Last month Anderson's family was visiting all the way from Brazil and spent some time with us during Christmas! Do you have any idea how much fun it is to have a house full of people speaking different languages? It's chaos, and I love it! Anderson had to work during the day, so I got to hang out with his Aunt, Uncle and cousins. What fun people! They love to laugh and have a good time, so I really enjoyed being with them.

One of his (our) cousins is thirteen-year-old Karla. She loves music, photography and American culture, so she and I clicked from the start. One afternoon the two of us decided to roam around the neighborhood and take some pictures. We both had a camera in hand and had a great time snapping pictures and making each other pose! Thankfully she's much smarter than me and can speak English really well, because I'm ignorant in the language department. (I think I know a grand total of 10 Portuguese words). I was amazed at Karla's natural talent. The way she composed shots was impressive-most people have to be taught to have "an eye", but she's a natural. She's also a really fast learner. She shot all the pictures of me below in Manual mode...and it was her first time!

**I know we're well into January now and this is a little shameful, but I JUST finished my 2010 Pricing Guide and Information Packet. So...if you have the 2009 Packet and are thinking about booking a session this year, do it before January 31st, and I'll give you the '09 prices!**

Hope you're all having a good week-we're half way there! I'm headed to a belated birthday lunch with two of my girlfriends. :) Be back later this week with a fun necklace tutorial.