Grace Elizabeth {Births}

I was truly honored to be a part of the birth of my niece, Grace.

She is truly precious, and a gift from God.

Troy and Kylie {Maternity}

These are a few shots from my maternity session with my dear brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Troy and Kylie.

This was way back in July, but thought I'd better give them due attention on my blog here.

Father's Day

Father's Day....a wonderful day devoted to fathers everywhere. 

Nathan requested a jaunt to the Calamus Lake to watch the boats, enjoy the scenery, and hang out.  So we drove around, and found a place to stop and look on. 

I had to take in the scenery as well:

But this was the best scenery by far:

And the proud Papa and his children.  I am just head over heels in love with these guys.

Stormy Afterglow

After a miserably windy day...we had a miserably stormy night, wondering if we would have tornadoes, hail, etc.   We even watched the  Weather Channel's Storm Chasers drive by our house twice through the evening. 

Afterwards though, we had some amazingly sweet sky to view.

I couldn't help myself.  So me and my flip-flops traipsed through the mud and viewed God's glorious canvas.

Beautiful, huh?

Haddie Jo Mini Shoot

Can I say how glad I am to have children for practice shoots.  Or should I say "child".  Judah doesn't give me and my camera the time of day.  But at least I have a drama queen to work it while Judah the stoic looks on.

This morning, I once again gave into the light in our bedroom, set Haddie on the bed, and photographed to my hearts content.  Sorry if y'all are getting tired of Haddie cuteness...you'll just have to bear with me.

Dock at Dusk

This weekend we went back "home", and spent some time with very dear friends of ours...Donovan and Renee. They have this super amazing house, that is just perfect for having people over and around and all those other prepositions that hint at lots of fun with other people.

They also have this really sweet little pond nearby and a dock where one, or three,  can hang out and just talk and take pictures and do girly things.  What?  Do I sound like I'm talking from experience?  Sure am.

Saturday evening, Rachel and her husband Sam, came over as well, and we girls did just that.  We went to the dock, sat on the edge barefoot, took pictures, talked and did some serious unwinding.  Sans children.  Where were the children?  I don't know.  They were safe with their Daddies and that's all I need to know.

It was probably  definitely the best part of my weekend.

Anyway, here are the "girls".  (Ignore my double-looking chin...it really isn't double...it's single...)

Here is the dock (some of it anyway):

Here's the pond:

This is Renee.  She has a pretty smile :)

She also has pretty toes. :D

This is Rachel.  Can you tell she does this for a living?

This is me.  Relaxing.  *contended sigh*

Signing off!