RELAXING

JUST LOVE TO LIGHT MY CANDLES AROUND THE HOUSE TO PUT ME IN A RELAXED MOOD. THOUGHT I WOULD TAKE A PHOTO OF THIS NEW TEA LIGHT HOLDER THAT WAS ONE OF MY PURCHASES THAT I MADE WITH A CHRISTMAS GIFT CARD.

NEW

What a great way to start off a New Year, with a wonderful New Baby. She really did like to stay awake, but we did manage to get a few sleeping photos.

Simply Kids Ocala Wishes You & Your Family
A Happy New Year!


Wow, another year has come and gone! I always look forward to a New Year, a fresh start, time to commit to getting things done. Keep on the lookout in the next few weeks for an email with some special sessions for 2008.

Anyone still wanting to order prints from their 2007 sessions will have until the end of January to order on 2007 pricing. After that it will be the new pricing for 2008 which is already up on the website under the investment section www.simplykidsocala.com. Remember if it is easier for you, you can always email you order to simplykidsocala@yahoo.com.

For those of you who have asked about my necklace like this, it is now available to order with a turn around time of about 8weeks. Please visit the website www.simplykidsocala.com under galleries and click on the Jewelry section for more details.


I also do try and put announcements of things happening on the blog http://justbecausejodie.blogspot.com/ to keep people in the loop, so you may want to check it every so oftern. I am excited for 2008 & look forward to another great year of capturing your families!

The Holiday Buzz!

Here are a few of the many, many Holiday images from this season!

Never Caught Up!

Vacation is almost over, boo! I had so many things I my list to do before the end of the year, some finished, some not. But trying to work backwards on 2007 images and November is T's B-day. There is always a list next year to add the unfinished to.

Weird Things

Alright, sometimes I scrap weird things, but I guess I am hoping that years from now, when one of my kids asks me a question, their scrapbook pages will have most of the answers. What age did my molars start falling out mom?

The Season

Well, the season is coming to a close, one more night to celebrate with family and friends. It seems we all prepare so long for all the holiday festivities and they all end so very quickly. I don't know about you, but it seems like the kids should not be going back to school already next week, one more week please!!!!! We had a wonderful Holiday with family at our house Christmas Eve as well as part of Christmas day.
Thought I would share a few images of my day with more to follow when I get some scrapbook pages completed. After we opened gifts, my husband and I had one more gift to bring out from the bedroom and I am so glad my dad captured my children's faces as we wheeled them out. Their expressions, just priceless and the screaming on the video with be wonderful to listen to for years to come.
Oh, and check out to the right and watch a small glimpse of the images from 2007!

The Ants

BAKING BUDDIES

The kids had a great time helping one another put
together the gingerbread house and gingerbread tree. They mixed up their icing, helped each other holding pieces, while the other iced and had fun
decorating them with the candy. I was able to just enjoy watching my two little elves in their Santa hats, being Baking Buddies.

MY SWEETIE

JUST A CUTE PAGE OF MY SWEET, LITTLE GIRL.

MY LITTLE MAN

MY LITTLE MAN, THAT I COULD JUST EAT UP WITH THOSE ADORABLE DIMPLES. "T" JUST HAS SUCH A GOOD HEART AND LOVES TO MAKE YOU LAUGH!!!

REAL MEN

IT'S OK, MY HUSBAND KNOWS REAL MEN USE FOOT BATHS TO SOOTHE THEIR FEET. HE SURE NEEDED IT AFTER STANDING 16HRS AT A JOB AND T,WELL T CAN ALWAYS USE IT.

GREAT FRIENDS

MY ANNUAL ORNAMENT PARTY WAS THIS EVENING AND I KNOW MY FRIENDS WERE HAPPY THAT I DID NOT TORTURE THEM INTO MAKING ORNAMENTS THIS YEAR, WE JUST BOUGHT AND EXCHANGED. LET ME TELL YOU, THERE WAS SOME STEALING GOING ON DURING THE GAMES THIS EVENING AND THAT ALWAYS MAKES FOR A GOOD TIME. I REALLY DO FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL FRIENDS. THEY ARE THE KIND OF FRIENDS, THAT EVEN IF YOU DO NOT SEE EACH OTHER ALL THE TIME, OR EVEN TALK ALL THE TIME YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE THERE FOR EACH OTHER.A FEW FRIENDS BROUGHT SOME EXTRA GOODIES JUST FOR ME AND I REALLY THINK "A'S" GIFT SUMS UP HOW I FEEL. FRIENDS*FOREVER*FOR ALWAYS*NO MATTER WHAT!

HUSTLE/BUSTLE

IN THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON, PLEASE TRY AND MAKE SOME QUIET TIME FOR YOURSELF. EVEN IS YOU JUST HAVE THE MUSIC ON SOFTLY, THE KIDS ARE ALL ASLEEP AND YES YOU ARE WRAPPING YOUR 25TH PRESENT, BUT IT IS SOME QUIET TIME.

SOME HOLIDAY CHEER

JUST A FEW QUICKPAGES TO CAPTURE SOME HOLIDAY CHEER AROUND MY HOUSE.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED DECEMBER 15TH AND WILL REOPEN JANUARY 3RD SO THAT I MAY SPEND TIME WITH MY FAMILY. YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND AND EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AND I WILL GET BACK WITH YOU WHEN I REOPEN. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WONDERFUL FAMILIES THAT I WAS BLESSED TO PHOTOGRAPH THIS YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO AN EXCITING NEW YEAR OF MEETING MANY NEW FAMILIES AND WATCHING MY EXISTING FAMILIES GROW UP. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.....JODIE

SPECIAL BABY

LITTLE MISS H WAS A TROOPER ON A FREEZING MORNING, OUT IN THIS DRESS. WE HAD AN EVENTFUL MORNING TO SAY THE LEAST AND I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU MISS H!

MY SILLY KIDS

CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO SEE MY SILLY KIDS WISHING THEIR AUNT IN IDAHO A "MERRY CHRISTMAS"! HOW CRAZY ARE THEY, BUT I LOVE THEM TO PIECES!!!

MY NEPHEWS

I CAN NOT JUST SHARE MY NIECE WITHOUT SHARING SOME OF MY ADORABLE NEPHEWS!

ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT!

I KNOW ALL YOU MOMS ARE OUT THERE ARE SCRAMBLING TO GET AS MUCH DONE AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE KIDS GO ON BREAK, SO MAKE SURE YOU WEAR SOME COMFORTABLE SHOES WHILE YOU ARE MARATHON SHOPPING. I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE SOME OF MY NIECE, WHO AT 8 IS LOOKING SO VERY MATURE! WE HAD FUN AT OUR SECRET SPOT, DIDN'T WE "N"!