Englehardt Maternity Session---

Today I was blessed to meet a new couple. The Englehardts. They will be welcoming Haley Jane in approximately a month. Kim is just glowing--- a very beautiful, calm and peaceful mom-to-be. It was very fun to spend time with this couple today and capture this special time in their lives. We spend our time at this amazingly beautiful ranch in Corning. Surrounded by olives, oaks, and the perfect backdrop of a creek bed. Simply amazing. I love being out in God’s creation, and meeting his people--- hearing their stories, witnessing special times in their lives. I feel very blessed by photography. Only hope that my photography blesses others return. Happy Saturday, thank you Englehardts.

 

 

Aren’t they so sweet--- Baby E is very lucky.

She is just simply beautiful--- glowing mom-to-be.

My two most favorite photos of the morning--- so natural.

 

“Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.” Psalm 128:3

Baby Brayden….

Tonight I was blessed to spend time with baby Brayden, his mommy and his grandma. I work with Brayden’s grandma and met his mom when he was just a weee little bump in her tummy. It was so fun to watch him grow in his mommy’s tummy, but it was even more fun to see him today. Let me tell you--- he will be stealing the hearts of many a young women someday! Brayden was perfect for our session--- he was calm, sleeping and ever so precious. God really new what he was doing when he created babies, cause they sure melt your heart. No matter how much they cry, how little sleep you have, or how dependent they are--- you can’t help but fall in love with them! And tonight, I fell in love! Thank you Brayden for bringing a smile to my face and joy to my heart.

The best Christmas present around--- such a miracle and gift from God.

how could you not fall in love with this face?

his room is all boy, and is soooo cute!

“For unto us a child is born” Isaiah 9:6

A weekend away…. The beauty of His creation.

This weekend my husband and I were blessed to get out of town for the weekend. We spent some much needed quality time with each other and with my family. My sister turned twenty-one this year and to celebrate we spent the weekend wine tasting in the San Luis Obispo area. It was beautiful! My cousin and her daughter also met us for the weekend, which made it extra special. Addison is full of personality, expression, laughter and love. I have not seen her for over six months, and it was so good to catch up with her and her mommy!

I love living in Chico and feel so very blessed for everything we have here in this town. However, sometimes it feels so nice and refreshing to get away, and see other parts of God’s creation. During our two days in San Luis Obispo we managed to see the beautiful wine country, the beach, downtown SLO and Pismo, and the quaint little town of Avila. There was so much beauty around us this weekend. From the amazing venues at the winery's, the colors that painted the leafs of the vineyards for as far as the eye can see, the calm of the waves in the ocean, and the expressions of a child as she witnesses the wonders of this world. This year Addison has the cutest Christmas jacket, that just begged to be captured on camera, and what better place to take pictures then at the beach! Thanks to the amazing photography skills of my cousin, we also took a family photo for my side of the family as well. All in all, it was a very busy, very fun, and very refreshing weekend.

So beautiful, words cannot do these views justice….

Her Viticulture classes have done her well--- very fun to put textbooks to practice.

Is she cute or what---- there was not a dull moment all weekend!

“One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.” Psalm 27:4

Lyons Sisters Preview

My weekend started out with an amazingly fun photo shoot of these two sisters. It was a perfect way to start my Friday and I was so blessed by my time with them. It is now Sunday evening and I have finally landed upon sometime to edit a few of their pictures for this tease. My weekends have been filled with so much family time lately, its been amazing--- but boy it keeps me busy. Spending time on Friday morning with them, made me extra excited to see my sister on Saturday. The relationship between sisters can be one of the most treasured things in a woman's life.  And that is what I pray for these to young women--- I pray they understand the blessing they have, the life-long friendship they have been gifted with, the unconditional understanding and love that forms as you grow together--- I pray they love each other well. Personally, my sister is one of my very best friends. She can make me laugh and/or cry harder than most other women in my life. The love I have for her, is solely for her--- a special sister kind of love. So, Lyons Sisters--- appreciate, love, and cherish each other. You’ve been given something special in having a sister. Enjoy.

p.s- I LOVE you Casey, and could not be more proud of you!

“Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.” 2 Corinthians 13:11