Matthew and Jadyn

This session was so much fun! There are so many images that are just too cute for words! It was impossible for me to narrow it down to a reasonable amount of images to share here. I'm making a book from their session so I decided to select a collage for each of them and post whatever came up.

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Fund Drive

With the Month of October being recognized as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, The Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation holds its Annual Fund Drive for six weeks starting in mid-September and ending in October.

President Ronald Reagan enacted Proclamation 5890 in October of 1988 to recognize that each year, approximately a million pregnancies in the United States alone end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of a newborn child. Reagan stated, "A national observance offers us the opportunity to increase our understanding of the great tragedy involved in the deaths of unborn or newborn babies. It also enables us to consider how, as individuals and communities, we can meet the needs of bereaved parents and family members... " To read the full Proclamation signed by Reagan, CLICK HERE.

If you are in a place to make even a small contribution to NILMDTS, please know that doing so will continue to allow the organization to provide improved resources, training, communication, and other tools necessary in support of our amazing contingent of professional photographers who provide the gift of free remembrance portraiture to families in need.

Our next project we are working on is an online, interactive webinar version of our Formal NILMDTS Training taught by Co-Founder Sandy Puc' allowing anyone in any country with access to a computer to complete the course online. Donations help make programs like this a reality!


Your Donations Support the Organization in Many Ways -

* By supporting the continued education of our volunteer photographers
* By allowing us to further our outreach to hospitals and hospices across the world
* By offsetting the costs associated with outreach efforts including Formal NILMDTS Traingin Seminars
* By supporting the Family Forum which creates a productive and supportive haven for healing
* By supporting the Photographers' Forum which provides a helpful environment for our member photographers to express their feelings and receive advice on the various issues that they face in this noble work
* By supporting the day to day operations of our Headquarters Offices

Jennifer& Scott

Jennifer and Scott were married August 23, 2008. The exchange of vows was held at the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Hays Kansas and the services were performed by Father Kevin Weber. This is significant in that Scott's parents, Daniel and Patricia, also exchanged their vows here. Jennifer's parents, Paul and Reverend Joie walked their baby girl down the aisle as the string quartet, Gloriana Quartet, played. Paul had his own selection that he wanted to play during this time but Jennifer opted for the Trumpet Voluntary by Clarke. ;) Their reception was held at the Fanchon Ballroom in Hays. The DJ, Jason Walker, kept the party jumping with music and everyone had a wonderful time.

Jen, if your looking here are a few favorites so far.

First Day At School

Our baby girl is going to school! Today was her first day of pre-school and she was SO excited. Me... not so much! We waited for the van that will come to get her each day and she was ready to leave us and head off to school. Of course I insisted on following them to school and going in to check things out and make sure she was okay. Brad got a good chuckle out of me not being willing to let go but hey... she just turned 4 and she's my baby girl. Joshua can begin driving in November, though I don't know that I'm ready to move into the aspect of parenthood either. They grow up so fast! Where does the time go?

Happy 4th of July

We hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July! We are all safe here with only one minor incident with a punk. Nothing a little ice couldn't fix and there were no tears involved so it wasn't that bad at all. We had a great time setting off fireworks and even took time to catch some "fun with sparklers" shots.




We are able to see several different fireworks shows from home depending on which direction we look. The closest big show is about 1.5 miles away and we can see it from our driveway. WOO HOO!!!

Jenna's Favorite

My Favorite

Brad's Favorite

Joshua's Favorite

Swimming Lessons

The little one and my great nephew have been having fun at swim lessons this year. Matthew is LOVING it! He's swimming rather well (even under water) and loves going off the diving board as you can see below. Jenna is happy getting wet and doesn't care to put her face in the water or to get too far from the edge of the pool. Maybe she will get more comfortable as the summer goes on and become a little more daring.

Melinda and Doug

On June 21st Melinda and Doug exchanged vows at the Old Stone House in Tecumseh Kansas. It was a beautiful day, the location is wonderful, and they both looked great! The ceremony started at 6pm with the reception immediately following next door at the dance hall. Below you will see a few of my favorite images from their day. Congratulations Melinda and Doug! Thank you for allowing me to capture your special day for you!