World of Wild Color

Emily & Dan

2010-08-04T16:02:00.010-04:00

My Cousin got married and i got the honor of taking her wedding shoot. I was so excited to do something i never had done before but was amazed my own cousin would ask me to and had such faith that i could do such a good job at it. But after this experience I really would love to do it again!

Congrats Emily and Dan!!! I am so blessed to been able to shoot your wedding!!!!

The Days of Summer.

2010-08-04T15:30:00.004-04:00

My Parents were gracious to ask me to come along with them to NJ on our annual vacation. I very excited ( Who LOVES the beach) accepted and packed my camera! Knowing i always take my camera to NJ cause of SUCH beautiful scenery and taking it on the beach with me which honestly I get very scared about because i could damage it, take pictures of the water or the sand...or the little things people don't normally take pictures of. I guess that's why people could say i have a different way of photography than normal people. Here are just some things...My family members don't really appreciate me bringing my camera and always wanting to take pictures of them...or always saying "lets take a picture!" or "Stand there!" I can't help but use my imagination when i have my camera in my hands. It was a great time again this year!

These long, hot, sticky days of summer have been all but calm. Quieting a job is easy finding another one..is hard. My best friend and I have now officially gotten our room like a regular room with dresser and shelves and a bed on a base. I guess moving from a state to another one is a little bit stressful when you start off sleeping on the mattress with no base or having your clothes on the floor. Days of enduring heat and being lazy are common here. Having a pool that constantly is green wit algae and hardly gets cleaned thoroughly is hard since we want to swim on the most hottest days. But that hasn't kept the 4 brothers from enjoying a dunk in it when there is nothing else to do. Whats Summer supposed to be like if its not like that?

My Current Life! =)

2010-06-05T18:08:00.000-04:00

All right where do I even start!? Well I moved to P.A. with my BEST FRIEND. I am going to finish my SENIOR year up here and see where to go from here. The Scenery is absolutely beautiful and I love it! I have gotten a job here at Outback...its very interesting...very different from the Outback in Germantown. But I will get used to it. Well that's it for now but I will update later!!!

Retreat 09!!

2009-09-28T21:29:00.005-04:00

Our School went on our 2nd year to a retreat. It was beautiful where we were in Virgina! Mountains and more mountains!
From the early morning of Wednesday to getting there and spending an awesome time getting to know each other and being able to hear the bible talked about at least 3 times a day was so monumental! It was amazing experience to be there!

So Loong.

2009-09-28T21:19:00.003-04:00

It's deffinitly been awhile since I las posted something! I guess that really tells you something!
School is hecktic and stressing but I am accomplishing it! Junior year! One more! I can get to the end of my goal!! I wonder sometimes how far I would have gotten if I didn't have the faithful loving parents that I have that encourage me constantly to study hard and not give up. My goal by the end of this is to be able to get to nursing!
My Classes:
1. spanish 2
2. Bible 11
3. Geometry - I have to say I was actually going to sign up to do this and Algebra2! but no I am not!
4. Computer 1
5. English 11
6. U.S. history
7. Study hall
8. Intro to Nursing- which is only on mondays and fridays and the rest are study halls.
Quite a Schedule right?! wow...it deffinitly keeps me up on my feet in homework!! And let me tell you I am not disappointed just a little overwhelmed!

Coming up next...School Retreat!!!!

FIREMEN!!!!!

2009-07-02T20:42:00.004-04:00

THESE FIREMEN WERE AWESOME AND A JOY TO TAKE PICTURES OF!!!!!!!!!! I had such a blast taking pictures i would do it again!!
I just know that i couldn't do what they did! Soo much heat in that gear ontop of the sun that burnt me!!

Christine and Caleb!!!

2009-06-16T17:20:00.005-04:00

I had the opportunity to take a shoot of some friends from school!! They were just the most adorable couple in THE WORLD that i have ever shot!!!

Everything that has happened recently....ALOT

2009-03-31T18:31:00.004-04:00

So As you can tell I have been pretty buisy!! So much has happened!! I joined the MACA soccer team, went to a pretzel factory with them, did a scrapbook of Hannah Weilands friends for her, did a photoshoot of Miss kloosterman and haley, just haley, and had a biology party, went to a baseball game for the MACA boys and had sooo much fun!!! Enjoy!!

