Marquelle's Monkeys

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Nates Work in Africa

http://ascribeimages.com/weblog

My good friend Nate who took the photos of the girls and I just returned from Africa. Nate's work has never been of posed photos, weddings, formal settings etc. The gift he has is for capturing the innocence of children and the wise expressions of the old. The link above is a sample of his work from Africa. The images are breathtaking and makes me admire him even more for the work he does! Enjoy.. I sure did!

Catching up with the Chopps

Week before last the Chopps and I met at Anthonys in the Harbor to catch up. The kids are all grown and off to college so it was a night for the grown ups. Michelle's dad Glen joined us. Glen was doing fabulous after a long hard year of beign sick. These 3 are so special to me and have done so much for me over the years. I am so lucky to have them as a part of my family. Thanks so much guys for a fabulous evening of appetizers, wine, laughter and friendship!

Spring Time Pics

The girls, me, my sister and Scarlett had some fun spring time pics done a few weeks ago. I had posted some teasers earlier on but here is the link to the entire slide show. Some of them are pretty funny. My good friend Nate that I have been friends with since college came down and spent the afternoon with us. It was full of fun, laughter and a ton of silliness! Enjoy

http://ascribeimages.com/mmslideshow/

Monday, March 8, 2010

Beautiful blushing brides

Today I had conferences at school and when I arrived back at my moms house the girls were knee deep in dress up clothes. After owning the shop all those years we sort of have a collection of old bridal gowns laying around. My mom will use the fabric, beads and trim for an array of projects. My girls however just love to dress up and be playful among these fabulous frocks! The dresses were so big that Gracelyn kept falling over. There was so much laughter and many many smiles.

You two are the most beautiful baby brides I have ever seen! Smooches girls!

Music n Motion

After swim class on on Tues and Thurs Gracelyn goes to a music n motion class at the Y. This day I was able to catch her dancing, playing music, singing and running around with her friends. The kids just love it and are really learning to follow directions thru music!