josie.mini photo shoot

We are in the state of North Carolina for some photo shoots and of course had to stop by Chuck and Mel's for some laughs and a little visit with Miss Josie! She just gets cuter and cuter every time that we see her. Her dark hair is starting to turn blond which is just going to be gorgeous with those big blue eyes of hers!! She looks loads like her mom if you ask me but I do think that she has Chuck's ears.

Thanks for the visit guys!! Have a Happy Birthday Mel!! Josie and I had a little photo shoot this morning that we wanted to surprise you with! It was literally 5 shots but I think we got some cute ones - how could we not of with that face though!!

sonia and david.they did, twice!!!

Sticky and I had the pleasure of attending two of our very dear friend's wedding this weekend, Dave and Sonia. Dave was actually in our wedding this past February and this time the tables were turned - Stick in the wedding and Dave up at the alter. The wedding, or I guess I should say weddings, were amazing!! They celebrated an American and Indian wedding, a wonderful way to combine their two cultures! I think the highlight of the day for me was Sticky and the groomsmen dancing in front of Dave, who was riding a horse. Needless to say the men from India looked way cooler than the Ohio boys - LOL!!! We had a WONDERFUL time and met some truly fascinating people! We were not the photographers (Dave wanted us to completely and totally enjoy ourselves and not worry about work - and if you know Dave this should not surprise you) but I did manage to snap a few. And of course we had our point and shoot.

The simple yet beautiful centerpieces at Lunch.


Dave, participating in an Indian tradition.


A little dancing from Sticky!


Sonia was absolutely stunning!!!



Suhs and Amanda, they drove down to Dayton from Madison, WI.



Me with my handsome husband!


My new friend from Van Wert, Jenny.


Jenny and her husband, Shawn.


The introduction of the gorgeous couple!


Dave Rose and Sticky - quite a pair!


Stick, Dave and Suhs.


Some VERY COOL traditional dancing.


Stick and Dave's bro, Nate.


These two had a weekend off from the kids - this is just so cute!!


Kevin, Dave's other Bro, and his beautiful fiance, Marta.


Dave cutting a rug!


Yes ladies, he is taken - LOL!!!

lexi.2 years old

Happy Birthday to precious Lexi!! You are such a special little girl!! Your sass and spunk are priceless!! You have already added so much joy to our lives and we cannot wait to see what the future has in store for you! How luck we are to have such a beautiful and unique little niece!! We hope that you have a very special day!! Love, Aunt Brandy and Uncle Stick

Happy 30th Birthday, Brandy J

Well, everyone. The big day is here. May 11th. Brandy J turns 30. She's beautiful, talented, kind, warm-hearted, and the best darn wife I could ever ask for. I hope that she is able to take it easy and have a real nice birthday. You can give her some warm wishes and love below. By the way, if you didn't notice, she was super cute as a kid as well.

Brand, circa 1982


Brand, circa 2007


Hair and make-up by the fiercely talented Jordanne Clyde (BTW, Brandy did not cut her hair)


Stunning!


The X processed one is for you Jordanne:-)

a good weekend...

Sticky and I started off our wonderful weekend with a quick camping trip to Hueston Woods with The Adams Family! It was an extended celebration of Stephanie's Birthday. Despite the rain when we first arrived the night and next morning were gorgeous! It also happened to be Willis's first camping trip in which he passed with flying colors:-)

Archie and Willis!


Stepanie and her friend Kaitlynn (soory if I misspelled that) preparing breakfast.



Austin enjoying his pancakes!


On the way home we stopped at Steve and Sandi's for Lexi's photo shoot which will be on the other blog soon! While we were there we were lucky enough to see Maddie and Clay as well:-)

Mr Clay!


Uncle Kurt says that Lexi has Bill Murray hair! LOL!


I do not know why I like this one but I do!

miss stephanie.11 years old today

Today is Stephanie's Birthday!! Stephanie is pretty much the best niece a person could ask for. We do not get to see her nearly as much as we would like to but the times that we do are so special! It was such an honor to have her be part of our wedding this past February. I am not sure how I feel about her looking all grown up but I do know the she is a beautiful little lady - inside and out. Have a great day Stephanie!! I am sure that camping will be fantastic this weekend, even with a little brother around:-)

Photo by Garrett Nudd Photography

sticky.the sports fanatic

So, I am sitting here going through the images from last weekend's wedding and I come across a rather good one. As many of you know the NFL Draft was this past weekend (CONGRATS to all the Buckeyes!) and it seems that Sticky was a little preoccupied while shooting some pictures at the bar stop. Check it out:



And don't worry, like a true professional he still captured some good shots:-)