Chico California Photographer: Happy Birthday Kenny

Dear Kenny, Well, you are twenty nine today. I have known you exactly ten years this month and it has been the sweetest of my life. Thank you for who you are Stone.

Thank you for getting up every morning, with so much joy and working so hard for our family Thank you for never complaining about my poor cooking skills Thank you for always making me laugh Thank you for cleaning the shower each week, because you know it is not my favorite Thank you for listening Thank you for leading me Thank you for your patience Thank you for watching 27 Dresses with me way too many times in the past three years Thank you for giving up so many Saturdays to photograph weddings with me Thank you for your creativity Thank you for your courage Thank you for letting me hear your jokes over and over again because secretly I like them Thank you for our impromptu dates to Starbucks, that end up being unforgettable Thank you for all of your encouragement Thank you for all of your cuteness (not sure you want to be called that, but I adore you) Thank you for texting me from across the gym, just to tell me I like cute on the treadmill Thank you for your friendship Thank you for your strength Thank you for holding my hand on the Tower of Terror at Disneyland because I was truly scared Thank you for protecting me and making sure all of the doors are locked at night Thank you for pushing me when I want to give up Thank you for dreaming with me

Mostly, thank you for loving God so much, for running after Him, and putting Him first in all you do. You have changed my life for the better, thank you for loving me.

I love you Stone! Happy 29th birthday to my favorite person in the whole world!

One of my all time favorite photos of Kenny, with our niece Adelaide...

I Left My Heart in San Francisco...

Now don't get me wrong, I have so much love for this town of Chico. It is such a sweet town and I am grateful for our home here. However, I do miss the City. I miss the hustle and bustle of life, the colors and diversity. And... I miss being able to take photos in the city. This weekend, I went to the city. It was wonderful! We took the senior class from our church --for a day of fun. And of course, I took my camera. Here are just a few of my favorites... Isn't it lovely?

Jill -- I love this photo of you! For those of you who don't know her, Jill has had an incredible influence on my life this year. She is a mentor and a friend. I look up to her so much and am so, so grateful for her and her family. Jill and Bryce (her husband) led this trip for our senior students and they did an amazing job!

Cheers to San Francisco... I hope to see you soon!

Chico California Wedding Photographer: What Is To Come...

Sometimes I wonder whether or not I am very good at this blog thing. Each day, I give myself a 4:00 deadline. And by this time every day, I am so waist deep in my editing, that I am lucky to get one photo on the blog. Oh, I am so sorry to all those who read this blog. Hopefully you won't give up on me -- because I promise, to share more than one photo with you very soon. In fact, the photo below is from a wedding that I am editing right now... their entire day will be blogged this week! As for all the teases last week, I was in the gorgeous Bend, Oregon with my family. For those of you who have never visited Bend, I highly recommend it, especially when you are surrounded by great people. Cheers to what is to come and the hope that my blog will soon be filled with many, many photos!

Oh yes, and doesn't this photo make you want to dye your hair a stunning red? Ashley is beautiful!

Chico California Photographer: Rest

I disappeared this week and you will have a hard time luring me back to Chico from this beautiful place... Kenny and I are taking a break and soaking up every moment before shooting two more weddings this weekend. Cheers to an amazing time. I have left even my own computer behind, to take this break, so this photo lies completely unedited. Another post will follow as soon as I get back to my office -- but hopefully not too soon...

Chico California Photographer: Six Years...

Well -- it is Tuesday and I am waist deep in editing right now. So I have a quick post today -- just a little something fun for you. Kenny and I celebrated six years of marriage this past week. Wow -- I can hardly believe that it has been six years. We both feel like it has gone so fast, yet SO much has happened as well. I guess I want all of you to know that marriage is life changing. I am such an advocate for marriage -- such a believer in this great thing that God has created for us! Maybe this is why I love being a wedding photographer. Weekend, after weekend, I watch other people commit to this and I know their lives will never be the same. My life has been changed, for the better, because of this beautiful thing called marriage.

So cheers to my amazing, (and good looking) husband and to the God who put us together. I am forever grateful.

Here's a "self-timed" photo from our date night on Friday. We went to 5th Street Steak House and enjoyed a delicious dinner. Save your pennies for this great restaraunt!

Chico California Photographer: The Little Things...

Words don't quite describe how grateful I am to the person who dropped these off at my doorstep the other day...It can be the little things in life that mean the most. Wouldn't you agree?

Cheers to my sweet sister! I love you to pieces!