Happy New Year...Here's to 2012!

Sitting here after a fun night with family...we had a great meal, cooked on my new stove, played some Wii as a family, and had a devotional time.  Then we discussed resolutions.  Even Peyton participated this year... "to use nice words to people out of my mouth, to not hit the cat anymore, oh! and to kill my first deer!" Jaedyn's was "to make better choices when I have friends over and show people I am 'sweet-hearted'".  So sweet both of them.  I have been thinking this week, and well actually over the last few months, about some changes I want to make.  I know you can do that anytime during the year but I do love that "fresh start" feeling you get at the beginning of a new year. I guess my "motto" for this year is going to be to LIVE LIFE WITH INTENTION!  I have been doing a bible study, growing in the Word, listening to God talk to my heart, and just drawing closer to Him these last few months.  I do want to simplify my life, concentrate on what REALLY matters, make that evident to others around me, and to serve those around me better.  "Be a good and faithful servant unto the Lord".  I want to not just let life pass me by and dread getting through the days until Friday, you know we all do :)  But I want to intentionally plan things, do things that help others with my time, really SEE my kids and be there for them with my undivided attention and unconditional love.  I think instead of having the excuse "well we are so busy" or "life just passes you by" I will try to embrace really taking life in and honestly just making the things I do in life intentional and not just by accident or when I have time!  Sorry to get so deep but since this blog also serves as kind of a journal this helps me to really stay true to the course when I go back and read it! :)  I cannot say enough how I truly hope God's fullest blessings are upon you and yours this new year and, as I plan to do, focus on honoring Him and pleasing Him each day! 
Happy 2012!

The Hunt girlies! Adorable!

The Booth family..Christmas mini 2011

Okay, so I didn't get right back to updating..been a crazy break.  I cannot believe our break is almost over.  Can I just say...depressing!  Anyway, something that isn't depressing is all these sweet faces I got to photograph this holiday season!  Check this fun family out!

I am WAY behind...

I am hoping to feel some sort of "caught-upness" this weekend.  Hopefully.   I have gotten to take some pictures of the sweetest families lately but just haven't had time to blog about them.  So I will, over the next couple of days, try to do that. 
Here is the  most recent...one of my favorites. So fun, sweet, and loving...I adore this family!

Merry Christmas! Sending our cards out this week...

Below is one of our Christmas cards this year. Just couldn't decide which I liked better so I did a variety of three different ones.  Kinda crazy I know!  But head over to Shutterfly and create yours today. They have some beautiful designs and always develop great quality pictures for my scrapbook photos or cards!

Stationery card

Snow Flurries Christmas Card

Shutterfly has classic, elegant Christmas invitations for your party.

View the entire collection of cards.

Shane and Lyndsy...so happy for you both!

I am so excited!  One of my best friends, semi-sister, (really even a little like a daughter to me), is expecting.  I am going to have the pleasure of helping them document this amazing adventure the next 7-8 months. I took a few pictures of the "before" aspect this month.  There will be much more to share as we take more trimester pictures, maternity pictures, hospital pictures (only the approved ones) :), and of course the most adorable newborn pictures you have ever seen :).  So stay tuned...

Check these out, I love them!

Massey maternity pictures...

Well it seems I got the cart before the horse...I posted some pictures of sweet little Clay, the newborn but never did get his gorgeous Momma's pictures from her maternity shoot posted.  So I wanted to share a few...

The Nye family....near and dear to my heart!

This family is just like family to me.  So fun and silly that you can't help but laugh.  Always a smile on their face and a little loving on each other.  Makes me so happy to capture that!

Catching up...

Trying to play catch up so there will likely be a few posts over the next few days...mainly photo shoots I have been swamped with (blessed is more like it, thank you Lord!) and then I will post on the latest family happenings for those in the family that actually visit my blog.  Hope you all have had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends!  God has truly blessed  my family and I and we have so much to be grateful for!

First up in the session updates are Sliva and Graham families...

Newborn love...

Updating the old blog...been super-swamped lately.  Wow how one day just runs into the next and I am lucky to slow down to sleep.  Haven't slept much this week.  Been too excited to get pictures edited that I have had the awesome opportunity to take.  Busy weekend of Christmas mini sessions coming up too.  Can't wait!  Take a look at this sweet little two week old.  So adorable...