Amanda & Greg {Wedding}

Amanda & Greg {Wedding}

Thursday, September 8, 2011

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Saturday, June 4, 2011

I met Amanda about 3 1/2 years ago, through a mutual friend, when we took a trip to Vegas. We have stayed in touch and remained friends through Facebook. She asked me last summer to shoot her wedding this summer. I was thrilled. I love doing weddings, but I love it even more, when I actually know the couple. You can see their engagement pictures HERE from October 2010. Here are a handful of my favorites from their wedding.

First Sighting

Ceremony

Bride & Groom

Accessories

Rings

Toasts

Garter Toss

Bouquet Toss

Congrats Amanda & Greg!

Leah

What I'm Loving Wednesday! {09.07.2011}

What I'm Loving Wednesday! {09.07.2011}

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

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Go link up with Jamie for:

I'm Loving obsessed with this song...Adele - Someone Like You (Live in Her Home)

I'm Loving ice cream sandwiches lately.

I'm loving the temps we've had recently!

I'm loving that I get to decorate a house for the holidays this fall/winter. I'm also still looking forward to continuing to make it our home.

I'm loving Pinterest...follow me.

I'm loving this little girl, her smile and her big, bright eyes...

 

What are you loving this week?

Leah

A newborn's conversation with God . . .

A newborn's conversation with God . . .

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

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I got this in an email and couldn't resist posting. It touched my heart and is so true.

A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"

God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."

The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."

God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."

Again the small child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"

God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."

"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"

God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."

"Who will protect me?"

God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life."

"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."

God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name."

God said, You will simply call her, "Mom."

Leah

Life Lately {June 2011}

Life Lately {June 2011}

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

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6/1/2011

Today was Tony's 10 day follow-up from this post. Short story, he ate rat poisoning, had to have his stomach pumped and be on medication (vitamin K) for 10 days.Wayne brought him back up to the Buffalo vet and they drew his blood. They called us the next day and said that his blood level was lower than what they like to see it, so they recommended him being on the medication for another 10 days and then bringing him in again. Wayne got them to call in the prescription into a vet in New Hope, so we wouldn't have to drive all the way up to Buffalo for the pills.

That evening we had a baby class: Week 4 was about Cesarean Birth, Postpartum Care and we took a tour of the hospital. You can read all about it HERE.

6/3/2011

I met my good friend, Laura for dinner with her son, Ben, at Wild Bills in Maple Grove. I had never been there before and the food was VERY yummy!!

6/4/2011

I photographed a wedding in Belle Plaine for a friend. My Mom helped me that day. I am so thankful for her as I was 8 months pregnant. I couldn't have done it without her. Stay tuned for a more detailed post soon.

6/5/2011

It was baby shower day. Yay! My MIL, Kimmy, threw me a fabulous baby shower. Stay tuned for a more detailed post soon.

6/7/2011

I had my weekly Dr. appointment. You can read about it HERE.

6/8/2011

Baby class night: Week 5 was about caring for our newborn after birth. You can read all about it HERE.

6/11/2011

I had an engagement shoot with my friends Laura and Colin. They are getting married Memorial Day weekend 2012. Stay tuned for a more detailed post soon.

6/12/2011

Wayne and I spent the morning at Green Grandma's visiting with her before our maternity shoot with Jenny Hanson (our wedding photographer/friend). Stay tuned for a more detailed post soon.

6/14/2011

I had my weekly Dr. appointment. You can read about it HERE.

6/15/2011

Tony had another Dr. appointment to check his blood. After about 20 days on Vitamin K pills he was all good to go. His blood levels were normal and he didn't need anymore medication. Yay!

That evening we had our final baby class: Week 6 was all about Breastfeeding You can read all about it HERE.

6/16/2011

I went to the Rihanna concert with my friend Jeannine a/k/a Neener. After the concert we were able to attend the meet & greet. Here are a few pictures from the concert and our picture with RiRi.

6/18/2011

We had dinner at Toby Keiths with some friends of Wayne's. His buddy, Shane, is getting married in November, so it was a get to know you dinner with the soon to be new wife and some of the bridal party.

6/21/2011

I had my weekly Dr. appointment. You can read about it HERE.

6/25/2011

I got up in the morning and attended a bridal shower for Anne's (one of my best friends) sister, Kate. Anne had baby Ms. Ellie Anne 10 days before on 6/15. This is Anne and me the day before Hailey was born.





Ellie Anne - 10 days old



The bridal shower was here in MN because this is where both Anne & Kate were raised, but Kate & her fiance, Andy, live in CA and that is where the wedding was on August 20th. I was unable to attend with being pregnant and having a newborn, but it went off without a hitch and I wish them both a lifetime of happiness.

That evening I was picked up by my friend/co-worker, Nancy B., and my boss, Nancy M., and we went to see a play, The King & I, that our other friend/coworker, Krista K., choreographed.Overall it was a great night. We had all met for dinner beforehand with our other co-worker/friend Rhonda. Little did I know that Hailey was on her way. They all had an inkling.

6/26/2011

Hailey's Birthday which can be read about HERE.

6/27 - 6/30/2011

Our hospital stay which can be read about HERE and watched HERE.

Stay tuned for the more detailed posts soon!

I Heart Good Deals

I Heart Good Deals

Thursday, August 25, 2011

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Most of the items below I found at the Woodbury city-wide garage sales that I mention in THIS blog post. There are also a couple of other great finds included at the bottom.

The garage sale day was back on May 12th. They do it every year, so if you are looking for some specific items and even if you're not, it's always a fun time. This year it happened to be about a week and a half before we moved into our house. So needless to say there were several things I was looking for.

Here are the great deals I got from that day.

This is by far the greatest deal of the day. It is a Dyson vacuum that I got for $100.00. The attachment didn't work because of a missing part, but thanks to my Dad, he found the part online for $9 and now everything works on it! Yay!

This was a couch I found. It was pretty inexpensive by couch standards. It's not new by any means, but with 4 dogs I wasn't looking for anything new and fancy.

I also found this coffee table,

and matching side table to go with it for $30.

Since I was also 32 weeks preggo with a baby girl, I was looking for any good baby finds. I bought this Eddie Bauer bouncer for $15.00.

I was so excited for this next find and what I thought at the time was a great deal. It ended up being a bust. I'll explain that later. I got this travel system + 2 bases for $120.00.

The reason it ended up being a bust is because the car seat expires November 1st. I didn't even know they had an expiration date. If I would have know that, I wouldn't have even bothered. Lesson learned. We actually just picked up her new travel system last week and will post pics soon. So far I love it!

Other than some cute baby clothes and onesies, that's about it for the garage sale items. I think I scored pretty good though. I have to give credit to my cousin, Nicole, for her help in finding some great deals for me.

My Mother-in-Law, Kim, found this swing on Craigslist for $30.00. It works perfectly and looks brand new. We have used it a couple times since she has been born. Thanks Mommy Kimmy!

I found this couch at a thrift store for $25. It's in our basement a/k/a Wayne's man room. Again it's not new or fancy, but it's SUPER comfortable and does the job for now.

I also know I have said in previous posts that I will do a house post with pictures, so one of these days (once the house is more put together) I will do it! I promise!

Leah