i'm normally a morning blogger, but i was out the door too early this morning. mom had her gall bladder removed this morning, so i was at the hospital early and then i ran to omaha for a morning photoshoot. all went well with mom, thankfully. her pain tolerance is through the roof. she is home and doing really well so far. thanks for your prayers.
i have so much i want to say, but i'm so busy with editing, that i need to keep this short. i was super excited to get an email from cara, letting me know that our peeks were up on her blog! i am so happy to finally have photos of all of us! we planned for a long time to make it work for everyone...all of us are so busy, it took a major effort to get a date set, so that everyone could be there. and cara was sweet enough to take us all on-no small task! i am usually a very laidback, spontaneous person, so the fact that we planned way ahead, and i even planned the color scheme(which i emailed to each family!)
and we took our couch, the green chair, and even a borrowed orange vintage truck (thanks dr grassmeyer!) to the farm. tom hooked the trailer up to his pickup, then ryan drove that, tom drove the vintage truck....plus, all of us in our vehicles following-quite an entourage! it was a pretty cool scene...almost movie set-ish. i wish i had taken a photo of the overall scene. it was pretty much mass chaos, so that didn't happen. i was so pleased to just have everyone there, and cooperating! i am so, so very happy to have family photos! i think it was good for me to be in front of the camera this time too. i think it gave me a better feel for what my clients might be feeling. cara was so patient with us. i don't think there is anything as challenging as taking a large group photo. thanks cara!
in other news, i had the privilege of taking photos of a young man from the madison wisconsin area last sunday. daenon and his sweet mama, renae, drove down to omaha on saturday, and spent the night in the old market area, and then tom and i met up with them sunday for daenon's senior photos. i was completely honored that they drove that far, for his photos. he is such a great guy. i had the best time with both him and renae. quality people. renae, i hope that you and your family are happy with these!
oh and i forgot to mention that he is great-looking AND super sweet!
this one is my favorite....i think.
the time went much too quickly! i loved every minute with these two!
so, the day has flown by, and tom will be off work soon. we plan to have a date night tonight. it's been so busy lately, that we have just had stolen moments together, so our plan is to see a movie tonight. i'm pulling for *secret life of bees* and he's pulling for *appaloosa* ...we shall see who wins! i actually want to see both, so it's fine either way!
God bless you and yours!
Becky!!!! These are absolutely amazing! I'm so glad you thought of taking a picture of us together. Thank you so much!! These are incredible. Yeahhhh!! I'm so excited (as though my exclamation points didn't say that already)!!!!! Okay, I have to go back and look at these shots again!!! Renae
Posted by: Renae Clark | October 24, 2008 at 03:24 PM
Glad to hear your mom made it through the surgery Becky. (and sorry I sound like such a spaz in my previous post!) Renae
Posted by: Renae Clark | October 24, 2008 at 03:40 PM
so glad your mom is doing well :) love the
photos on cara's blog and the closeup of you and tom is absolutely GOOOOORGEOUS!!!!
k
Posted by: karon henderson | October 24, 2008 at 03:58 PM
these are great old market pics.
the love in the moms eyes when she is with her son, melts me.
i loved the cb pics of the N fam. i love 'em!!!
Posted by: er | October 24, 2008 at 04:09 PM
I was happy to come to Fremont for this fun photoshoot Becky! You guys were all great and your planning really paid off. I feel fortunate that you chose me for such a special photo . . . your family!
Love ya! :)
Posted by: Cara | October 24, 2008 at 08:56 PM
I love the photos of your family!
Just amazing!
Posted by: Mary Ann | October 25, 2008 at 12:14 AM
Hi Becky - I have been visiting your blog for some time now but I'm a little shy when it comes to posting comments and things... But for some reason, this evening I thought I should - because your work and your words are amazing - food for the soul... You lift my spirits with your beautiful photographs - how you capture such wonder, such depth and such love... I cannot express how much I admire your work! And your words so warm and inspiring... Thank you.
Jenni
Posted by: Jenni Shawyer | October 25, 2008 at 02:36 PM
great shots, becky!! and i peeked at your family shoot...FANTASTIC! you have such a gorgeous family! i'm sure you'll have the perfect place for your new family photos in your beautiful home! :)
Posted by: rebekah | October 25, 2008 at 02:39 PM
Oh my goodness, Becky, your family photos are gorgeous! And I love the ones you took of Renae's son - my favorite is the B/W with the car.
Posted by: Stefanie Hamilton | October 25, 2008 at 08:21 PM
So glad your mom is doing well, and that she is home! Can you send me her addy? Thanks!
The photos of your fam... over the top ADORABLE!!
as, are the ones you took of this handsome guy!
Posted by: Vicki Chrisman | October 27, 2008 at 08:12 AM
I recognize that beautiful woman in that photo!! HI RENEE!!! (You'll laugh as I sat there and said to myself...that looks like RCinWI! ;)) Your son is SOOOO handsome and Becky did a fantastic job capturing it! Congrats to both of you on his Senior year!
Becky - beautiful photos as always, and praying for your sweet mom. Hugs and more hugs,
K.
Posted by: kelly | October 31, 2008 at 04:24 AM