KODAK MOMENT of the Day

This photo was taken by my husband on our wedding day. He surprised me with a trip to Key West AND a wedding ring! I am in front and my great friend Lisa Wilburn is there. We were on a sunset cruise celebrating the wedding day. (March 4, 2005) This picture can pick me up any time - it reminds of what a wonderful day it was.

Brother and sisther during the funfair in Altweerterheide together enjoy a candy floss.

Don’t disturb,  I am soul searching.

Beautiful Portugal, tranquility, peace, and the friendliest people I encountered from my travels so far. A place that I never even thought of visiting before. Well worth it.

Traveling throughout the world, I have always been drawn to the youth. With smiles, laughter and innocent, inquisitive stares, the children of Asia make great subjects for photography. Whether the kids atop a temple in Cambodia who intently listened to my Ipod or the little monk who followed me around Mandalay with not a word uttered, children provide good subjects for photojournalism and conversation. Like the elderly, they are easily approachable and often curious. Chance meetings often develop into ongoing relationships and avenues to inside, locals-only knowledge. I caught these kids while waiting to cross a river to Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

This photo is taken 7/14/13 in Paradox Lake NY. Our family goes camping yearly and love the water and as you can see so does Penelope Brozost. She is a Black Lab that loves the water and will go swimming any time you want.

Wedding day bliss 

Every year we go camping with my sister and her family. We take our raft and float down the river. It's really the only vacation we take. My oldest loves the river, but in this photo he looks really uncertain. I thought his expression was funny.

This is my one and only grand baby. The photo was taken at the Lincoln County fair in Troy, MO. July, 2010.

The captain is ready to take the boat out.

This is a shot of a father and daughter at the July 4th fireworks in DC. I love how the father is looking at me while the daughter is fixated on the fireworks.

This picture captures my 5-year-old daughter's first visit to the ocean on June 27, 2013. She was fascinated by the crashing waves, enormous rocks and immense fog that added to the mystery of the beach. We traveled from Minnesota and visited Duncan's Cove on the Sonoma Coast Beach.

Summer fun in the surf on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

This picture has a lot of meaning to me. I was out in the country, taking pictures. In an impulsive decision i jumped off of one. Then comes the broken ankle. It was really hard to deal with because i missed out on so much of my summer.

On a hot summer day taking advantage of the hosesbeing tested on the fire trucks.

Local high school baseball marks the start of Summer. Play Ball!

My daughter Isabella and I raise butterflies! We love nature and noticed all the lizards ? eating the  chrysalis so we went on a venture to save the  fritillary  species ! We raise over 100 of them and let them go into the world! It was beautiful to see and teach my daughter about butterflies, compassion and love!

We enjoyed every moment!

This little butterfly Bella, decided to give my daughter butterfly kisses, to thank her for a great job of helping Bella and her butterfly friends! 

So, off they go into the world! How beautiful! 

My granddaughters sheer delight of being at the beach. 

Mother and daughter caught in a moment of laugher. Both of them are gingers with amazing hair. The photo was taken in Southern California's beach.

I captured this as I was watching my son swim in our yard. He got out the pool and noticed his BIG shadow on the house and began making muscles. I think it is so funny.

How cute is this little clown? She brought so much joy to the nursing home residents at a circus-themed picnic event that I photographed in May 2013. I love how she is missing her two front teeth! I think she is extra special with her toothless smile and rosy red heart nose!

This picture is special to me because it reminds me of sister love and that special bond between sisters. This picture was taken on Cocoa Beach in July 2014. The heart they formed represents love and the fun to sisters can have together.

These sprinklers were at a local mall, and the children were having so much fun staying cool and playing in the water spouts.

This picture is special to me because it's one of the few places I've visiting that is nothing short of awe-inspiring and magical. It's from my four-corners road trip that I took with my best friend. This was taken in September 2011.The picture was taken at shoshone point in the grand canyon, Arizona. The theme is travel/vacation as it summarizes in short the grandeur of traveling and the magic of places that transforms you.

