I met Chris and his family on Saturday for a pre-deployment session. We braved the cold and met at Carl Cowan park. The kids were cracking me up. The older 2 reminded me of my kids.

I can’t believe another is new year is here! I’m officially off vacation and busy playing catch-up. I’ve still got one more sneak peek to post and then I’ll finish up with editing December sessions.

If you’re a regular blog reader, you probably noticed the new look here on the blog. My websites are currently under going make-overs as well. I hope to have those done by next week. I’m also changing shopping carts. This one is pretty sweet. If you’re getting an album, you can drag your image selections into a folder, and it will also show (and let you choose) what gets cropped off when ordered different size prints. I’m not really sure the launch date, but I’ll let you know when it’s up and ready to go. All current active galleries will be moved over to the new cart when I’ve got it done.

I think I’m caught up on e-mails, so if you’re expecting a response from me and haven’t received one, please let me know.

Kim is one of my oldest friends from way back in middle school. I was so excited to hear that she and her husband and brand new baby would be back in town for the holidays. We met at the Sevierville park on Tuesday for a quick session before they made the trek back home. I’ve still got a ton more to edit, but I promised her I’d have a few up for her tonight. Kim, it was so great to see you, and I hope you like your preview. Oh, and I love your hair this shade of red.

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I met this family up at Norris Dam on Saturday morning. They wanted to get a family session done before he deploys in a few weeks. Fortunately the weather was warm, and the crazy rain we’ve been dealing with took a day off.

Merry Christmas!  Merry Yule!  Happy Hanukkah!  Happy New Year! I’m now closed for the year. I’ll answer emails if I have time, but otherwise, I’m on break until Jan. 5. (If you’re already on my schedule for the next few weeks, don’t worry. You’re still good to go. )

And now here’s a little holiday cheer from my family.

I met Samantha and Robbie downtown last night for an engagement session. Despite the utterly craptastic weather we’ve been having all week, the rain held off for us. It didn’t start raining until we were on the way back to our cars. We wandered around downtown and Market Square for a while, and then they went out on the ice. Here are just a few from their session; I wanted to make sure I got their preview up before Christmas.