Encouragement

This morning I was encouraged! I sent an e-mail to a lovely lady whom I've never met. I came across her blog when searching for firefighting websites to look for fire photo ideas for a project I am going to be undertaking. It was so awesome to see how much this person loves God and how she thanks and praises Him so openly! I received a reply back saying how much my e-mail encouraged her. She was glad to know that her blog wasn't a waste of time! And no, it certainly is not a waste of time, it is a testimony! What will our testimony be? It got me to thinking that we, as people, need to hear these things from time to time. It got me thinking also that I need to be more bold for Him in everything that I say and everything that I do. I need to remember its about Him, not me! Thank you to the person who replied to my e-mail this morning for reminding me of this! I am so thankful to God for all the wonderful blessings in my life. For my perfect and wonderful husband, for our marriage, for our family and friends, for His protection, for provision, and for the many gifts in every aspect He has given us! May you also be encouraged to know how He loves!

Around the fire hall!

I really like this group of photos! I have really been wanting to do some more "artistic" type shots and have been racking my brain and thinking of different ideas. When I was at the fire hall for the open house, I just started shooting with my camera and getting in a bunch of different shots that I thought might turn out good and look really cool! Here are some photos from around the hall. Several different items and shot in a more eye catching/artistic way! Everyday items for the firemen but something different for me! I really hope you enjoy these as much as I do!

MFD 2010 Open House

About a week ago our town's fire department held their annual open house. This is where the public can come on down to the fire hall and see what the guys have been up to, whats new, and what is to come. It is always a really fun time! The people get to explore the fire hall, check out the fire trucks, and there is always something fun for all the kids. As well, the firemen hold different demonstrations and then host a hotdog and hamburger lunch for the public. If you haven't been to either our town's open house or any that are held closer to you, you should definetly check it out! Its interesting to see the inside of a fire hall, the trucks, the gear and all the tools. It is always an informative day for the public to be able to gain a little bit of understanding to how it all works. They even allow the public to put some gear on and try their hand with some of the tools used for vehicle extrication and also with using a hose to spray water for a fun game of water soccer or target spraying. This year was no different. They did a couple vehicle extrication demonstrations and played a fun game of water soccer. Below are a few pictures from our open house! Enjoy!

My Firefighter!

My husband, the firefighter! At our department's open house a week ago, I had my man "pose" for some photos as our little niece from Edmonton had requested from Grandpa (who I might add, forgot to bring his camera to the open house) some pictures of her Uncle in his firefighter stuff! So ultimately these were taken especially for her. However, I did manage to get him to pose for some close ups which I have been wanting to get of him in his turnout gear for some time! He loves being a firefighter and is on an absolutely awesome fire department with an amazing bunch of people! I happen to love this man to pieces and these pictures just don't do justice to how handsome and amazing this man is! I hope you all like the pictures!

Moon rise

Here are some more posts with photos as promised, finally! On my way home from riding horses one night a while back, I came across this scene with the moon rising. It was either full moon or almost full moon. I thought this looked pretty cool as it was still quite bright out and the moon was fully visible above this yard. I thought it made for a nice picture! The photo actually does not do the moon justice as it was so much prettier and brighter in real life but I only took a couple quick shots as I was stopped right on the side of a very busy road! I know it's a bit of a random subject as of late, but I thought I would post it as one of hopefully several summery type shots! Enjoy the summery weather!

Long time between postings....

Hey there!

Again, its been a while since our last posting! We have been crazy busy it seems. Bryan has been busy with farming inbetween all the rains we've been getting. He's also been quite busy with fire dept stuff as well. I've been busy working and just trying to keep up with the yard, house, and everything else it seems.

We are in the process of starting some young horses and that keeps our evenings and any other extra time busy. We also have our broke horses to ride, young horses from last year that were started and other projects that are on the go as well. I have also been participating in some barrel racing jackpots at Dad's place that my sister has been putting on so that has been every tuesday thus far in June. There are 2 more left. Its been fun!

It would be very nice if the rain would stop! Things are just so wet and saturated that there is hardly any place for the water to go. Also the mosquitoes and other bugs are HORRENDOUS!!! I think if it would quit raining and start to dry, then some of the bugs would back off! It would be so nice to be able to spend time outside without swatting bugs and with riding and working horses would be nicer too so we wouldn't have to fight the bugs all the time! I also would be able to get all my flowers planted as well b/c every time I go to plant or even think about wanting to work on that, it rains!! Oh well, hopefully it will get done this week!!

I will be posting some more new pics very soon! Sorry that I haven't been keeping up with that but life just seems so very crazy! I will have several different ones to post! I have yet to post our Mexico adventure, but those pics are coming as well!

I still have several openings for photography sessions so feel free to set up a time with me if you like! I am looking forward to another year of great photo sessions!

Well, I should get going for now but stay tuned for new pics to come

Another seat design

Well, another month has past since we have posted an entry. It seems our life has been really busy with our jobs, the horse sale, and life in general. The weather has been superb so farming has been going really well so that keeps us both busy with working. Plus, we had our 4th annual Rocking W Spring horse sale on May 7 & 8 so that kept us hoppin' as well. We sold a horse in the sale which made it even busier with getting him ready before the sale and riding him and selling him there. It always seems if you have a horse in a sale that it is just that much more work. But in the end it was very worth it for us as he brought more than we expected and some unexpected bills could be paid off! Thank you Lord!!

Bryan completed another custom woodburned art toilet seat. This was a gift for a friend, but none the less remarkable! He took the logo for his friend's bear hunting outfitter service and designed a seat for him. He used the logo on the "inside" of the lid, and for the top of the seat, he found a real nice picture of a bear to draw and got some stencils for the lettering. All in all, it turned out amazing as the logo for the business has quite intricate details as you will see in the photos below! Remember that if any of you out there are interested in one of these seats, they are solid oak and we do custom work. So if you have a picture or logo that you would like on one, let us know, and we will get a seat made for you. Bryan does this by hand and is a great artist. We have sold several and have had repeat clients as well as clients who saw someone else's and wanted one for themselves. Our contact info is available on our profile!

Anyway, should get going for now as I need to get out and ride some horses while its still light out! I will be posting some photos real soon of our Mexican adventure, so stay tuned for those!