my erin

this is erin.
erin is strong. erin is beautiful. erin is amazing.
i can say all this because i know erin quite well. she is like a little sister to me.
we spent a summer serving together on tour with Stand True ministries in 2007, the pro-life ministry i've mentioned several times before. i also visited her several times this summer.
erin is graduating from high school this year, she insisted that i was the one to be taking her senior pictures. though i'm always up and excited to travel for jobs, being in school full time makes it alittle harder than it used to be to fit in my schedule, but we made it happen! last friday i drove up to pittsburgh, erin her friend and i packed ourselves up, along with her outfits, and her couch! and headed to the park...
of course we had a really good time.
erin is just so pretty!





so cozy.

the end.

the Kempers

i don't think i have the words to explain what this family of 8 means to me. yes 8. baby is coming 2009!
i lived with them in Virginia when i was there working full time with Stand True ministries afew years ago. Bryan is the founder and director of Stand True. They moved headquarters to Ohio not too long after i moved back, so i still get to see them, not as much as i'd like, but its better than states away. i love all of these guys. i have all kinds of pictures of them from living with them, traveling with them, and just hanging out... here are afew from their session for their Christmas this year.


this one didn't work that great because the sun was working against us, i wish i'd brought something to block it. i still think its cute though.


i got to photograph this little dude when he was just 2 minutes old. it was such a privilege.



when we got back to the house, the neighbors had their rabbit out...