Friday, September 4, 2009

Back to School


Well, 3 out of the 4 of us are back at school!

Dean & Byron both started preschool.
Dean is going to Hughson Elementary 5 days a week in the mornings.
Byron is going 2 days a week, in the afternoon, at my friend Kim's preschool in Riverbank.
Byron didn't need to start preschool, since he has 2 more years til Kindergarten, but I thought it would be a good social experience for him.

Dean had a rough start. For the first week, he cried for the first 10 min of class for mom and dad. He got over it though, and is doing great now.
Byron could care less about mom and dad, he loves school.




And I started school this week, full-time. It is totally a new experience for me. I never went to college (unless you count beauty college) It has been a little adjustment being gone from the kids. But they are getting older, and aren't my little babies anymore! My classes are great, though.


this pic is a project for one of my classes... wonderful

Everyone keeps asking me, so I thought I should update everyone on Travis and I...
We are working things out, and is going good. I'll leave it at that :o)

We are trying to get our own place again, but it is hard since he is unemployed. He is applying anywhere and everywhere, so who knows where we will end up!






Thursday, August 20, 2009

I am stoked to get my photography website up and running. I still need to change and edit some things, but I am pretty pleased with how it has turned out! I will soon have a VERY packed schedule. I am shooting my first wedding in a couple weeks, then the next day, I start school. I have classes from 6:40am-8:30 pm, I know I am crazy! I have a few photography classes and some photo editing classes, and really excited to expand my knowledge and skill. I still will be scheduling sessions and things for a discount until I am done with school, I love the practice, and I need some models for my website!
I am doing a give-away right now, so go to www.shandimariephotography.com for more info!




And I promise, I wont post about anything photography related on here for a while! :)

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Mmm....

One thing I do love about living in Central California is the yummy, abundant, fresh fruit and vegetables (I mostly just love the fruit)






Kimba and I made some tasty homemade jam with these beauties. We will have that ripe strawberry taste all year long!

Hide and Seek


Where is Dean??

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Photography!

So a while back I invested in a nice camera. I discovered I really enjoy photography. I mostly just took pictures of my kids, but lately I've been branching out. With some convincing from family friends I decided I would turn it into a job. I am now going back to school for photography, and am studying hard to perfect this hobby and turn it into a profession. I am still not fully confident in it, and I'm sure it will take a while, but until then I am still having fun learning! If anyone wants any pictures, please let me know. Practice makes perfect!
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

All about baby!

My cousin Ali had her baby boy today, on her due date -Colton Scott Gonzalez- 8lbs 1 ounce and 20 inches long. Here are some pics I took of her a couple days before she had him, and some of him on his birthday.





Friday, May 1, 2009

Dyron or Bean

My kids morphed into 1


www.morphthing.com