Congratulations AnnaLe and Scott!

I had the pleasure of photographing AnnaLe and Scott's wedding this past weekend. They are a super sweet couple and I had a great time with them, their families and their friends. The wedding was at Lakewood United Methodist Church. The weather was beautiful...cool and breezy. The reception was at Windows on the River. Everyone had a great time and the dance floor was full all night! Here is a little sneak peek at the wedding.

Congratulations Ashley and Michael!

Ashley and Michael were married at Bath Church on Saturday, August 2nd. The weather was wonderful and allowed us to take some beautiful outdoor images. The bridal party and families were very nice and accepted us right into the group. The reception was at the Martin Center at the University of Akron. Ashley and Michael were extremely sweet and really made me feel welcome and special.




















Congratulations guys!

Welcome to the World Ty!

When I learned that we would be traveling to KY for a funeral this past week, I made sure that I told my SIL that now would be a GREAT time to have our nephew! LOL I was present at the birth of their 2nd child, Jackson, and I really wanted to be there to capture Ty's birth as well.

Thankfully, Ty listened to his Mama and Aunt and Ashley went into labor on Tuesday night. She labored all through the night and finally the pain became unbearable. Her contractions were right on top of each other and she called in for the epidural. After the epidural, she was able to rest for a bit, but sadly, her labor stopped. So they had to hook up some Pitocin to get her going again. After a few hours of Pitocin (with it being increased every 15 minutes), she was complete and ready to have a baby!

Tyson Lynn was born at 11:33am and weighed 6 lbs 13.2 oz. Both he and Ashley were fine and it was another amazing experience for me. (I actually was worried that I didn't get anything good because I was crying so hard, I couldn't see through my viewfinder! LOL)

So here are some images from Ty's labor and birth.











Here Ty gets to meet the rest of his family. Oldest brother Peyton (7) and Older brother Jackson (almost 3) get to meet Ty for the first time. Peyton is completely in love with his new baby brother and constantly asks to hold him.





Welcome to our family Ty! Can't wait to see you grow up with your brothers and cousins!

Aunt Steph

Joy and Sadness

This past week has had it's share of both.

For Sadness: Shan's Uncle Jim passed away on Friday, July 25th. When the boys and I got home from TN on Monday night, I knew we would be leaving again on Tuesday to attend the funeral in KY. We drove down and made it to the funeral home just in time for the funeral service. Uncle Jim will be missed and the rest of the family remains in our prayers.

For Joy: While in KY, we were blessed to welcome our newest nephew to the family. Tyson Lynn was born on Wednesday morning.

So it has definitely been a week of joy and sadness. And a very hectic time in our lives with all of our traveling. (Ergo why my blog is so far behind...again! LOL)

Family Reunion

The boys and I took off to Nashville on July 25th for a family reunion with my Mom's family. We have had these reunions every other year for the last couple of years. It is quite challenging to get us all together. It is hard enough to get 9 families to get their schedules to work together and find a time that we are all available, but add to to mix that we live in 5 different states spanning the country (from Utah to New Jersey) and it can be downright impossible.

My Aunt Jerri and Uncle Jerry were kind enough to plan this year's reunion. It was at the Wyndham Nashville. Tennessee seems to be closest to the middle for the majority of the group, so that is where we met up.

It was a really fun weekend. My Mom has 2 brothers (both older than her) and I have 5 first cousins. Amazingly enough....all of the 1's (my Mom's Generation) and the 2's (My Generation) were there for the first time ever! And most of the 3's (My Boys' Generation) were there. Only my cousin Angela's boys didn't make it this year (and her hubby and mine), but we were thrilled to see Angela as we didn't think she was going to make it either. They live the furthest in Utah.

So here are some group pictures of my family.

The 1's (My Mom's Generation)

The 2's (My Generation)

The 3's (My Boys' Generation) :
Very challenging since there are 8 kids, 8 years old and under!

The Whole Group

To my family: Thank you for a wonderful weekend. It was great seeing Ian and Christian playing with their cousins like we did as kids. I really enjoyed catching up with all of you and hearing about what life is like for you all now. I can't wait for the next one in 2010!

Steph