TYLER JAMES CLARK

2009-03-08T13:55:00.002-04:00

Tyler James clark is finally here!!!! The cutest thing. He couldn't have come at any better time..!!!

ZACHARY DAVID WEILAND

2009-03-08T13:47:00.004-04:00

ZACHARY DAVID WEILAND

Sooo much has happened i don't really know where to start. I should start by saying thanks to the people who prayed for me and my school. As some may or may not know my really really good friend Zachary Weiland went to be with the Lord on Febuary 22,2009 at 6pm at the age of 15. He started a revival and we continue to share the gospel with those who are not believers in the school. He was such a great influence on alot of people includding myself. My life has been greatly changed. He was a great friend. We will see him again soon and i can't wait!

Snow Days.

2009-01-28T15:46:00.003-05:00

I love snow and all...but NOT when it goes on for days and makes me sick. Blahh. But its beautiful!

My New haircut

2009-01-27T10:10:00.003-05:00

I got a haircut and probably cut off about...4 inches or soo...Its a bit short...I haven't decided if I like it yet!

Irina..my Pregnant Sister!!!!! <3

2009-01-25T16:14:00.004-05:00

IRINA!!! THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING!!! I LOVE YOU!!!

Ella And Elias

2009-01-18T16:47:00.003-05:00

MORE OF ELLA!!!

2009-01-18T15:10:00.006-05:00

She was soooo adorable!! Each face and movement she made!!! It was sooo cute!!

I Love how when mommy is there then she smiles but everything I try nothing happens...lol

SOO CUTE!!! <3>

There is deffinitly not enough blue eyes in that Family!!!!

AWW!

SO CUTE!

This picture is Blurry.....that STINKS..cause it was REALLY CUTE on my program.....SORRY!!!

LOVE her eyes!!!

MORE of Elias!!

2009-01-18T14:52:00.005-05:00

I LOVED HIS SMILES!!! It was like a light to my soul!!! He was soo Fun to take pictures of!!! Thanks Elias for lightening my heart!!!!!

He was being such a little model!!!

He would just lie there and look at me till i clicked like 30 at different angles then he would change his position...

He LOVED his building toys!! He was trying to build a "helicoptor" it was to cute!

It took me awhile to get him to look at me....

MORE ON THE WAY!

2009-01-17T15:23:00.001-05:00

I have MORE of Elias and Ella Nelson!!! DON'T WORRY! I just have to finish editing them, then they will be here!!

Ella Nelson!

2009-01-17T15:06:00.006-05:00

Babies cry.....most adorable thing to watch..but then...again you can't resist taking a picture cause they might just look at you!
You can just see her crying through these pictures! It was soo cute!! Her mommy left the room for a sec and BOOM..she started to cry!

SOO CUTE!

Her mom was holding her and she fell asleep and HOW much cuttier can it get??? I don't know either!

PRECIOUS!

Sleeping Beauty!

Ella was sooo cute!! Her mom was able to get her to fall asleep and during that really really fast snooze time I was able to take some photos of her!

I have got to say she is the most spread out baby i have ever seen. She just spreads herself out!

Talk about a fast snooze..she probably slept for 5 mins!! Then she just like burst her eyes opened!!! I was like....uh oh!

Then came the faces!!

Elias Nelson!!!!

2009-01-16T18:25:00.008-05:00

His dad was cleaning the bathrooms and he would just stand outside and watch..he didn't want to help but mop the floor or watch outside the bathroom not going in..it was soo cute...thenn....He would put lean in and peak into the bathroom!!!! TO CUTE!!!

He always talked! Whatever he did he talked....mumbled...he would be like in his personal world.

He kept wondering how long his little sister was then stretch the measuring tape and look up and say.." Maybe this long!?!"

It was sooo cute his mom was holding his little sister and it was hard for me to snap this shot cause he would do it soo fast or he would be WAY to aggressive so him mom would have to push him off or he would go and work in his tools longer..but he would work then run over and touch her or something but I finally was able to get it!!! WOOT WOOT ELIAS!!!
Too cute for his own good!!!
He LOVED playing with his tools in the basement. He would just sit there and twirl this tool I don't even know the name of.

