The same day we got back from spending Christmas in Illinois, Rick’s dad (or “Pampaw” as the grandkids call him) & his wife Lynda came to stay with us so they could meet Rylie (& me too). They were only here for one full day (they arrived on MONDAY night (12.26.16) & left early in […]
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christmas in illinois
Like I said in my blog post last week (our little christmas), even though Aaron & I have decided our family won’t be traveling on Christmas, we decided to make an exception this year to bless Michelle. Her family (3 sisters, both parents, aunts, uncles and cousins) all live in Illinois, and she rarely gets […]
rylie’s dedication
On SUNDAY (12.11.16), our sweet little one was dedicated. It was something very important to both Aaron & I that our daughter was dedicated. However, this was just a ceremonial, public expression of her dedication to God. We personally dedicated her when we named her. Rylie Annalise means – an extravagant existence devoted to God. But […]
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 […]
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 – behind the scenes
On SATURDAY (10.1.16), Aaron and I had our maternity photos taken. It’s been something I’ve personally been looking forward to for weeks and I am so thankful that Aaron was excited to get them taken as well! Being a photographer, I already have the nice equipment to take photos (obviously), and since we’re on a […]
registering – round #2
You may recall I did a post about our first baby registering experience at Babies R Us back in April. Well, welcome to round #2 as we are now registered at Buy Buy Baby. Aaron didn’t have a huge desire to look through the baby stuff (again), so I invited Amberlyn to be apart of the […]
highlights of summer 2016
Summer in Alabama is H.O.T! and humid. It’s a wonderful season full of activities but it also can be overwhelmingly exhausting with the heat. Even though we can tell Fall is approaching (which I am so beyond excited about!), it’s still humid here and you’re best to wear layers. Similarly to what I did last […]
highlands college orientation
You may recall my post about Aaron & I getting accepted into Highlands College I wrote a few weeks ago – well last night was our orientation for the Fall semester which starts next Tuesday (August 30th). I took a few pictures throughout the evening to share with you and give you all a peak into […]
happy 240th birthday america
happy independence day from the shaver crew! Most of our 4th of July was spent cleaning and getting ready for the evening festivities. Michelle and I did some baking and made a cake + brownies and added a patriotic design to them. When 6pm hit, some friends came over and we were ready to enjoy! And […]