Meet Laurie

Hi! I’m Laurie…Thanks for stopping by.

Welcome to Pride in Photos. I am smitten with photography, it is seriously AWESOME! Capturing a memory that you can have forever, what can compare to this?! With a lens, I see the beauty in everyday life, whether it is in textures, light, the eyes…well you get the picture.

I have two major loves in this field, one is families, especially the children. Capturing the amazing range of love and emotion in the kiddos, nothing speaks to my heart more. The second, capturing a travel adventure, it is the best souvenir a family can bring home from their travels. Your photos will transport you back to your vacation and the preserve the BIG moments your family had.

This is my place to record creations, designs, thoughts, inspirations, but most of all photographic memories. I’d love to capture your moments, big or small.

Please email lsriver4310 at gmail dot com to contact me for information regarding availability and pricing.

If you would like to check us out a little more before hiring us, you will find a page called “Featured Here” where you can see where we have been featured or awarded for our photography. Feel free to click on the images and it will take you to the blogs/websites.

I hope Pride in Photos will become your daily retreat for encouragement and inspiration! It’s essentially my playground, it’s a piece of art for me and hopefully people can connect with it. We have added a new feature on our posts that is called, “Tip of the Day for Bloggers/Photographers!”

Thank you for letting me share my prospective on how I see the world through the glass.

Welcome to the family! We hope you will join the community here. They are fantastic and just great fun! To connect please go to the bottom footer and fill in your email where it says, “Join Today!” Your email is safe with us…pinky promise!

Thanks for coming by! It makes me smile and all that good stuff:)

Sincerely, Laurie

84 thoughts on “Meet Laurie”

sheryloben on May 15, 2013 at 11:49 pm said:

Really glad to have chanced upon your blog. Love your photos! As someone who has just taken up this hobby, your blog is very inspiring!

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snappy~speak photo on May 12, 2013 at 5:20 am said:

Thanks for following, Laurie!
~Christy

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tiny lessons blog on May 11, 2013 at 8:51 pm said:

Hi Laurie – I have nominated your blog for the REALITY Award at http://tinylessonsblog.com/2013/05/11/time-for-gratitude-and-thanks/. But don’t panic, it’s a light-touch award with no rules, just appreciation

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eric0704 on May 11, 2013 at 6:05 pm said:

Your photos are great! looking forward to seeing more of your future posts

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Lutz Braum on May 11, 2013 at 3:25 pm said:

Hi Laurie,
thanks for visiting and following my blog. Love your portraits!

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iwariot on May 11, 2013 at 2:35 am said:

hi Laurie, Thanks for liking my blog today! Happy blogging
nice to meet u

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sarahlouisek on May 9, 2013 at 9:55 pm said:

Laurie, what a fun new layout and Gravatar photo you have here.

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GullringstorpGoatGal on May 7, 2013 at 7:27 pm said:

Hej from Sweden!
Welcome back to my blog. Thanks for liking my recent post.

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Sarah on May 6, 2013 at 7:47 pm said:

thank you for liking my post, Sweet Heat Meat. I am enjoying checking out your blog as well!

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GullringstorpGoatGal on May 6, 2013 at 7:44 pm said:

Hej from Sweden!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and liking my recent post. Welcome back!

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Mary on May 5, 2013 at 5:14 pm said:

Hi Laurie, I think you might find “family” an interesting topic on http://www.oilpastelsbymary.com. Enjoy!!

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luchaniktravel on May 5, 2013 at 9:40 am said:

Hi Laurie, I have nominated you for the “Super Sweet Blogging Award”.
Feel free to click on the below link if you wish to accept the award and all you need to do is follow the quick and simple rules.
Well done and congrats for being one of my nominees: http://luchaniktravel.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/super-sweet-blogging-award/ Thanks, Davinder

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valeriegeorgiaphoto on April 29, 2013 at 4:52 pm said:

thank you for the following my blog

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lisaelskerarvid on April 29, 2013 at 12:45 pm said:

Så nydelig bilde av deg😃 virkelig vakker😊

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edmooneyphotography on April 26, 2013 at 7:42 pm said:

Hey, Thanks for stopping by my blog and the follow. Hope that you found something of interest. Look forward to seeing more from you,

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storiesbyfrances on April 25, 2013 at 6:35 pm said:

Hi Laurie,
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I really love your pictures!

Cheers, Frances

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- Pride in Photos Photography on April 25, 2013 at 6:44 pm said:
  
  Thanks Frances…feeling is mutual.
  
