Miss Addie.

Nothing like a sweet little girl to lift your spirits.  

Funny Mr. Avery!

Look at that silly face! not a care in the world (other than his next meal :) )  This little guys mom was a teacher at Irving Elementary, the day after these images were taken her school was destroyed by the tornado, praise God their family was safe.  Take every opportunity to enjoy your loved ones, because you don't know what tomorrow holds.

  

Little Miss Price!

Check out this cutie.  such a sweet little thing.  I love this next shot with her binkie laying on the ground.  

Ben & Janae are getting married -joplin missouri engagement pictures-

it was a chilly saturday morning when we took pictures of Ben and Janae. they did an awesome job of shaking off the cold!  We are so looking forward to their wedding in July.  

Aubrey Anderson - New Artistic Expressions Poster Child -

Aubrey was born two weeks ago to Jay and Sarah.  Jay is brother to Angela and Son to Deb!  We are in LOVE with her already! What a sweet baby.  We cannot wait to watch her grow, get to know her personality, and take many photographs of her as she changes.  

We were reminded this week of the preciousness and fragility of life! We plan on treasuring her and enjoying every minute we are blessed to spend with her. Welcome Miss Aubrey! We Love You!

Joplin Missouri - Our God is Greater

This first image reflects my mood to the T today.  For those of you who may not know..... our city was hit with an F5 tornado not even 4 days ago.   The world seems so strange.... like this is all a dream or an out of body experience.  However, it wasn't a dream at all! It is all very real. The intense loss of life, the loss of entire neighborhoods and the loss of homes and possessions that took a lifetime to collect.   What isn't lost is our sense of partnership and community that just seems to be growing.  For images of joplin click here.

Everyone in Joplin and it's surrounding communities has been affected by this tragedy. I personally have spent the last several days helping a friend dig through what used to be her recently remodeled home. A fellow local photographer lost his home as well as countless others.  I have no words. only tears, then dry eyes where the tears once were.   I have found an outlet for my ever running thoughts. two songs that have spoken powerfully to me. 

Chris Tomlin -Our God is Greater

Laura Story -Blessings

Erin & Jason are getting married -Engagement photography joplin, mo-

We had an eventful evening of laughs with Erin and Jason!   What an adorable couple. I cant wait for their wedding next month, it sounds like she is on top of all of the special touches and details! 

Sunsets are so fun for a silhouette shot!

Mark and Hailey are getting married! -engagement photography joplin mo-

We are looking forward to Mark and Hailey's upcoming wedding!  We had a fabulous morning visiting with them, shooting, and just hanging out getting to know them. I believe that this is so important to a successful wedding day! I want to know you before i show up to shoot your wedding :)

Lindsey & Justin -Wedding photography Pittsburg, KS-

 Lindsey and Justins wedding was a joy to be a part of.  Lindsey looked INSANELY gorgeous and was a trooper about letting be make TONS of image of her.  Her wedding dress had all these ruffles which photographed beautifully! Congrats!

 

 The church was so cute! It was the perfect size for

 

 This next shot was one i really wanted to try. Justin & Lindsey were so patient with us while we balanced the inside light with the outside. (not always an easy task :))