Williams Family

Ran over to Tim and Lisa Williams house today to take pictures of the entire Williams clan. Sharon and Roger Williams had all their boys with their families together with them for Christmas. We got some family pictures, a few of the grandkids and Keith allowed me to take a few pictures of him and his wife Jennifer. It was good to see Keith. He was one of my seniors during my first year at WHS. I tried to get him to say I was his favorite teachers but had to settle for "one" of my favorite teachers.

Jenna was running a fever but she hung in there for our picture taking session. Jerry and I tried to work on our comedy act (to make the kids smile) by balancing a bowl of M & M's on my head but it didn't go well. We're going to have to work on it!

Happy Birthday Adian

Happy Birthday to You - Adian! We went to Battlefield Park in Prairie Grove to take pics of Adian for his 4th birthday. Grandma Sheila is awesome. She makes sure scrapbooks are always updated. I wish I was more like her.

Woods Saddlery Launches Website

I have had a lot of fun working with Debi Brown to launch the new website for Woods Saddlery. Debi is extremely talented and makes beautiful custom leather purses. Vol Woods is a classic cowboy. Vol is a young 80 years old and loves the Saddlery.

You can check it out at www.volwoodssaddlery.com

Calling Dr. Harp - Meet me at the Park

The Harp Girls
I got to spend another day in the Siloam Springs Park with my favorite new doctor and her kiddos. Beth and I met on a Saturday morning to take pictures of Kayla and Lindsay. Wes bailed out on the picture day. He doesn't know what he missed! These girls kept me laughing all day long. A simple "hug your sister for the picture" would start out as a hug and almost always end up as a full blown wrestling match by the time we were through. They enjoyed playing (and wrestling) with each other.

Memory Mates - Rainy Day

Oh we made such big plans to take the Pony League Cheer Pictures for Memory Mates at Westville. But.....God decided we needed a little more rain that day so we moved inside at the First Baptist Church to take our pictures. Everyone was supportive and okay with the change and we got started with the thunder booming outside. Coaches Teresa and Katina were on hand to help pose the girls and keep the pictures moving. It was funny because a lot of the parents were my past students/cheerleaders. I am getting old....dang it. It is fun to live in a small town and follow everyone throughout their lifetime. I get to see a lot of them make the full circle from child to parent. Kinda awesome!

September - Busy, Busy, Busy

Jenna's Photo Shoot

Busy was the key word for September. With high school football, softball, and volleyball games every night of the week it seemed there wouldn't be any time for some fun "picture takin," but we managed to find a little time. I got to shoot Jenna Williams for her 2-year-old photo shoot. We had lots of fun. She was a cutie!

Meet Miss Alexis

Well, my health got me down a little during the month of August and I missed my camera but I did get to do a 1-year-old photo shoot for my great niece, Miss Alexis Cherry.

Aimee and the rest of the family helped chase her around the yard at her Nanny's house to capture some pictures and some memories. I remember chasing her Mom around when she was little too. She was always very special to me so it makes it even more special to be taking pictures of her beautiful babies.

Whiteley Family Photo Shoot

Yesterday I got to go the Wes and Amanda Whiteley's home in Stilwell for their outdoor family photo shoot. It is so pretty and peaceful. We took a lot of pictures of the family and of the girls. I think it is so neat when you can take your pics in a familiar place. It makes the pictures even more special when you look back in later years. I'm working on getting the pictures edited and uploaded to my SmugMug photo gallery. I should have them all up in a couple of days. But here is a one picture of this beautiful family. Thanks Wes, Amanda and girls. It was fun.

Dance Recital DVDs have been mailed!!

ALL of the Recital DVDs were mailed out today. Most of you who are local should get them tomorrow! If you haven't ordered yet, it isn't too late. You can send your check to:

Media Frenzy
RR 3, Box 1578
Westville, OK 74965

I'll get your copy of the DVD right out to you! I will also have copies available at Dance Enrollment on August 15th. The hours for enrollment are 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the new dance studio location on highway 59 next to Simple Simons.

