• Our past is not permanent. Our failures are not fatal. Where we see problems, God sees possibilities. Where we see obstacles, God sees opportunities. Where we see fear, God has a future. Hope has won. The tomb is empty 🙌🏻 Celebrating the single greatest event in history today with a heart full of gratitude 💛
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    Our past is not permanent. Our failures are not fatal. Where we see problems, God sees possibilities. Where we see obstacles, God sees opportunities. Where we see fear, God has a future. Hope has won. The tomb is empty 🙌🏻 Celebrating the single greatest event in history today with a heart full of gratitude 💛
  • This little boy has made me love rocks 💛 Let me explain :) When I was a little girl, my dad would walk hand-in-hand with me to the video store and let me rent My Little Pony on VHS. He took me Beanie Baby hunting at swap meets on the weekends. He’d lay with me on the couch and watch Clarissa Explains It All from start to finish. He knew the names of all my friends in high school (even the ones he’d never met). He even knew the names of visiting choreographers at my dance studio. Until I was an adult, it never occurred to me that he didn’t *also* love ponies and Beanie Babies and Clarissa and dance. But he loved ME. He took an interest in what *I* was interested in. Because of that, I have the best memories with him. That’s where rocks come in. In the last few weeks, Becks has become a major rock enthusiast. He collects rocks EVERYWHERE he goes. Our backyard. The park. You name it. Last weekend, he crawled around the patio (and parking lot) at church for an entire HOUR collecting rocks, crawling to strangers, and handing them out. I stayed right by his side pointing out “big” ones and cool” ones. We now keep tupperware filled with rocks in our diaper bag that we take in the car and to restaurants and everywhere we go. This weekend we’re planning on filling his Easter eggs with rocks. Jordan found an especially big one at the park this morning for him, and Becks crawled with it in his fist everywhere he went and wouldn’t let it go. Right now, it’s rocks. Later it could be dinosaurs or baseball or monster trucks. Who knows :) But we want to start taking an interest in what interests him now, so we can train ourselves to have that life/parenting habit when it’s easy. When it’s rocks. Even though he probably won’t remember his rock obsession or likely be a professional at rock collection and dissection (ya know, unless he’s a geologist!) we believe that year after year of consistently showing an interest in whatever interests him, will add up. Because he who can be trusted with a little, can be trusted with a lot. And if we want him to share what he loves with us years from now, we have to love what he loves now 💛
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    This little boy has made me love rocks 💛 Let me explain :) When I was a little girl, my dad would walk hand-in-hand with me to the video store and let me rent My Little Pony on VHS. He took me Beanie Baby hunting at swap meets on the weekends. He’d lay with me on the couch and watch Clarissa Explains It All from start to finish. He knew the names of all my friends in high school (even the ones he’d never met). He even knew the names of visiting choreographers at my dance studio. Until I was an adult, it never occurred to me that he didn’t *also* love ponies and Beanie Babies and Clarissa and dance. But he loved ME. He took an interest in what *I* was interested in. Because of that, I have the best memories with him. That’s where rocks come in. In the last few weeks, Becks has become a major rock enthusiast. He collects rocks EVERYWHERE he goes. Our backyard. The park. You name it. Last weekend, he crawled around the patio (and parking lot) at church for an entire HOUR collecting rocks, crawling to strangers, and handing them out. I stayed right by his side pointing out “big” ones and cool” ones. We now keep tupperware filled with rocks in our diaper bag that we take in the car and to restaurants and everywhere we go. This weekend we’re planning on filling his Easter eggs with rocks. Jordan found an especially big one at the park this morning for him, and Becks crawled with it in his fist everywhere he went and wouldn’t let it go. Right now, it’s rocks. Later it could be dinosaurs or baseball or monster trucks. Who knows :) But we want to start taking an interest in what interests him now, so we can train ourselves to have that life/parenting habit when it’s easy. When it’s rocks. Even though he probably won’t remember his rock obsession or likely be a professional at rock collection and dissection (ya know, unless he’s a geologist!) we believe that year after year of consistently showing an interest in whatever interests him, will add up. Because he who can be trusted with a little, can be trusted with a lot. And if we want him to share what he loves with us years from now, we have to love what he loves now 💛
  • Family weekend! 🙌🏻 After a crazy month of shooting, feeling extra thankful for a few days where the only things on our agenda were zoo, church and naps :)
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    Family weekend! 🙌🏻 After a crazy month of shooting, feeling extra thankful for a few days where the only things on our agenda were zoo, church and naps :)
  • It was SO fun to get to see these two again... with one small change! 😍(Swipe to see!) 👏🏻 Whenever we get an email from a past #amyandjordancouple in our inbox, we get the biggest smiles on our faces. It’s so special to watch our couples begin families of their own (especially now that we’re parents ourselves!) and it’s such a privilege to get to be there to capture such a sweet new season for so many of them! We had so much fun reconnecting with Stacy and David for their maternity session, and are so excited to share it on the blog! We’ll never forget their wedding hashtag #tworedswed, and now they’ve come up with a new one: #tworedsbred 😂
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    It was SO fun to get to see these two again... with one small change! 😍(Swipe to see!) 👏🏻 Whenever we get an email from a past #amyandjordancouple in our inbox, we get the biggest smiles on our faces. It’s so special to watch our couples begin families of their own (especially now that we’re parents ourselves!) and it’s such a privilege to get to be there to capture such a sweet new season for so many of them! We had so much fun reconnecting with Stacy and David for their maternity session, and are so excited to share it on the blog! We’ll never forget their wedding hashtag #tworedswed, and now they’ve come up with a new one: #tworedsbred 😂
  • My favorite thing on the planet is how much this little boy already LOVES to make people laugh. It never really occurred to me when I married Jordan that I’d get to have a MINI version of him (!) but seeing my favorite qualities about Jordan, the things that made me fall in love with him, like his ability to make me (and everyone around him) belly laugh, already coming out in our fourteen month old baby is maybe life’s sweetest surprise so far. Becks is already experimenting with “humor” and when he finds something that “hits,” he does it over and over again and it seriously MELTS me. You hafta see my story from this afternoon to see his latest 😂 I love this kid so much it hurts.