He would come close to me and jsut look around me not straight into the camera...it was really hard for him to look at the camera this close but it was cute!!

This reminded me of a side picture of a girl that all you could really see what the nose the eye lashes and stuff and when I took this it really reminded me of that!!! I was soo excited!

Elias a wonderful cute little kid that sometimes wants you to just squeeze him like a teddy bear! He was soo much fun to take pictures of. Its amazing what little hands can do. We had gone outside to play in his sandbox and it was adorable what kind of noise he made, the voom voom and the backing up one too.( I can't do it.)

He wouldn't look at me at all.....I had to ask him elias look at me, look at me elias, can you please look up?! It was tooo funny. He was like in his own personal bubbly world. And then when he finally looked at me it was like..what..you called me out of my bubble. Then he would go back and do all his things again.

He had his own personal camera..and frankly it was sooo cute...he kept pushing the buttons and who nows what he was taking pictures of but there were alot of the carpet...but it was cute cause he was bragging off his camera. =)

School...=D

2009-01-07T20:05:00.003-05:00

I was able to take my camera to school today and take some pictures during chapel..sort of...I chickenend out at the very end..But I was able to take my camera into lunch and just take some pictures of people being goofy and all sorts of things...though most I would have to say didn't/don't know that I took them it was a blast!

What more do i have to say about this girl? She is just absolutly amazingly wonderfully beautiful and awesome. There is no other words i have to say to explain her.
Every day at lunch from where I sit I always have these two in my sight. Just one glance and they are watching me or talking away.

Someone took a red airhead and put it close to my lense and i was able to get the color of it in the photo..so its not really editing to have red in it..=)

These two are Bizarly wild. They just have way to much fun sometimes. =)

Best Friends No Matter What.

2009-01-04T14:45:00.007-05:00

This was the funniest day I have had with these friends!
This one turned out to be a mistake but its realy funny. She had to cough and the person taking the picture happen to take it as i was bug eyeing and her as she was about to cough...hahaha..
This was the origanal copy.

ME! Oh my..

Couldn't stop looking at each other!

BFF's!!!!

Fly birdie..FLY!

Too much fun!

Marina you are such a tree hugger but a hogger too!!

Marina! We are way too goofy!

Julia, You are amazing!

As much as I liked i wanted to edit these before I put them on here but i decided not to cause the lighting was sooo beautiful during the day.

What Now?

2009-01-04T13:59:00.004-05:00

My school had a chistmas party almost ALL day before our 2 week break, and ohh boy was it fun!! I just loved taking pictures!

Zac and me..there is not much than we were probably the most goofiest people that day..=D

A billion pictures and I finally got it. Woot Woot.

This girl is amazing! Hayley Shryder...she makes you laugh and smile and she really brightens the room. During our party she always had a smile on her face. I first took this picture without her looking then she made this face and was "Diana, whatever are you doing?" And man was it cute!!! Haley, you are such a darling thanks for being a great friend.

These two..oh my..they are such a mix...let me say that they are just WAY to fun.

He didn't see me pull out my camera so he decided to attempt to do this without anyone watching..hehehe..

Not much!

2008-11-23T17:44:00.003-05:00

I was able to go out for and take some pictures. It was sooo gloomy let me tell you! I don't ussually take pictures of my dogs but she was looking right at the camera and I just happen to snap it! I was sooo excited!! She is sooo beautiful!

This was interesting because brielle actually took this picture of herself and all I wanted to do was findle with it and see what i could do with it. It was fun!

I really don't know how i did this because my dog as some of u may know does not like to stand still. Its amazing he did. I did timer shot but it was deffinitly not easy!

Family Time!

2008-11-17T18:06:00.003-05:00

My family went to Harpors Ferry for the day and let me tell you it was the most beautiful sight that I have ever seen with all the trees colorful! And let me tell you how many photographers were there! Soo many!
Sister bonding!!

Austin was the only one that wanted to join mom and dad in the beautiful picture! lol. He even slightly smiled!

The best parents in the whole world!

Harvest Party for school!

2008-11-17T17:56:00.003-05:00

Love Birds!

my adopted sis in school! She is just too much fun!!

