Stefan and Marica

Here's another one! This was at Rohdendron Gardens.. It was a pretty cool place. Chandler and Brandon had a good time feeding the ducks while we did our shoot.

Stefan and Marica took a while to warm up to me...it's never easy having someone that close to you telling you to keep kissing. :-) They're getting married tomorrow!!! MY FIRST WEDDING!! wish me luck. I'm not nervous yet, but I am sure I will be!

Here's the link:



On another note.. we're all moved in (besides a few things that need to go on the walls). I'm going to paint, so I'll post pictures when it's really all done. We are happy here though, and we love our apartment. Our new ward has been unbelievably friendly. There are a few women who live in the complex who's husbands are students and they stay home all day too.

Life is beautiful

Plus the Holidays are coming soon!!!!!!!

Crystal and Mike

I have been debating on how to do this, because obviously, not everyone is as excited about my photography stuff as I am... so I thought I would just post the website so those of you who want to.. can check it out :-)  

OKAY.. Crystal and Mike. My very first officially paid gig. They were fun-goofy and fun to work with.

Click on the picture for their session slide show.

One year old(er)

YAY chandler's one! I can't believe how slow the first 6 weeks went and how fast the wrest of it went! We had a little birthday party.
He got this truck that has buttons that make noise. And he liked it so much that he wouldn't eat his cake. We did presents first thinking that he wouldn't be interested in his presents once he had cake, but it was the other way around!

You might not be able to tell, but he's yelling because he wants his truck back!

Brandon's parents through his a little party too. AND he got another truck! Then, Brandon's grandparents came and Grandpa Barnette had made him another truck.. We have been blessed with MANY trucks! :-)

Yesterday, I finally took chandler out to do his one year pictures. But first a day one picture.
Okay, here's a few of my favorites from yesterday. If you can't tell, I like black and white :-)

Man, he's so freakin cute! Anyway, one year down an eternity of joy to come!

BOATING!

I know! I'm really far behind! It is so crazy how slow the first weeks go, and then he's one! Chandler loved the boat, but hated the life jacket. Anyway.. here's some pictures.


We had to unbutton the top strap because those things are made for people with necks.. babies don't have necks!



He loved to go fast! And liked to hit people in the face with the end of the flag.


We bought the tent thing for Chandler's birthday thinking he would sleep in it, but he liked to sleep on the boat instead.

Birthday pictures coming next. Also, our portland update.

The Dominican Republic!!!

Okay, there is a lot to post, but here is the basics... The Dominican Republic was beautiful, sunny and beachy! We spent a few days laying in the sun by the pool and the beach.



Then we went to visit some families that Brandon taught while he was on his mission.


There was a big pig that lives near this family that is above

These people owned a bakery.. and guess they what they called doughnuts?..... DONAS!

At one point these kids got a hold of my camera, and this is what we got.....


Then we spent some time doing the touristy things.


Don't laugh at my stupid smile... I can't look up and smile at the same time. Here are some other pictures.



Basically it was wonderful. We missed Chandler a lot, but it was a good break.

THE BEACH!

Two posts in two days! Really I was just emptying our sim card in preparation for our trip and there were these beach pictures on it.. And these are just so freakin cute!

I love this one! I don't even remember taking it.. maybe Miranda took it.
He's always loved sunglasses, but now he's learning where they go... he'll wear them for a few seconds before he takes them off and tries to put them back on the owner's face. That can sometimes hurt. Isn't he so studdly tho?
He kept crawling all over us, so we put him on his own towel a little ways away. He wouldn't crawl on the sand so he just sat there and whined.... haha.
To make things worse it was way past nap time.. Eventually he fell asleep on his towel, but not till his dad came back.
We love and will miss the beach.

WOOO WHO!!!

Does anyone know.. is that how you spell woo who? I have never been able to think of a better way to spell it. :-)

Well, here's my wooo whoo anyway. I have been advertising a little bit and I have 2 wedding tentatively booked (which means that I am just waiting for their deposit in the mail). Both of the couples will also be doing their engagement pictures with me this upcoming month. The wedding aren't until the fall. However, there are 2 other Brides I have been in contact with who are getting married in August (cross your fingers for me) and one getting married in January. Oh, it is just so exciting for me! So today, because I have been meaning to, I made business cards! They take three weeks to get to me :-( But, it is still wildly exciting. Also there is a confirm the date card thing.. I don't know what to call it :-P These are easier because I just have them printed (like pictures) at Walmart. Check it out!It's a little blurry because I had to take it off the website, but you get the idea. The website was pretty cool actually, I got like 250 for a total of 12 bucks after shipping and everything, and I got to design it myself.
These I did on my own just using a photo editing program (kind of like photoshop).. how I wish I could afford photoshop :-) Basically this is what the bride (or groom, but it's mostly brides that I talk to; you understand ladies) gets back with a receipt once I have gotten the deposit.

You know you a few years now, I have been thinking about doing all of this, and I have been a little embarrassed. I'm always afraid that I'm not good enough, and ever time I go to take someone's pictures, I am a nervous. But as it turns out, I am always very happy with my finished product. I like to pretend I'm good enough that people would actually want to pay for it. Anyways, so right before Nelson's session we bought a new camera, with a kind of interesting plan. We have one year with no payments and no interest, so we paid nothing. I really didn't feel anyone would take me seriously with out some kind of real equipment. I mean, I wouldn't. As the I do weddings, engagements, family...etc and I make money, the money goes straight to pay off the camera. If I haven't paid it off by the time it's due in full, I have to sell it :-( So this little deal that Brandon and I maid forces me out of comfort zone to make some money. AND, I am glad to be pushed, because this is so exciting for me! I forgot I didn't tell you guys here's my new camera. It's not super fancy, but it's nice, and I pretty much love it. You wouldn't believe what you can spend on a camera. Mine's a little different looking, it has a little bit of silver on it. Anyway.. it is all super exciting, and I was a little hesitant to put this all up, but this is the really neat stuff that is going on in my life right now, and that is what a blog is for right?