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Harold Green on April 24, 2013 at 10:12 pm said:

Hi Laurie. Thank you discovering my blog http://www.throughharoldslens.com. It gave me the opportunity to discover explore and Follow your blog. Hope we both enjoy our journeys. Best, Harold

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michaeldthomasphotography on April 23, 2013 at 7:41 pm said:

Thank you for dropping by my blog and leading me to your wonderful one!

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Colline on April 22, 2013 at 8:43 pm said:

I am enjoying your blog and when I received this award I took the opportunity to share your space with my readers:
http://collinesblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/the-epically-awesome-award-of-epic-awesomeness/

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elizabeththomasphotographyofcapecod on April 21, 2013 at 3:53 am said:

Laurie I have nominated you for an Awesomeness award. The badge is on my post from 4/20/13.

I realize these awards take time to respond to so do not feel you have to comply with the requirements.

1. List your top ten favorite blogs and notify them.

2. List 10 things we do not know about yourself.

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Sorina M on April 20, 2013 at 3:24 pm said:

And here is your prize, I hope you like it !
http://chosenvoice.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/1000-followers-first-drawing/

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Sorina M on April 17, 2013 at 7:54 pm said:

Hey,congrats
http://chosenvoice.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/1000-wordpress-followers-contest-results/

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Nancy Loderick on April 2, 2013 at 5:49 pm said:

Hi Laurie,

Thanks for your recent comment on my blog post about making a good first impression. It led me to your interesting blog, which I am now following.

I am fascinated by photographers and their work. I, for the life of me, can’t take a picture. I end up with a picture of the ground or the sky, anything but the subjects.

Happy blogging!

Nancy

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Along Comes Mary on April 2, 2013 at 3:31 am said:

Hi Laurie! Thanks for always stopping by my blog. Your pictures are extraordinary!:)

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olive on March 28, 2013 at 10:40 pm said:

thanks for liking my photos! yours are so colourful!

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alliblair on March 25, 2013 at 2:38 pm said:

Hey there! I have nominated you for a Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award! Follow this link and have a look at how to accept the award:

http://thevintagepostcard.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/sisterhood-of-the-world-bloggers-award/

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Gail Schechter on March 23, 2013 at 2:55 am said:

Laurie-I like your eye as well!!!
Glad you took a look at mine, so I can see yours!
G

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shadedfaces on March 20, 2013 at 10:49 am said:

Hiya! So nice of you to look in on my blog (or blogs, lol), I appreciate it very much. From what I have seen of your own one so far it looks very inspirational – just what I need – and I will be sure to keep an eye open for your posts! Handy that you have a Facebook page, too
Sonja xx

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words4jp on March 18, 2013 at 5:04 pm said:

thank you for stopping by my blog – your photos are quite beautiful. i am afraid i am a bit of a neophyte, and in case you may have not noticed, almost all of my pictures are of our dog. since the advent of my i-phone, taking spur of the moment shots it a possibility. again thanks –

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ShruTroup on March 12, 2013 at 3:50 pm said:

Hi Laurie,
Thanks for following my blog, TroupinAround! I love the pictures and art on your blog. I look forward to reading more from you.

Cheers,
Shru

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Rick Alonzo Photography on March 10, 2013 at 4:40 pm said:

I really like your blog! Keep up the great work. By the way the landscaping in your yard is beautiful! Thanks for stopping by my blog and following me! I will look forward to more of your work as well.

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reshamad on March 8, 2013 at 3:14 am said:

You have a lovely blog and even lovely Pinterest board. We are following you there. Hoping to see more of your lovely pictures/notes there. Do stop by and follow along if you are interested in children’s books. We found you through a linky!
-Reshama
http://www.stackingbooks.com

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elizz on March 6, 2013 at 12:20 am said:

i am so glad i followed your blog.. you’ll find me surfing on your blog and back read..

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dannadesigns on March 5, 2013 at 4:51 am said:

Thanks so much for your sweet compliments Laurie and I love your photography. Have a fabulous day!

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thebestdressup on February 23, 2013 at 11:23 pm said:

ciao! luvFAB blog.
thebestdressup

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Jackie on February 22, 2013 at 2:49 pm said:

Thanks so much for visiting my blog, liking my photo, and commenting! I appreciate it very much.

