Baby Eli

My friends Colleen and Ryan recently had a new baby.  They had two daughters and just added their first son to the family.  His name is Eli, and I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph his first days of life!  His is sooooo adorable!  I can't wait until he is 6 months old, so I can go back and take more portraits of the little guy.

Easter

Today is Easter, and as I reflect on the real reason for this holiday, I thank God for His greatest sacrifice!  Had he not given his only son so that he could die for all of our sins we might not be here today.  I am eternally grateful for His gift to us, and would have loved to have been there when Jesus rose again!  What a sight that must have been!  

I have posted a few pictures from today's events.  All of the neighbors on our street got together to have an egg hunt in all of our front yards.  It turned out really good and the weather was beautiful!  After the kids hunted all of the eggs, we stayed and hung out in the neighbor's front yard for the rest of the afternoon.  The kids ended up missing their nap, but had a blast!  That meant early bedtime tonight, which is always good for me.  :)  

Tonight we also went to visit Ellen in the hospital and wish her a happy Easter.  Her back seems to be healing well, and hopefully she will be released within a month or so (maybe that is just my wishful thinking).  

Engagement Portraits

My friend, Juanita, and I recently booked our first wedding!  The wedding isn't until May 2nd, but we recently shot their engagement portraits.  They are such a nice couple!  Here is a sneak peek of their engagement shoot.

Our new puppy!!

We decided to get a new puppy!  Finally!!!  I have been wanting one FOREVER, and finally the wait is over.  We wanted to get one now so that we could work on training before Russ leaves for Basic Training and A School.  Our new puppy is a Red Heeler and once trained should be a very smart dog.  :)  The kids are so excited too.  He is still too young to bring home, so that was hard explaining to the kids.  We should be able to bring him home sometime between March 15-21.  I can't wait!  Here are some pictures from last night.  

Random Pictures from February

I wanted to share some pictures with you from this past month.  The year seems to be breezing by so quickly!  Kacy will already be 3 years old in just 2 days!  These pictures were taken at various times (going to the park, getting ready for Church, and just hanging out).  It is so nice having Russ at home so much lately to spend more time with us.  

Cody is now in T-Ball!

Cody just started T-Ball and had his first real practice this past week.  There are 12 little 4 year olds on his team, with pretty much every dad out there helping coach.  It is so cute seeing all of those little boys playing baseball together.  Here are some pictures from his first practice.  

A Day at the Bike Park

In Blockhouse Creek Subdivision there is a small dirt track for bikes with lots of cool hills.  We have taken the kids a few times, but every time we go I seem to forget my camera.  This time I finally remembered it!  Here are some of the pictures of the kids going on the hills.  They are getting so big!