Baby Tonya!

I got to do Kristian's maternity photos, and now I got to photograph her most beautiful baby girl, Tonya.

I love her baby blues! She is such a little Gerber baby!

This is by far my favorite photo from the shoot so far!

I just really like this photo. I'm not exactly sure what I like so much about it, but I thought I'd share it with you.

I said yes!

Some of you may have heard the exciting news! I am now officially the future Mrs. Mark Hewitt! :]

On Monday, Mark and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary. We had stayed in Red Wing the night before and had gone on a boat tour of the Mississippi. We did some shopping and hiked Barn Bluff.

On Monday we went to Frontanec State Park and hiked to Lake Pepin.

When we go to the shores of Lake Pepin, Mark popped the question!

I said yes :)

Spring :)

Spring means many things here in Minnesota. It means blossoms on all the cherry, apple and plum trees. It means prom time for the local high schools. It means new beginnings. It means rain & lots of it. It means farmers working hard to get the crops in the ground. It means garage sales & antiquing.

Here are a few photos of my Minnesota Spring!

I tried my hand at hair styling! :) This is the hair-do I did for Sarah Welander for prom!

It turned out really cute!

This is my pup, Rugby! I love his expression in this photo! He seems to be saying "Ahh, Mom, another picture?!"

This is the Grain Vac we rented from Smith's Mill in Janesville. Due to the strange fall we had, getting grain out of our bins has been a challenge. This thing has made it a breeze!

This is my mom's cherry tree in bloom! I love it!

We make a ton of cherry jam and jelly each year off of this tree!

Close-up of the cherry tree blooms! I'm hoping the frost we got a few days ago didn't nip these buds in the butt, and that we will still have a cherry crop!

Busy, Busy, Busy!

So I haven't had time to take any photos, but will get some on here soon, I promise!

I visited White Sands Dog Park with my puppy on Sunday. I didn't really like the idea of a dog park because I found it very stupid that our city couldn't put in a skate park for our youth, when childhood diabetes and obesity is on the rise, but after visiting the dog park I realized how many people take advantage of it! My dog absolutely loved it, although he wasn't too sure about the water and a Great Dane that we thought might eat him. But what I also realized was all the kids that were out there with there parents walking their dogs. I was also surprised by how clean the park was kept. I guess I thought there would be a lot of dog poop, but people really cleaned up after their animals. My view of the park after going there is definitely different. It just goes to show that the phrase "Don't judge a book by its cover" really is true!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone! I got to spend mine with all my family and eat plenty of good food! :)

I promised I'd try to update every week so here is my 2nd update of that promise! My niece looked absolutely adorable in her new Easter dress so I quick grabbed my camera and started snapping!

Time for Change

Spring is officially here! I hope! Minnesota weather tends to be quite finicky. I haven't had much time to update the blog or take many photos. But I have decided my new goal is to get an update on here every week! I can't believe my year at MNSU is almost over! About another month left of school, and then it will be summer break! Please stop by often and suggest it to your friends! I am really looking forward to doing some spring and summer shoots!

As many of you know, our dog Rugby has these amazing blue eyes. We thought that after a year they might disappear. But his blue eyes have stayed as bright as ever!