grateful

Dianna & Arlen

A couple of Saturdays ago I had the privilege of helping Marcy shoot a wedding.

We had a blast! :)

Here are some of my favorites from the day.

First off, the dress and shoes. I think Marcy and I were so pumped to get this shot that we could have packed up and gone home after and been happy.

Well, maybe not quite. ;)

Here are some detail shots.

The wedding was outdoors. It was set up beautifully, and we had perfect fall weather.

We headed out with just Dianna and Arlen for a couple of hours before the ceremony.

One of the first stops was the beach.

I think this is my absolute favorite of the day. Aren't they stunning?

Lovely bride.

       

Then a stop at Gaslight in Morden.

Can you feel the love? :)

Shot the rings there as well.

Then we headed to the yard where the wedding took place.

Arlen getting a little help from his mom.

      

The wedding party.

      

And on to the ceremony...

Instead of unity candles, they used sand, and included the bride's daughter.

Married!

Caught this shot sometime during the reception.

Seriously, she is the sweetest thing ever!!

 

And, last one.

The tent lit up during the reception.

Thanks Arlen and Dianna for letting me be a part of your day! Wishing you a wonderful life together.

Thanks Marcy for putting up with me for 12 hours. ;)

Jonas

We're trying something new at our house.

Structured play time for this little guy. "Now it's play time for Jonas. After that it's play time with mommy." It seems to work. He needs to know where things are at.

So anyway, during his "play time" yesterday, his Bible songs were on and he says "I can't see Jesus."

So I explained that Jesus is in heaven but if we ask him into our hearts he is always with us. And I asked him if he wanted to ask Jesus into his heart, and he did. So he prayed with me. Then we phoned daddy. And I cried. And Jonas brought me a kleenex and I cried some more. I explained they were happy tears. Don't think he quite understood the happy tears part. :)

 It doesn't get much better than that.

from the mouth of a 3 year old

"Marshmallows are white..bathtubs are too."

"I go stink on the potty waiter (later)." His favorite line after he fills his shorts.

And, numerous times a day: "want to pway wif me mommy??"

 

He's also quite the singer. The louder we turn up his Bible songs, the louder he sings. Whether he knows the words or not. So cute. :)

Still such innocence. I love that.

Oh, and that glow ring he's wearing? He's worn that every single day since we went camping in summer. It came off for sleeping, baths and church, but that's about it. It was the first thing that came on in the morning. Sadly, we had to dispose of it this week because it was broken. ;)

Here's hoping you have a great weekend!!

the big "3"

So I'm a day late, but my baby turned "free" yesterday.

Happy birthday precious one. :)

 

because

I feel like I should blog about something..but I have lots to do. My week is turning out busier than I thought.

So here's a few photos from a little shoot a couple of weeks ago. 

This is my niece Hailey.

She's four going on fourteen! ;)

(If you know her, you know what I mean. We call her a little grandma.)

Love these summer toes.

Hopefully I'll be back here soon. Jonas' birthday is this weekend so I'm sure I'll be blogging about that. :)

Happy Wednesday!

today

I'm grateful.

I went to the Women's Retreat at WBC this past weekend. Had a wonderful time with my friends. Even more than that, I got whipped back into shape, spiritually. Oh, how I needed that. It's so easy to get into the rut of being selfish. (for me at least).

I've been reminded that I'm right where I should be. At home with Jonas. A wife and a mother. I'm incredibly privileged to be those. There can be joy in doing even the most monotonous tasks if I do them for the Lord, right? So today I washed the floor..and I enjoyed it. That's saying a lot. Then I sat on the floor with Jonas and built lego airplanes. And I was not thinking about the other things I could be doing.

I've been reminded that my life is enough. More than enough. It is amazing.

Thanks for listening to me ramble. :)

 Have a great day!

sneak peak for Anne

And we're back folks!!!

John did walk in the door today with my computer. Yay!! :)

So first things first. These photos are from a shoot earlier this week, and I wanted to get these up for Anne. She has the two most cooperative little boys I think I've ever photographed.

(And they're super cute too to top it off!)

We went to the Thresherman's Museum for these.

 

 

 

See? Aren't they sweet? :)

Thanks for a fun time guys!!

(BTW blog readers..I've found a way to post larger photos..are they too big now?? Not sure if I'll keep it this way.)

 

Update

My computer is getting worked on. Apparantly it's "burned out" but it's on warranty. Maybe today will be the day John comes home with it?? PLEASE? :)

Lost

My computer is in the shop. No idea yet what's wrong or when I'll have it back. In the meantime I'm using our old one for internet, but my pictures aren't on here. And since I don't have much to say without photos, here's hoping I get my computer back soon!! :)

Also, thanks for your prayers. My aunt's funeral was....can you say a funeral was great? Living for the Lord, her life was inspiring. A funeral always puts life back in perspective for me.  

Have a good weekend!

BC

Just wanted to share a few pictures from our trip west. 

We had a great time. We flew out Friday morning, the band played Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and we flew back early Monday morning. (It went by too fast for me!)

I will say that flying did not agree with me. I get nauseous when I'm on a swing, never mind a plane. I made good use out of my little white baggy..ugh.

Anyway, all was well once we landed. It's quite something to get used to the mountains when you live on the prairies.

Here you can see them..this is us walking to the first gig on Friday. (we made good use of the taxi after that!)

BD was very well received! The people out there were amazing!! They loved the music and they loved BD. We met so many nice people. I believe we were the only Canadian band there. It was a treat listening to the other bands..great music.

  

I asked a lady that we met to take this photo of us. Kind of feels like a part of us is missing when Jonas isn't there, but it was nice to be able to relax and enjoy everything. Jonas had a BLAST camping with my sister Susan's family. Of course, he didn't want to come back home with us on Monday.

This was a major highlight for me.

I was able to meet and spend some time with my friend Andrea, whom I had never met in person. We met in the online photography class I took earlier this summer. She picked me and John up on Sunday afternoon and we spent some time at her house with her and her husband. We had a good visit. I'm so glad it worked out..thanks again Andrea!!! :)

Those are all of the pictures for now. I posted a whole bunch on BD's site. Check out the photo page on their website if you're interested. (scroll right to the bottom of the photo page.)

On a sad note, my aunt passed away out here while we were gone. She was suffering from cancer and she's now been healed. She was so strong..she was steadfast in her faith and I'm sure she's rejoicing in Heaven right now.  Even though I know this, my heart still hurts for my uncle and my cousins. There will be a huge hole in their lives. And for my mom...this was her sister. Keep them in your prayers if you have a minute. Thanks.