Wow. So much has happened and yet sooo many pictures! I haven't really had time to take pictures but I was able to at some occassions! This was an occassion in school for halloween. It was a harvest party! It was a blast!

Fiddling with My camera..

2008-10-02T21:08:00.002-04:00

I took this picture up in my brothers room...lol..i thought it looked really beautiful.. :D

Tyler Harmon a hilarious kid at my school and that goes to my church too!! He was deffinitly into looking good in this photo.
I was having fun taking pictures of myself for like the longest time and I couldn't pick the best one...this one was pretty stinky....
The two Zimes... thats there nick name in history class because they are always together and they are hilarious!

Mushy Mushrooms!!!!

2008-09-26T21:28:00.003-04:00

I decided to go out for a couple of minuets to take some pictures and ended up staying out for like an hour trying to get the best of these freakin mushrooms!!!!! LOL but I did have fun!!
I am not sure if these are the best of mushrooms but I did very much injoy my mothers advice of how they really look!
My mom said that this one ^ looked like something underwater!!! Hehe
I ended up trying to bubble this one out and it looks weird i think!
This was my favorite!!! ^

MACA Retreat!!!

2008-09-13T18:44:00.006-04:00

Nathan really wanted his picture taken but it was not me that took the picture it was Zac (someone from the 10th grade boys group that had my camera at the end.)
She was my bible teachers wife. She was really pretty during the whole retreat and willing to play games. It was fun seeing her get into the picture!

The attemted pyramid.. it failed sort of just after I snapped this one.
We also had a game where we had to fling the water balloon at a target all over a field. That was fun!

One of the games also included eating some of what is on her face and that was applesauce and vanilla pudding and green food color dye as a team. It was so gross some of the teams members were throwing up. It smelled bad too!
These two guys were the represented 10th graders that really got into that game with the green gunk. They seemed to injoy it alot!

The weather for the 2 days really was discusting and wet! It rained and was cloudy and yuky and muky!

We were able to make our own "teams" shirts and that was fun!!

We played alot of games let me tell you!! It was a blast but left you sore after the last day... we did things like the army crawl and eating a half a lemon with out spitting it out, eating a wipped cream pie, and the wheel barrel race and lots more...we were deffinitly tired!

We rented a bus because we had soo many teens and some of the adults and teachers took cars too. This was the rented bus.. I didn't take a picture of the schools bus cause its not worth looking at.

This was the 10th grade girls group! I was a part of this team but I was taking pictures most of the time!! These are the sweetest girls that I have ever met!!

We had chapel 4 times the first day and 2 the last day!! It was really good to be able to meet up with all the teens and adults and be able to worship together!

MACA Youth Event

2008-09-06T17:47:00.003-04:00

Julia was dared to drink one of those garlic salt/butter things that you put over you pizza for $2. She did it but after she attemted to drink it she ended up throwing it all up!! It was soo gross!!!

My schools church had a youth event for the 10th through gradauting teens event. It was really fun!!
It was deffinitly crowded!!! But fun!!

Point Pleasant Beach 08

2008-08-02T19:42:00.005-04:00

I really injoyed my vacation and couldn't wait to get home!

This is another tradition we do and that is Jersey Subs. We go there every year and it is so GOOD!!
ended up laughing through most of the pictures but I liked this on the best!

Logan was carring a cup of french fries with tomato sauce on it when a bird flew down and went straight into is cup and made logan jump. The bird spilled the some of the french fries on the ground a a whole mob of gulls came flying in. And some of the sauce got on the birds and on Me!

We went to the theatre and watched The Dark Night at 9:30pm. We didn't end up coming home till like 1:00 am but it was deffinitly fun!
Walking to Dunkin Donuts is a tradition we do every year. We get up early and get donuts. It's very fun!

As some of you know my family went on vacation this past week to Point Pleasant Beach New Jersey. We had a blast doing different things on each day. More pictures are on there way!

Butterfly!

2008-07-22T23:02:00.002-04:00

I really like butterflies and I actually took a picture of this one without it flying away on me! I think they are just the loveliest things that flew around that are just spectacular! They make me so happy inside!

Day with Irina!

