I CANNOT Believe it..........

Everyone always says that time flies like crazy, I hear it all the time, I say it all the time, especially after you have kids.

December 31st!!! Isn't that a great date!! It's the end of year, which means new beginnings, it means you get to celebrate the year before, and for our family it means we get to celebrate our daughters birthday.

She will be six, and as I type I'm starting to cry because it feels like she should be turning 2 or something. I remember the doctors office called me on the 30th and said, well, looks like your going to have her tomorrow. She wasn't due until Jan
14th, but to show how stubborn we would soon find out she was, she was breech and they preferred c-section.

Anyways, for exactly 6 years I have had the privilege, even though I haven't always acted that way, to raise my very high spirited, beautiful little girl. Happy Birthday Elise!! And who can post with no pics. Here are some random pics I took of her. She gets her good looks from me!! hehe jk jk

Christmas Song...

Christmas is the best time of the year!!! I didn't grow up with a lot of traditions, but I always knew what Christmas was really about. It is my desire for my kids to know the same. (we added some fun traditions with it) We got Elf on the Shelf and the kids have just been loving it. My husband even had him hanging from the chandelier one morning. It was too funny. Every year we bake Jesus a birthday cake and sing him happy birthday. It's the most decorated cake I have ever seen, but we talk about Jesus while they do it. I told my kids that Santa brings gifts because he is celebrating Jesus birthday.

This has been a year of very new things for me. Not working (at an 8 to 5 job) has been different. It was the hardest decision I have ever made (because I am fearful) but yet God has blessed us in the midst. I have been able to do so much more photography and I have an amazing husband and great friends and clients who have supported me through it and for that I am thankful. But above all, God has taken me down a path I never could have imagined I would be. It's crazy looking back at how He strategically placed people in my life at a certain time.

What is Christmas to you? Right now, I want to take the opportunity to tell you what Christmas is to me. Christmas is knowing that God sent his Son as a tiny baby, knowing the future, because He loved us that much. It's the feeling you get when you hear that perfect song that makes you throw your hands up in praise. It's the feeling you get when you feel God next to you, guiding you. It's the forgiveness for everything He knew I would do and so much more....

I added a song, that I absolutely love, and I hope you do also. Listen to it, watch it, or close your eyes and just praise the God that came to earth so long ago, only to die on a cross for me.....for you......

Two Cute Boys and a Sweet Girl on the Way...

So I had the privilege of taking pictures of a family that I go to church with. They have the cutest little boys that seems to be super excited about their little sister that is on the way!! Stephanie, your boys did great and you have a super cute family and I can't wait to see your baby girl!!! Enjoy the pics!!

Second Chance......

Last year I got to take pics for this wonderful family and I am so blessed to have gotten to do them again this Christmas. The kids have grown so much. What a great family, and what a beautiful day this turned out to be!! Enjoy your preview!!

Baby Love....

So little C is such a cutie pie and I love love love her hair!!! She always does great when I get to take pics and the best news is that her mommy is having another baby, and I am so excited and can't wait to get my hands on that sweet baby too!!! Lori, you are beautiful and I am so glad I got to take your pics today!! I hope you truly love them!!

Won't You Be My Neighbor....

It has been great getting to know our neighbors more and more everyday and today I had the great opportunity to take their pictures. It is getting pretty cold but the kids did a great job!! What a cute family!!! Hope you love them!