Monthly Archives: September 2009

Coca Cola

The idea for Coca Cola pictures started innocently enough; after a beach trip in 2008 I noticed that Coca Cola cans appeared in a lot of my pictures.  I joked that Coca Cola could have been our official sponser, given the amount of face time they got. Then I started noticing how often the Coca...

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How many more shopping days?

I have had a few people ask me about Christmas pictures and this is what I tell them, ”If you are thinking about doing Christmas pictures now is a great time to schedule them!  The weather is gorgeous, and if you get them done now you won’t be rushing once all the other Christmas preparations start.” The...

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Griffin family – Kara and Shannah

There was so much going on during my last session with the Griffin family that I didn’t get as many shots of Kara and Shannah as I wanted to.  (I kept getting distracted with the new tractor and such.)  Since they are the two youngest in the family I figured they hadn’t had as many opportunities...

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Peanut boil

This past weekend my family had their annual peanut boil.  The tradition comes from my father’s side of the family.  Every year he boils a lot (9 bushels this year) of peanuts, invites friends and family over, and we sit around and eat them.  Doesn’t that sound like fun?  For the past several years the...

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Fish fry

Every year my church has a gigantic fish fry for the whole congregation and community.  I’ve heard estimates that 2000 people are fed each year.  The catfish are seined from a pond on the property and prepared for cooking on Thursday afternoon.  On Friday they are fried, along with flounder, shrimp, hushpuppies, and fries, and served.  Here...

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