Williams Photo Shoot

I got to spend time with Crissy, Jerry, Cameron, Skylar, and Jenna (no sure if I spelled everyone right) last Sunday. We went to Battlefield Park in Prairie Grove to do a photo shoot of the kids. We did a few family shots first. It was a lot of fun because you could tell how much this kiddos love each other.

It was a hot day but everyone made the most of it. My lovely assistant, Matt, was close by to make sure I felt okay and to reflect light when we needed it for shadows. At the end of the session, I gave Jenna a big lollipop as a prop. I bet Crissy and Jerry were ready to whip my behind when they got home!

Here are a couple of pictures from the day. You can see more by clicking on the online photo gallery link at the top of the gomediafrenzy home page.

Dance Videos - DONE!!!

I am doing the dance of joy - ok not really because I would fall down in my current lupus state --- but figuratively, I am dancing.....THE DANCE RECITAL VIDEO IS FINISHED. I will duplicate them today and get them ready to mail. They should mail out on Monday morning!!!!!!!!!

If you are in a hurry for your dvd and would like to get it this weekend, text me at 930-0381 and we can make arrangements for you to get it before the mailout.

I appreciate all of you who have been sending up prayers, thoughts and good wishes during my lupus flare. I am going to do the daily prednisone (steroid) regimen for several weeks. Right now, I do not have to do the chemo (cytoxan) and solumedrol treatments I have done in the past. Hopefully the prednisone will do the trick.

Better Photo

I am so happy at how well my pictures have been doing on BetterPhoto. My most recent submissions have all been selected as "Editor's Picks." It isn't anything huge but it makes me feel good for someone else to say - Hey, Good Job. Check out my pictures here onBetter Photo

Better Photo Honors

I worked through a couple of photo editing tutorial to learn a little more and learned a new technique to apply to my pics in post editing. I entered them in the Better Photo monthly contest and both were selected as Editor's Picks. I hadn't had any selected in awhile and was starting to get a little down. I realized I just have to keep on learning and growing. Check out the pictures at http://www.betterphoto.com/Premium/Default.aspx?id=271284&mp=V1

Video Teaser

I just wanted to let you all know that I truly am working on the recital video. I thought I would give you a little sneak peak at some sections of the finale. I appreciate you all for being so patient. I will post as soon as they are ready for mailing.

Woods Saddlery

The Woods Saddlery website is up and running. We are still working on a few pages but the main part of the site is ready to view at http://www.volwoodssaddlery.com/. In addition to being a great place to buy equine supplies, the one-0f-a-kind western purses designed by Debi are awesome. Check out the purses and other designs and see it for yourself.

Recital Video Update

VIDEO Update - I got my video capture problem taken care of and I'm going full speed ahead on the recital videos now. I will post again when I know for sure of the release/mail date.

Lil' Sluggers

Delivered the Lil' Slugger T-Ball pictures today. I hope everyone likes them. I especially like Corgan's mean face picture - here on the right. All of the T-Ball parents were great to work with. After taking their individual pics, I stayed around and took some game shots. Those can be seen here.

My computer is still giving me grief with my video production. I will decide tonight if I am going to be able to get along with the one I have or bite the bullet and buy a new one.

Recital Photos and Video

All of the photos from the dance recital are up on the online proofing page. I still have a few more orders to complete but most of you should have your memory mates that you ordered on picture night. If you have any questions, please email me at vicki@gomediafrenzy.com.

The video production is going slow. I am thinking about wiping out my savings and going to buy a new computer. I will let you know on here when I think the recital DVDs will be finished. If you didn't get your order turned in, you can send a check by mail. Our mailing address is on the contact page.

Braeleigh's One-Year-Old Pics

It was hot but it was fun as we took Braeleigh's one-year-old photos. We took the pictures at Battlefield Park in Prairie Grove, AR.

Braeleigh had such a good time and was such a good little model. Sheila and Ashleigh were wonderful. Her outfits and props they came up with were perfect. We will be putting together a memory book of her picture day to celebrate her first birthday.