This little farmer had to take a quick break in the field to enjoy his favorite food and to remind us that laughter is good for the soul. 

these boys enjoyed their icecreams on a hot summerday

This picture was taken at a pivotal point in my life. I was abandoned by someone who I was very much in love with just picture leaving for Vietnam (location of the photo), and the constant feeling of returning to an empty home sunk me to depths I'd never known. This was a month into my holiday, when I eventually began to see things clearly and regain some self-esteem. Being on top of the mountain so far away gave me clarity, and a peace that I welcomed with open arms. Since then, I have been making a steady recovery from my heartbreak. This photo was taken by my 18 year old sister on August 19th 2013.

A absolutely perfect '10' day on Long Island Sound. My 3 year old grandson enjoying the September warm temps at the beach.

This is my 2 year old daughter enjoying her first ice cream cone on a beautiful summer day. Nothing says summer like kids and ice cream!

This is a picture of my two kids and two nephews at our local creek. It was a hot summer day and they were thrilled to be in the water. I love this picture because you can see their joy. Pure and simple joy!

I took this picture of my best friends, at their wedding in Paris, Oct. 2003. I like it because it looks very romantic and sweet.

My daughter with her new kitten Lilly.

It captures the fun of being young and enjoying summer without a care in the world! I took this photo last month of my niece at a place called, Pixie Land.

Nothing like nice cold watermelon....and you can tell they are loving it.

I took this photo last summer. The kids had been painting...so to clean them up I pulled out an old tub, Mr Bubble, and the water hose. They had a blast! We can't wait for Summer 2008!

I took this with a Kodak one-time-use camera. It is one of the best pictures we have of her, and shows her silly side, even when swimming. I took this picture last summer in our backyard pool.

my baby on the mountain enjoying the beautiful flowers in here 

First day on the beach

My mom took this photo of my daughter October Rose giggling over my shoulder while on Mount Jefferson in North Carolina. She is my one love. 

#cannoncousins

My daughter, Ashley, taken this morning. Today's her last day of school, & we had just picked some flowers from the garden for her to bring in to her teacher.

Fun in the sun!!

Spending the day at the lake catching frogs and swimming with the grandkids.

My baby enjoying his first family get together/party. Forever loved ❤️

My grandson's first real swim in the ocean. It was taken at Waterford Ct., beach...at that 'golden' time...right about sun set.

my grandson makes the first acquaintance with sand from the beach

This is my very athletic daughter, taken on a beach vacation at the end of summer, during a brief moment when she wasn't running or jumping or riding a wave in. This was just at the end of a boogie board run, before she jumped up and was off again. I love the pillow and blanket the ocean made for her, during her split second of rest.

Brother-in-law backpacking in Montana with my wife and I, the day after we crossed the Continental Divide on our way down to East Rosebud MT. Week long backpacking vacation. Taken Aug 21st 2014.

Their first ride in a speedboat! What a wonderful family vacation in Lake Tahoe, California, August 2005.

We were on vacation in Bethany Beach Delaware and the kids were playing around jumping the hole they had dug in the sand. I loved that wild, crazy thrill seeker expression on Ian's face

Andriel and I have been planning for our next wedding to crash. It’s nice to know that we can both laugh about our moments together no matter where we’re at or we go, because as long as we’re together, we’re unstoppable!

I took this picture of my 2 children on our first family vacation in the Thousand Islands, August 2008. This picture is so special to me because I took it, and it is absolutely beautiful.

During our trip in Madagascar this summer we hiked 14 km through rough landscape of Isalo National Parc. And finally  we reached this oase ‘piscine noire’ for a real cold refreshment.

my daughter went into the cold water for a traditional wet hair flip as a tradition we made every year such a holiday pic.

Braelyn is my middle aged child. He was recently diagnosed with autism and speech disabilities. He has always had a fascination with cars. 

Just finished paddle boarding and he couldn’t resist to continue his fun in the sand!

I caught the look my grandson gave to his mother as he boarded the bus for his first day of kindergarten. Quite an event!

We are always out at the last minute for the school bus. I am going to put a print of this on my son's bedroom wall to remind him of the consequences of his leisurely manner of getting ready! :-)

This picture includes a picture of my father and daughter. He was trying to teach her how to fish. She was interested in the little guppies in water. This picture was taken at sunset. I think this picture makes you wonder what they are looking at.

my son loves to"puddle jump"and I was lucky to capture this moment without getting my camera all wet. He took my umbrella to run and jump in the rain as we were leaving the park it was a very light drizzle at that time and I got this shot as the sunset behind him. taken in Gulf Breeze, Florida.