Happy New Year to you all!! First I’d like to say thank you to all the wonderful clients who welcomed me into their lives to document their love and memories this past year. I’m looking forward to seeing you all very soon and hopefully meeting even more wonderful families in 2009!

With the holiday rush behind us now I, like many of my colleges, use the time between Christmas and New Years to play ‘catch up’ with my family and friends. You would think with all of the work I do on the beach it would be the last place I’d want to visit during my down time….not so at all! In fact, quite the opposite. The work I do on the beach serves as a regular reminder of how lucky I am to live in beautiful Southwest Florida with it’s white sandy beaches and beautiful blue skies.

Warm sunshine on my face, sand between my toes and the sound of my children laughing and playing together. Can you think of a better way to bring in the new year? I won’t be sharing ‘professional portraits’ with you today…today the photographer hat is off and there is only Terrilyn, mother of three, sharing some snapshots of her children playing at the beach. My resolution for 2009, to take a time each day to count my blessings. As I look toward the future I am reminded of a quote by Forest E. Witcaft:

“A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove…but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.”

♥

{ The Giggler }

{ The Collector }

{ His Treasure…a live Sea Sponge }

{ The Enforcer }

*giggle* …  that shot right there about sums up my life and ya know what, I love it! I wish you all  a joyful present, a well remembered past, and a blessed new year.

xoxo – Terrilyn