Kaleb & Acacia

Last week I went back to Monticello and got to take pictures of my friend Becky's kids. Kaleb and Acacia just had a birthday, turning 4 and 1. I had fun just letting them play and photographing them being themselves. They are so cute! Jayden had to get in a couple too! I had fun guys, I can't wait to come photograph as your new brother's and sister's join you!

If you don't know, Becky and her husband are adopting 4 children from Liberia, so Jayden, Kaleb, and Acacia will soon have 2 more sisters, and 2 more brothers. It is such a blessing, and so exciting for their family! You can read more about their adoption process on Becky's blog...

www.thegustafsons.blogspot.com

Mandy and Jeremy's wedding

Mandy and Jeremy were married on September 30th in Little Rock. I have waited to post these on the blog because they have been on an awesome honeymoon to Greece! (I am so jealous, and I better get to see pictures!) I met them on a rainy day at the airport for their engagements, and I have been looking forward to their wedding since. They are a great couple, and have an amazing story of how they met. When they booked their wedding, I didn't know I would also be gaining a new friend! I have really enjoyed talking to Mandy over the last few months, and I hope we keep in touch! Their wedding was a lot of fun, and it was evident the love that was shared by everyone...Mandy and Jeremy, and their family and friends. And......Thanks for letting me get to ride in the limo! (Sorry, I am not posting the pic Jeremy took of me!)


Mandy's Dad waiting for the cermony to begin.

Not sure what they were doing........Do I want to know??

I love the flower girl's expression!

It turns out that Jeremy and his brothers have really good singing voices! Jeremy surprised Mandy with a song during the ceremony.

Mandy and Jeremy

I love this shot of Mandy and her Dad while watching Jeremy and his mom dance.

Jeremy and his mom must have been practicing for this dance, b/c they did a great job!

Mandy's grandparents just realized they were the last ones on the dance floor for being married the longest! Now that is something to be proud of, and look at how happy they are together after so many years!

You will have to check out the pics of Mandy dancing with her grandfather when I get the pics posted online. HE really knew how to dance, and there is a series of him dancing towards her that I just LOVE...I wish I could have posted them all!

I love my Babies.....

I just love my babies. They are just so precious to me, and I am so lucky to have 3 beautiful, healthy, and happy children. I struggle getting that "perfect" picture of the 3 of them together. Someone is alway crying, looking away, trying to escape, or throwing a fit. I fix their hair, dress them up, take them places....the end result is always the same. But.....I think this one is just about perfect. I actually threw a shirt on them just so they would be clothed for this shot, stuck them on the couch, and I love this one. That just goes to show you that most kids do better when left alone to be themselves.

Leah the Photographer

My kids are always getting my "mommy" camera and taking it around. I usually have a big laugh when I load the pics and see what all they have taken pics of. You can usually tell who has had the camera. Noah actually does a really good job, Leah not so good, and Rachel, well, you are doing good to identify what she has taken it of. We have been trying to show Leah how to improve her skills. When I was loading the pics from the fair.....These 2 of Noah cracked me up!


This one is just cool to me! Not sure why, but I love how the blurriness gave in a "motion" effect! Well, there is no doubt that Rachel took this pic....of her own feet....hey, at least she is following in my footsteps, and getting pics of feet!

The State Fair

The zebra was my favorite, I just love their stripes!


Not the most flattering shot, but these were the pig races. The best I could do with my mommy camera's delay!

The kids had so much fun on here...While I was hanging on for dear life behind them with one hand, taking this picture with the other. Boy, when you are a kid you don't notice how dizzy those things can make you!!

I was proud of Clay for posing for this pic with this camel. The camel had a really long neck, and kept sticking out his head like he wanted his picture taken!


After we ate at the Catfish Inn, we ventured over to the Arkansas State Fair. This was the first time for us to go, and we were amazed at all the animals there! They also had a petting zoo there, our favorite part! I had my "mommy" camera in my pocket to capture a few pics.

Family Day OUT!

This was the COOLEST tree! I may have to use this location again for a portrait session....IF I can find it again!

The past few weeks have been crazy and busy, and WILD, so we decide to take the day away from unpacking, and work, and took the kids on an outing. They had found some kites I had bought them while we were moving, and they have been begging all week to go fly them. Well, of course, we get out there, and I had to take pics first, and then they weren't too interested in the kite. We had fun anyway. Then, we went and ate at Catfish Inn and BBQ Grill, and it was AWESOME! There are fishtanks everywhere in there, and one even that you have to walk under when you go in. I really wish I had of had my camera then. Anyway, just wanted to take a minute to share our day and a few pics of our family. As I go through these, I can't believe how quickly they are growing up!

We have moved!!!

We got moved in Saturday, and we are already loving it!!! There is so much to do here in Little Rock! I have been to Target twice...(love that store!), took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese last night, went grocery shopping in the biggest Kroger I have ever been in, and several other things. I am getting more used to the traffic, so that is a relief to me. The kids are really excited, and Noah now has a Huge place to ride his bike! I will try to post pics later when I get around to it. We have been busy unpacking, and catching up on business work. We have posted our new phone numbers under the information section on our website if you need to reach us. We are so excited about all the new changes in our life, and hope that this will allow our business to continue to thrive and grow like it has this past year!

New number...

As we are moving this week, I want to post my cell # in case anyone needs to reach us. We will post our new numbers soon. My cell is (870) 820-3024.

Lauren and Tom's wedding

Lauren and Tom were married on September 23, 2006. Their ceremony was really special, and the reception at the Sterling house was a beautiful location. The reception was so much fun! We had a great weekend, and Thank you for letting us share in it with you guys!!!



Love this close-up of her ring.




Clay got these 3 shots of them immediately following the cermony. You can just see the joy and love they have for each other!

Lauren and Tom

A beautiful cake with edible rhinestones!

I love this pic of Lauren and her brother dancing to "Walk like an Egyptian". They were having so much fun together!


You make me want to "SHOUT"!