haley + jason...

Last weekend, I had the privilege of shooting Haley and Jason on their wedding day. They were married in an outdoor ceremony at the local botanical gardens...I could shoot there ALL day! Everything was beautiful, and I am honored to have been a part of it. I am still in the midst of processing, but I wanted to go ahead and post some of my personal favorites.

A few of Haley before the ceremony...






And a few of the bride and groom--after several hours in the heat...






Thank you, Haley and Jason, for the opportunity...I enjoyed every minute!

trip to the ER...

It's been several months since Evan had a breathing treatment, but yesterday he had an asthma flare-up that landed him in the emergency room. He really seemed to be just on the verge of needing to go, and I really think he would have been fine if we could have taken him home, but doctor's orders. :)



On Wednesday, he had a runny nose, and by the time he went to bed he had a tight cough. He woke up at 5:30 the next morning in definite need of a breathing treatment. He had a very rough morning including a trip to the doctor. He was somewhat better by the afternoon, but we took him to the doctor to get his oxygen level checked and they sent us to the ER.

As far as emergency room visits go, this one was pretty simple. He didn't have to have an IV or any injections of any kind. (Praise the Lord...this kid is not a good patient...he doesn't deal well with adversity, period.) Basically he had a triple breathing treatment and then they watched his oxygen level for a while. We watched Cars while we waited and it went by quickly. We were only there for about three hours, and we tried to make it an adventure, so that's what Evan thinks it was. :D

It's been a year and a half since we had to take him to the hospital (for the peanut allergy), and we kept wishing we had taken the camera with us. So this time, we made sure to get his picture. :)

On a Xopenex high...


100% oxygen...that means we can go home! :)


Goodbye hospital!


Please pray for us as we are making some really big decisions right now. Thank you for stopping by. :)

happy anniversary to us...

Two posts in one day doesn't happen very often around here! Just wanted to share a picture from our wedding...twelve years ago on Sunday! My scanner is not high-quality, but you get the idea. You can also click on the link below to view a slideshow I put together for our anniversary last year. So if you didn't get to see it last year, here it is...

Click here to view the show

Thanks for visiting!!!

congrats to haley & jason...

Today is the big day for Haley and Jason...I'm headed out for the wedding in just a few minutes. Thought I'd share some shots from their engagement session...

(Click on the picture for a larger view)






Hope you all have a great weekend!

all around the town...

While Braden and Bella were gone to NJ, we took Evan downtown one evening just to do something different. We had dinner at a quaint little restaurant and checked out EVERYthing at the general store. Here's a glimpse of the fun...

He's our clown...


Window shopping...


Vintage stuff...
(Aunt Cheryl, the "Happy Everything" is especially for you;o)


The old soda cooler...


Love this little sequence of events: Discovering something he wants...


Asking Daddy if he can have it...


Flying his new airplane through the skies...


Have a great week!

they're back...

Well, the kids, got back home from NJ on Sunday. They had such a good time. They were definitely worn out. They've been home for two days and Braden still slept until almost 10:00 this morning! Ringo's mom did take some pictures, so I'll include some of them here.



The thing the kids did the most is swim, either at Grandma's house or Aunt Giselle's house. They also went to a birthday party, went to a county fair, and toured Giants Stadium. Of course we don't have any pictures of that...wouldn't that be something! They also had a trip to Toys R Us, where they were told they could pick out anything they wanted. Of course, they picked out stuffed animals of all things!!! Don't we have enough of those around here??? But that really is what they love, so that is what they chose. They came home with all kinds of stuff...had to bring an extra suitcase back with them. :) A great big thank you to Grandma and to Aunt Giselle for taking care of them all week. I know Grandma was really glad to be going back to work! She said she was going back to work to get some rest. :D At least I got a vacation out of it! I think we should do this on a monthly basis.

Swimming at Aunt Giselle's house...


Bella and her "favorite" cousin Nikki...


Bella with Grandpa...


Braden with his cousin Ronnie...


Swimming at Grandma and Grandpa's house...


The kids with their cousin Michael...


Bella, our little dog lover, with Grizzly...


Bella with Nikita...


Bella with Aunt Giselle and Bailey...


Braden did end up with a bad case of swimmer's ear, which has now turned into a double ear infection. He is doing much better now, but please pray for him. We have to get his ears checked again on Thursday to make sure they are improving.

Thanks for visiting us...enjoy the rest of your week!