Emelie Downtown

Emelie and I headed downtown this afternoon to take advantage of the gorgeous weather! I bought this hat for her about a month ago, and we've been wanting to take some photos of her in it. The colors look awesome on her!

My Kitchen Remodel!! Yippee!!

Well here they are!! Everyone's been asking me to see pics of our kitchen remodel! I finally got everything put together for you!

The Before photos show you what our cabinets looked like and when everything was gutted out. I didn't get a full picture before Dennis started tearing them out, so you're just gonna see partial cabinets here!

You'll see in #5 the standing pantry. That was just stuck there in the corner. In the photos of After, you'll see where we added a new 10' high pantry with pull out drawers!! Yes, I'm lovin' it!!

Photo #8 shows all our kitchen stuff stuck over in the sitting area, where it sat for about 2 months! That was not fun putting that all away!

Here you'll see our Kitchen After the remodel! Isn't it gorgeous? We LOVE our new kitchen!! I could stay in there all day!! We moved the refrigerator to allow more counter space and put in a full slide in stove. Before it was just a cook top and the oven was on the wall. Also added drop down pendant lights over the bar and about 4 can lights all around this area to bring in more light into the room.

We're still developing the "sitting area". Trying to get rid of that portable kitchen island over there! Then we can start setting up the area with a couple chairs, table and rug. That will be nice once winter hits and you can sit by the fire!

Notice our new kitchen table and chairs? So nice...the table actually butterflies open to a 54" square table that seats 8. The extra chairs we just put at the bar until we need them. Oh, look a little Lucy kitty sitting next to the table! Ha! Didn't even notice her there when I was taking the photos!

I'm posting some individual photos too so you can see more detail in the overall room.

Ok, so now leave your comments for me cuz I wanna know how much you LOVE my new kitchen!!

Abbie Sue Models Pixyworld Clothing

Abbie had the opportunity to model this darling "Accessorize Me" set for Melody of Pixyworld Clothing. I don't think she's uploaded her photos yet to her site, but keep checking and you will see sweet Abbie modeling her designs!

This was really a fun set. The tops, dress, and shrug are all made out of a soft knit. Very comfortable for little girls. We just LOVE this set!

The hat in this first picture is from Chris of trinkets2bows. Such a sweet little hat! You'll be seeing more of Abbie on her site soon too.

Both designers are such great ladies and we really loved working with their designs!

Baby Kylie Making her Debut!!

Sweet, Sweet Baby Kylie has arrived! Here she is one week old. What a fun shoot this was with little baby Kylie! She is such a sweetie. We really had fun dressing her up and trying different poses with her and she was such a little trooper! Ok, so she pooed on me, and Mommy! But we won't tell anyone!!

Thank you to Kristin and baby Kylie for giving me the opportunity to photograph her first moments!

Abbie Sue appearing in Winter Wonderland

Miss Abbie was asked to model this darling Winter Wonderland design created by the talented designer, Aimee, of sewgirlygirl boutique! This is such an awesome outfit! A sweet little peasant style blouse with sash and appliqued jeans featuring a Christmas tree and snowflakes.
Abbie was the perfect model for this design and the colors look fabulous on her! Check out her new do!! Love those curls Abbie Sue!

There are 2 tops to this darling outfit. The other is a jumper swing top with cute little snap clips at the top. I just can't say enough about Aimee's designs! She's the sweetest person and her work is impeccable! Thanks Aimee for the opportunity to work with you!

If you'd like to purchase this darling outfit, you can find Aimee's auction here.

Presenting the Royal Rugrats!!

Abbie, Kheller & Lucas were asked to model these adorable applique shirts and dress for Royal Rugrats. They had so much fun and were dancing around, singing, and just have a good 'ol time!! Abbie with her sweet little smile.....Lucas with his cute little dance.....and Kheller just couldn't let go of the puppy ears!! He loved the puppy ears!

Royal Rugrats is a new online store opening up soon! Keep checking their website and you will see these little cuties modeling their adorable clothing line!

Stay tuned! Emelie & Ashlie have done some modeling for the Royal Rugrats too!!! Will be sharing them soon! Great job Kids!!

Baby K arrives!

My actual very first Newborn Session!! The B Family was so much fun! We really had a great time photographying little Mr. K! He's so adorable & was such a good little baby while we moved and propped him everywhere!

Big sister M kept telling us all "my baby brother!" She really loves her new baby brother and is very protective.Thanks you guys for allowing me to share in this experience with you! I really hope to do more newborn sessions again soon.

Maternity Shoot with Kristin

I had such a fun time with Kristin doing her Maternity Photos!! I know, she's already had Kylie and I'm just now posting this, but hey! What can I say...I've been a busy gal!

So Kristin LOVES Strawberry ice cream, so my photography friend ran to the store for me to pick up some yummy ice cream so we could have a little fun with her! I think she really enjoyed this photo shoot! lol

WOW! Isn't she beautiful! Nothing as beautiful as a woman carrying a child. Love these photos!

Happy Birthday Dad....We miss you

Today would have been my dad's 68th Birthday. Today I visited the urn garden where we laid him to rest only 6 months ago. I can't believe it's really been that long. It seems like just yesterday.


It's been hard, alot harder than I thought. Sometimes I see a picture of him and just laugh. Like this really funny one I have of him wearing a black top hat. For the life of me, I can't find it right now to post it, but when I do, I will post it. Sometimes it just pops up on my screen saver and whenever I see it, it makes me laugh. Other times, I'll see pics or think of him and I still cry. It's hard to lose someone close to you whom you see almost every day. But I know God is taking care of him until the day I see him again.


I took some pretty flowers to his grave today and watered the ones there. See the silver sturgeon fish there? Dennis put that there a few months ago. My dad loved to fish.




These are the last photos I have of my dad. We took them in the last 2 weeks of his life while we all visited and sat by his side. I haven't shared these before, it's just been too hard. But now seeing his grandkids and great grandkids all surrounded around him, reminds me of the love they shared for him.

Me and Dennis sharing our last moments with my dad.
This is a great picture! My dad again, surrounded by grandkids and great grandkids. I think this was taken about 4 years ago.
Here they are all being goofy. I don't think Gabe and Emelie wanted their picture taken that day....LOL
Those are the memories I have with my dad over the past few years that we lived close by. I still think of him often, cry and laugh, but I'll always remember how much he loved his kids and grandkids. I know we meant the world to him, and him to us.

Welcome to the world Baby Kylie!

Little Miss Kylie was born September 3, 2008! Isn't she just adorable?? I went to the hospital that day to see her and mommy! Thought I'd grab a few pics of her while I was there! hehe. Can't wait for her to come home & we can get some more of those little newborn photos!

I'm Back!

Hey everyone! I'm so sorry, I have been slacking in the blogging area! I have gotten so busy with the girls modeling and trying to start up my new photography business, it's been crazy!!

School started today for Beckie. She is now a Freshman in High School!! Ok, so I'll get a pic of her when she gets home today. She probably wouldn't have let me take one in front of the school anyway! ha!

So I did my very first maternity shoot with Kristin! It was so much fun and she was such a trooper getting up and down from the floor as well as she did!! I'll be sharing photos of that too. We are still anxiously awaiting for her to have this little baby girl!! She should be having her soon and then we'll be doing a Newborn photo shoot!! Yippee!!

Ok, so I'll try to get caught up and post some new photos soon. If you're a designer I've worked with lately, check out that I've added your link to my blog!! If you don't see your link there, please let me know so I can add you!!