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Thanksgiving

I apologize for the lapse in blogging. I will provide a photography blog soon, but for now I wanted to wish you all a very happy and meaningful Thanksgiving! What an awesome holiday, to set a day aside to be thankful. Sometimes the beauty of it can be lost but it really is beautiful. I am very thankful. I am thankful for the kindness of God, my husband who is lovely to me in every way (who was not with us today:( I'll explain later.), my precious Avery Quinn who keeps getting cuter and more dear by the second, both of our steadfast families, our off-the-chart friends, our church family, my clients and the list goes on. I am also thankful for you today, the "readers of the blog", I am thankful to be a child of God, all made in the image of God to be a reflection of his glory and I see that reflection in you, so thanks . . . for being you.

My husband has been in the south Sudan for two weeks (he is raising money to dig a well there) and I pick him up at the airport tomorrow! So Avery and I are very excited and thankful for that! Blessings to you all and may God satisfy your souls!

cons & tay

Two of my most favorite people in the whole wide world! Connie is pregnant with twins! Twin girls to be exact, she is due in december and we are all so excited! I had fun shooting these photos, becuase not only do I love these two with my whole heart, but they are so fun and Taylor is very silly especially when put on the spot by the camera. Thank you for being my dear friends and may these photos put your love on display and make you grow with excitement for the future! Blessings on you!

Adelaide & Andrew

I got to shoot engagement photos for these guys recently and we had so much fun! They will be getting married in Exeter in the spring and I can't wait! Adelaide is going to be a gorgeous bride! It was so nice to finally meet you, thanks for letting me drag you all over the place, and thanks to Elisha Reynoso for the killer make-up!

vacation

So back in August we had our annual aicklen family vacation. We camp on the beach in San Diego, it's always a blast and a welcome break from the summer heat and wedding season. It always ends up being a fun eclectic group . . . this year Joey and Katie hill came for a few days with their precious son Judah, the Norwoods also stopped in for a day of beach play. It was a great time and Avery loved the ocean and the sand, she became obsessed with sea weed and wanted to pop all of the sea weed bulbs. It was pretty funny! Here are a few black and whites of Travis and Avery that I love from this trip.

It's Fall

I declare that it's officially fall, my favorite time if year! I'm just going to say it's so and hopefully the weather will begin to cooperate with me. My pumpkins are almost here, which means that it's time for fall photos. We had so much fun with this last year, the pumpkins that I bring in are incredible, warty, deep orange, green, green and white striped, white and those big huge cinderella pumpkins! Call the studio to make your appointment :)

Michelle & Otis

I had the priveledge of second shooting a wedding with Michael Norwood in Beverly Hills last month. Michelle and Otis' wedding was incredible! Greystone Mansion was exquisite with amazing grounds, the details were impeccable, the food was fun, half the guests wore hats and the dancing was off the hook! I think I got a little carried away, but there were so many fun things I wanted you to see that I just had to post a lot of pics! Thanks Michael! And thanks to Michelle & Otis!













Aren't these girlies precious!












A little rain threatened, but not for long . . . I think the umbrellas added so much!










































Iced tea and lemonade in mason jars, they served fried chicken, macaroni & cheese and collared greens for dinner . . . so fun!




















See Michael working his magic?




The parents of the groom had a big anniversary around the corner, so the bride and groom surprised them with a vow renewal ceremony in the middle of there reception! The minister walked them through vows, a kiss and a first dance. It was very sweet.


This gentleman won best dressed in my book!








Thanks again Michael, we must do this again . . . I had so much fun!