Winter Wonderland

The Spirit of Christmas at the Holbrook Home

We searched all over Russia for the perfect santa and finally found one! Welcome to Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Danny bought me the photoshop sweet! YAY!!!! I love it!
This shot reminded me of the inside of a seashell and my favorite shell is abalone so I tried to make the photo look like an abalone shell. Thanks Danny!!!!

SKIING!!!!!

I LOVE my new skiis!!! 

 It was so crazy skiing down the mountain with the camera and lenses!

 Yep, that's my husband doing a back flip!!!

Dance!

As you can imagine, we had FUN shooting this one!

A note for when I'm a mom

A note for later in life: I was reading an article for my religion in the home class that talked about parent vs. child-centered religious conversation. Parents is fulfilling the parents needs or desires (like them telling their child to get out of bed and come to church) but they fail to explain the why behind coming to church; or they simply lecture to their child. This study found that child-centered religious conversation where the child initiates or continues the conversation is much more productive.
One other thought: religion puts you and your children (and spouse) on the same plane working toward similar values. Studies show that religion helps resolve marital conflict!

Two photographers I love

Randal Ford and Steve McCurry