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Ainsley KayeAge 2

Back to School Fun

Treasured OnesFall 2010

Day TripPatrick’s Berry Farm

Fall Craft Idea!

Story of InspirationThe Joslin Family

The MUST have’s of Child portraiture

Welcome to our very first edition of “Treasured Ones”! We are so excited about our new online magazine devoted to our children and our community.

Starlight Starbright and McKay Photography have been so fortunate to work together in various ways the past few years. We have also been VERY Blessed by you our loyal and wonderful clients. In recognizing that traditional and standard newsletters seem to be a thing of the past, we wanted to come up with a current way to keep in touch with our customers as well as to help promote the wonderful local communities we live in. Together, customers as well as to help promote the wonderful local communities we live in. Together, we will be exploring other businesses, locations to visit, and people that we have been hon-ored to know in and around our local area.

Features will also include child craft ideas, day trips, coming events and ideas for new products and offerings by our own businesses. All of this dedicated to families with children. One feature we are very proud of, is our featured “Family Story of Inspiration” in each issue. Our readers will have a chance to get to know selected families with stories that will touch and inspire you. Our first issue features the Joslin family. We are sure you will be rewarded by reading about them. In this issue, you will read about visiting a local gem in Apple Hill, a great place to do a day trip as a family. McKay Photography will share about the MUST have’s of children portraiture ages and their new studio, Gallery M, dedicated to specific moments in children’s lives. Starlight Starbright will feature a variety of back to school clothing and two wonderful litle models! So we invite you to take a new journey with school clothing and two wonderful litle models! So we invite you to take a new journey with us as we hope to inspire, create, and dedicate ourselves to reaching out to you and your family. You are all “Treasured Ones” to us and we know your families are the most “Treasured Ones” in the world to you.

Sincerely,Ally McKayDavid McKayKerri KayeKaren McConnel

Letter from the EDITORS

-Designed by Anna Vollmer

Starlight Starbright owners Kerri Kaye, Karen McConnell, and Kristin Salmans believe that dreams really do come true. Believing that a store can be distinctive and functional, we began brainstorming what the ideal store would be. So, with much planning, talking, traveling, hard work, and laughter, we endeavored to make this dream a reality. Founding the business in early 2004, we opened the doors to the Folsom store October 1 of Founding the business in early 2004, we opened the doors to the Folsom store October 1 of that year. Since then, the business has grown beyond the most enthusiastic projections. Starlight Starbright keeps customer service and value as core ideals. We thoroughly enjoy getting to know our customers and delight in thrilling them with the best, most fashionable, and fabulous merchandise!

2766 East Bidwell Street Folsom CA (916) 983-9977

Erica will twirl her way through the day

and be comfortable too! This sweet little

cotton skirt and top is by Love you Lots,

one of the new brands we carry at

Starlight Starbright.

Gigi is wearing Love you Lots as well! This is a versatile style for all ages - works great for school, parties, and everything in between. The fabulous crochet hat is sold separately from the fun vintage flowers - that way you can create a look to match any outfit and your own style.

Playful, fun and pink! Haven Girl always has great styles for little girls and older girls - with just the right amount of sparkle. Top the outfit off with the perfect sparkly headband from one of

our many bow brands!

Back to School Fashions!

Erica Faith

Giannah is 8 years old and lives inEl Dorado Hills where she attends the 4th grade. Giannah has 3 dogs and a cat and loves animals. She plays soccer and baskeball and is in PGY, Performing Groups of Youth. Her hobbies are singing, dancing and modeling. singing, dancing and modeling. Her dream job when she grows up would be to own her own business-she hopes to one day run her very own ice cream store!

Clothing:Another new brand for Starlight Starbright, Go Jeans! Great tees in fun patterns and colors to go back with denim and leggings.

Erica is ready to rock preschool in her colorful tee from Go Jeans! Hot accessory trend - flowers for the hair!

