Wittwer Family {Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria VA}

I love this family!  They are just so fun and completely adorable.  I'm so glad Brooke asked me to come back up to DC to take some pictures of her family.  We met up at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, and even though we had to do a mid-afternoon session, it ended up being perfect with the over-cast skies.  It was so fun to see you guys again!

Washington D.C. temple wedding

A week ago today, my beautiful sister-in-law Becky got married to a wonderful guy in the Washington D.C. temple.  It had to have been the hottest day of the year, with what felt like 100% humidity.  Becky looked beautiful and they both were so happy.  I'm so grateful they asked me to be a part of their special day.  :)

For the ring ceremony and reception, we drove to Old-Town, Alexandria, where we boarded the Cherry Blossom Riverboat along the Potomac River.  It took us on a three-hour tour to the D.C. monuments and back.  

Congratulations, Mr. And Mrs. Chaney!

"Adventure is out there!"

I think it was more than a year ago when my friend Song and I started dreaming up an engagement shoot based off the Pixar movie, Up.  She sadly moved away soon after and we didn't get a chance to make it happen.  I absolutely love the movie, and one day as I was watching it, I noticed that my youngest son, Josiah, looks an awful lot like Carl as a young boy.  And so the obsessiveness with finding aviator hats, making Adventure books and grape soda pins, and buying lots and lots of balloons started.  :)  I have to say it was quite the adventure even taking these photos with a baby, a toddler, and 48 balloons (most of which popped by the time we got to our location).  Last summer I enlisted the help of some family members and we took these photos to use for our Christmas card.  I am finally getting around to posting them on the blog, and I am happy for the reminder that I always need to keep a "spirit of adventure,"no matter how crazy things seem at times.

After moving, getting out of the Army, changing employment, and renovating our house, we now have an even bigger adventure ahead of us!  A new baby!