VLV Photography

It was a pretty exciting in our house this past week…our oldest {Xavier} started to learn to ride bike without training wheels!  He was so excited and proud and we were so happy he picked it up so fast!  Granted, he did fall, but being the determined child he is, that didn’t stop him from getting right back on the “saddle.”  He just has to practice getting on and getting going on his own.  For not even being 5, we thought this was quite the feat.  It was a lesson to us as parent’s….don’t underestimate your child’s abilities.  How will they ever learn if they never fall?  Training wheels….quite the metaphor for life in a lot of ways.  So here he is…wearing a pretty big grin

Onto personal news I’m pretty excited about!  I won a giveaway for a free spot in a mentoring program!!   I’m really excited about it because I think it will help me in running my business more efficiently.  I have some college under my belt but not a one business/marketing class and so I’m really excited.  Did I mention I’m excited?  This program normally costs $300….so yeah…I’m stoked!  Whoo hoo!  The woman who runs it has had her photography business for 15 years so I’m sure there’s something she’s doing right that she can pass along to me.  Knowledge is power and I’m continually trying to learn and grow in all aspects of my business.  I look forward to what this program can do for me.

I came across this pretty neat site last night.  Head on over to http://www.becoming-mom.net/ and check out Ariana’s site.  She’s a mom-blogger, photographer, graphic designer, and she’s just very open about her photography.  So if you’re interested in photography, she offers some pretty neat tips and some good links.  I’m in the process of picking out items for a home studio {no dates yet on when this will be available…it’s a work in progress} and she offered some great tips in this area as well.  She’s worth adding to your favorites list  

Have you ever tried baking when you don’t feel well?  Don’t do it…it’s a hazard!  I ended up baking banana bread that should have only taken a little over an hour and it was more like 2 hours!  I’m pretty sure not having enough flour was the problem.  My confession really is though….this was my second attempt at baking banana bread this week. The first time…I forgot the bananas!!  I’ve had the kind of head cold that makes you feel like you want to chop your own head off and then once you take something you feel doped up!  I’m much better today but lesson learned.

Well I better go check on supper {I’m a little late posting this today} in the oven, before I manage to burn it!

Until  next week…live, laugh, and love the one you’re with!