Pretty Horses

A week in Maine is never complete without a few horse photos.

Doggie Fashion Shoot

I decided to a shoot with the dogs so I dragged Janna outside to be my assistant and dog wrangler.



I love that Sky looks like she's howling at the moon, when in fact she's just trying to reach the stick Janna's holding.


Marggie was such a good model

Family Card Game

I was playing around with my lensbaby and flash during a fun game of Apples to Apples.





Angelic Janna


The flash may have been a tad hot... but I like the effect






Shining the flash through our red and orange tablecloth

Best sibling photo ever

One of my favorite photos from the week was taken by my dad. This shot was only partly set up: three of us were sitting on the floor with our laptops, so dad called for Janna to come in and complete the set. We're even sitting in birth order! I believe the dogs were also already there. Got to love all the Macs :)

Christmas in Maine

I spent a great week with my family in the lovely state of Maine!

First we'll start with a mandatory cute kitty photo


One of dad's stocking gifts


Cute wind-up toys in our stockings


My brother taking a photo with his phone


Awwwww.....


This blur of a dog is Rozzie


Janna was holding little Sky in really nice light, so I made her stay still for a bit for some photos




One of my new favorite photos of Janna


Cool socks and Ivan




This photo intrigues me for some reason


Family photo time! We try to do a photo each year in the living room, so this was done around 1am when we realized it was the last time we'd all be together. I had tripped over my sister while running into my spot which got us all laughing.


The DeWan family! (Missing from photo: 2 cats, 6 horses, and 7 chickens)

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve with my family is mostly spent at church. My mom has been the organist and music director there for 21 years, and my sisters and I were always involved in the choirs. I now simply attend the 3 services and chauffeur family members back and forth.

The earliest service is the children's one where the traditional pageant is performed. These little angels were so cute.


There was a little girl in the pew in front of me who was fascinated by the pageant and just wasn't satisfied with her view from her seat.




Carra the pastor came up to point out a few things in the pageant to her.


I love candles on Christmas Eve!






Playing around with the spotlights after the final service




Mom doing her best "yes, I'm wide awake at 1am" look

Jen and Nik

Happy 2008 Everyone!!

I'll be kicking off the new year with some lovely cat photos. On my way to Maine for Christmas I stopped in Boston to visit my good friends Jen and Nik and their fabulous kitties.

Monroe is the social one of the two


Ellie plays with you on her terms




A new workout: balance a 20 pound cat on your arm for 5 minutes; repeat with other arm.






I love this one of Nik and Monroe.