Lucy the Goat goes to the Fair

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Here is Lucy, a hand-raised little goat. She is a 4-H project of our friend, Olivia's.
Lucy's life was saved by a lot of tender loving care. She suffered from Acidosis, a fairly common affliction in goats. She is smaller than the other kids (baby goats) and cannot see very well, but she is very beautiful. I'll tell you more about her later. If you click on the link above, you can see more pictures from the Dixon Fair 4-H show on our Flickr page.

Mia Ballerina

I now think my favorite age to photograph is 3 years old! Mia was so much fun- so lively and happy and ready to pose in her new blue tutu. She had so many expressions to offer us, we just kept shooting away and captured them all. Her poor mom is going to have a time picking out her favorites. Here are a couple of my favorites.

Her mom had warned us she was a lively one, so I was braced for a challenge....

Uh oh...looks like trouble....



Who, me??? As you can see, Mia turned out to be the perfect model!

Tara and Chelsea

We had a great time photographing two pals from High School- Tara and Chelsea. It was just over a week ago and I can't believe that it was a cold, rainy day. Today it was in the 90's - and so hot!
Of course, the girls wore summery clothes so they had to just pretend it was a warm sunny day!
Here is a little slideshow of the morning. I'll post a few pictures of each girl later.

Vibeka and Danny

We can't wait for Vibeka and Danny's wedding! They are getting married out in the country, at a beautiful home right next to this lovely almond orchard. Their wedding is in May. It might get a little hot then, but it is an evening wedding, so it will cool off eventually.

Vibeka and Danny are an adorable couple. They just seem to be a perfect match! They are fun-loving and kind and definitely a "couple in love". It will be really fun to spend the day with them in May. I can't wait to see the Ice Sculpture they are going to put in the pool!

Danny is jumping for joy!


a kiss under the trees


Aren't they adorable?!!

Secrets to Success

I came across this in my Reader and it is really great. It is a great motivator. Just take a look:
TED Talks: Secrets of Success in 8 words, 3 minutes. Todd and I really enjoy watching the TED talks.

The cutest fish funeral

You will have a good laugh, even tho it is a funeral for Lucky the fish!
Be sure to watch this.

More on Martial Arts

This is Ty Elliot, the Muay Thai trainer. He keeps a close eye on all his students.


I love the Martial Arts. Ever since Karate Kid, I have been interested in all the different styles and skills involved. So when Sue and I actually got to learn Kickboxing at Elite Training Studios, that was like a dream come true! (I think if I ever really got hit it would be a nightmare, tho'!).
Michael, our brilliant trainer, asked me to come take some pictures of Ty Elliot training a group of men for Muay Thai. It was really fun-but there was a lot of sweat (no blood or tears!). I read someplace that kickboxing burns 1000 calories/hour! These guys probably burned twice that. They must all go home and go right to bed. At least that's what I would be doing. Here are some of the shots from Wednesday night.
here is a little slide show of the training session: