Jamaica Videos

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We're Baaaack! And leaving again today!

We are back from our awesome mission trip to Jamaica. Everything went great and I will give a full report soon! Our group conducted over 133 Bible studies and there were 5 baptisms while we were there! Here are two reasons why I hated to leave.

We are leaving today for a real vacation. Whoo hoo!! :) We will be back Friday and then go to Cleveland for Miss Maggie's 2nd birthday party! Wow! How is she that old?!! Here's a picture I took of her while we were in Cleveland this summer.

Leaving on a Jet Plane!

It's that time of year again! We are getting ready to leave in a few hours for our annual mission trip to Jamaica (we have to get up at 2:30 a.m.!). I always cringe when someone asks us where we are going on a mission trip and I say Jamaica. A laugh, and "Jamaica?! That's not a mission trip, that's a vacation!" always follows. I can assure you that we are not going on vacation! It is a great trip and we look forward to it every year, but it is hard work!

This year we will be working again with the church at Ythanside.
We will be there for 2 weeks. When we return, Wesley & I are going on vacation. Skelton Photography will reopen on July 27th.
During this time, you can email me and I will respond as soon as I can when we return.
If you have some sort of photography emergency (I can't imagine what that would be, but if you do...), your best bet is to send me a text message. I will do my best to respond.
Thanks for your patience!
Enjoy some photos from our trip last year.
You can read all about it HERE.

I'll be honest, there are beaches and they are beautiful! But we don't spend much time there!

Matherly Family

Last night I met the Matherly family at Willow Springs Park for a little family fun!

The sweet boys are Gabe, Luke, and Daniel. Daniel was in my kindergarten class this past year. Such a sweet boy! I was glad to get to visit with them last night.

They just got these two sweet puppies-Gus and Jetta-last week. That was a LOT of fun! :)

These boys can tell some great jokes, but not as good as Mom's!

I love this shot from the puppy's perspective!

And this is a new favorite! :)

As is this one. Fun, fun tickles!

Matherly Family, thanks so much for letting me hang out with you last night!
Enjoy your slideshow!

Mr. & Mrs. Holmes-Part 5-Details, Details!

There were so many amazing details at Ben and Kate's wedding, that I wanted to spotlight them here on the blog. So much time and thought was put into each one, and they need to be showcased!

Ben and Kate had something special on just about every table in the tent.
I loved that they incorporated their favorite Bible verses.

These cupcakes were amazing!! I had one right before we left-my birthday cake! Ha!

The tuxedo strawberries smelled SOOOO good! We were informed that there were only 12 and they would know if one went missing!

Yes, I know this tree wasn't planted just for the wedding, but it was an amazing detail! I LOVE this image Brittany captured of it. I heard Ben or someone from his family say several different times that this tree was around when George Washington was.

Guests had the opportunity to write Ben and Kate a note as they entered.

Mmmmm, sweet tea!

Mr. & Mrs. Holmes Part 5-Celebration!

This is the next to last post of Ben and Kate's beautiful wedding. We had so many favorites that I really wanted to blog. So I did. :)
Here are the awesome vendors who worked to make this day so beautiful:
Flowers-done by family and friends
Cupcakes and small wedding cake-Babycakes by Lindsay Mizell
Petit fours-UT Bakery
Groom's cake-done by family and friends
Music-Ward Collins String Quartet and The Rough Edges Band (bluegrass)
Rentals-Anderson Party Rentals, Debe Campbell, Event Coordinator

The Rough Edges Band was great! Kate told me during the reception that they were a surprise from Ben's parents. How fun!
Kate's brother and Ben's sister gave the sweetest toasts.

I told you that I loved watching Kate look at Ben during the ceremony-it continued on during the reception too.

Fun girl talk!

I love the next four. I think they *might* be in love.

Thanks to Brittany for this shot. One of my favorites!

Ben and Kate-you two are amazing! Thank you for inviting us to be a part of such a beautiful day! We wish you a lifetime of married bliss!