Wedding: Keelie & Josh

These first and second images are too of my favorites!  They practiced up and down the aisle a number of times quickly picking the petals back up.  It was hysterical!  Anyway, Keelie and Josh had a wonderful day, and everyone had a great time!  The church was beautiful, the sun was shining, and the candy table was fantastic!  More to come on that later...

For Fun: Oktoberfest

What fun we had on Sunday!  I was asked to photograph Oktoberfest out at Trader's Point Creamery, and they not only had the perfect day but they put on the perfect day!    The kids were busy chasing chickens, petting the baby calfs, taking hayrides and carving pumpkins while the adults were dancing to Polka Boy and tasting the wares of Upland Brewery.  It was such a fun time, and I am already looking forward to next year!  
**Currently having technical difficulty with using larger pictures again.  So, I will hopefully figure it out soon!**

Rainy Day...

Greg has talked for years about wanting to have a tank full of jellyfish.  Right now we have 3 aquatic frogs that are entertaining to watch, but I never understood what he wanted with jellyfish.  We spent a trip to Vietnam surrounded by them, and our honeymoon swimming away from them.  And, then we went to the Indianapolis Zoo...and, now I understand.  When you stare at a tank full of jellyfish you become mesmerized.  I could watch them for hours without a thought in my mind.  Things have become so crazy recently with my busy season and my first big commercial job (woo-hoo!) that now I wish we had a family of jellyfish to watch!  For now, I will have to watch the rain because that is what it has been doing...all day!  It will do!   

My China Travel Group Reunion...

Last year I had the honor of traveling with a very good friends's husband to China to bring home their new baby girl, Zanna.  I say very good friend, but really I should say family...she is the closest thing I know to family without actually being related.  It was one of the most incredible times in my life, and I am so thankful to them for giving me this experience.  We spent 15 days in China with a traveling group of 10 families adopting, and I can still remember it like it was yesterday...the breakfasts of rice cereal and watermelon, the friendly people, the Moon over The Great Wall, the sounds of the bus rides with all the girls, and my favorite moment...bringing Zanna down the escalator at the Indianapolis airport to meet her Mommy! This last weekend we had a one year reunion, and all but one family were able to join us.  It was so awesome to see all the girls running around and playing together, and will continue to be as the reunions happen over the years!  This first image is from our final day in China...
And, one year later...




Zanna with Mommy and Daddy...
And, Zanna and I last year...

Portrait: Ava & Sophie

I know I have said this before, but I have the best job in the world.  The one where you race home from a photoshoot, and stay up into the late hours of night to see how all of the images turned out.  And, this shoot was no different.  Ava & Sophie were so fun to photograph!  They sang, dance, struck poses, and taught me all about Nick Jonas...a topic I am definitely not up on! I couldn't wait to see how these turned out.  And, we got some great ones with their mom!