This is the time of year where I start to think about resolutions.  Well, “resolutions” might not be the right word.  I believe more in “goals” or “intentions’ than “resolutions”.  I still have some “intentions’ from a few years ago that are on the list.  One day they will be a reality. Until then, they just stay on the list.  One of the things I’d like to do more in 2011 is include additional personal/family posts on this blog.  In that spirit, here is a video of  2010 in our family. Thanks for looking. The video is about 5 min long.

(in case you wondered, the music is from the band Miggs and their insOmnia album)

Before moving to San Diego, Julia and I lived in the Seattle/ Tacoma area. We still have some wonderful friends living in the area. I was fortunate to spend the last week with some great people who have known me for most of my “adult” life. The purpose of the trip was a “guys-golf-weekend”. Thank you Tim, Jeff, and Marc for an awesome time.

The first course we played was the Home Course in Dupont. I’ve never had to wait for a deer to cross the fairway before I hit before…but it wouldn’t be the first time. We had the same experience the next day. This is not the stairway to heaven as I first thought….they are used to see the fairway to make sure that you don’t hit up on the group in front of you.

The next day we played 36 holes at the Newcastle courses. The views were absolutely amazing.
We spent way too much time searching for golf balls. The fescue grass was our nemesis for most of the rounds. If the fact that we lost countless golf balls wasn’t enough, the allergic reaction that Tim and I had to them almost sent us home.
I think Jeff was a little proud of himself….but check out that view of the valley and mountains.

Lastly, we played at Chamber’s Bay. This course is scheduled to be the home of the US OPEN in 2015. It’s a links-style course = no trees (and a TON of sand). Some seriously hard pin placements and rolling greens will give the pros a tough time….but not as tough as it was for us. I hit it here in 1 shot on hole 12, though.
more seaching….

This area used to be a big gravel pit. The giant concrete structures were used to divide up the gravel. They add a really cool effect to the place.

Marc is as cool as the other side of the pillow…..

Happy Father’s Day to all the dad’s out there. Hope you are enjoying your day!

Here’s a few from a few weeks ago. We arrived a bit early for a session. Two photographers with cameras and a few spare minutes resulted in some fun shots of each other.

Schafer Photography aims to provide photos of you and your family that you will cherish for years to come. We hope that our casual style (both in personality and photographs) will put you at ease. While we often get a few posed shots, our “focus” is usually on candid photographs that reflect you and your family. We want to give you a photo or “souvenir” of this special time in your life.

Both Juia and Jason have enjoyed photography since childhood. Like many other photographers, our enthusiasm for child photography elevated to new levels when our children were born. All of a sudden, our friends (and their friends) wanted us to take photos of their children…and a business was born.

Julia will eat just about anything….Jason is more “selective” in his appetite. Julia has run 5 marathons. She prefers white wine over red. If her feet AND nose are cold, she gets a bit grumpy. Jason’s favorite movie is Star Wars (please don’t ask him to quote anything…Julia’s tired of it). He feels a personal connection to Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. Jason loves getting to know people, but is actually very shy and introverted. Julia gets more energy the more she is around others. Most of all, we love spending time together ,with our 2 wonderful children…..and taking pictures.

We would love to learn more “about you”, so give us a call, send us an email, or leave us a comment.

-jason and julia