Merry Belated Christmas!

Well I hope you all had a Very Merry Christmas! I'm sure like mine it was busy but great! I know I'm still full from all the great food that I inhaled this Christmas..... I've got big plans for a healthy and fit New Year! (:
I have taken a little bit of time off from my computer this Christmas Break which was really nice instead of spending time with my computer....my "boyfriend" as my husband likes to call it..... I spent more time with him cuddling on the couch watching movies.... which was great!
Here is my Christmas card.... which I unfortunately didn't send out as many as I wanted due to not being able to get a good picture of my 3 wonderful children.... so the week before Christmas I tried to get there pics one more time.... and this is the best I got.... I guess when you got a photographer as a mother it just gets boring having your picture taken...as you can see by their expressions. So sorry I had big plans to send out Christmas cards to all past, present and future (that i know of clients) but just couldn't get it done in time.... maybe I'll do a HAPPY SPRING card?! (yes i am a geek)
Have a great night tomorrow night ringing in the New Year! Many Blessings to you and your family as you start 2009!

A fun winter engagement session

Yesterday was a first for me.... I had a photography session with a couple I had never met before! This is Chris and Lisa and I will be shooting their wedding in May. We had a great time yesterday despite the cold temperatures..... I have a lot of great shots.... here are just a few!

Its been awhile....

Well I have a lot more pictures to post on the blog but just have not been able to get around to it. I hope to post some tomorrow. We had the flu bug hit home over here.... so yeah.... but all seems to be getting on the mend so that makes me very happy! :)
Till next post... I hope all is well.

p.s How is your Chirstmas shopping and decorating going? Well I'm happy to say that I've had a tree up since mid-Novemeber (hey..why not?) and excited that I have a babysitter New Years Eve..... but the Christmas shopping.... haven't started, I guess I better put that on my to do list with everything else! :)
Cheers!

Here you go Rachel..... sorry to be a tease! (:

This baby is due Christmas Eve..... so we had to wrap it up....since it is going to be the best present of all!

Can't believe I forgot to put this picture in my last post.... its definitely one of my favorites!!!!!

My first maternity shoot!

Well it was great to capture the Rypstra family again! I have been taking their family pictures since their 3 year old daughter was a newborn. They really have seen my work transform over the years. They are now expecting child #2 due on Christmas Eve, so we thought we capture some maternity shots before the lil' one makes its debut! Here are just a few of my favorite shots from today.

My sistas!

Yesterday I had a great time with my life long friends Carrie and Selena. We had a day with just the 3 of us which involved a fun photo-shoot, a nice long lunch at a quiet restaurant, and Costco... a perfect girls day out!
Carrie, Selena and I only have brothers so we have always considered ourselves sisters. They are like sisters to me...I know no matter what I can tell them anything and they will be there for me and love me. They are lots of fun and totally honest. (: Even though distance separates us and we don't see each other as much as we would like.... when we get together its just like we have never been apart.
Hope you enjoy your pictures girls.... you are beautiful inside and out! Love you.

Kelly ..... you are so beautiful!

I had some fun times with my models (: (Kelly maybe i should send these away to a agency! LOL!)

Matt and Kelly Part 2 (:

Fun times with Matt and Kelly

I had a great time shooting friends of mine Matt and Kelly! Here are a few pictures there will be more on in a few minutes.... Kelly! (:

Last Wedding of 2008! Tom and Jenna

The Flower Girl.... Isn't she gorgous!

Well Tom and Jenna's Wedding has wrapped up my weddings of 2008! I can't believe it is done ... it seems like just yesterday I was doing my first wedding of the year.... Time Flys!! I have enjoyed each wedding I did so much! It is so great going to a job you LOVE! Thanks again for letting me be apart of your special day!


I promised Jenna I'd have a few pics on my blog while she was on her honeymoon..... and well.... its 1:16 AM on Friday 2 days before she gets home.... (:

Mike and Laura's Wedding Slideshow!

Great video of a great couple!

Please watch it in this size and don't make it bigger....or else its too blurry (:

All my clients have the opportunity to purchase a video of their wedding or photo session with me on DVD in high resolution. Ask me for details.

Great Fall Family Shoot!!!

I had a great time this evening shooting a great family! They were a lot of fun to work with.... including the 4 year old..... who is like all the other 4 year olds around! (: Since my time has been either filled with weddings or vacation (Holland!) I haven't been able to get many family shoots in, so it was great to get out this evening to do a beautiful fall session. This family is GORGOUS! Look at my friend Jen in the picture below..... beauty! She is beautiful inside and out! Well Jerry and Jen I hope you love the few pictures I posted as much as I do!

They are all looking and smiling! The bridge looks cool too!

Sister fun! (I always wished I had a sister)

Miss Model (she could work it! :)

Laura and Mike

Another great wedding! I had a blast with Laura and Mike and their wedding party! Here is a little sneak peak! Enjoy! You will see the rest soon!