my blog is one year old!

that's right- one year ago today I started this blog.  Here's what I said:

"I have been thinking about starting a photography blog for awhile, it sounds like fun! So, I'm giving it a try. We'll see how long I last"

Ha! One year and 94 posts later I'm still here  : )
My confidence and skill as a photographer has grown a lot from one year ago, and I have loved every bit of it! 

Anyway, here are some pictures from yesterday:

To celebrate the first ripe apples of the season, I made a pie.  gotta love apple pie!

The cool weather the past couple days has made me so ready for fall!   I love fall, I think it's my favorite season.   I love the crispy cool air, and apples, and the golden corn fields, and hot cider! 

And lastly, here are a couple pictures of the little guy I took the other day.   I thought these were pretty cute, but I'm a little biased  : )

update on the puppies

If you follow my blog you might remember this post last month about some adorable newborn puppies.  I have some newer photos of them, and thought I'd give you an update.
there is lots more to that story...
oh boy

A few days after I posted the last photos, the sweet momma dog needed an emergency surgery, and could no longer nurse her pups.  So, all 7 needed to be bottle fed every 2 hours.   EVERY 2 HOURS!!!!!!!!!!
I helped out for a few days (and nights) at the beginning of that adventure and let me tell you- it's good that those puppies are so cute!!  : )   yep, you just try convincing a tiny squirmy puppy that they like formula milk out of a plastic bottle.  (At 2 in the morning no less!) 
And I did get pretty attached to those puppies, too.  All the girls are named after disney princesses- Jasmine is my favorite puppy.  She's the teeniest of the bunch but has lots of spunk. 

Here are pictures from a few weeks ago:

Once the puppies got used to the formula, feeding them became much easier and we could feed two at a time. 

Here's Belle getting a little overzealous and having milk come out her nose:

Here's momma when she was feeling better- released from her "cone of shame".  (just a shout out to my fellow pixar fans)  :)

And here are the puppies now.  I love this stage, they are so playful and fun!  They have been exploring the garden at my friend's house, and apparantly they like basil.  Who knew.

three sisters

Here is a peek at the photoshoot this morning with two sweet little girls and their newest little sister- only a few days old!

Holly & Logan