Happy Birthday Grace

Grace is celebrating her sixteenth birthday!!! I was asked to make a memory dvd for her. It was so much fun to look through pictures from her life.  She is so beautiful and so talented.  She has such a heart after God.  I know He has great things in store for Grace.  She is a powerful world-changer!!!! Happy Birthday, Grace.  I am so proud of you!!!

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O Canada

We recently had the opportunity to travel to Quebec, Canada with two of our favorite people. It was soooo much fun.  We flew to New York and then drove to Quebec City.  Quebec City was absolutely beautiful.  We stayed in an amazing condo with a wonderful view of the river and right in the heart of the historic district.  It was so much fun walking around the town and soaking up the history.  It was also alot of fun trying to understand and communicate in French. 

Remember this church?  The square where this church is was in Catch Me If You Can.  It was at the end of the movie where they finally caught Frank.

We ate at some wonderful French restaurants.  We tried all kinds of new food including escargot, rabbit and duck.  We also tried poutine (pictured below).  It is very popular in Quebec.  It is french fries with a beef gravy and cheese curds (squeeky cheese - and, yes, it really does squeek when you eat it).

We also had beaver tail. It's not what you think.  It was like a flat doughnut and then you could top it with all kinds of different things like chocolate or candy.  We got ours topped with apple pie filling.  It was sooooo delicious and messy!!!! We asked for forks and they told us NO.  They said they were meant to eat with your hands.

After Quebec City, it was off to Montreal to visit family. They live in a beautiful town outside of Montreal.  They took us into Montreal for the day.  It was a beautiful city.  We spent time walking around the historic district and they took us to the cathedral where Celine Dion was married.  It was very impressive.

It was such a great trip and a much needed time of rest, relaxation and fun!!!

Twins

I had so much fun photographing these girls.  They are so cute and such a joy!!! What an amazing family!!!

Summertime

Road Trip

We LOVE to travel!! And we love road trips.  We decided we would take advantage of Memorial Day vacation and go on a road trip! Our first stop was New Orleans.  New Orleans is full of yummy food and great music.  It has such a unique culture.

Our next stop was San Antonio. San Antonio is such a fun city.  The riverwalk is beautiful!! Great food and fun river taxi rides. And of course we visited the Alamo.  We love history so we always make it a point to visit historic sites.

A highlight was going to Fiesta Noche del Rio. It was such a fun show.  If you are ever in San Antonio, it is definitely worth seeing.

Our last stop on our way home was Mobile, AL.  I lived there for a few years as a kid.  It was fun spending time driving around and showing Jon where I lived, went to school and even the pool where I learned how to swim!  Before leaving Mobile, we stopped to tour the USS Alabama. It was a perfect thing to do on Memorial day!

It was a great road trip and we are already thinking about where we are going on our next road trip!

Happy Birthday, Hannah Cate!

We recently celebrated Hannah Cate's 8th birthday. What an amazing little girl!!! She is so beautiful and such a joy!!! We are so blessed to have her in our life! She also happens to be a part of one amazing family!!! It was so much fun to celebrate with them. And, of course, what 8 year old girl's birthday party is complete without an exciting game of football! It was such a perfect evening!

Nikita

A few weeks ago we had the wonderful privilege of photographing Nikita's baptism.  She is absolutely amazing and it was so much fun to be around her family.  It was such an honor to be with them and witness such a wonderful event! What an awesome girl and awesome family!