2008-07-22T20:12:00.005-04:00

Irina also injoyed jumping though she got tired fast she laughed the whole time I asked her to do this! It was a joy to watch her smile so much!

This was my favorite picture cause it was black and white and it just looked perfect!
GOOFY pictures that she couldn't resist doing was making faces as i snap one after another..guess that she probably was getting quite bored...lol man what good times!

Ussually I don't go for the feet but hers were really cute! I mean the way she stood and put her feet were cute!

I was able to hang out with Irina today for a couple of hours and we just had a blast! We mostly took pictures but just spending time with her was good for me!

I just loved how her GREEN nails really stood out in some of the pictures I took of her! It was cute!
She was the sweetest thing today cause she didn't really kno what to do but she got the hang of it!
Irina, you are truly the sweetest thing that ever was part of my life! I really injoyed today with you though it seemed a bit short for me! It was fun laughing and talking and spending so much time with you taking your photo shoot! I hope we can do it again when the lil one comes! I LOVE YOU!!!

More of the Merrymen Kids!

2008-07-17T16:50:00.003-04:00

These are the BEST kids that i have been with for however many times I have babysat them. I was able to go and hang out with them for a couple of hours and they are just the sweetest things that ever lived! They love each other and are soo compassionate towards each other and how willing they are to how ever many times I ask them to come outside and let me take BILLIONS of pictures of them they will do it so cheerfully...I love you guys thanks for putting up with me and my camera!!

Roc

2008-07-09T17:48:00.002-04:00

He just couldn't keep his tongue in his mouth part of the time! He was just plain cute and ugly!

One Day

2008-07-09T17:38:00.004-04:00

Rock was being so good as i was snapping pictures of him, and sometimes he knew that I was and would try and lick his mouth as I would snap the picture! He is soo cute!
A little random in the midst of these pictures but I couldn't resist the flower! It was beautiful!

And MY FAVORITE boy! Bobby! He was also just the cuttest thing outside when I was doing this cause normally he would never let me take a picture of him that would turn to be so good!

ME!

2008-06-26T21:54:00.003-04:00

Haha didn't feel like editing pictures of myself! I am too lazy! But these are random pictures I took of myself! It was fun! I was wearing a white dress all the way down to the floor! It is Beautiful!

SUMMER CELEBRATION! 08

2008-06-26T16:07:00.005-04:00

Mr. Maka taught the kids in the most funniest way and I will post another picture of the galations girl that just cracked me up at what she was wearing for this part!

Today they taught about Honor! Honoring each other through their eyes, mouth, and ears!
I really like the Tree House Gang skits they are done really well!! They do a great job!

This Summer I was able to volunteer again for the 4th year for Summer Celebration that my church holds for the kids! This was the 4th day and I was able to take some pictures of the half day! More pictures will come soon!

SO busy!!

2008-06-03T23:02:00.002-04:00

Hey guys! sorry I haven't updated my blog recently...I was in Gregs driving school for two weeks and then some friends put together a surprise party for me. It was wonderful and I have soo many pictures that I want to show you all!! It was also great that Austin graduated!! He is now ready to go to college next fall for school and it will deffinitly be lonely around the house! It is also great that Brielle will be taking classes at MC, logan will be going to covenant life school and I will be going to go to Mount Airy. Well Thanks for being so supportive of me and my blog! KEEP visiting it cause I will be adding pictures up soon of all that has been happening around here!!! Thanks again for visiting!

My birthday Outing!

2008-05-19T22:11:00.003-04:00

OK so Irina took me to go see Prince Caspian at Kentlands for my birthday and I won't lie I did sort of enjoy that film! It was cute...sort of.
But I do have to say getting a viente Carmel Frappacino was 100% my favorite part...even though i did get a brain freeze..that hurt!

Day in the Sun and sunset!

2008-05-14T12:28:00.004-04:00

It was a beautiful sunset where I live! Just Beautiful!

Me! I couldn't resist!

And my baby Bobby! He was just the cutest!

Lil Elias

2008-05-13T12:27:00.003-04:00

I know these are just a bit late from Easter but I have to put them on here. This is my cousin Elias! The Sweetest Lil kid in the planet! He had his first Easter and I was able to capture his reactions to finding eggs!

