Just a few short hours left...

for the contest!

You will find these same details listed in the post below (I just copied and pasted). I have the names of all of you have emailed me to enter and the few of you who have left a comment to enter the contest! This post is just a recap and reminder for you to enter:

I have a new camera and I would like to get some more experience with it! So if you have been waiting to schedule a shoot and just haven't made the time or just haven't done it... now is your chance to get a free session... if you win this contest!What's in it for you if you win? well.... how about a free session ($50 value), 1 free 8x10, 1 free 5x7 and 8 free wallets! Also, 20% off any other prints you order! What a deal!Your shoot can include as many subjects as you choose, your choice of location, and pretty much anything goes!Rules: the session must be complete by August 6th. Its wedding season and we must stay on track. Also, your order must be placed within 5 days after your gallery is posted and payment is due when the order is placed. Lastly, it must be within a 50 mile radius of my home in Brooklyn, Michigan.All you have to do to enter the contest is; either leave a comment on the blog here, OR email me @ karicarpenter2002@yahoo.com Here is how we will choose a winner. I will write everyone who either emails me or leaves a comment here on a piece of paper. Then I will have my kids draw 1 name out of a bowl. Whoever's name is chosen, I will contact and get your session scheduled right away! The contest begins @ 9 pm Thurs. July 24, 2008 and ends @ midnight on Monday, July 28th, 2008! Good luck to all of you who enter!!! Tell all your friends about the contest and if we have a good turn out (at least 15 entrants), you all just might recieve a little bonus!

Another weekend gone!

Well usually it's a bummer that the weekend has ended. However, not this time for me. This weekend being over only means that it's ONE more day until Kenedey comes home! She will be home @ 11:05 tomorrow night and I CAN'T WAIT! I had my cousins little girl this weekend (Lauren) who is 3. Her and Carson had a great time together. They didn't fight as much as I thought they would! A few spats here and there, but nothing serious!

On Friday I took Carson to try to get some pictures of him. I took like 80 some pictures (really not that many for me) but I only like about 2 of them. I am so not good at photographing my own toddler! Oh well! I at least got something new for the wall! He's quite the little talker these days and is repeating EVERYTHING. We really have to watch what we say.

Have a great week everyone! I know we will with our favorite girl coming home! WHOO HOO!!!

My newest project

Because it's wedding season, I have been helping out some brides and grooms by putting together these little slideshows. These make great gifts for your fiance' or whomever you want to have one made for! I have had a ton of fun making them. This one in particular, she put all the words on paper for me and choose songs and pictures, I just put it together with the music and into slideshow form! I love how it all came together! Congrats Tamilyn & Greg!!!

This ones for the girls....

and this one outta make my mom proud! My great-aunt Joyce lives just down and across the street from me. She called and wanted to know if we wanted some Zucchini... Heck yeah we do!

So, tonight Carson and I went for a walk down there to visit her and pick up some Zucchini. Aunt Joyce is that perfect little grandma type. She is the cutest and even more sweet. She gave me a couple of recipes to try out with the zucchini and since I love it, I jumped right in tonight. I have a new oven and I really haven't gotten a chance to do much baking in it... its summer who wants to warm up the kitchen more?

So here is the recipe, because it's so good I have to share it with you!

Zucchini Blueberry Bread (I even put a little nutritional turn on it)

3 eggs (beaten) *I used egg beaters

1 cup oil *I used coconut oil (because my mom says its better for you ;-)

3 tsp vanilla

2 1/4 cup sugar

2 cups shredded zucchini *this was certified organic from A. Joyce's garden!!!

mix the above ingredients well

add:

3 cups flour *I used whole wheat

1 tsp salt

1tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 pt. blueberries *mine were organic ;-)

Bake @ 350 degrees for about 50 minutes

I made some mini muffins because there was so much batter left. They are a great little snack! I can't wait to see if Carson gives it the thumbs up or down tomorrow for snack! I'll let you know.

I did it...

So my other blog has been getting some strange comments and I just felt like too many people were reading and honestly it was freaking my mom out! So my first year (of blogging)... is over there ------> www.kariandfam.blogspot.com

I haven't blogged in SO.STINKIN.LONG and I was REALLY beginning to miss it. More because if I don't write something down... I can't remember it... (right Jessica). Yeah that's my cousin who remembers everything about our childhood and I remember NOTHING!

Sooo... here is my NEW BLOG!!! I can't believe more of you haven't been bugging me about blogging (family ;-)

Just a quick catch up... Ken, Carson and I went down for a visit to my mom's at the beginning of July. Carson and I came home the 10th because I had a wedding that needed my photography services ;-) on the 11th. Kenedey has been there and will FINALLY come home this weekend. Can I just tell you it's been WAY.TOO.LONG. When she gets home, it will have been a month! Whew.

Carson is doing a fine job of driving me nuts. Kenedey, I need my girl back... im super tired of trains and cars... I'm not cut out for boy stuff... give me hair bows, cute clothes, make up and all that girly stuff and we are in business!

So the name of my blog: yeah if you visit around December over at my other blog, you will find out all about how my life goes and my Grammy always says; it's a Lucielle Ball Life... IT SURE IS!