meet baby Olivia!

ahhh! Sweet baby Olivia! She was 6 days old during this photo shoot! She was an absolute angel! She slept the majority of the time, but when she was awake she was great too! A fabulous part of my love for photography is that I am able to connect with new families! I truly enjoyed meeting and hanging out with these new parents. They were so easy going and I loved watching them with their new baby girl Olivia! It was so special for me to be able to capture the newness of this lil' beautiful one.

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Merry Christmas to you and your family! We hope each of you have enjoyed today and all the blessings this time of year brings.

K9 time!

I'm use to taking pictures of kiddos and families so this was fun to have the family dogs in toe! Ace & Zoie were great for our shoot - as soon as I would call their names they would look straight at the camera and "smile" :) Jennifer & Gabe were great sports as we kept their dogs happy. Thanks Everson's for letting me play with your sweet dogs and take photos of your lil' family!

The Honaker's two lil' additions!

This shoot was so much fun & so special to be a part of as Justin & Brianne welcome TWO new lil' ones! Xan is one proud big brother was so sweet with his lil' brother and sister. Henleigh Kate & Haywood Knox arrived Sept. 18th. We couldn't be happier for them to join the neighborhood clan! Thanks Justin & Brianne for letting me capture such sweet moments during the "newness."

Birthday Fun!

Ian turned 6! You know the day is all about you when you get to wear THE BIRTHDAY HAT!! He had a b-day party with friends and one with family. Here are a few shots from celebrating the big 6!

Ashley with Nana
Ian with Uncle Phil
Us with the birthday boy!

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree!

Are you singing the song yet?! You will be after you view a new section on my site! Go to www.livinandlovinphotography.com Click to enter site then click on clients & friends. Enter the password Christmas to view sample cards that I've created. All cards can be horizontal or vertical. Fonts and colors can be changed to fit your style for this year's Christmas card.

I have several slots still available if you are interested in capturing sweet moments of your family to use for Christmas cards or special gifts. Contact me for dates and more details.

PS ~ Baby Announcement section coming soon!

Enjoy!

Fall sessions

Leaves will be changing and the air will be crisp - what better time to capture moments of your children or time with your family for a special gift or Christmas card! I have several October and November weekend slots available. Please contact me for further info on available dates.

Fall sessions will be $125 and will include:
-45 min session at a location of your choice
-Private web gallery to view your images
-Custom design Christmas card with 25 cards or 1 digital image

~OR~

$75 for a typical session

Referral Rewards:
Your kind words and referrals have been my best advertising and I’m so grateful. So, I want to say thank you! For every session booked with a referral using your name, I will offer (2) 5x7’s or (1) 8x10.

The Hamby Family

Sweet sweet baby! It was great to have these sleepy moments so I could snap some snuggly shots! It was so special to see how big brother was loving on his new baby brother! I had a great time going to the Hamby's home to photograph their new family of four!

Not Baby....but "Babies" Shower!

Two precious babies will soon be joining Justin, Brianne and lil' brother Xan! Haywood "Knox" and Henleigh Kate are scheduled to arrive Sept. 22nd unless they decided to come before that. We can't wait to meet them and love on them! We had a diapers and dessert shower for Brianne and her babies a few weeks ago! She received lots of diapers (which they will definitely need) and other fun outfits and items off their registry!

the mommy to be! She looks beautiful by the way! Carrying two babies mind you!

the neighborhood girls!

Brianne & I

Life to do list - checked one off!

Triathalon - CHECK!!! Yes, that's right I completed a triathalon - well, it was a sprint triathalon so not a full one. I swam 400 yds, biked 13 miles and ran a 5K! (One of my best friends) Blaire & I crossed the finish line together at 1hr and 39min! yahoo! It was the Acworth Tri-Athalon on Aug.9th! I rocked the swim, could've gone a little faster on the bike, but I think I was trying to save my legs for the run and thankfully Blaire & I were able to run together which was a little extra motivation to cross the finish line together. We had our family & friends there cheering us on from each transition point and of course the finish line! As crazy as it sounds - I definitely want to do another one.

Lighthouse!

Lighthouse --- AHH!!!! You must read more about this organization - www.thelighthousefamilyretreat.org The Lighthouse allows others to serve children with cancer and their families at a seaside retreat helping them to laugh, restore family relationships and find hope in God. Our dear friends Kevin & Amber Price have served as volunteers for several years and always had wonderful things to say about it. The more Phil & I read about it the more we wanted to serve. We were in Grayton Beach for a week at the end of July with the most loving families and friends. We cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner for about 200 people every day, we played beach Olympics, we had devotionals and sang praise songs. There was a talent show, movie night, and a date night for the parents! We loved on these families and helped them enjoy time together at the beach.

The pictures below really don't even begin to show our trip justice so I strongly encourage you to go to my website to view all the pictures. www.livinandlovinphotography.com you can click on clients & friends. the password is lighthouse

We were paired with another volunteer family - The Raney's (whom we quickly hit it off with). Us & the Raney's were paired with the Tate family. www.timewiththetates.blogspot.com Oh, how we love each of them. We were able to spend quality time together and take care of them during the week. Elena and Olivia are their daughters. Please begin praying for Elena and that her little body can beat this cancer! As her shirt said "Cancer picked the wrong diva!"

Needless to say we had an amazing time serving at Lighthouse and will definitely do it again. We were able to spend time with Kevin & Amber and their two kids (Mallory and Taylor - who are our godchildren), be at the beach for a week, meet wonderful new friends, and serve Him! It was very clear that God was at work during this week - restoring faith and providing moments to cry out to Him. We serve a might God!

Phil & I with Susu, Sally, Olivia & Elena
precious Taylor & Mallory

Phil & I

us with our Family Partners - the Raney's & the Tate's

Sister moment! Elena & Olivia

Montana

At the beginning of July we (my parents & I) headed out west to hang out with my sister Carly! She lives in Bozeman and goes to Montana State Univ. We were out there for a week and were able to do a lot of fun things! We went to Glacier National Park, tubing on the Madison River, site seeing, farmers market, played games and spent quality time together in Big Sky! If you've never been to Montana - I highly recommend you go asap, however I'll warn you - you might not want to come back. You are surrounded by beautiful mountains, open sky and perfect weather (in the summer) :) It's so peaceful, clean and laid back! Carly was a wonderful host all week - taking us to the best places to eat, bike, walk, hike and shop.

In Bozeman they have a Farmer's Market every Tuesday night. Carly get's a booth each week to sell her fabulous jewels! Check out her site - www.crazymare.etsy.com She has a lot more that she takes to the booth than is on her site right now. She is extremely talented and I'm pretty much walking advertisement for her with all the jewelry she makes me :) thanks sis! Anyways - we were able to go to the farmer's market with her and help her sell her goods! It was great - an open air venue with many local artist selling anything from jewelry, pottery, and produce. They even had snowcones (ahhhh!) which I have decided has become extinct around here. (If anyone knows of somewhere around here I can get one please do share!)

Below are a few picts from the trip! The landscape shots don't even begin to capture God's beauty, but you can get a glimpse of what we were doing in Montana! The highlight of the trip might have been tubing, but unfortunatly we didn't risk taking the camera with us. We had a wonderful trip minus Phil not being able to join us. :( Thanks Carly and Mom & Dad for a great week with the fam!

Flathead Lake - view from our lodge

Goose Island in Glacier National Park

Wildlife in the park! So wild to be this close!

top of our hike - Avalanche Lake

Carly at the Farmer's Market - selling her jewels!