First Day of School

My son started his first day of 1st grade today.

It went a lot easier than last year.

First off my son has his fabulous teacher from last year.

She moved up a grade, and I am so happy!

Second, he is in the same classroom.

Familiarity is a wonderful thing for my son.

Third, mommy's anxiety (that's me) was lessoned.

Plus it didn't help that I attended the stalker mom brunch.

Numerous moms ate yummy pasteries as we watched recess from across the street.

My heart is always torn, and I think it will always be.
Letting go is hard.

I'm not looking forward to when this cute little guy goes to college.

The winner

The winner of the $50

gift certificate to

jen klamm photography

is

Drum roll please.....

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Oh the

suspense

Congrats Katharine,

I'll be sending the

certificate in the mail.

Oh to be back

One of our favorite

things we did in Colorado

was going on the tram up the mountain

to feed the super friendly and fat chipmunks.

Sunflower mini photoshoots

Back by popular demand:

Sunflower mini photoshoots:

Days and Times: TBA

30 minute photosession $40.00

Includes one 8 x 10

I have already had a few requests.

Space will be limited.

Sunflowers should start to bloom in the next week or two.

Evening and morning sessions will be available.

And those interested in using the pictures for Christmas cards.

Here is a card I made a few years ago, nicely hand crafted.

I'm too busy to do that again :)

Interested? e-mail me at bjklamm@msn.com

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Guess what?

This is my 100 post!

To celebrate I am going to give a $50 photography gift certificate

to a randomly selected individual who makes a comment.

Hopefully this will get those lurkers out of hiding :)

Winner will be announced next Monday - the last official day of summer for us.

(Gift certificate can be applied to past and future clients.)

nutritional ramblings

Berries, Oh how I love berries.

I could eat them everyday....if I could.

Raspberries are my favorite with blueberries close behind.

Blackberries are yummy, too.

We have a blackberry bush that has produced...

I don't know maybe 50-75 quarts by the time its through.

So of course I have to make desserts with them like

this one.

I have no will power when it comes to berry desserts.

So I had this for a midmorning snack.

After I ran of course so I would not pack the pounds back on.

But I can't feel too bad, since blackberries are good for you.

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Speaking of things that are good for you.

Look at what I discover while taking my kids to a new pediatric dentist.

This gum supposedly prevents cavities.

The hygentist stated that the xylitol in the gum is a natural sweetener found in trees

and it helps kill the bacteria that causes cavities.

She also stated that it also kills the bacteria that causes ear infections.

Sign me up!

I asked where can I get some, and my family

has been chewing the gum ever since.

Sweet Family

Meet the "C" family.

I've been friends with Mrs. "C" for a few years now.

She has such a servant heart and is always giving of her time.

Usually, I am extremely watchful of what is going on behind my camera.

And many times I will stop and giggle at the faces the kiddos will make.

However, when I downloaded the photos, I was pleasantly surprised by this next pic.

I had been paying attention to the kids that I was unaware of what the parents were doing.

aahhhh, so sweet!

So sweet, kids feet. I love it.

Thanks for your friendship.

I enjoyed my evening with you making your children laugh. - Jen

I saw the presence of God

A friend of mine told me

that whenever she is in Colorado

She feels near to God.

Yeah, you do.

My family, dad, and sister's family spent the week in Estes Park, Colorado.

Absolutely Beautiful!

This was our rustic cabin retreat.

It had an amazing view.

The window pane shot was taken from the living room of the cabin in the morning.

This was the backyard landscape.

The cabin's backyard was literally a playground for the kids to climb, swing, and play pretend in the "caves."

Less than 1/2 mile down from the cabin was Estes Lake. We went there daily to either jog, bike, fish, ride a boat or play on the playground.

We also did some sight seeing and took a train from Georgetown to Silver Plume, CO.

Here's some shots of a lovely church that I fell in love with.

Oh to be back there again.

I'm so tempted to move.

Thanks Jenny and the Baker family for letting us stay

at your Colorado retreat.

It's a little bit of heaven here on earth.