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memoriesbythemile on February 18, 2013 at 2:56 pm said:

Laurie,
Just wanted to let you know I nominated you for the Liebster Award on my blog today http://www.memoriesbythemile.com/2013/02/liebster-award.html
I Love your blog and your pictures are amazing.
Feel free to copy and paste anything you might want to use from my post today such as the questions…

xoxo
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile

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valentina on February 15, 2013 at 5:03 pm said:

You’ve been nominated! http://carmenisabelgonzalez.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/very-inspiring-blog-2013/

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Domestic Ingenuity on February 12, 2013 at 2:41 am said:

Thanks for stopping by http://www.domesticingenuity.com! I hope you stop by again. Your photos are absolutely beautiful! I will definitely be back for an afternoon read!
Chelsey

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mistymidnite on February 7, 2013 at 6:11 pm said:

Hi Laurie thank you for liking my post today. It had remembered from reading your blog, you live in Florida, and I wondered if you recognized where my pics were shot from. I hope you are enjoying Houston. I love the citrus cards…as I have seen the citrus farms here and rightly not as lovely as the ones you posted. Happy day and blessings to you… Ellie

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ZazuMove on February 5, 2013 at 8:15 am said:

Hello Laurie! Thank you for the follow, I just returned the favor so I could enjoy your lovely posts! All the best & Cheers

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Mary on January 30, 2013 at 9:25 pm said:

Congratulations I’ve nominated you for The Very Versatile Blogger Award! You can get the details of this award at http://oilpastelsbymary.com/2013/01/30/the-versatile-blogger-award/. I’ve really enjoyed your blog postings and photo’s of your grandchildren. Lots of good decorating advice also! Congratulations! Mary

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- Pride in Photos Photography on January 30, 2013 at 9:27 pm said:
  
  Mary…thank you very very much! It is a honor to be nominated by someone with your talent.
  
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  - Mary on January 30, 2013 at 9:39 pm said:
    
    You’re welcome! We are blessed by your wonderful blog, it’s heart felt and filled with spirit! Thanks and congratulations! Mary
    
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dmgartphoto on January 24, 2013 at 7:20 am said:

Hi Laurie. I got the award “The versatile blogger” and the rules state that I must nominate others. Since I like your blog so much I’d like to nominate you for the same award. If you choose to accept it, you’ll find the link here:
http://dmgartphoto.com/2013/01/24/award-ahem-harrumph-hrmmm-rahurrm/

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Pit on January 20, 2013 at 6:09 pm said:

Hi Laurie,
Thanks for following my blog “Pit’s Musings and Ramblings from a Big Country.” If you’d rather read everything in English, you might want to look at my other blog, “A German Expat’s Life in Texas” [http://pitstexasexpatblog.wordpress.com/].
Best regards from southern Texas,
Pit

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- Pride in Photos Photography on January 20, 2013 at 8:24 pm said:
  
  thank you
  
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zupher on January 10, 2013 at 4:19 pm said:

Thanks for your visit ~~~ You have the nicest photos ….loves all of it. Its really great getting to know your family and your life. They all seems wonderfull. Thanks for sharing ~~ looking forward for more of it

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- Pride in Photos Photography on January 10, 2013 at 4:22 pm said:
  
  This is the biggest compliment you could pay me! Thank you for joining our family and I look forward to getting to know you more in 2013.
  
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ajaytao2010 on January 10, 2013 at 1:36 pm said:

Please check your spam comments are not going through.

I have Nominated you for the Liebster Blog Award. Please accept & oblige.

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susanmaedetera on January 9, 2013 at 3:40 pm said:

Hi again….i had a quick look at your blog and i find its content very interesting both your photos and words. thanks for visiting my blog, Gasm Travels as it led me to yours….keep blogging this 2013!

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ajaytao2010 on January 9, 2013 at 1:41 pm said:

Thanks my dear for everything, your support, encouragement & love.

Thank you very much

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- Pride in Photos Photography on January 9, 2013 at 2:05 pm said:
  
  You are very welcome…the photographer that you show is stupendous!!!!
  
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  - ajaytao2010 on January 9, 2013 at 2:09 pm said:
    
    no its your love & encouragement that makes me do it,
    as I told you I am just a catalyst between you & everything beautiful & divine.
    
    I want to share whatever is beautiful, whatever is divine.
    
    Thanks I love you my friend,
    
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Mary on January 9, 2013 at 1:10 pm said:

Great to meet you Laurie and thank you for visiting my blog and now following. Because of this I’ve been introduced to your fantastic blog and I look forward to looking through your site and following you.

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- Pride in Photos Photography on January 9, 2013 at 2:07 pm said:
  
  Thank you Mary!! I love meeting and getting to know new friends.
  
