Sarah Elizabeth

This is my sweet little cousin, Sarah.



She came to visit us at Thanksgiving, and needless to say everyone was quite smitten with her!! Oh, and we also liked having her parents John and Michele here!! haha! Their stay was too short, but we enjoyed every minute!



See you in the spring Sarah!

Nikko

Remember that cute boy that I promised you?? Well...

My mom has made friends with a lovely girl, Nicole, and her boyfriend, Ivan. (It's not Ivan, although you're cute too!!) This adorable boy happens to be their son!



I got to know this young couple and their cutie little boy when they came for dessert a little while back. I totally fell in love as I snuggled that little guy in my arms and he snuggle right back and went to sleep!



Ivan and Nicole, you have a sweet little boy on your hands. I loved meeting you and spending time in your company. Until the next dessert night!

Ashley and Josh:::Engaged!!

A while ago I posted about Ashley and Josh.



Then got engaged not to long ago, but I didn't have my slideshows up and running. But now!! Duh duh daa!!



Ashley and Josh, I felt happy looking at your pictures again and thinking of the fun time we had!! I can't wait till June!!

HIP HIP HOORAY!!!

Great news!! My camera is back!! Thankfully, no permanent damage! I couldn't believe how much I missed it. It kind of felt like my arm was missing. haha.

Pictures soon to come of a cutie boy that I met the other night!

The Tree

Christmas is almost here!! I love christmas, I love celebrating and remebering the birth of my Savior. I also LOVE christmas traditions! One of the big ones and my one of my favorites, is the tree. Even as I'm typing this, I'm admiring it. :) We put up the tree a few nights ago and christmasafied our house! Here are a few pictures for the evening.

Sad day.

My camera is broken. :( I had to send it in to be repaired. I kind of felt like I was dropping my child off the the hospital, for 4 to 6 weeks. Haha! Hopefully, it won't be too bad and i'll have it in time for Christmas.

Thanksgiving

Cutest little cousin came in town today, I love Thanksgiving.

Hugh and Sherry

Last Tuesday was Sherrys birthday and one of her many surprises was a photo shoot!!! Yay!! I don't know why I hadn't thought to get her and her hubby in front of my camera sooner. I love love love taking pictures, but sometimes when it comes to thinking of taking pictures... :)

There is so much in my heart when I think of Hugh and Sherry. They have been a big emotional and mental support for me. They have loved me through my pretty times and my ugly times. They have encouraged me and pushed me to reach the sky. I have thousands of happy memories, and have had lots talks laughs and tears with this family (many of those over folding the socks, right sher! ;) I'm excited to share with you this very special piece of my heart.

Hugh, thank you for being a listening ear when I needed you. You mean the world to me. I love you.

Sherry, my dear sister, your are so beautiful, inside and out. Thank you for hearing my heart and seeing me for me and loving me anyway. :) You are precious to me, and I'm excited to share with you in your year of jubilee!!

P.S. I want to go out in the spring with all the pretty flowers and do another shoot, I didn't get nearly all the photos I wanted!

Ashley and Josh ::: Engaged!!

So...I think my computer and I officially have it out for each other! I've spent the majority of the evening looking at this computer screen in utter confusion!! Hopefully, soon, we will get along together and it will play a slide show when I want it to! Haha! But enough about that!

I went on the sweetest engagement shoot a couple weekends ago! Ashley and Josh were a dream to work with and so easy in front of the camera. We walked all over down town Lake Geneva and had a grand time! They were quite patient with me and went where ever I thought looked like and interesting place to shoot! Here are a few teasers until my show are up!

Bekah and Peter

I just absolutely could not wait until these two were engaged to get them in front of my camera!!! haha! I think they had been dating for...mmm, two or three days when I told them we were going out on a shoot.

Bekah has been such an important person in my life. She has loved me, laughed with me, seen me be beautiful and ugly and has loved me through it all. I couldn't have asked God for a better friend. (Did I mention that she is stinking gorgeous??) Bekah, I have always looked up to you and love you as a sister. I'm inspired at how you have lived what you have talked and have loved getting to know you better and better. I love you so much, desert grace. (your desert is looking pretty green at the moment though!!)

I met Peter a few years ago at EHOP (Elgin House of Prayer) but didn't know him that well, he was kind of quiet and I was kind of quiet, which I have found does not make for a quick friendship. haha. BUT, I saw him off and on through the next few years, then got to know him better when I stayed in Kentucky for a few weeks. I have never know a man of such character. I so respect how he treats the relationships in his life, especially Bekah. Peter, I look forward to spending more time with you as the years go by, and getting to know your heart. You found such a gem in Bekah, she is a rarity among women.

SO! You put these two amazing people together, a beautiful fall day and my camera together and you have the makings of a great shoot!! We had so much fun together, I could hardly pick out my favorites! My slideshows are giving me a hard time, so here are a few to hold you over!!

Joylynn and Ethan

They're married!!! Joylynn and Ethan got married last Saturday, and they could have not asked for a more perfect day. Everything was beautiful, the weather, the flowers, the dresses and most of all the bride. :) Joy was absolutely beaming all day. I loved watching the two interact together, she would look up to him with her beautiful eyes and he always had a smile for her.

I really enjoyed this wedding for the fact that I shot it with my friend, Beth. I just relaxed and took photos of whatever caught my eye. I would say as a photographer that I love people and catching them laugh, or catching them at a moment that could only they could bring about. But as I looked at my pictures, most didn't even have people in them! I love details, I love the little things, I love the abstract!

Here are a few of my favorites.





Every time I walked by the cupcake table, I could smell the sugar! haha!





Congratulations Joy and Ethan!! I loved sharing your day with you! God bless your marriage!

Slideshow soon to come!!

So many weddings!

I can't believe how many of my friends have gotten married this year, it's so crazy! I shot a wedding last weekend and am shooting another on Saturday. I'm a little behind in my posts, so keep and eye out for new stuff. (Hopefully i'll be super productive ;)

I'm taking out my dear friends Bekah and Peter tomorrow on a shoot. They are not engaged yet, but I couldn't wait that long!! So keep and eye out for their photos too!

Until the next post! :)

A Little Visit

Every year (well, almost every year) since I was about 8, I would visit my cousin Rebecca, or she would come and visit me for one week in the summer. We live about 2 1/2 hours away from each other. I would say that this was one of the best weeks out of my summer!! We would laugh non stop and be silly together and make crazy memories.
WELL, I just came back from visiting her for a couple of days, and as to be expected, I came back with a sore side from all the laughing!! She took me around downtown davenport and we had some fun with the camera. Here are some of my favorites!

Some of the sites!







This was an outdoor pavilion.





Becca, pretending to be a rockstar...or maybe she wan't pretending...









We are such weirdos! haha!!