i made it!

i blogged every day for a month, and i have to say i am glad i am done with that. it is a little too much for me to blog every day of the week, and i sometimes i wanted posts up for longer than a day...but i still did it. to end this month of blogging i am going to share a little slideshow i just made up of chase. the song is elizabeth mitchell, whom i adore and just blogged about. go buy her cds.

this makes me giggle

i know these pictures aren't great examples of stellar photography, but this photo of chase cracks me up for some reason. so here is a little silliness on this grey (and snowy!!!) day


and for extra laughs. my mom always buys amelia a little something when we go shopping. the last time, mom asked her what she wanted...and what did she want? a really gross ugly halloween rat. this thing is hideous. but she LOVES it. she really does. she kisses it and wants to take it to bed with her. she is a goon. Matt will LOVE me for posting this picture---

an ode to the peanut shell

i am sure you are thinking "huh"? but today, i had to go grocery shopping with both kiddos all by myself for the first time. and the only way i made it through unscathed was because of this wonderful, wonderful sling: The Peanut Shell. it is so comfy, chase loves being in it, and best of all they have so many designs that it is even fashionable. i actually have two i love them so much.

here are a couple of pictures of chase in his peanut shell. this is my microfleece one. i also have this one, that i have gotten lots of compliments on.




and while i am at it... here are some other "mommy things" i love:
fleurville's micropod (perfect for carrying a couple of diapers, wipes, and my wallet)
elizabeth mitchell's cds (kid music that isn't annoying!! woohoo!)
zutano clothing (so soft and nice and it washes up well!)
here are chase and amelia in some zutano

a girls best friend

i am sure, if you have seen much of my work or followed along with my blog at all, you have noticed that I LOVE detail shots. especially rings! i've always been obsessed with the details of weddings. at one of my first weddings someone laughed at me for shooting something... a shoe maybe... and said "you really take pictures of EVERYTHING, don't you" and, well, i do try. i just ADORE the details. and rings are just so fun and so pretty. so here are a few extra ring shots from throughout the year. there are WAY more that i could post, but I things are crazy around here with a newborn and toddler, so this will have to do.

charlie

on sunday we got to have a playdate with charlie and his parents, who are some of matt and I's best friends. it was a blast. amelia and charlie had so much fun together, we had yummy food, and I got to take pictures of charlie, who is just completely adorable! Thanks Bonnie and Scott for the great time

amber and jeremy engaged.

saturday was another glorious day for engagement pictures. the weather was beautiful. so much so that where we took the pictures, grandad's bluff, in la crosse was FULL of people. amber and jeremy are a great couple. they totally cracked me up! they were even up for being rebels with me to get some shots. thanks guys!

























just look at the view from up there. WOW!

another gorgeous ring

all my brides have such pretty "bling" ;) I love to photograph it. Here is one from Amber and Jeremy's engagement session yesterday. And before anyone asks NO, I did not photoshop that flare/sparkle on to the ring. it is just that shiny.




stay tuned tomorrow for some more from their fun engagement session

a banana and monkey hello

and since all the little banana did was sleep, we give you more monkey. she definitely lives up to the costume

a girl and her dog

amelia LOVES my parents dog, boone, and he loves her too. last night they were playing in the yard together

little fingers

little toes

a new look

I was feeling like it was time for a change with the blog colors. But now I am not sure what I think. Drop me a line and let me know!

This picture a day thing is getting kind of hard. Not that I don't have pictures to share, but somedays I want to leave up a post for longer than a day. So make sure you SCROLL down. I don't want you guys to miss out on Rebecca and Kevin and Jess and Dillon's engagment pictures

today's pictures of the day are from Danielle and Andrew's wedding this summer.