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    My favorite thing on the planet is how much this little boy already LOVES to make people laugh. It never really occurred to me when I married Jordan that I’d get to have a MINI version of him (!) but seeing my favorite qualities about Jordan, the things that made me fall in love with him, like his ability to make me (and everyone around him) belly laugh, already coming out in our fourteen month old baby is maybe life’s sweetest surprise so far. Becks is already experimenting with “humor” and when he finds something that “hits,” he does it over and over again and it seriously MELTS me. You hafta see my story from this afternoon to see his latest 😂 I love this kid so much it hurts.
  • It was Nicole’s first time seeing a cactus in real life 🌵😍 so we made sure to get her plenty of shots that showcase the desertscape, but I think *this* one where you can barely tell where we are at all might actually be my favorite! But... I do love those wide, pulled back shots too! Couldn’t decide which one to pick for a sneak peek! Which one would you choose: 1 or 2?! Nicole and Carmen are in our online photography courses (so fun meeting them in real life!) and they *did* fly all the way from Florida for this... so maybe two it is! Luckily, we have a whole blog post to make my job easier 😂 So many new favorites from this engagement session!! #amyandjordancouple #ajsec
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    It was Nicole’s first time seeing a cactus in real life 🌵😍 so we made sure to get her plenty of shots that showcase the desertscape, but I think *this* one where you can barely tell where we are at all might actually be my favorite! But... I do love those wide, pulled back shots too! Couldn’t decide which one to pick for a sneak peek! Which one would you choose: 1 or 2?! Nicole and Carmen are in our online photography courses (so fun meeting them in real life!) and they *did* fly all the way from Florida for this... so maybe two it is! Luckily, we have a whole blog post to make my job easier 😂 So many new favorites from this engagement session!! #amyandjordancouple #ajsec
  • Her mom asked how their first date went and she replied, “I’M GONNA MARRY HIM (!)” 😭💛 Love, love these two! It was so fun shooting Cassandra and Ryan’s engagement session and we’re so excited to share it on the blog! We had to cancel their first session because of rain (something that never happens here) but I’m SO glad we did because the desert BLOOMED for them!! I’m still so in awe of the wildflowers this season. So rare for the desert! All the color (and Cassandra’s infectious smile) made my job extra fun :) #ajbride #amyandjordancouple
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    Her mom asked how their first date went and she replied, “I’M GONNA MARRY HIM (!)” 😭💛 Love, love these two! It was so fun shooting Cassandra and Ryan’s engagement session and we’re so excited to share it on the blog! We had to cancel their first session because of rain (something that never happens here) but I’m SO glad we did because the desert BLOOMED for them!! I’m still so in awe of the wildflowers this season. So rare for the desert! All the color (and Cassandra’s infectious smile) made my job extra fun :) #ajbride #amyandjordancouple
  • Date Night! 💛 Every Friday, we have a babysitter on the calendar. We get a little “fancy” (aka not the leggings and tees we wear the rest of the week 😂) and try to choose a new restaurant each time to make it feel extra special. It’s so nice to have time to be able to look at each other across a table and not be distracted by Becks and have time to really talk and just “date” each other. It’s SO fun and helps us make sure our calendar actually reflects one of our biggest priorities: our marriage. We love it so much that we’ve been booking our babysitter out every Friday a whole month in advance! She was one of my fourth graders and now she’s old enough to DRIVE 🙈 Photo credit to her :)
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    Date Night! 💛 Every Friday, we have a babysitter on the calendar. We get a little “fancy” (aka not the leggings and tees we wear the rest of the week 😂) and try to choose a new restaurant each time to make it feel extra special. It’s so nice to have time to be able to look at each other across a table and not be distracted by Becks and have time to really talk and just “date” each other. It’s SO fun and helps us make sure our calendar actually reflects one of our biggest priorities: our marriage. We love it so much that we’ve been booking our babysitter out every Friday a whole month in advance! She was one of my fourth graders and now she’s old enough to DRIVE 🙈 Photo credit to her :)
  • 20 YEARS of friendship (!!) Twenty years since Kevin first asked Caroline to be his girlfriend on the school bus in second grade! She may have answered “no way,” back then, but this weekend, in front of their family and friends, standing at the altar together, Caroline gave her most important “yes.” Their wedding day is on the blog and you’ll just have to see all the cute ways they made this day their own! Can you think of a better ending to their twenty year love story?! 😭💛 #amyandjordancouple #ajbride
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    20 YEARS of friendship (!!) Twenty years since Kevin first asked Caroline to be his girlfriend on the school bus in second grade! She may have answered “no way,” back then, but this weekend, in front of their family and friends, standing at the altar together, Caroline gave her most important “yes.” Their wedding day is on the blog and you’ll just have to see all the cute ways they made this day their own! Can you think of a better ending to their twenty year love story?! 😭💛 #amyandjordancouple #ajbride