Good Day, Sunshine

We had a fantastic morning with the Ross family!  We look forward to photographing their family again.  It was smiles for miles....

F.U.N. With Kids!

 A weekend with the Cub Scouts of America

is always fun!

Archery!

Instruction!

Lots of games and activities!

                                   

                       

Skydivers and Character Building....

It's no wonder I captured so many images.
Those kids know how to have Fun!

Water Safety Class

 It was a beautiful day for this water safety class.  
I couldn't help but capture some images 
from the day!

    

Free Burma Ranger Event

From their site :

"The Free Burma Rangers' (FBR) mission is to provide hope, help and love to internally displaced people inside Burma, regardless of ethnicity or religion. Using a network of indigenous field teams, FBR reports on human rights abuses, casualties and the humanitarian needs of people who are under the oppression of the Burma Army. FBR provides medical, spiritual and educational resources for IDP communities as they struggle to survive Burmese military attacks."

More information can be found at:

http://www.freeburmarangers.org/

                    

 "The purpose of this event was to provide updates on the situation inside Burma, as well as network, pray and discuss how you can get involved."

It was a privilege to be a part of this exercise. 

I urge you to check out  their website and learn more.

Another link:


http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/110224/burma-myanmar-karen-junta?page=full

Backyard Safari

 Well, Christmas has come and gone and the toys are getting well used over the break.  Uncle Fish and Aunt Chicken gave some ultra cool gifts to the offspring.  #3 has been wearing out the safari set and has travelled thousands of boyland miles with it.  I had to capture a few moments for posterity.  :)

The Joseph Project

This is the group that heads up the Work Matters in Northwest Arkansas.  Here's what they are about...

"The Joseph Project was created to provide encouragement for those who find themselves between jobs. 

Our stated vision is simple, but is already yielding powerful results…

to alter the journey of business people between jobs.  

We continue to strive toward this vision by providing timely and relevant job resources, networking, and encouragement to business professionals of Northwest Arkansas who are between jobs."

http://workmatters.org/the_joseph_project/

At the Christmas party I did Executive portraits for anyone wanting to update their social media or resume' image. I have met some incredible people at the Joseph Project. It is a great resource for Northwest Arkansas.

Time for Understanding

I was going through old images today and came across this man I met in New Orleans. He had a bad leg and was in a desperate situation. I began talking with him and he looked at me and started explaining how his life started falling apart. He is a good man, but has lost hope. He told me"This is not me, I'm better than what you see." I believe this to be true about a lot of people we pass on the street. This time of the year is about the birth of Jesus Christ. So let's remember compassion.

Merry Christmas, Gary Yandell

Grease Wars

One of my favorite nephews wedding is coming up and all of his future in-laws are from up north. We thought it would be funny to expose them to a southern redneck family photo op. We run our truck on waste vegetable oil so we used that as our prop. We had a lot of fun, but it was cold.