Flower Girl

My dear sweet Grace was in Jeremy and Beverly's wedding today. She had so much fun, she is ALL GIRL thats for sure. I was not the official photographer for this wedding, so it was kind of nice to enjoy a nice day with no responsibilities. I did however have to photograph my girl. I didn't get any shots of Bev & Jeremy together as the photographer was pretty strict with his "no photography please" policy. I did manage to get a "few" of my girl, away from the formal portrait area ;) Thanks to Jeremy and Bev for letting my girl be a part of your day. She will never forget it!

Brooke Sroka

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Stacy

Chris and Jessica

Chris and Jessica had their engagements done last week. It was a beautiful evening (except for the heat) We had actually been rained out on every other attempt! But I am glad we finally got to do these. How easy they were to photograph! They are really sweet too. He proposed to her in one of the castles at Disney! How romantic!

Looking forward to your wedding on October 6, 2007!

The Orioles Game

Ok on Saturday night, Seth and I had the time of our lives at the Orioles game. Now we have been to 3 games before, BUT THIS TIME it was different! Friends of ours gave us tickets and we sat in the VIP section field box. We were one row away from the dugout. They cleaned our seats for us, we had cushioned seats and cup holders (notice all the things girls notice at a game) We are talking sweet seats....we will never be able to watch a game the same again...We were in between home plate and the dugout on the first base side. I was having so much fun, when we tied it up in the 9th inning to go into extra innings I was so excited cause I didn't want to leave those seats :) It is THE WAY TO WATCH A GAME FOLKS! I rank it up there as one of my favorite all time dates! Thanks to our friends who gave us the tickets! Your the best!

PS The Orioles came back to win it in that extra inning!

Check out the slide-show

Update on Brooke

Thank you for all the emails and prayers for Brooke. I figured I would post an update on Brooke here.

Brooke had surgery last night and did really well. After the surgery the doctors had x-rayed the affected lung and it was 1/4th of the size of the "normal" lung. A few hours later they x-rayed again and the lung was the same size as the "normal lung". The doctors are stumped as to how this could happen, they have no explanation, as this is not the norm, a true miracle.

She does have some air pockets they are watching closely to make sure they go away on their own, if not they will have go in again.

It is so great to rest in the fact that God has this all covered, this is not a surprise to Him, this is not out of His control, He never slumbers or sleeps. He is with that little sweet thing day and night. Even when we grow faint and weary, and tired, He does not!

Thank you for your continued prayers.

Stacy

PS Mandy was released from the hospital this morning, and is with her baby now. Another blessing!

Brooke Sroka

Please pray for Brooke Sroka. Our dear friends Josh and Mandy had baby Brooke on Wednesday and she was immediately taken from them to the NICU with a Diaphragmatic Hernia. Her stomach and intestines had developed up in her lung which have not allowed her left lung to develop fully. She was taken from Anne Arundel Medical to a hospital in Baltimore. Mandy still has to recover from the C-Section and has not been able to be with the baby. She had about 5 pictures on her wall of the baby, but really has not been able to do the formal "mama's inspection" of her little eyelashes, toes and fingers. So we went up to the hospital where Brooke is, took some pictures and got them printed for Mandy. Please pray for her as she has to go into surgery today or tomorrow.

Here is a mini slide-show of Brooke

(for those of you who are reading this who have gotten
married in th past few months, Mandy is also one of my assistants)

Patrick and Melissa 07-07-07

I loved shooting this wedding. The colors they choose were so COOL. What a beautiful waterfront wedding. They day was a huge success. Thank you for letting me share in your big day...

Heres your mini sneak peek slide-show

Ok Melissa you can stop checking the blog every hour hee hee ;)

This Fourth of July we got the privilege to hang out with the Dellas and Friends at their parents Farm in Virginia. We had a great time, it was so peaceful and relaxing. We got to experience some good ole small town livin, by riding in the Fourth of July Parade. They have a small parade and then gather for homemade ice cream and cookies after. The greatest thing about it is that it takes minimal organization, people show up, the kids March about 1/8th of a mile and everyone brings cookies and ice cream. Good times. Grace was in heaven, with 6 older kids to play with and a LOT of acres to roam. They have this golf cart they like to ride around on, hay bales, cows, a creek, and a little house on the prarie type log cabin, just the right size for the girls to play in. It was really fun! Thanks to the Hamiltons for having us! We will be back...watch out...we are addicted!

Heres a slide-show of our vacation