Summer Vacation!

This summer, I am all about vacation! This weekend we'll be at a cabin on Pelican Lake. We've also got a camping trip with some friends scheduled, I'd like to head up to Duluth one weekend, and the most exciting of all- we're going to Orlando in August! I completely forgot that my aunt and uncle have a house down there until my cousin reminded me of what a cheap little vacation it is. We're planning on going the last week in August and having a nice extended Labor Day weekend to come back to. I'm so excited! It will be our first solo family vacation that requires an airplane. I have these dreams of the beach, the ocean and all of the amazing photos of my kids I will be taking!

I actually searched for a photographer down there while we're there. What better souvenir than a fabulous family photo session on the beach! I will take the photos of my boys that I want, but being the photographer, I am rarely in any decent photos and none with a photojournalistic style. My search took place over several days and I corresponded with a lot of shady photographers. I wanted to find a photographer who would give me a CD and of the few good ones that I found, none of them offered it in their packages. Rates were also all over the board. Some claimed to have a ton of family beach experience but when I asked them to show me some samples, they had nothing to show!


My search finally ended with Ginny Adkins. I explained my situation and when I asked if she'd give me a CD (not offered on her website), she said the magical words to me... "Why don't we just do a swap? You shoot my family and I'll shoot yours?" SOLD! I am so completely psyched! 1. I'll have cool beach photos for my portfolio and 2. I'll have cool beach photos of my family!


So that's my exciting trip that I'm looking forward to. Granted, it's not Hawaii, ;) but I've been there a couple times and it'll be fun. I think we'll skip Disney and all of that and relax on the beach! Not to mention, I keep hearing how crazy I am for going to Florida in August. It will be Aidan's first time on a plane and his first time seeing the ocean! I'm so excited!