Randy’s older brother Ray and his family live in Florida. We were very happy that it was possible to go visit them this summer. They wanted some updated family portraits of themselves, as well as for some updated prayer cards for their mission work. Ray is a pilot for Missionary Flights International sending aid to Haiti, the Bahamas, and the Dominican Republic.

Ray and Tammy also have their own website that describes themselves a bit and speaks about their mission: http://FlyForHim.org/ (My very talented brother-in-law Michael designed their site!)

My lovely and beautiful sister. She’s fun, silly, creative, and growing up. I can’t believe she’s going to be a senior in high school this fall. Even when you grow up, you’ll always be my little sister. No, literally. I’ve got like a foot on ya =)

We did these photos at Fort Chaffee, AR. It’s an old military post where Elvis Presley got his first military haircut. There have also been three movies filmed at Fort Chaffee: A Soldier’s Story, Biloxi Blues, and The Tuskegee Airmen.

I want to enter some contests for 2008 wedding images and I need your help! I only shot 2 weddings last year, but I still have some great ones to pick from. I’ve uploaded the images to my PicasaWeb albums and am asking that if you have time, please look them over and vote for your fav by leaving a comment here or on the album. Here’s the address and thanks in advance!!! http://picasaweb.google.com/CatherineSparks/2008ContestPhoto

I actually have a shirt that says that! I guess I need to take a photo of myself wearing it and posted it in the About Me section.

Anywho, I’m writing this in the hopes that my lovely blog readers can help me. I’ve planned a trip home to Oklahoma for the whole month of July. The airfare from Germany is crazy expensive right now, so I’m hoping to book a few photography gigs while I’m home to help pay for the visit. I’m open to weddings or portrait sessions and will be offering discounts. Tell all your friends! Hook me up!

Edit: I just wanted to say, “Wow!”. I’m really overwhelmed with all the support and help my friends and past clients are giving me. I posted a few notes online about needing to find some work and within just a couple of hours, I had like 7 emails from people they’d referred to me! How awesome are you guys?! I love ya! Keep ‘em coming!

Here’s a pic of just a few of the awesome friends I have. Yeah, that’s me on the bottom right with my big preggo belly =)