This little kid still had the guts and the cutest smile when he fell over! He just laughed and smiled and said "Eggy!" It was quite entertaining!
I just adored the shades on him cause he would act older and slide them up his nose whenever they started to fall off. I Love You Elias!!

My mom

2008-05-11T14:05:00.002-04:00

I wanted to honor my mom today and tell everybody what a FANTASTIC mom she is and has been! She is an example to me and to other people around her. She has served us when she is sick and has not given up on her teenagers! I am so very grateful for my mom for adopting me and taking the time to teach me what she has and more everyday. She loves God and encourages us towards him! Thanks mom for the example you have laid before me! I am encouraged everyday to do the same and even though sometimes I don't show it I want to tell you that you have really showed me and taught me well about God and his love and kindness towards me! I love you and Happy Mothers Day!!

ME!

2008-05-11T13:46:00.003-04:00

Hey guys! You are probably wondering a little bit about me! Well I was adopted for Russia! Yeah I don't look like it but here are some pictures that are from Russian and pictures of me today!!
This is me and a friend I made while in a foster home family!

OK so some people think that I am a bit crazy! Well I don't like to be serious all the time!! LOL..

Bobby McGee

2008-05-10T18:28:00.003-04:00

My baby! The next cutest thing in the world! He makes me laugb by the way he spins around and around before breakfast! the way he growls when he wants to play and wags his tail. The way he lays in my lap and cuddles to barking and being annoying!! I love my dog!!

Merrymen Family/kids

2008-05-10T17:39:00.005-04:00

Are the kids self controlled? Well they do love to have FUN! They love to be silly and goof around when the camera is around! They love to act and be actors!

OK, so they REALLY love to have fun!
They also love to be compassionate towards each other while still having fun! They love to hug and kiss and cuddle!

The Merrymen family is the sweetest family I have ever known! They have the sweetest kids that I have ever babysat and they are very Cute!
Josh the oldest is very Sweet and loves to wrestle!
Kayla the second oldest is very sweet also and is very quite but loves to run around and learn new things!
Kristen in the other hand cracks me up! She loves to talk and talk and talk! She also loves to smile and cheer people up when they are down! She always is in a happy mood when I babysit her!
Carson! The cutest and most adorable boy in the planet! He loves to yell and run and hide and say "SHhhh!" and giggle... Carson is growing bigger and bigger as he walks and talks!
The Merrymens are quite a family! They have a bonding family that love each other and hardly seem to get into fights! The parents have really taught their children to obey and love the Lord!
Thank you Merrymens for being such an example and letting me babysit you guys! Love you! You guys are the best!

FRIENDS

2008-05-10T11:38:00.005-04:00

Janelle, Riana and I all got to know each other really well over weeks of Joseph and we just love to hang out and have fun!! We were able to get together and be WILD!

Covanant Life Boys Baseball Game!

2008-05-10T09:45:00.004-04:00

Stephan Clark had a beautiful homerun! It was very exciting!

I was at one of the Covenant Life Boys baseball games and this really cute boy was crawling around and happen to get a hold of Catherine Hoovers water bottle and started to suck on it! And he didn't let her have it back!

I happen to take a picture of A.C. moving right in time on a strike 1 ball! And the boys on the bench were as bord as anything!

More flowers!

2008-05-10T09:13:00.002-04:00

Here are some more pictures that I took yesterday of some of the flowers!

The Outdoor Beauty

2008-05-10T00:20:00.004-04:00

I was able to go outside right before it started raining and snap some shots of flowers and a ladybug which I haven't seen in forever! I have some more and will add more later!

Marieka, Thank you

2008-05-09T17:03:00.002-04:00

Marieka, Thank you so much for helping me put this blog together with me! I don't think I could have done it my myself! Your simply the best and I couldn't of asked for a better friend to help me with it! Thank you Thank you!

Roc

2008-05-09T16:27:00.003-04:00

I put peanut butter on his face and he happen to figure out that I was taking pictures of him while he licked it off and wanted to make sure he was looking!!
My brothers dog Roc! The cutest dog in the world!

My first Blog

2008-05-09T15:49:00.000-04:00

My First blog!