engagement | lindsey & mike: part I

meet lindsey & mike.  cute, huh?!  so thankful that lindsey suggested, after we realized we were going to have to deal with RAIN, we go to damascus (a coffeehouse in riverview...lindsey is a barista there).  wow.  this, as a backdrop, made for a personalized 'feel' to the shoot and i LOVED it.  :)

l&m -- i am absolutely THRILLED to be your wedding photographer and can't wait for your august nuptuals!!  it's going to be gorgeous!

enjoy a few of my faves from part I.  :D

--H

loved the way he looked at her.

lindsey is also my 2nd cousin.  i think.  ;)  1st cousin, once removed?!  i don't know.  we're family.  :)

check out the bling.  yowza.

stick around for part II!!!!  it stopped raining!!!!  :D

that's my King!

happy easter, friends!

baby | ayden

i don't usually blog on a saturday night, but i just wanted to share these new pics with a very special mommy & daddy.  i know you're missing your little man, so here he is!  xo!

family | scott, ryanne & hayden

i had SUCH a great time photographing this sweet little family!  thank you -- ryanne, scott & hayden -- for inviting me into your home!  i hope you'll treasure these photos for years to come.

again, all my best!  :D

--H



3-month-old hayden.  what. a. sweetheart.

thankful.

josiah's in the next room talking to dora.  on the big screen.  you know....she & boots ask questions and wait for your answer.  it's so cute.  i love hearing him jabber.

it got me thinking.....  i have so much to be thankful for.  a number of people & families in my life are going through some really difficult circumstances right now....  praying for them.  for health & strength.  courage...as they face new realities in their lives.  for the children who've just lost their dad, who only a year ago was diagnosed with cancer.  or for the little 2-year-old who now has to go through treatment for leukemia.  or for the family that has lost their wife and mom of 57 years.....

don't take today for granted.  live each day to the fullest.  no regrets.  :)

since every post has to have a photo -- here's a pic of robyn from last week, when aunt sara & uncle david were home.  doing what she loves.  (sniff!)

for in Him we live and move and have our being.  --Acts 17:28

holding my kids a little tighter today.  xo.

meeting felicity.

joe's sister and her husband were home this past week from newfoundland - with the NEWEST, LITTLEST howe in tow!  :)))  we were all pretty excited to finally meet felicity!  it's hard to believe she's already 2 months old!

here are a few of my faves from their visit!  :)  (...isn't my new niece that absolute CUTEST?!!?!?!) 

nothing like seeing a daddy swept off his feet by his baby girl.

felicity was the first to wear one of my new purchases from etsy!  an ADORABLE shop called 'adorable props'.  check it out!

on their last day, sara & david wanted me to take a few family pictures.  so i did.  gladly.  :)

FAVOURITE!

why does newfoundland have to be so far away?!  :(((  can't wait to see you guys again!!  xo!

today's dose of inspiration.

from the website...
'Soul Surfer' is the inspiring true story of teen surfer bethany hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through the love of her family, her sheer determination and unwavering faith.

...and it opens TODAY.

i love how this story is out there. here's this young woman standing up for Christ and revealing to everybody the hope she has in Him. she says, "...being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive."  AMAZING!!!!  bethany, i cannot wait to see & hear your story on the big screen!!! :D

she's also part of a movement meant to inspire people of all kinds to live for God and for others. it's called, I Am Second. here's her short film.

"I will never leave you, I will never abandon you."

                                                                                     --hebrews 13:5

the sucker.

yesterday, josiah made his very own sucker while at the sitter's.  he loved it...as you can tell.  :)

i'll bet she's trying to sweeten him up, so he'll give her a lick!  ;D

ha!  i don't think it's working, robyn.  he wants a kiss first.  ;)

too funny.  i love my kids.  xo.