Early in the morning on WEDNESDAY (11.23.16), my dad flew back to Washington. Thanks for hanging out with us Grandpa Peaks! We loved taking drives & the Star Trek marathon THURSDAY (11.24.16) was Rylie’s first holiday – Thanksgiving. It was full of Thanksgiving classics –> food, nap, & a family picture. it seems so perfect […]
the shaver crew
week 2 with rylie
To kick of week #2 with our baby girl, I finally had some time to take her newborn photos. I was so excited because it’s been a dream of mine for months to take her pictures, and I finally got to 😀 THURSDAY (11.17.16), my friend Leiza came over to meet Rylie & take a […]
week 1 with rylie
Aaron and I came home from the hospital on 11.10.16. I personally was so excited to go home, and I think Rylie was too. Isn’t her “going home” outfit cute? I’m still obsessed with it! <3 Our first outing after Rylie was born was a trip to SAM’s Club with the tribe to do the […]
rylie’s newborn session
It’s been a dream of mine to take my daughter’s newborn pictures for months, and I am so thankful that I got to fulfill that dream on 11.16.16 when Rylie was 8 days old. We may be biased, but Aaron & I think Rylie is absolutely gorgeous, so naturally, I was very confident that her […]
rylie’s birth story
I had my 39 week doctors appointment on Monday, November 7th in the morning. Everything looked great and my doctor said I was 2cm dilated, which was great. But she did send me over to ultra-sound to check my fluid level. She said if it was more than a 5, we could continue to let […]
welcome rylie
On November 8th at 11:25am, we welcomed Rylie Annalise into the world! She weighs 8 pounds 9 ounces & is 19 inches long. She is a very healthy baby girl! It was evident that God’s hand was not only on the pregnancy, but on my labor & delivery as well. I can’t wait to share […]
october 13th, 2012
You know how Facebook has these “On This Day” thing where it will occasionally bring up a post, photo, or video that you posted on that day a certain number of years ago!? Well, this morning I logged onto my Facebook account and was reminded that on this day 4 years ago, something sentimental happened […]
rylie’s baby shower #2 – inside out
For a little less than a year, we’ve been going to a small group (not associated with Church of the Highlands) and have become very close friends with the people there. So SUNDAY (10.9.16), the ladies put together a co-ed baby shower for us, and the theme was from the Disney/Pixar movie Inside Out 😀 […]
rylie’s baby shower
SATURDAY (10.8.16) was our baby shower. We hosted it outside in our backyard which was magnificent since the weather was perfect! My sister-in-law, Amerblyn, did an incredible job with the decorations (she also gets full credit for all the pictures taken 🙂 ). My mother-in-law, Michelle, and I were in charge of food so we spent […]
our maternity session – rylie
A desire of my heart throughout this pregnancy was to have maternity photos taken that I absolutely love – and I am so thankful that God gave me that desire of my heart the other day. Aaron & I have some beautiful photos that we will truly cherish forever! <3