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Admin — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:23:34 +0000

St. Clare of Assisi – Easter Vigil 2011

Admin — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:19:25 +0000

If you were baptized, confirmed, or had your first communion at the Easter Vigil on April 23, you may view the images here:

http://lovebugsphotography.com/photocart

Please enter the access code “Easter11″ to view the images.

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Admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 01:39:47 +0000

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Admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 01:38:06 +0000

Congratulations, Vincenzo!

Admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:54:01 +0000

Vincenzo is going to be confirmed and will also be taking his first communion this evening – I’ll be there for the big event, but he also stopped by the studio for some formal portraits. I don’t think I’ve ever met a person more excited to be receiving communion and confirmation – he had the biggest smile I’ve ever seen! I’m sure that his family is very proud of him and I want to send him a big congratulations as well.

Welcome baby Shaelyn!

Admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:46:18 +0000

She was only a couple of weeks old when I saw her and she has already become a precious addition to the family. Look at how much her big sister loves her!

Gracie lost a tooth!

Admin — Sat, 22 May 2010 20:48:59 +0000

Her first one. I suppose that means the Tooth Fairy had better get ready.

Local places I like!

Admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:14:07 +0000

We moved here to Surprise in 2000, and back then there wasn’t much to see or do. Shopping was difficult. There was a Wal-Mart and that was pretty much it. Over the years, things have been opening and now we’ve got a pretty nice place to live. We’ve got Sam’s Club, Target, Trader Joe’s, Sprouts, and a bunch of chain restaurants. But we’ve also got some local businesses that help give Surprise its character. We’ve got a ton of Chinese restaurants, a Polish deli/restaurant, and two different French places. We’ve got several Mexican places (although I have to say I’m not a big fan of any of them, I wish we could get some good Mexican food here) and all of the usual fast food places.

In the past couple of weeks I’ve tried three businesses here in Surprise that I hadn’t been to before. I want to share them with my local readers, maybe you are just looking for the perfect match and now you’ll find it!

Mountainside Fitness (Bell & Reems)- I had pondered joining a gym off and on for a while and realized that while I wanted to be able to use a treadmill, I really, really didn’t want a treadmill taking up space in the house. So I joined the gym and now not only can I use the treadmill, I’ve got all of the other stuff as well. I went in for a tour and the guy who helped me out (Rigo) was great – he gave me the info without any sort of hard sell, just showed me the numbers and let me decide on my own. I’ve been going for 2 weeks now and I’ve really liked it. Everything is always clean, the people are friendly, there are TONS of machines and classes, and they’ve also got child care. Someday when I work up the nerve, I might even try a spinning class – they’ve got a theater style room with a huge screen so you can feel like you’re going somewhere.

One Brothers Pizza (Cotton & Greenway)- We went there today for lunch and it was delicious. The crust was perfect, worth eating even the edges. Usually the kids don’t do that, but they did with this! It reminded me of NYPD but they were a lot faster and a bit cheaper. While Sam’s Club has good pizza for the price, this place was tastier. They also have salads, calzones, pasta and desserts.

Victory Farms (Waddell & Cotton) – This was the high point of the girls’ day. For $30 they both got to spend 2 hours with the horses – feeding them, brushing them, and riding them. They have 8 horses and were really good about picking the right ones for the riders’ experience. Grace rode Leci and Marie rode Samson and they had a blast. They can’t wait to go back!

St. Clare – 2010 images

Admin — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:44:08 +0000

The images from the May 27, 2010 Communion and Confirmation are now available. Go to this site: http://lovebugsphotography.com/photocart and enter the gallery access code StClare27. The images are divided into three galleries – confirmation, communion and group.

The images from the May 9, 2010 Communion and Confirmation are now available. Go to this site: http://lovebugsphotography.com/photocart and enter the gallery access code May92010. The images are divided into three galleries – confirmation, communion and group.

The images from St. Clare’s Easter Vigil Mass (baptisms, communion, confirmation as well as the wedding vows and family images) are online at this site:
http://lovebugsphotography.com/photocart.

You may purchase prints or digital files online. To access the gallery, enter the code “Easter10″ in the access code area.

The images from the Dedication Mass are available as well – the access code is Dedication. I am planning to make a musical slideshow of the dedication that will be available on DVD, I will post further details when they are available.

All image are available in a beautiful mounted 11X14 collage. The text is customizable, so please enter your preferences in the notes section when you check out. Here are the different collage options:

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