Our Models!Age 4

Erica loves swimming, dancing and art. When Erica grows up she wants to be a chef; she just loves to help out in the kitchen!! Erica's favorite toys are Groovy Girls and puzzles.If Erica could have any treat . . . she If Erica could have any treat . . . she would have a cupcake!At the age of 4 months (2006), Erica At the age of 4 months (2006), Erica was diagnosed with Leukemia. She re-ceived a bone marrow transplant and is now celebrating two years in remission. At the age of 10, she will be considered "cancer free".

GiannahAge 8

McKay Photographyintroduces

Gallery MGallery M is a new studio division of McKay Photogra-phy dedicated to preserving children's life moments in high quality portrait artistry you have come to know from artists David and Ally McKay. Stylistically unique, portraits are photographed on location or in studio, in Color, Black and White or McKay brown. Portrait studies are then finished in Portrait studies are then finished in a variety of special techniques available.

Newly created and designed collections for these different stages from newborns through the teen years. Each photographic study will be a unique creation based on your children and who they are. The new Gallery M is dedicated to The new Gallery M is dedicated to capturing the "must have" moments in your children's lives.

Gallery M by

McKay Photography916-358-5988

Why Gallery M?“We love so much in photography “We love so much in photography and understand we have a unique ability to see the world and "kids" in a way not often photographed by today's general photographic industry. Gallery M will allow us the opporGallery M will allow us the oppor-tunity to explore and create new works of art all with the purpose of capturing your children's lives in "must have" moments that will be treasured forever.”

----David and Ally McKay

Schedule your session by September 30th and receive 25 CUSTOM Holiday Cards

at No Charge *( $175 value) * with purhcase of Collection

Collections come in special package pricing starting at just $395

“Art Inspired by You”

www.mckayphotography.com

The Must Have Ages of Children’s PortraitureThese are the critical ages in photographing children to make sure their lives are captured beautifully and memorably for generations. Do NOT miss out on these crucial monumental times of your child’s life! You can never get them back.

Newborn

Age- First few wee

ks of life

Toddler

Age 2-4 years

KidsAges 5-1

2

TeenTeen

Ages 13-16

Senior

Ages-High School

Senior

Meet the Joslin’sA family STory

Say hello to Bill, Jodie, Masha, Bota and the newest member of the family,……Melody.

Bill and Jodie’s story of being Bill and Jodie’s story of being blessed by 3 children is a wonder-ful reflection on a couple with a heart for family. They had always known and believed they would have children yet they hadn’t really thought about adoption until one day in the car Jodie was listening day in the car Jodie was listening to the radio and a radio ad came on about adoption. “My heart jumped and I knew we should adopt.” That night without saying ANYTHING to her husband, Bill was on the computer and was looking at an adoption web site. “I looking at an adoption web site. “I honestly don’t even know how I ended up at that web site or remember going to it” states Bill. “He came into the room and said to me, I’ve found our children” says Jodie. “I was blown away. We hadn’t ever talked about adoption and here he was the same day my heart was touched with the idea sharing an adoption site with me!”sharing an adoption site with me!”

In Russia, Masha still has family members. She has a brother and sister as well as a Grandmother. Her Mother and Father passed away and her Grandmother was unable to take care of all the children. Masha was just recently able to visit for the first time since she moved to the United States 6 years ago. “It was wonderful” says Masha who was accompanied by her Dad. “I remember where I grew up and was able to visit with my siblings and Grandmother. The house I lived in is abandoned and my blanket was right on the floor where I left it years earlier when I was taken to an orphanage. I am really close to my brother and he is going to come out for my an orphanage. I am really close to my brother and he is going to come out for my wedding next year. I am so excited!” Masha is engaged and planning a 2011 wedding.

