|| first year photography || olivia + family

Here are the pictures from the photoshoot I was talking about in this post.

Though Olivia wasn't very full of smiles during our session, she is still just as cute as ever! :) It was a pleasure to photograph my youth leader and his little family! 

|| c a p t u r i n g || grandma's house

earlier this week i was out at my grandma's house. there were so many different things to capture...this is just a preview! feel free to follow the links that lead to my photography blog to see more! 

grapes.

fields.

flowers.

 raindrops.

 roads.

farms.

{sorry. that was like picture over load!} 

|| keeping busy ||

i thought life might slow down after graduation and that i would be able to become a more frequent blogger. that hasn't happened, yet but maybe one day! i do have blogging goals...

i am hoping to start posting faithfully. but not now, because life is right now i'd be way too crazy to commit to such a task. maybe in the fall...though things won't be slowing down then either, i should at least be rooted in one place and not galavanting off on any adventures far from home. i really do desire to write more often and share more stories and things i'm learning, but right now time isn't allowing that.

for now here's a glimpse of the craziness.

an adorable little girl i know is turning one and i was able to photograph her and her family this past weekend. more pictures will be coming soon, don't fret! 

i was able to pick up these six windows last week. mom and i ran to the grocery store and saw them by the side of a barn on the way home... all for the price of FREE.  these should definitely be some fun projects to work on {and post about} ;) 

on thursday josiah and i head to the southwest to serve the LORD for a month. there will be great opportunities and great challenges, i'm sure. i have not decided if i am going to try to keep my blog updated during the trip. whether you see updates on here or not though, you can definitely pray for us! 

we were able to make a trip to spend a day with my grandma. she's been living with my uncle, so we were able to take her out to her house and do a little bit of work out there. you don't know how good it was to see her working out at the house again- her house.  it happened to storm while we were there, so when the storm cleared off and the sun came back out, the sky and lighting happened to be excellent for pictures. more posts about this later...

photography work has been keeping me busy! between working on props, setting up sessions, studying different things, and of course taking pictures i have been devoting a good bit of time to that. i think i have a slight passion for photography, don't you? =) 

we had a nice fourth of july evening. it was quiet and peaceful, but it was nice to be able to have a cookout and eat outside together as a family. dad just returned from a two and a half week missions trip to romania on thursday, and with josiah and i leaving this week, time as a family is few and far between this summer. i do so miss our family meals together. 

amidst all the craziness i have been trying to enjoy some of the simplicities of summer. these little things make me super happy. doesn't watermelon just scream summer???

more posts are coming soon... i promise!!!! 

adventure || p. e. i. ||

here is one more final glimpse of the island before i bring this series to a close.

 so many pictures were captured, and there are so many more to share. 

 one day i'll write that story about timmy and the simple pleasure we found in him. 

"isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive- it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we know all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for the imagination then, would there?" 

here's a look at our worn out map that we used to tour the island. oh the places this map lead us to and oh the memories we made along the way. memories i'll never forget.

while this is the end of this series i'm sure i'll share more stories and pictures about the island in weeks, months, and years to come. by this fall you will hopefully be viewing all 900+ pictures from the trip. i hope you've enjoyed this series! 

keep checking back for more adventures! 

adventure || p. e. i. ||

 to some it's just a rock, but to me it's a creation, a masterpiece, a work of art... handmade by the Master Creator. 

 teacup rock was on the list of things to do/see while in p.e.i. but it took work to find...

 ...upon discovering it though...

 ...we were delighted, and visited twice.

 we found it in the afternoon and took in some of it's beauty then...

 ...then we returned before sunset, hoping it would be a splendid sunset...

 ...and oh how it was! 

 we arrived early so we just sat and waited for the sun to set...

 ...sometimes it's nice to have nothing to do but wait for the sun to set! :) 

once it set my sister and i ran around all over the rocks trying to capture the sun from every angle. what a beautiful evening it was! 

"I believe that the nicest and sweetest of days are not those which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens, but just those that bring simple pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string." 

tomorrow we will take one last glimpse of the island in this series.