Our Easter Weekend

Our Easter weekend stated with an egg hunt at Michelle's house. Last year Isaiah was just a bump in my tummy, this time he got to wear some bunny ears (he wasn't the best at searching for eggs, but he sure did like to eat them! yes, they are plastic..)


Eating a candy wrapper with the Easter bunny.. at least he wasn't like his aunt who was scared of big fluffy bunnies!

Again, trying to eat a plastic egg (thanks to aunt Kacey who helped him gather these eggs :c)

Isaiah's buddies Braden and Nate were there

The LaRues and Ofosus!

Thanks to host Michelle

Isaiah ridin high


Our little family :c)
After the hunt we drove to Tulsa and spent the weekend with my mom and stepdad. This is the first time since my sister got married last April that the whole family has been home at the same time, it was a great weekend!

Despite the training Isaiah endured on over the weekend, little man is still not crawling. His best effort is to put his arms and legs in the air and just float on his belly (it reminds me of Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible.. Ray commented that attempting to crawl this way is an impossible mission!) But isnt' he cute? I'm enjoying the pleasures of a stationary baby for now :c)


Isaiah did impress us this weekend with his quick learning abilities! My mom bought him a new toy, and within a couple minutes he figured out how to pull the knob to have to toy pop up, then he even put it back down so he could repeat! I haven't seen him play like this, so it was really neat to watch him pick it up so quick. I though I videoed it, but apparently I videoed in between the times I thought I was recording.. boo!

I hope you enjoyed your Easter weekend :c)

Meet Bennett!

Welcome to the world, Bennett Kraus! Tim, Amanda, and Jackson now have this beautiful addition to their family. The only sad part is that I think it's partly Bennett's fault that Ray and I lost this family as neighbors- they just moved to a bigger house- and although we'll miss them (we always used to stop them in the middle of their walks, which Jackson wasn't a big fan of ;c), I'm excited for their growing family! Here's a newborn session at their new home! Enjoy-

And of course, we couldn't leave out this handsome man (although he still payed me just about as much attention as he did on those walks..)

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter all!
Even though it was fun to have Easter egg hunts, bunnies, and good food, I am most thankful that our Savior came to this world to save us from our sin. It thrills me to know that my God is more powerful than death itself. I stand in awe when I read passages of prophesy like Isaiah 53:1-6

¹ Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
² He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
³ He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.

⁴ Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
⁵ But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
⁶ We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.

The above does not state a position many would like to be in, but the Son of God freely came to this world accepting the task to die for us. I pray that you realize just how awesome this is!

Below are a few images from our session at Limerick Studio with Creel McFarland. I loved getting some shots with a real bunny.. and I love this handsome man :c) Thank you Mr. M!! Enjoy-

Mia: Bald is Beautiful

A couple weekends ago I was blessed to be able to spend some time with the McDowell family!
Mia was on a minivacation- she was done with all of her chemo and hadn't yet started her radiation. Since Mia has completed all of the chemo, her mom wanted to capture some pictures of this sweet girl before she grew any hair back (Beth, who's always planning, wanted to have pictures for any future cancer fundraisers, etc.. they are bringing light to childhood cancer!). Anyways, it was a beautiful Sunday morning and we decided to start with some fresh green grass in the background. Mia had other plans though, and made us really work for any smiles! In attempt to make her more comfortable, we finished out in her room. Enjoy-

We got a smile with eyes on the camera! Mia- you're gorgeous!

love this smile and shot :c)

The whole clan

such love..

I couldn't not shoot this handsome man! He's just 3 weeks younger than Isaiah, but a few pounds heavier!

love me some baby feet.. and check out those rolls in his wrists!

Back at home, Mia was more comfortable in her room-

Pancakes are a current favorite morning treat

Caught with her hand in the cookie... err, Joy Jar!





It's truly something to celebrate with all the Mia's been through! These are her courage beads, each on represents something she's been through in the past 7 months.


Here's what Mia has to say about her beads
"My Beads of Courage! So far I have about 400 beads and about half way thru treatment. You see lots of white - these are chemo, yellow - nights in the hospital, and red - blood/platelet transfusions. The big awesome one on the left, close to my central line patch is my favorite: the day I found out I was NED!!! Bring on the beads - I'm a fighter!!!"

Love this saying above her bed..

And of course, Mr. Max is hanging out all chill while we shoot his older sister. Couldn't pass up catching this guy on his belly though!

We ended the shoot in Mia's kitchen, a place she frequents (she needs lots of strength to kick this cancer!)


Praying for you remain NED (No Evidence of Disease) sweet girl! Love you-