meet reggie miller

this is probably not who you were expecting to see.. but this adorable little bundle of fur now belongs to my sister's boyfriend, matt. he is a 6 week old boxer, and totally into biting! i'll post more pics of his first visit (honey is currently at my legs whining because they are gone..), but for now, it's off to clinicals :c(

but i do get a :c) for running ~6.4 miles today!

sharin' the love

valentines day.. all about the love.

i was blessed today to be able to take part in a mission that focused on our love for our neighbors. as i told you, a tornado hit a couple miles away from where i live and did some major damage. so life church threw together a last minute v-day mission to help cleanup the neighborhood. this is the second time i've helped after a tornado's hit, the first was last summer in greensburg, ks (thankfully this wasn't as bad). in the neighborhood where we were at, there was mainly a lot of downed trees, and roof tiles. some houses were hit, while others stand intact. such is the nature of a tornado..

cheryl and i were there representing plg and captured some great images. after shooting for a bit, i had to warm up my hand by donning some work gloves and digging into the debris!

chainsaws were a necessity of the day

there were missing roofs..
missing fences..
and missing buildings.

here's a shot of a ladder that was deposited in this man's shed

but it was great to see the amount of people who showed up to serve!

even the kids were there to serve!

teamwork was key.

with many hands working..

.. we saw great progress!

here's cheryl, always with a smile :c)
all in a day's work

now, to finish up my v-day, i'll be shooting a wedding later tonight!

have a great day!

much love ~ashley o.

happy early birthday for me!

last night i came home from clinicals to the same old routine.

kiss the husband, pet the dog, check my email, then off to bed.

when ray asked me to bring my new 40D to show him what i've learned today, i didn't think much about it. i went to grab my bag from the dark office, but something didn't feel right. in an instant i knew what it was, and ran to my sweet hubby and gave him a big kiss! he bought a shoot sac designed by jessica claire for my birthday, and suprised me early with it so i can use it for this weekends wedding! how thoughtful! he also included some little gadgets i have been wanting, and was very secretive about the whole thing. he is so supportive of my photography, and continues to give me the ongoing courage and confidence that i need. here's my new sac!

here's the first shot out of my new camera.. my hunky hubby

and here's honey sleeping through all the excitment..

my new 40D

my new 40D came in last night! now i feel like i have a big girl camera (and i don't have to waste money renting or borrowing an extra body for my weddings). how sweet!

safe for now

welcome to oklahoma.

in my last post i described what a beautiful weekend it was, with spring like weather,

so mother nature completed our spring weather with the visit of a tornado last night.

i was working in the hospital yesterday when the tornado sirens sounded, but thankfully it didn't get close to us. it did come close to my home, destroying houses about a couple miles away. but thankfully everyone i know is okay. now i'm ready for winter again~

here's some pictures that my friend, rick, from plg took. scary stuff.

ryland russell

what a beautiful weekend!

great weather- check. off of work-check. time with hubby-check.

i enjoyed a 'normal' homeowners saturday at home, which means i cleaned the garage, went for a run, watched a OU play, and had a night out with some great friends. it was fabulous!

but before all that started, i got to go to shoot Ryland Russell as he led worship for a youth convention in south okc. i've known ryland since college, and was able to shoot some maternity pictures for him and his wife last fall (and to update- beautiful, healthy isaac was born earlier this week!). i took my photo life bud, rick, along to help me get some 'action' shots of ryland playing. we had a blast, here's some of my shots..

check out that praise!

ryland can belt it!
i just liked this angle

and this shot, this is money.

that is my friend rick in action on the jumbo screen.. i didn't even see him till i got the pictures home.. love it!

gotta love a guy who can sing and play

the youth rushed the stage as soon as ryland stepped on

the lights added a lot of fun!

great show ryland! thanks for inviting us!

in the last week..

this is an update post.. and my second go-around at it.

sometimes i really hate the internet.

but after fully completing my last post (and seriously pouring out my heart), the internet kicked me off and none of it saved. i had a difficult time coming up with the words to describe in the first place.. so i'm just making this one short and sweet.

my mom came down last saturday to help paint my office and guest bedroom.

1st attempt.. yikes!

pouring over colors
our final product
my 'cute' guest bedroom

now with a more grown up look.

the roses my wonderful hubby brought home
and photo life group has artwork for sale at Shardein & Co.

go check it out! this is the first time for many of us to see our photos displayed as art. it's awesome! (also, proceeds will cover cost, then go to a missoins fund)