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Angeline M on January 5, 2013 at 11:35 pm said:

Thanks for the follow over on my blog. Looks like I have some catch up to do here on your site.

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- Pride in Photos Photography on January 5, 2013 at 11:37 pm said:
  
  So Happy to have your here Angeline!
  
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alethea matthews on January 5, 2013 at 3:49 pm said:

Hey…laurie….I love your blog….and…I nominated you for very inspiring blogger award:
http://myimpregnablesoul.wordpress.com/awards/
Keep posting such great posts!!

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- Pride in Photos Photography on January 5, 2013 at 9:50 pm said:
  
  Alethea, Thank you so much for the beautiful nomination. Virtual hugs!!
  
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tiny lessons blog on January 3, 2013 at 6:44 pm said:

Lovely blog! Just discovered I’m a stone’s throw north of you on the coast. Blessings for the new year.

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- Pride in Photos Photography on January 3, 2013 at 6:52 pm said:
  
  Well that is awesome we are neighbors☺☺
  
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John on January 3, 2013 at 2:59 pm said:

Thank you Laurie for following my site. Wonderful photography here!

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lisaelskerarvid on January 3, 2013 at 1:02 pm said:

Så nydelig dame;)

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ajaytao2010 on December 31, 2012 at 12:15 pm said:

Hi Laurie liked reading about you. I am here by some link, but glad I am here.

Thanks. I invite you to visit my blog Ajaytao2010@wordpress.com. Browse through the category sections, I feel you may definately find something of your interest.

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petit4chocolatier on December 28, 2012 at 11:27 pm said:

Laurie, you have a beautiful blog and you are an inspiration!

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Jane Lurie on December 21, 2012 at 12:20 pm said:

Hi Laurie- Thanks for following me. Your blog is lovely!

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Linda Willows on December 14, 2012 at 8:07 pm said:

hi Laurie, so nice to meet you! Beautiful Photos!!!

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mysweatyshirt on December 7, 2012 at 6:00 pm said:

Hi Laurie! Thanks for following my blog and like a post. I read through your blog and you have such a beautiful blog to read. Great to know you!

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Herman on December 5, 2012 at 6:54 pm said:

Thank you for following my blog. Much appreciated! I’ll be hanging around here…

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sakuraandme on December 4, 2012 at 12:36 pm said:

Hi Laurie. Thanks for checking out my blog! Your beautiful! …..Paula x

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RobynG on December 3, 2012 at 10:14 pm said:

Hi Laurie. Thank you very much for visiting my blog today and liking a couple of posts. You have a beautiful blog. I am enjoying reading your posts and looking at your images.

Please stop by and visit my blog again soon.
Blessings,
Robyn

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pensamientos de vida on December 3, 2012 at 12:37 am said:

It really is very nice.! I congratulate you.

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rhian @melbs on November 30, 2012 at 10:27 am said:

Hi there thanks so much for taking the time to pop onto my blog – what lovely photos you have here, and a very cute grandson!

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Domesstique on November 14, 2012 at 12:22 am said:

Hi Laurie! I am not sure if you get my first message last night, so I have to do it again.
Thank you so much for leaving a very sweet comment on my sweet shoot Tuesday post and you following me is a pleasure. I am a fan of you and your very good work. I have just added you to my Hi-addiction.

Hugs x
Your Hi-Mess

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Domesstique on November 13, 2012 at 4:43 pm said:

Hi Laurie! Thank you for following and leaving such a beautiful comments on my page. I am also a big fan of you and your work. You are up already on my Hi-addiction list.

All the best,
Scudds
http://domesstique.blogspot.com/

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Sheila T Illustrated on November 9, 2012 at 2:27 am said:

Hello, Laurie. Appreciate your recent visit and comment on my photography blog.

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alotonyourplate on August 17, 2012 at 12:52 pm said:

Hi! I just wanted to let you know that I have nominated you for the Sunshine Award For more information, check out http://alotonyourplate.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/wordpress-fun-the-sunshine-award. Have fun and awesome blog!

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LindyS on July 15, 2012 at 8:58 am said:

Enjoyed your blog and your photos are lovely. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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boomiebol on June 5, 2012 at 1:51 pm said:

Thanks for stopping by my blog and liking some of the posts…you have great stuff on here . Have a lovely tuesday, and Nolan is so adorable, bless his heart.

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- prideinphotos on June 5, 2012 at 3:53 pm said:
  
  Thank you for stopping by my blog too! Appreciate it!
  
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