TerryLee + Aaron 7.23.2011

June 2009 my brother and sister-in-law got married. It was during their wedding that I met TerryLee. She was doing everyone's hair and boy is she talented!! A year later, July 2010 I was hired to do the photography at her cousin Sarah's wedding. Now, a year later, July 2011, I was blessed to be the photographer at her wedding in Abilene! I jokingly asked her family..."Ok guys who's in line for next year?" They all laughed and tried to pin it on a single cousin...they are incredibly hilarious! Anyway, Aaron is from California. He attended ACU and while out there met TerryLee. They are an awesome couple and I had a blast getting to hang out with their family!  Here are a few of my favorite images....Enjoy!   

A few of my favorite pics of my Lily Pie...

Ok...so I have been a little out of pocket for about a month now...I know it has been longer since I have blogged, but I am back! For those of you who may not know I recently had a baby. Lily. She is absolutely the sweetest thing since God made honey! She was born June 5, 2011 at 3:48 pm. It was beautiful! I hope to publish my birth story soon. I have written it out, I am just needing to go back through it again. I don't think I would have thought to write it on my own, but I was asked to write it for my Midwives and their website, so I decided I would! Now that it is all written, why not publish it on my blog? So I think that might be the blog on Monday! Stay tuned to see if I get sleep Sunday night (and I blog successfully) or if I have to nap when the kiddos go down! :0) Until then, here are some of my favorite pictures from this last month...

My friend Alison...

I would like to introduce you to my sweet friend Alison. She is absolutely amazing! Alison and I met at the first For the Love workshop in Tennessee. It was really a God thing because I had been feeling like I didn't know anyone in Midland/Odessa and like I didn't have any friends to just randomly hang out with. Chelsea invited me to go with her to FTL and when we were there we met Alison, who, by the way, had won the trip for FREE during a drawing that they do. She said, "I never win anything!" But I was super blessed that she did win and that she just so happened to be from Midland! What a small world...she and I had to go all the way to TN to meet her! But now she is one of my favorite friends!! We have been able to grow in our friendship over the past year and I know that I have personally been blessed by her positive, Christ-centered attitude and her crazy, spunky creativity! Thank you Alison for being such an amazing friend, encourager, and a beautiful example of a Godly woman! P.S. Check out Alison's stuff when you get a chance!! Alison Holcomb Photography

Cade recites Psalm 121...

Ok...So Brant and his friend are memorizing some bible verses just to challenge each other to get better at memorizing scripture. So just to include Cade, and be able to constantly say his verses out loud, Brant decided to allow Cade to say them with him. They started when I got in the shower and when I got out this is what they showed me...(BTW I only took about a 10-12 minute shower...he is a fast learner!)

Happy Good Friday...

I have been editing a lot this week and today is pretty much my day off but I couldn't help but take a few snap shots of my sweet little baby, I mean Big Boy, Cade...He is too much fun! He was following Brant out on the back deck when he decided he was going to lounge in the hammock! He didn't take to the hammock the other day, but now it seems like he is beginning to like it more and more. Crazy kid always wants momma to "Tae-ta pict-cha" :0) I love it! Here is my favorite from this morning...Hopefully we will get more fun colorful and crazy Easter pics this weekend! I can't wait! :0)

Meet Mr. Blaze: Senior 2011

Blaze has been a part of our family since before I was around. His dad went to school with my father in law back when they were in grade school. They were in the same youth group at church and decided to go off to Lubbock Christian (University) for college where they both met their sweethearts! Clay and Barbie now live here in Midland and now that Brant and I live here we have been hanging out with them a whole lot more. It has been such a blessing to get to spend more time with them and learn more about Blaze. We even had a few chances to go and watch him play some football...what an ALLSTAR!! Seriously...all we kept hearing over the PA was, "He was stopped by Blaze!" When I asked him what he liked best about football he said..."When I get on the field, it's like I can see everything that is going on..." Which is exactly why Blaze is able to stop everyone and everything! Good luck Mr. Blaze as you are headed to college!! Be careful and come visit!! WE LOVE YOU!

Katie + Michael 3.26.2011

I can't believe it has been almost a month since I have blogged...I really have to get better at this! I have a wedding to share with you guys though...I feel so bad for those who are actually reading this...I had these pictures done, I just totally forgot to share them with you on the blog! :0(  I am hoping to get a few more pics up here tomorrow and then you will get to see what is going on with the Greathouse crew on Monday. Stay tuned to see what will be revealed on Monday! Until then...ENJOY!!!

Paige + Bryce: March 13, 2011

Ok...so...This is what I have learned...Shooting a wedding at 7 months pregnant is only for the brave and strong...luckily I had Chelsea with me and she bought me some gel inserts for my high heels which then turned me into one that could be called "brave and strong!" I was seriously turning into a weenie! My feet were starting to hurt before the wedding even started and I was like "uh-oh!" Then when Chels got back after a short break she had the goods! (gel inserts) It made me want to cry to know that she remembered I wanted to get some (but of course I forgot). When I put them in my shoes they were like a WHOLE NEW PAIR of shoes! Which in turn gave me about 6 more hours of gumption! (not literally but thats what it felt like) :0) I took an extra pair of shoes (some flats) for the reception, but I really didn't want to put them on for the wedding...I just felt like I needed to be in nicer shoes than my (only kinda cute) flats. It would have been a lot different if they were cuter.

Anyway, the wedding was absolutely awesome! It was truly the most beautiful wedding I have ever shot and one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever seen! I was in hog heaven! Paige was the most precious, little petite girl! She is super stinkin' gorgeous too! And Bryce...he is so sweet! He was very caring and easy to work with. He knew how to strike a GQ pose and when needed he could hit an awesome smile that just radiates his friendly personality!  So together they are a precious couple!

Here are a few images from their GORGEOUS WEDDING!!!