Halloween Bash 2008

How fun it was to see all your children dressed up and ready to trick-or-treat!
This was our first year to hold a charity event for Halloween and it was so very successful! With your help we were able to raise over $150 in cash and a ton of food to go toward the Food Bank of Lincoln's Backpack program! The program helps children and families in Lincoln to go home each week with a backpack full of food. We are so glad to help support such a great cause and provide you with a complimentary 4x6 portrait.

We are so excited about next year's event already and can't wait to see all the new ghosts and goblins. Thank you again for supporting such a great cause!

The Amazing Chase

Have you ever watched the Amazing Race? Cesar and I watch it all the time and think...we could do that! Well. maybe ..... but we were able to see how we would fare in a smaller version called the Amazing chase. The event was held by St. Monica's of Lincoln ( a substance abuse treatment center for women) Our great friend Wendy coordinates the event and even with bribes of food and anything else I could think of she still wouldn't give up any secrets or hints before the race.

For those of you who don't know, the race is essentially a scavenger hunt with obstacles and challenges along the way - like: eat a foot-long hot dog as fast as you can to get the next clue( see below) Josh and Ashley were part of our team and Josh was able to get us on our way in about 10 seconds - I've never seen anything like it! It was SOOOOO much fun, I can't even explain to you what a hilarious time we had. You really need to check it out - I will post information about next years race for those of you who are interested in competing against us - we are in it to win!!!

This fall we held our first annual "Girls Afternoon Out Benefit" to support St. Monica's of Lincoln. We raised money to go towards the Amazing Chase fundraiser that they hold annually.

Ashley with Posh Tots and Vintage Glam boutique was available with many cute children's items as well as handbags and unique Jewelry. Kelsey modeled the "Baby legs" on her arms and Addison (Ashley's daughter) was precious in her Petti-skirt!

Bella Spa was available for chair massage and a mini pedicure. We all felt so pampered!
If you have never been to Bella you really are missing out... they are so wonderful -everything they do is so relaxing and incredible!

The Parthanon and James Arthur Vineyards were so generous in donating food and wine for the event and everyone was stuffed and happy! Thank you so much for your kindness!

Keep your eye out for the next years event - you won't want to miss it!

Minnesota

We were able to get away for a bit just before our Christmas season to travel to Minnesota.
The Highlight, of course, for the kids, was the Mall of America and the Nickelodeon Universe that was in the middle of the HUGE mall. They had a blast on the roller-coasters, rides and Aquarium. We were even able to catch a live concert while we were at the mall!













We were also able to take a visit into downtown to see a client of ours that works for the Guthrie Theatre, David. His Grandparents used to own our home and studio. I met David when he was in town for Easter earlier this year and introduced himself. He asked if his family could come back and take a photo on our staircase as they had always done when they were young. What an amazing opportunity it was to meet his family and learn so many things about the history of the studio. What an incredible structure the Guthrie Theater is... so beautiful! We very much enjoyed our tour and the view from their sky deck. Thank you again David for such a nice visit!


Another highlight for me was being able to take a tour of one of our labs that we use, WHCC. They were able to take us through and show us how the printing process works and allowed us to see all the behind the scenes projects. I'm always so curious about those type of things - it was very interesting, I think even the kids were amazed!

The Grand Theater

Have you been to the movies lately? If not, make sure to go check out the Grand Theater downtown to catch a glimpse of our newest display featuring all our wonderful clients!

We have received so many wonderful comments about the display and the images. Thank you to everyone who has been so receptive and kind. Keep an eye out for new images as we will be updating the display throughout the year!!!

August really?

Well, I guess you can tell what we have been up to since August... photos, photos, photos!!! I can't believe that it has been that long since I've blogged anything - and so much has happened!

I will be updating the blog with some of the stuff we have been up to since then and try to bring everyone up to speed!

I hope you are all doing great and looking forward to the holidays!!!
Joy,
Paula