Meet Ruby

Well, all the votes have been cast.  I even threw in a few of my own, hoping that my Life Group would see her as I do.  They didn't like "Sarah Pearl," the name of one of my mother's cousins who my grandfather thought to be the homeliest woman who ever lived.  Her name is forever synonymous with un-pretty in my family now.  I also put in the name "Roxy Heart," and homage to the musical Chicago, in which the character Roxy Heart continually chases fame and degenerates into the most base kind of person in its pursuit.

Well, after all the votes were counted, RUBY was the stand out winner.  It seems that a handful of the group had that name come to mind before ever hearing the list.

The winner of the $10 i-tunes gift card is.... TERESA FROM SEATTLE.

We'll try to upload a few pics of Ruby as we travel over the next couple of weeks, but Her full adventures may not appear until we return after the first week of August!

Name Our Doll Contest

Name our Doll Contest

In a couple of weeks, our family will be taking a trip to our family reunion in Seattle.  Along the way we have planned to make several stops for family fun and to visit some friends.  Rhonda and I thought it would be fun to take this pretty little doll along for the trip and see what pictures she might pose for as we travel and as she meets new friends.  She is an antique doll in very bad condition.  Unfortunately, she was not over-loved, she was over exposed to the elements and her enamel is badly damaged.

She was donated to a missions trip fund raising rummage sale.  Our efforts to find a collector to buy her and doctor her up, have not been very successful (or overly ambitious either).  We will try to sell her on-line when our trip is over and donate the funds to an upcoming missions trip.

Anyhow, for our photo project we need a name for our doll.  And we want you to help choose.  Simply post a comment on my blog with your suggestion.  And we will have our life group vote on the names at the end of the contest.  Simply the name with the most votes from our life group will be the winner, will be used in the photo blogging throughout our family trip, and will remain with her as she is sold for our missions fund-raising.

As for the prize, the winner of the Name Our Doll Contest will receive:  $10 i-tunes gift card.

And oh yeah, if multiple people suggest the same name, the one that appears first as a comment will be considered the winner.  If first & middle names are are suggested in a single entry and only one of the names matches another entry, the entries will not be considered to be matching and will each be entered into the vote.

So, let the contest begin.

The Many Faces of Mason

While we were out taking pics of the kids, I got this progression of shots while Mason was in a good enough mood to mug for the camera.

 

  

  

  

  

 

 

The Kane Kids Spring '10

Rhonda and I recently got to spend some time together photographing our own children. It's rare for us to get to shoot together and taking pictures of my own children seems to be much harder than working with any other subject. However, it was a great day, and I'm very pleased with some of the images I caught. I'm pleased because I was able to catch glimpses of their individual personalities in the images.

Merritt:  now 9 years old and beginning his 4th baseball season.  This year he will be on a live pitching team and he is very hopeful to get to pitch.  (the chatter of parental nail biting in the background...)

 

   

Mason:  now 6 is a funny little guy with personality plus and tons of natural ability.  He is also beginning baseball this month.  He is in his second year of T-ball and hits the coaches pitches amazingly.

I have a series of pictures of Mason that show his facial expressions in quick succession.  I'll post those soon.  (Hilarious!)

Molly:  what's to say about my little girl.  She's 2 now and "spunky".  That's a PC way to say that she thinks she has the right to boss the world and own all of the world's shoes.  Look out Imelda Marcos.

  

Well, there's an update for you all!  Hope you enjoyed the quick peak.  

Ohhhh and by the way, there will soon be coming a Spring Card...  it's like a Christmas card, only later, much later when there is less going on in the Kane family and when it's easier to get together.

Thanksgiving Portraits

For Thanksgiving this year, my father's side of the family gathered in it's near entirety for the celebration. There were 42 of us for the Thursday meal. And on friday we celebrated my dad's 80th birthday as well.

We (Me with some mild encouragement from Rhonda and my cousin Roy) decided it would be a great idea (emphasis mine) to assemble a book of portraits and candids to commemorate this gathering.

I had a chance to work on some of these pictures and thought I would share a few. Please note that Rhonda is a far better processor than I am and you are not likely seeing the finished product.

These are my cousins Kerry and Soko. I got to marry them about 12 years ago now. They are incredible Christ-followers and great friends. They are currently in the process of adopting a pair of Ethiopian siblings. Pray for God's guidance and provision as they continue through this grueling procedure. PS - Soko hates the top shot, but I LOVE it! "Fierce," America's next top model look!

These are my cousins Shannon and Mike. They are expecting their first child and I couldn't be more excited for them. Shannon is a beautiful woman and the camera loves her. She always looks natural through the lens, no matter how posed I asked her to be.

And of course, here is Rhonda, the love of my life and the most beautiful woman I have ever met. What a privilege to share life, family, and ministry with her. Here are a couple of shots that capture her beauty.