Blog name change?

I'm starting to think I should change the name of my blog to "Norah's Blog"... But I guess it's supposed to show what we've been up to lately, and any parent can attest that all you seem to have time for outside of work is your baby. And we wouldn't have it any other way!

Anyways, Norah got a chance to spend some time with her Grandma and Papa Shields last Sunday, so what do you think they did together??? Took pictures of course!!! Head on over to my Dad's blog to check a few of them out.

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Norah

So while I'm putzing around trying to edit the pictures I took on Saturday (they're not even on my computer yet), from the baby shower that Lauri's Dad and Step-Mom threw for us, my Dad has posted some pictures for everyone to see over on his blog (click here). He watched Norah for us yesterday, so I'm not too surprised that there was a photoshoot. Now be very careful when viewing these pictures, when I looked at them I literally laughed out loud. So if your employer doesn't appreciate you looking at Super-Duper-Ultra-Cute Baby pictures while you're "on the clock", you may want to wait till you get home because you're probably going to get caught. :)

Thanks for the great shots Dad!

Enjoy.
John

Baby Shower, part 2

I can't believe I forgot to mention this, but we also had a baby shower this past weekend. This one was hosted by my Mom, Grandma, Sister, and Aunts. It was at a local restaurant called Michelles, which also has a Sweethearts Bakery inside of it. You can only imagine how difficult it was to walk through that bakery without spending the savings account.

Needless to say everything was great, the food, the service, the Cake! Lauri and I would like to thank everybody for helping out, we would be nothing without our family. Of course my Dad was there taking pictures, it's been hard for me to take pictures at our showers being busy thanking everyone and helping Lauri however I can. Thankfully my Dad has been there to document both events for us. We also have video of both events from Grandpa Z, so if you were there and did something embarassing, don't worry, we probably caught it.

Thanks again, and check out my Dad's Blog for a slideshow of the event.

Test Slideshow

I've posted a slideshow of a few of images from various wedding events on the right hand side of the page. It's under the Jim Shields Photography heading. This will probably be a constant "work in progress", so if you keep track of my blog check it out once and a while.

And if you are a frequent visitor, thanks.

"Light the Night" Update

So yesterday I was informed that the folks over at "Light the Night" (click here if you need a refresher on my involvement with this great event) posted all of the images I gave them on a website. So if you'd like to see a slideshow, check them out here.

It also sounds like my family may have a little bit more involvement with this fantastic organization and their annual fundraising event. My Dad's cousin Debby will be running the show, some other folks may be on a committee, and Jim Shields Photography may be one of the official sponsors (as well as photographer[s])!

I'm sure it'll be WELL publicized on this blog as well as my Dad's blog when it gets closer. So stay tuned.

At work...

Just thought I'd post this shot really quick, my Dad took this of me this weekend while we were shooting Sarah and Derek's engagement pictures at the Detroit Zoo. We had a blast, what a great place for pictures! From the butterfly house to the Arctic Ring of Life - polar bear exhibit.

It was pretty cold out (hence the gloves - modified for taking pictures) but Sarah and Derek hung in there for some great shots.