In 2004, the Joslin’s were in the process of adopting a child from Kazakstan. They had received a phone call from another agency and social worker they were working with, that there was a picnic in Pleasanton where you could meet with children from Russia that had been brought here. “Honestly, we really didn’t want to go, but felt we should” says Jodie. “We were already in the process of an adoption and wondered what really is the point of attending? Yet we kept being tugged at that we should attend. On the way down, we kept saying to each other that we would just stay a short while and then leave”. Once there, Masha who was 12 at the time and Bill and Jodie just connected leave”. Once there, Masha who was 12 at the time and Bill and Jodie just connected beautifully. In a way that was unusually strong according to the adoption agency. “Bill and I felt such a strong connection with Masha and it was love at first sight. She was supposed to be adopted by another family and we felt bad as we had such a connection and actually didn’t want to interfere with that. We found out later that day, the other adoption for us had fallen through unexpectedly. We also found out that Masha being adopted by the other family fell through as well and we knew this was meant to be. Masha came to live with us as a shy 12 year old.” She is far from shy these days and we Masha came to live with us as a shy 12 year old.” She is far from shy these days and we (McKay’s) have been able to be part of her growing up as we have photographed her through the years.

In 2006, Bill and Jodie were in the process of another adoption of a child from Guatemala. Unexpectedly, that adoption also fell through. Just two days later, the Joslin’s heard about a young girl named Bota (Beautiful) who was 6 years of age from Kazakstan. Bota was origi-nally abandoned as a baby on a park bench in the middle of winter at about 14 days old. She was adopted at 6 months, but her mother passed away when Bota was just a small child. After a few years in an orphanage, a family in the Bay Area adopted her only to give her back up after just 9 months with no reasons given. Once again Bill and Jodie were in the process of adopting already, and once again, the Lord had a different plan for who they would care for as adopting already, and once again, the Lord had a different plan for who they would care for as a child. Bota came to live with them and found a home with two wonderful parents and a new sister in Masha. “As she was becoming part of the family, she realized she was not in any of the McKay Portraits that had been done. We knew we had to get in and so at Christmas time of 2008, we had new family portraits created” says Jodie. Ally McKay shared her experience while photographing the portraits with Bota. “When Bota was being photographed, we were told that the Joslin’s do not know her exact birth date and so December 25th has been given to her as they knew it was close. During the session, Bota looked at me and said “This is the to her as they knew it was close. During the session, Bota looked at me and said “This is the best birthday gift I have ever had”! The Joslin’s shared with me how because she was now going to be in the family portraits, that Bota was truly realizing, she had a home to stay and a family to love and be loved by. Bota loves to bring home strays says her Dad. She always wants to make sure everyone and everything is taken care of. “I love to take care of animals and insects that don’t have homes” says Bota.

When Jodie and Bill came to pick up their daughter Masha’s Senior High School portraits this past fall from the McKay’s, she brought some more news with her. “Well, you will be seeing more of us again, I’m pregnant! “Exclaimed Jodie enthusiastically. I’m expecting in July” After 15 years of marriage and two amazing teenage daughters, the Joslin’s were going to have a baby. “It is so wonderful, we always believed we would have a baby as wonderful, we always believed we would have a baby as well and we both felt that it would happen in God’s timing. After 15 years we are. The Lord just had a plan for us to have two other beautiful daughters given to us first.” On July 3rd, 2010 Melody was born. She is beautiful baby girl and baby sister to Masha and Bota. “Earlier this year I kept telling my mom I think she is preg-nant. She had this glow about her” laughed Masha. I just knew and I was right!

The Joslin’s are an amazing family and inspiration to all those they meet. They love unconditionally and are blessed by how the Lord has given them children in His way and in His time. When asked if there was any more to come, they just laughed and said sure, whatever God has planned for us!

Fall Garland Craft

Step 1

Collect a variety of leaves to work from.

Step 2

Place leaves onto a variety of fall colored paper. Trace outline of leaf shapes.

Step 3

Cut out leaf shapes and tape onto coordinating ribbon. Hang on windows or other desired locations.