Traveling!

We have spend the majority of the last 3 weeks traveling, and if anyone could squeeze a lifetime of adventures into 21 short days, we can!! We started our adventures In Michigan at Boyne Mountain and Traverse City... took a few of day trips to Petoskey, Charlevoix, and Cross Village... stayed overnight on Mackinac Island and then made our way through Michigan's U.P.  We spent most of our time in Calumet visiting family and revisiting family memories. We revisited Copper Harbor, Brockway Mountain, Eagle Harbor and Eagle River... we even made our way down into a copper mine on a guided tour! Along with new wonderful memories we captured some amazing images!

We stopped home for a couple of days, then headed east to Niagara Falls, ON, Canada. Not only were we in Ice Wine Heaven, but the views were a sight to see. No matter how many times I visit the falls I'm always amazed.

We're home (back to reality) for a while now, but trips like these make us really appreciate our beautiful state of Michigan and our neighbors, Ontario, Canada. We are very lucky to live in such a beautiful area of the world. =)

A Day out with Thomas!

A few weeks back we took our nephew to Greenfield Village to see the life-sized Thomas the Train! It was a fantastic day with the family and the excitement from realizing that "Thomas the Train is real!!!" made the day even better.  We couldn't help but share a few photos from the day....

Sarah & Nick ~ Engaged!

A few weeks ago we had the honor of taking photos for a couple of our best friends, Sarah and Nick! Sarah was one of our bridesmaids in our wedding back in November, and we were thrilled we could finally do something for her after all the help and time she put in for us.  We had so much fun taking these photos.... we decided to not only have a photo shoot, but to have a double date too! We started the day off at Rochester's Municipal Park, followed by Meadowbrook House and Gardens. The wishing well on site was perfect for a few romantic fairytale photos. Afterwards, we grabbed dinner and went to play some Mini Golf... we brought our cameras to catch some special photos since Mini Golf was Sarah and Nick's first date =)
You can tell, just by looking at their photos, how in love they are and how much fun these two are to be around. We cannot wait to share and celebrate Sarah and Nick's special day with them!
To see more photos, visit our facebook page!

Happy Easter!

Hope the Easter Bunny was good to everyone this year! :o)

The Statesmen vs. Celebrity Basketball Game

April 1st was a huge event! The Statesmen vs. Celebrity Basketball Game at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. The Statesmen are the World Campaign Dwarf Basketball Team and they sure know how to get the crowd going! The event was organized by BizMatchConnect and raised money for orphan dwarf children to help find loving homes.  More information about CoDa, who's board members include Martin Klebba and Matt Roloff, can be found here: dwarfadvocates.com  
Also, check out their facebook page: Dwarf Advocacy - Facebook
As for the game, The Statesmen won 75-72!  Colin, you did a great job setting everything up for this fun game, and thank you for asking Lakewind Photography to be a part of it! Keep an eye on facebook for more photos from this event!

 

Boy Scouts of America - Wild Game Dinner

On March 23rd we got our chance to shoot our "first event," the Boy Scouts of America's Wild Game Dinner.  This is a yearly fundraiser with great food, fun auctions, and hundreds of people. This year about 600 tickets were sold and thousands of dollars were raised for the Great Lakes Council Boy Scouts!  The Best Western Sterling Inn in Sterling Heights, MI was packed... for a great cause! For more information please check out their Facebook page, and while you're there *like* them for updates on next year's dinner!
Boy Scouts of America - Wild Game Dinner