Sunday, June 30, 2013

project 365 {june}

 June 1:  I'll Hold, You Click
{Reflection in South Haven, Michigan}
June 2:  Glorious!
{The peonies were late this year...but worth the wait}
June 3:  Flare
June 4:  Some Yum
{get some @ https://www.facebook.com/sugarmamacakes}
June 5: Wedding Prep and Salsa
{Yes please}
 June 6:  Dust Bunnies, Beware

June 7:  Honk, Honk 
June 8:  Second Shooter and Child Charmer
June 9:  Building Things
 June 10:  Lunch with the Girls
 June 11:  Queen of the Pool
Take One 
June 12:  Old Friends
{Martin and Katlyn}
Take Two 
June 12:  Storms at Sunset
 June 13:  Color Doesn't Matter
{four o'clock pedicure}
 June 14:  Bullseye
 June 15:  Shower Activities
June 16:  Churchill Downs
{Louisville, Kentucky}
June 17:  Backyard Bunny
June 18:  Shades of Gold
{hers and his shots}
June 19:  Juicy Goodness
June 19: Baby Backyard Bunny
June 20:  Shimmers of Morning Light 
June 21:  Fresh and Folded
 June 22:  Peek
 June 23:  Twenty-nine Years, Twenty-nine Roses
 June 24:  Downpour
June 25: Errands in the Rain
(From the passenger seat with my iPhone) 
 June 26:  Day of Solitude
{St. Francis of Assisi Church, Springfield, IL}
June 27:  Hostas
 June 28:  Twenty-three Days
{Better get these in the mail}
 June 29:  Looking Back
{I love it when the littlest member of the family does this during a session}
June 30:  New Journal
{I was challenged to take a self portrait this week.  There you have it.}
 
 
181 days of 2013 completed.
Every day counts.
Every day matters.
Every day is a gift.
Learning to live FULLY.
 
Stay tuned.
July is wedding month at our house.
Blessed.Beyond.Measure.


Tuesday, June 25, 2013

quick family.

 If you've ever tried to organize family pictures with the WHOLE family,
you know what is required:
calendar clearing
clothing coordinating
child coaxing
etc.
etc.
etc.
It's a lot of work.
 
So when it rains
and rains
and rains
on the day of your family pictures,
it can be a bit, um...problematic.
 
That's what happened with the Quick family.
We've had their session scheduled for months,
and of course, the skies opened up and poured a generous amount of the wet stuff.
We watched the radar literally until it was time to leave,
took a chance and went for it.
Wow!
Did it pay off!
Although you can see a few puddles in some of their pictures,
you would never know how gloomy the afternoon had been.
Their bright colors and bright smiles
outshine any lingering threat of rain.
By the way...whoever coaxed these kids, did a fabulous job!
 




Friday, June 21, 2013

owen family.

 This is the second time we've had the privilege of photographing the Owen family.
Both times, John and I have remarked afterward,
"That was so much fun!"
 
And now...in no particular order...
 Jack
 Addie
(sans serious-ness)
 Carter
 Olivia
 Victoria

Lots of laughter.
Lots of teasing.
Lots of love.


Wednesday, June 19, 2013

so serious.

Don't be fooled.
I'll be sharing some of Addie's family pictures in the next few days.
There will be no serious-ness on her face.


matt and michelle.

While visiting Katlyn's family in Louisville last weekend,
we sneaked in a few pictures of her brother Matt and his beautiful fiancée Michelle.
It's been a blessing to get to know them over the past year,
and we wish them the best as they look forward to their wedding and marriage.