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Showing posts with label love. Show all posts

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Fun with a Photo Frame

Go check out Kristin and sign up for a photo session, it would make an amazing gift for your spouse or family member. She does couples, babies, family, etc. Her website is here: http://www.windypoplarsphotography.com/ and her facebook is https://www.facebook.com/WindyPoplarsPhotography?ref=hl she is doing a special for the month of July of $50 for a session (she spends 1-2 hours with you) and afterwards the price will be going up...so definitely try to snag a time this month...she is really amazing and so fun to work with!




Wednesday, July 3, 2013

4.5 Year Anniversary Photo Shoot (Check this photographer out)

Can it really have been 4.5 years since Joshua and I got married? In some ways it seems like that long--take our three children that are growing so quickly and in some ways it seems not so long ago--take the fact that we still are in love and our love is stronger!
A friend of ours has started a photography service and we are here to show off her amazing work!!! Her name is Kristin and she was so much fun to work with. We met on the Blue Ridge Parkway for a photo shoot and we managed to get in quite a few pictures in between the rain showers.
She had great, creative ideas and she picked an amazing spot as there was so many different landscapes to choose from...a field of tall grass, short grass to sit on, a stone bridge, a road to walk on...so fun!!!
I love how she was able to get candid pictures and great poses. She really captured Joshua and I which makes me really happy!!! She was really laid back and fun!
She also brought some great props--the picture frame (which I will show tomorrow, so as not to overwhelm you with pictures), a nice picnic tablecloth to set on the wet ground so we could lay down a blanket and not get it wet...she also made sure we had bug spray (yay, no bug bites).
Joshua being the amazing man he is brought his hat which made for cute and fun pictures!
Kristin also suggested Joshua bring his guitar which was a great choice...she has a great list of props and tips on her site for preparing for the photo shoot, check them out!
Kristin played around a bunch with close ups and angles, love that I have different pictures to choose from!
This made for an amazing date night! We did this without the kids and were able to just have fun and be in love!
Love this picture (thanks to my sister for loaning me the skirt)!
We also brought a favorite book for a prop, this book is special as it was a gift Joshua gave me while we were just starting our relationship and it is a favorite read aloud between us!
Kristin's turn around time on the pictures was super fast, we had the shoot on Sunday and I had the pictures by Tuesday, and I got a great selection. They are all on her website and you can download them or order them. There are too many for me to put on here but I'll do some more tomorrow.
So go check out Kristin and sign up for a photo session, it would make an amazing gift for your spouse or family member. She does couples, babies, family, etc. Her website is here: http://www.windypoplarsphotography.com/ and her facebook is https://www.facebook.com/WindyPoplarsPhotography?ref=hl she is doing a special for the month of July of $50 for a session (she spends 1-2 hours with you) and afterwards the price will be going up...so definitely try to snag a time this month...she is really amazing and so fun to work with!

Friday, May 3, 2013

A Walk Up Memory Mountain...

This past week our family was able to go hiking with my sister Beth, my nephew Isaiah and long time friend Daniel. We hiked up Buffalo Mountain which has special meaning to Joshua and I as it is where he asked me to marry him! (If you want to see pictures from then--http://divided-heart.xanga.com/670354848/i-get-to-marry-the-love-of-my-life/ and yes Joshua is wearing the same shirt in both pictures because he calls that shirt his Buffalo Mountain shirt.) We haven't been up the mountain since right before Gideon was born. It was challenging hiking it with three little children but they were all troopers and did great! We made it to the top which has an amazing 360 view! We had a picnic up there and enjoyed all the rocks to climb!
Sister Beth and nephew Isaiah up at the top! Isaiah is no easy load to carry up a mountain.
Our little family...silly children!
Happily Married!
Playing on the rocks
Love the apple in his hand...such a Daddy...but isn't he so ruggedly handsome??? Love this man of mine!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

A Special Getaway

With a little bit of help from my wonderful sister-in-law getting us a great deal on a cute hotel and a ton of help from my wonderful sister who watched all three of our children. Joshua and I were able to steal away for a night on his spring break for a little getaway. We went to a place nearby and stayed in a cute boutique hotel that used to be a shoe factory and had a wonderful dinner nearby and stopped by a cute bookstore to walk around and browse. It was a sweet, relaxing time! Thanks to Amy and Beth!!!
Our door decorated with a shoe!


In love....

Joshua loved this...

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Valentine's Day Celebration

I grew up with Valentine's Day being a celebration of love for the whole family! It made it way more fun when we had a beautiful heart breakfast and everyone gave each other valentines. So I've decided to carry on that tradition somewhat with my family. Joshua and I don't really celebrate on the tradition valentine's day, we just pick random days to surprise each other...so the kids and I made Valentines for extended family members which was so cute hearing them say--"love you Pops, love you pawpa" while we were making them for people. Then I put together a little valentines scavenger hunt I found off a blog I follow and Gideon and Tirzah loved it...it led them to cake and prizes!!!

Yay for heart shaped cake pans!
All the art supplies for the Valentines
Candy and special cups!