Saturday, March 19, 2011

Yesterday, we drove up to northern Indiana to see some longer distance friends and spend some time together.  We had a great time catching up with one another and sharing lots of laughter.

Here are a few pics from the day:

Joel was my fellow photographer for the day with his family's Canon Rebel. 

Nate was our chief trail navigator as we walked from park to park along the river.

Even though everything was dead and brown at this time of year, it was still a very pretty spot to walk through.

Friend picture!

I am not sure if Eli was wearing the green in honor of St. Patrick's day, but it sure goes well with his red hair!

This innocent looking little ride seemed harmless...

Until someone gave it a whirl and suddenly the force of the the pull on your arms and upper body multiplied about three million times. :o)

For clarification, this is not a picture of me relaxing.  It is a picture of me trying to hold on for dear life and hoping I won't throw up when it finally slows down.   I am still not really sure why we chose to ride this thing.


Eli demonstrates how to duck under a bar that is made for younger children. :o)

It doesn't take much for us and our friends to have a great time...just give us a tire swing and off we go!

The monkey in our family didn't take long to climb to the top of the swing set.




The balance barrel was tried a few times, but after it was found to be pretty much impossible, we assigned it as a seating area.

The only thing better than being on the "spinner of sickness" is to be an onlooker of the unfortunate soul that is on it.

This picture was blurry for some reason, but this was most of our group for the day.

Virgil and Aimee were so kind to open their house for us to come over and enjoy some pizza and games afterwards.

We had a ton of fun playing "four-on-a-couch" with everyone.  There were many hilarious moments during the games that had everyone in the room laughing out loud. 

Thank you Wescos and Hicks, you guys are such a Godly encouragement to us!

Bowling with the Walshes

We had the opportunity a few weeks ago to spend some time with the Walshes and do a little bowling.  Although I will never reveal our "interesting" scores, we all had a great time of fellowship and fun.

Thank you for the great time guys!

Lizzy, Katie, Emmy and Anna

Emily was our most consistent bowler from frame to frame.


Josh sends his bowling ball hurtling down the lane...

Hmmm, we don't look terribly thrilled with the scoreboard. :o)


Thursday, March 10, 2011

Anna's Birthday Night Out
It’s a tradition for our 13th birthday, that you get to go out on a date with Dad and Mom. 
Anna chose Olive Garden for her restaurant. 

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

After a year of driving around my big blue truck, I decided that it was time to get a more fuel efficient car for long drives and photography engagements.

So I introduce you to my new car....well, I haven't thought of a name yet, so do you have any suggestions?

It's a 2001 Buick Century and although it is not super sporty and it can't go from 0 to 60 in 2 seconds, it does get great mileage and is a super comfortable ride.  Praise the Lord for providing for my automobile needs!


Comment and help me name this car!

Monday, February 28, 2011

More Pictures from our trip to GA



Hayride after the rehearsal dinner. 

The day of the wedding







Saturday, February 26, 2011

Anna turned 13 today!

We all love our curly headed red-head more than words can describe.  She is always ready to help out in any situation and she provides the brightest of smiles to lighten any room!

God bless you Anna as you become a beautiful young lady!



Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Rick and Lizzie's new blog. 
Check it out: here

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Rick and Bethany's Wedding!

Although I was busy most of the day just being the best man for my brother, I managed to snap a few pictures of the day.  Kristin Nicole was the wedding photographer, and you can see a few of her amazing shots of the day at her blog: Here

I was aching to shoot more pictures, but here is what I did get.

Molly helped the ring bearer stay out of trouble on the day of the rehearsal.

Rick, relaxing at the piano...

The bridesmaids and groomsmen were an awesome group of fun people! 

It was great to have Brett and Amy (and Hayden) come to the wedding.

Part of the party...

Our girls made some new friends in Georgia!

Yay! We finally got our blogger picture updated!

Rick and Bethany greeted all the guests.

Emily was all smiles!

I nearly fell over when I saw the getaway car.  I must say, this is the best drive away car I have ever seen in a wedding!

Taking off!

Two adorable bubble blowers.

Later on we went over to a gorgeous plantation to take the wedding pictures.

No, this isn't the main house, it's the stables!  Seriously.

Kristin did a good job of getting everyone feeling comfortable and relaxed for the shoot.

The girls found this leafy tunnel for a quick picture together.

This is the main house, or at least the front part.  You can't really see the ginormous wings in this picture.

My flower, slightly wilted after the day was done, but still beautiful.


Monday, February 07, 2011

 ~ Rick & Lizzie's Engagement! ~
(More pictures to come)




Saturday, February 05, 2011

Our Family June-December

Psalm 127:3-5