! My sweet sister sent me the holiday cake plate so that I could use it throughout the holiday, & tonight I used it!! No, I didn’t take pics… Kira had the most brilliant idea to have her school teachers over for their Christmas gifts….soo, we hosted Kira’s incredible teachers for a Christmas dinner tonight, it was beautiful! Thank you Ri, for my beautiful cake plate! Teachers!! Thank you for all you do & for what you give to our children! May you be blessed this Holiday & in everything that you do!!!! Thank you Crate & Barrel for these beautiful pictures!!!

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and because I fell in love with this picture the moment I saw it loading onto my computer screen!!!!!! More to come from this fabulously fabulous wedding!

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.Favorite Thing #18. {Redding, CA Child Photographer}

December 18, 2009 – 4:45 pm

Are you ready to hear who won $100.00 at www.littleposhprincess.com??? Super excited to announce the winner!!!!!

My Favorite Thing #18 is PANDORA! I love Pandora!!! It is my absolute FAVORITE radio station! Currently I love listening to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra Holiday! Oh so peaceful & fills my house so sweetly with Christmas!!!!! If you haven’t checked out Pandora, do it! I dare you! Your life of music will never be the same!!!

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I’m no longer on Facebook & BeenUp2 I just had to post a few quick pics that I was playing with!!!! I am trying to achieve a more vintage look– I know they aren’t really dressed vintagish, but love vintage tones…. Anyways–playing!! Yes, my kids are my favorite muses! Conner really likes to work it for me & Kira, well, she just comes at it naturally! Madison was off playing around…. She’ll be next… LOL!

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.Favorite Thing #17. {Redding, CA Senior Photographer}

December 17, 2009 – 8:37 am

…Before I say Favorite Thing #17, don’t forget to leave a comment on Favorite Thing #10 & enter to win a $100.00 Gift Certificate to Little Posh Princess!!!!…. and now for my Favorite Thing #17.. I ran out of Stella, love that scent, I decided to venture out & a red bottle caught my eye….. Smelled it & loved it.. It is Ed Hardy Christian Audigier Eau De Perfume! So fun & happy!

and now for a few pictures!!!! Brittney was so awesome! Loved her outfit change ups, her personality, and her joy! Best wishes in all that you do, girl!!!!

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.Favorite Thing #14. {Redding, CA Family Photographer}

December 14, 2009 – 6:29 am

OMG! Christmas is going to be here in a blink! Let me be totally honest, I haven’t done any Christmas Shopping yet! AHH! Usually by now, my cards are out, all my shopping is done & I am coasting… Say a prayer!!! I need to get on it!!!! AHHHH!
My favorite thing #14 is MAC Make-Up! I walk by it at our Redding mall, in our super cool Macy’s, and I get super happy! I love all of the colors, I love all of the BLACK! I love MAC! It is the best!!! I use everything MAC except for my skin care, which Jeana LeClerc recommends for my skin!!!! My favorite MAC product at the moment is the Mineralize Blush. It is so sparkly & lovely! Favorite eye shadow is Electra. Favorite lipstick is Lustre!

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and for a few more pictures!!!!! The Tang Family! They own the yummy From The Hearth Bakery!!! Ohhh their bread is scrumptious!! I thought I would venture out to Old Shasta & take a few shots out there. It was fun! Trying to find new angles. It is a pretty “shot at” place! Gotta love a family of SIX girls! Ohhh the fun we had!!! They have the coolest DAD ever!! He stuck it out quite a bit while the girls posed it up!!!!!!

p.s. don’t forget to leave a comment on Favorite Thing #10– I know your princess would LOVE to be entered into a drawing to win $100.00 from www.littleposhprincess.com!

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