*Cody and Kelsey Engagements*

Let me just start off by saying Cody and Kelsey are awesome! Cody is a hilarious Texas gentleman and Kelsey is a cute, sweet Colorado girl. This shoot was a privilege for me because they both were good friends of mine in college. Cody was a great sport for the shoot! This was not his most favorite thing to do but he did awesome (as the pictures will tell). I am so excited for the wedding, but not as much as I am to see these two join there lives and grow into a family. It is truly a blessing to know them and be a part of the beginning of their journey.

This first picture needs a little explaining... Kelsey and Cody LOVE Sugarland. They were going to their concert the same day we did the photo shoot. As we were pulling onto the highway Cody spotted the Sugarland tour bus and immediately started hooting and hollering as a southern boy would while honking the horn with excitement. Well then we kept driving and saw the tour bus with the Sugarland band members on it. This lead to us following the bus while Cody hung out the window and waved with more hooting and hollering. So these pictures are for him and a memory of how close he got to the band!

Love these two..





Few of my favorites from the day

These shots are some of my favorite...

Kelsey and Cody, Thank you again for allowing me to be your photographer. Such an honor. Can't wait for the wedding day!

Portland Rescue Mission

Every first Friday of the month Mosaic Church of Portland has a team of volunteers help out at the Portland Rescue Mission to feed the homeless. Kevin and I have had the privilege to serve with this team since December. This past first Friday I took some pictures. I only took a few out of respect for the people who attend there. These pictures are not to exploit them or put a halo around those who serve, it is purely to show Jesus' love in action. I hope you feel and see the love of God through the volunteers and through the people who attend the PRM. At the mission there is a chapel before they eat and worship after. Enjoy!

Harvey Scott Craft Fair

Last Tuesday, Kevin and I got to help out our church with the Harvey Scott Craft Fair. Harvey Scott Elementary is a school with some underprivileged kids who don't get to have the same kind of holiday season like most of us get. The fair was put on so the kids could make gifts for their family while the parents in another room made t-shirts for their kids. The kids were awesome, precious, and hilarious! I hope you can see from these pictures how great a gift this fair was to the kids and what a great gift these kids are to the world!!

The event team did a great job planning and decorating for the event.. especially Brynn who put the whole event together!! Way to go Brynn. You're awesome.

Kevin and I put together the stationary table. The kids made some awesome stationary for their families!!

They made an awesome mural and tasty flavored hot chocolate!

They also made picture frames...

And they were able to get family portraits from a great photographer!!

They made jewelry and so much more..

Then they got to wrap it all up to go under the tree!! So fun.



Sooo precious.. I asked her to smile for me and almost died laughing when I saw that face! So cute!






What a great night to see little faces light up! Thanks Mosaic Church for putting this on!

My family

This Thanksgiving Kevin and I went to North Carolina with all of my family to my grandparents house to celebrate their 50th anniversay. My sister Lauryn and brother-in-law Pat have two of the cutest little girls I have seen. I HAD to take some shots of them. My other sister KC and her husband Aaron are expecting their first baby boy in March so I took some pictures of them and her little bump :) My great grandma, GG was there too. GG is 96 and still as lively and gorgeous as ever. In September my parents came to Portland to visit Kevin and I. It was my mom's birthday so I took some pictures of her and my dad for her. They also just celebrated 30 years of marriage in August. So with all of that said, I have some great photos for you. Let's start with my parents...


I have no idea where I get my goofiness from...





Now introducing my favorite nieces... Quynn and Eryn






The McNeeleys


The Richardsons




Mam and Pop (Happy 50 years!)


And of course GG!! Just a reminder.. she is 96!! What a beauty!


One last shot of the whole group


Looking back trough these pictures makes me so thankful for such a wonderful family! Thank you Lord for such beautiful blessings!