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Tracy and Adam Photo Shoot

Andrew — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:26:30 +0000

Occasionally friends ask me to snap some photos of them and for a small fee I oblige them. This is not my business and I am not a professional photographer. Photography is a hobby of mine and a passion. I think I am good it but this is the one passion that I want to keep as a hobby and not turn it into a business. If you are looking for a professional photographer I would recommend Kelly from Daphne Photo Studio. She takes excellent photos and she is a source of inspiration for me when I am behind the lens of a camera.

Here are some of my favorite photos from the day. Enjoy!

Kids are crazy and therefore pose “crazy” sometimes when you take pictures of them!

These are my favorite kind of pictures. Catching people in true moments of happiness.

Another moment of happiness.

Love is in the air…

War Retreat Photos

Andrew — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:14:35 +0000

This past weekend men from Vineyard Westside went to Red River Gorge for a war retreat. What is a war retreat, you ask? It’s a retreat where men get together and do manly stuff. For example, there probably will be drinking of beer, the smoking of cigars, chopping wood with an ax (every man should at least do this once in his lifetime), fire building challenges, physical labor, camaraderie and figuring out what it means to be a “real man” for God and those around you.

The object in this challenge was to lower the tent pole to the ground and your two fingers must stay in contact with the pole.

Tug O War… War Retreat style on logs.

The riddle we could not figure out… and as a result we had to roll the dice to see what we had to eat…. octopus, seaweed or a Habanero pepper.

We rolled and we had to eat the Habanero… it was so hot my eyeballs were sweating!!

Resorting to chugging a beer to cool off your mouth was apparently the right choice!

For our work project we built a balance beam team building challenge.

“Big Bad” Bob Turner aka my Irish brother.

“Big Bad” Bob Turner on the balance beam.

The Treehouse

Christmas Memories

Andrew — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 23:37:23 +0000

Christmas time is difficult without my Dad. He loved Christmas. He loved spending time with his family. We always made a day of decorating, listening to Christmas music by Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Andy Williams on the record player (the only way to listen to Christmas music in my opinion) and baking cookies. Its hard to get in the Christmas spirit but thanks to family and friends this Christmas is going well.

My friend Chelsea and Baby C came over to help me decorate my tree and the house. We listened to Christmas music and made some memories of our own. I am blessed to have great friends in my life. Here are some pictures from the day of decorating. Enjoy!

Chelsea came over to help with decorating and she brought lunch. I ate some of the best chicken salad I have ever had from Tag’s Cafe

Baby C taking a nap.

Star Wars and M&M’s is there really a better combination? Yes, I know I am a nerd.

Storm Trooper!

The finished product… aint she a beauty!

Hope your all having a Merry Christmas with your friends and family!

The 12 Beers of Christmas

Andrew — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 12:48:53 +0000

The men in my small group decided to do what every man should do around Christmas time. A beer exchange! We each brought two six packs of the same beer and we each left with twelve different beers.

So there you have it… The twelve beers of Christmas!

Portrait Shoot: Priscilla

Andrew — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:50:17 +0000

Last weekend I did a photo shoot with my friend Priscilla. It was cold, there was snow and it was a lot of fun. Here are my favorite photos from the session. Enjoy!

Portrait Shoot: Tyler & Abby

Andrew — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:41:07 +0000

Last week a friend asked me if I would take some pictures of her kids. Here are some of my favorite pics from the session.

I like this picture cause of the motion effect in the background… I did not do it on purpose… I wonder if there is a way to achieve the same effect on the background but have the subject in focus?

100 Mile Bike Trip Round 2

Andrew — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:55:35 +0000

Here is the story of part 2 of our journey:

Our original plan was to stay at a hotel in Xenia, Ohio. When we arrived at the hotel it was already booked up. I would have never thought a hotel in Xenia would have booked up. Oh well, it turned out for the better. I turned to my iphone for some guidance and it pointed us into the direction of a bed and breakfast. So we saddled up again and headed out to Yellow Springs.

The quaint bed and breakfast we found. I am glad we did, it felt like we are at home and the breakfast was amazing. If you are ever out this way and need a place to stay I highly recommend this place. There is some history behind this house too. To read more about it head on over to their website–>Yellow Springs Country Bed and Breakfast.

A double dutch door. I think they said it was the oldest double dutch door in Ohio.

Josh reading the local paper. Another cool tidbit to mention is that Dave Chappelle has a farm not far from where we were at. He also frequents a coffee shop about 5 minutes from the bed and breakfast. The lady that works there said that she is friends with Dave and she used to torment him when they were young.

The outhouse that they used back in the day.

After we got cleaned up we headed up to Young’s Dairy Farm to eat.

Hey goat.

There at not many places where you can see a goat giving birth while you wait to be seated for dinner. We just missed the actual birth but this baby goat is freshly born.

The group. I am glad I have friends that I can experience life with. Life is about adventure and I hope to be doing more adventures with this great group of friends.

The final mileage for the trip…109.2. The whole trip took about 8 hours of ride time to complete. So with the end of this trip I can cross off #55 from my bucket list: Bike 100 miles in one weekend!

100 Mile Bike Trip

Andrew — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:09:25 +0000

This past weekend some friends and I headed out to ride 100 miles in one weekend. Our starting point was the Loveland Bike Trail and are destination was Yellow Springs, Ohio, which is near Springfield, Ohio. It was a great trip and aside from some sore muscles and a minor flat tire on the way back there was no serious complications.

Getting ready to depart from Loveland, Ohio.

J to the Bizzle cracking a smile before the trip.

This is early on in the bike trip… we stopped here for about 5 minutes and I decided it would be a good time to grab some pics.

I had the privilege of going to Honduras with Krista.

I think Josh realized how long we were riding and decided to thumb for a ride…

Eric, Josh and Krista resting a bit before we continue on.

I love bridges. I lost my camera battery and I had to order a new one. I got it the Friday before we left. I missed taking pictures and was glad to be able to get back into it.

Another shot of the bridge.

Another rest point under a really tall bridge.

There was a cool section along the trail with these flowers and butterfly’s were all over the place. I was able to snap some good pics.

We finally reached our destination. But you will have to wait to hear the rest of the story for tomorrows post. Nothing like a cliff hanger to keep you coming back. Have a great day!

Travel Journal: Beautiful Scenery

Andrew — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:05:05 +0000

That mountain sticking out of the clouds is the highest point in Honduras. It takes two days to hike to the top of it. I will making that hike at some point in my life.

The beach, which is where we relaxed on the last day of the trip

The sunrise

We were told we going to spending night on the beach (I was actually looking forward to this). After sleeping on concrete all week sleeping on the sand seemed amazing. We were told that the sand fleas would attack us and we needed to make sure our possessions were secure. I spent idle time devising a plan to make sure I was safe. Perimeter of deet around my sleeping bag… check. Dig a hole to place my backpack… check. Turns out it was a joke that is played on all first timers. We really got to stay in rooms at a beach resort.

Travel Journal: Beautiful People

Andrew — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:14:44 +0000

One of my favorite pictures from the trip.

Working all day in the heat everyone looked forward to jumping in 50 degree water to bathe. It took our breathe away but it was awesome at the same time.

She did not want her picture taken. She would hide behind that tree but I finally succeeded.

We played soccer everyday at 3… or should I say we we got pummeled by the Hondurans. Immediately following we would have church on the soccer field.

For some reason the kids loved to collect our garbage.

The kids were fascinated with Ryan’s tattoos.

Playing some music for the kids before church.

The little girls loved to have their fingernails painted.