It was so cold on this Sunday afternoon! I kept expecting them to call and reschedule the session, but they were tough!

His little sister is darling, too! Ever since we did this session, she always tells me “Hi” when she sees me!

Miranda was a beautiful bride…I took so many gorgeous photos of her.

A couple of shots of the beautiful bridal party………….

We took several in the front foyer of the church…the natural light coming in there was beautiful.

And even though it was cold and snowy, we did spend a little time shooting outside. I just love these photos of Miranda!

The flower girl was so cute in her tiara.

And this darling little gal spent the whole ceremony lining her cubes of bubble gum up in a row on the pew.

The cake was really neat….it had a red waterfall inside of it.

And there was a little bit of cake-smashing action! But she got him back! (see next photo)

Thanks Tony and Miranda! I loved being a part of your big day!

Andrew and Becca are gettin’ married in May! We did their engagement session on a beautiful autumn day.

Here’s a shot of her beautiful ring.

I love it when couples are willing to do a jumping shot!

We tried a couple of different options for their “Save the Dates”.

And of course, we took a few studio shots, too.

Thanks, Andrew and Becca! I can’t wait for your wedding in May!

I started the day by meeting the men of the wedding party at the park for some shots. Sarah and Matthias did not want to see each other before the ceremony, so we needed to shoot in separate locations.

I met Sarah and her bridesmaids at the location of the event…..the wonderful Vintage Schoolhouse Classics.

I loved this shot of the beautiful bride.

Sarah made all of the fan-shaped programs for the ceremony, and they were so cute!

Because the wedding had a “fairy-tale” theme, some of the little girls in the family dressed as princesses.

The following day, Sarah and Matthias wanted to do another photo session…..a “trash the dress” session, although we tried not to completely trash her dress! It did get pretty dirty along the bottom, though!

We started at Sonic, because that’s where Sarah and Matthias first met…in high school.

I really enjoyed doing this session….I had always wanted to do a “trash the dress” session, and we really traveled to a lot of different locations.

Sarah and Matthias love to take their jeep on “off road” trails, so they took me along to the ATV area at Tuttle Creek Lake…..it was a wild ride!

Currently, Matthias is stationed in Korea, and Sarah is there with him. I hope they are enjoying the experience, and I wish them safe travels home!

He was such an easy-going baby. It was just really hard to make him cry (not that we tried, but you know what I mean)….he was just in a good mood most of the time.

Then he became a very (very!) busy little boy! He was still in a good mood…..as he was running away from us, giggling the whole time as we chased him down the street. Some will remember the story of his trip to Kwik Corner…..by himself, when he was just 2 years old.

Here’s a photo of his 2nd birthday….the Blue’s Clue’s cake that Grandma Darlene made for him. And that’s Jori (sorry, Jori, but you were just so cute!) and Jace.

Soon after that birthday, he fell off the back porch and suffered his first near-concussion, and first trip to the hospital for a Cat-scan…..first of many! He still had a black eye for this Halloween photo.

This is one of my favorite photos of Alyx and Zeb.

He likes to play baseball in the summer.

And for several years, we thought we’d never let him play football, because he’s just so accident prone. But last year, he begged so we let him try it. He has a special helmet since he’s concussion-prone.

And he loved football….he had a great season.

And one more…..since he got his glasses, he looks more like this now.

Happy Birthday Zeb!

Fifteen years ago today, she came into our lives. And everyone said to us “Enjoy these moments, because time flies, and before you know it, she’ll be in high school”. They were so right.

We always called this one “the sucker-face picture”…..one of my favorites of she and Caleb.

She was the spoiled oldest grandchild on my side of the family…..and the spoiled youngest grandchild on Caleb’s side! (This was my chambray shirt….my Mom saved everything!).

She went through a real “horse” faze when she was little.

…and then she grew up, and discovered basketball!

And just like everyone said….we blinked….and now she’s in high school, and attended her first “Fall Ball” a couple of months ago.

….and she endures my endless photo shoots.

She did Zane’s hair for this one!

Happy Birthday Alyx! I know you’re gonna love me for this post!