Josh & Katy Married!

1/1/2011 ~ What a perfect date for a wedding (of course it being a Saturday really helped too)! My dear cousin Katy's wedding was like a fairytale... they were married at the Grand Island Mansion (click on name to be directed to website link) in Walnut Grove Ca... what a beautiful location it was! They have been so patient at waiting for their photos for almost 2 months now... I took over 500 at the wedding so the editing process has been a long one... Here's a little sneak peek of their beautiful day...

She makes a beautiful bride!

Everything was beautiful... including their very handsome wedding party!

Mommy and Baby

Daddy and Baby

Both parents...

Katy's parents... my cousin Kelly and wife Pam

The wedding was so well planned and everything went off without a hitch... I love that they choose to use our family's talents to be part of their wedding... my Aunt Edna made all the floral arrangements, bouquets, corsages, flowers for the cake and Katy's veil... Katy's dad is a bee keeper and so instead of the traditional wedding favors they had jars of his honey on the tables... and I was more than ecstatic to be their photographer... Thanks so much Josh and Katy for including me as part of your special day!!

Better late than never...

I have been behind for a long time at posting pictures here on my blog. I have some from back in October, November & December 2010 that I never put up on here... so to play catch up here's some from December...

My beautiful children's Christmas pictures...

Daina, 9 years old

Ryley, 6 years old

Brayden, 3 years old

Rigan, 16 mo. old (you can see tears in all his pictures... I could have removed them but I wanted the memories to be real!)

And I had to add the out-takes... my kids were really uncooperative... tired and not wanting their photos taken!

Wishing you a belated Merry Christmas!

INTRODUCING... Taylor Nicole

My newest little Niece was born 1 month ago... at a very last minute dinner party I asked to photograph her as my gift to her family. She is baby girl #2 to my husbands youngest brother, Mike and his wife Amber. An absolutely precious little blessing... Welcome little one!

A precious baby girl

The Lord has freely given

Truly a special gift

Sent down from heaven

For she is God’s blessing

Wrapped in His grace

With the beauty of the Lord

Reflected in her face