Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Dec 14, 2009, 11:28 pm
This past weekend, my husband and I took the time to take Liv for a much needed trip to the mall -- for a visit with Santa! Livia has been talking about Santa almost non-stop, and she's been so e...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Dec 13, 2009, 11:58 pm
I wasn't exactly sure how to begin this post -- there have been so many changes in our lives lately! New cell phone (that actually gets a signal!), new cell phone number (I just have to change&nbs...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Nov 26, 2009, 1:23 am
In a word... Livia! Though I'm certainly very thankful for many things, this little princess is tops on my list! I am more thankful for her every single day. This Thanksgiving, we'll be spend...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Nov 25, 2009, 11:10 pm
Isn't Megan beautiful?! No wonder Livie & I love her so much  :o)
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Nov 23, 2009, 9:46 pm
I stayed home from work today with Livia. Ever since I took Liv in to the Doctor a couple of weeks ago, she's had an on-and-off cough. Today, I decided that her cough was getting bad enough to war...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Nov 22, 2009, 11:35 pm
~ Livia & the Triplets ~
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Nov 21, 2009, 12:53 pm
Oh, so much has happened over the last week or so...! I'm not even sure where to begin, so I'll just focus on the most recent wonderful thing. God has blessed me with another year to add on to...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Nov 12, 2009, 11:56 pm
A couple of weeks ago out in the country, Laura & Michael, the triplets, and Liv & I were out at my parents. While Liv was napping, Mom thought we should all go for a walk on such a beautiful day, so ...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Nov 11, 2009, 11:53 pm
My daughter never ceases to amaze me! A couple of weeks ago out at my parents house, Livia decided to play with my sister's Tigger. She's loved that Tigger for most of her young life. When Ti...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Nov 10, 2009, 11:05 pm
Today is the United States Marine Corp Birthday -- 234 years and still going strong! So this post is in honor of both the USMC, and my husband who honorably served our country in the USMC for 5 years ...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Nov 7, 2009, 11:59 pm
It seems that Livia still isn't entirely over her "bug". She ran a fever late in the middle of the night last, and did today as well... It was a very busy day, and I was SO blessed to have my won...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Nov 7, 2009, 1:27 am
Livie-Bug the Lady-Bug! This was the outfit Livia actually wore on Halloween to go Visit-Treating. We are so blessed to have so many family and friends close-by, that it would be silly if not selfish...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Nov 6, 2009, 11:01 pm
After finally making time to download and edit some wonderful Halloween pictures of Livia, I thought I should share some of the loveliness! Now, Liv actually had 2 outfits -- one that was only worn ar...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Nov 6, 2009, 10:51 pm
I often call my sweet little daughter Livie-Bug, which was quite fitting over the past weekend (which I'll post about very shortly!) and over the last couple of days as well... When we put Liv do...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Oct 30, 2009, 11:31 pm
To my wonderful husband:  The Love of my life, the Father of our child, my Best Friend for now - and forever.  I love you with all my heart and soul, and I am truly grateful for every day th...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Oct 30, 2009, 11:19 pm
All on her own, that is! We say her bedtime prayer with her every single night, and she knows it by heart ("Now I lay me down to sleep, Pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I die before I wake, I Pray th...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Oct 26, 2009, 11:42 pm
After a spectacular weekend with my husband up at French Lick, it's back to work and our usual routine... Which actually isn't too bad since we have all these wonderful memories and great pict...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Oct 21, 2009, 8:55 pm
Today I realized that Livia is officially 2 & a half... I can't believe it was only 6 months ago that she was turning two! The time just goes by so fast... With happy memories of Liv's 2nd Bi...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Oct 20, 2009, 10:26 pm
Today was picture day at Day Care, and this was Livia's very first School Photo! I was so excited... This is after spending days pondering what cute little outfit I'd put her in, and after tal...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Oct 18, 2009, 11:53 pm
As I was looking though the photos of the day, that song seemed to play in the background of my mind. I realized that much of what we did today is done almost every Sunday; just another ordinary Sunda...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Oct 17, 2009, 11:34 pm
This was such a wonderful evening & night! My best friend from college celebrated her marriage to her long-time love. Kellee & Marcus were actually married down in Antigua, and today was their ceremon...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Oct 16, 2009, 11:02 pm
In late March of this year, my husband's Aunt Beverly (who we all lovingly call Aunt Bay) came down for a visit. Beverly is Trilby's sister, and she came all the way from Mississippi to visit!...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Oct 15, 2009, 11:16 pm
Sometimes I get so busy that it's all I can do to squeeze as much as I can into my waking hours -- working, cooking & cleaning, then there's more important things like making time for my famil...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Oct 5, 2009, 11:23 pm
This past weekend was just super! I had two fabulous work-free days to spend with those that I love the most. Saturday it was just me, Perry & Liv all day! I actually slept in, so Perry & Livia had s...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Oct 4, 2009, 10:41 pm
I've been quite selfish in posting pictures mostly of my own little family, and many other details of Jenny's Wedding have gone unseen. So as follows are some of the other fun photos of the ni...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Oct 2, 2009, 11:57 pm
After doing my last Flashback on last year's Halloween, I wanted to go ahead and look back upon Livia's very first Halloween... My Mom picked up the cutest little pumpkin costume for her, and...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Oct 1, 2009, 11:25 pm
Hello Everyone and Happy October!!! It is officially fall here in southern Indiana -- it honestly felt like the season changed overnight. Or at least over the weekend. We went to Ohio and it felt like...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 30, 2009, 11:38 pm
(A picture of Liv that "melted her Daddy's heart!")
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 29, 2009, 7:54 pm
This post is going to be a bit more selfish -- all the photos have my little Livie-Bug in them! Perhaps this is why I wasn't able to get more great pictures of the Bride & Groom... My eyes and cam...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 28, 2009, 10:18 pm
Featuring the happy newlyweds...     I wish Jenny and Brian the very best as they begin their lives together -- and I hope they have a wonderful time on their honeymoon in Mexico! More p...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 28, 2009, 12:52 am
This past weekend was so amazing! As I was looking though photos, there were dozens I wanted to edit and write about, but for now I've just chosen a few of my favorites... My absolute favorite be...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 27, 2009, 7:22 pm
The weekend I never thought would come, is now all but over -- in the blink of an eye, I tell you!! This was the weekend that Perry's cousin, Jenny, was getting married. I was so excited to have ...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 23, 2009, 11:18 pm
I'm starting to wonder if there's nothing that Liv cannot climb! We were at church for Family Day a couple of Sundays ago, and Livia and I were playing in the little park area. Then she happe...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 23, 2009, 6:45 am
Today in schoolyards around the US - and in other countries as well - children and young adults have the opportunity to participate in See You At The Pole (SYATP). SYATP is an annual event -- the morn...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 22, 2009, 6:28 pm
It's already Tuesday, but the week sure feels awfully long for going by so very quickly... Sunday, Livie & I were out at my Mom & Dad's -- and it rained all.day.looong! It was impossible for ...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 19, 2009, 11:30 am
For my sister's wedding reception, she had a wonderful slideshow put together by one of our great friends from church - Jessie Marvel. I absolutely LOVED it - so beautiful and perfectly put toget...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 18, 2009, 6:21 am
Last year for Halloween, Livia was a Purple Unicorn - she was so incredibly cute, and luckily I have some great pictures to remember it by. Our life was insanely busy back about a year ago... There we...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 17, 2009, 8:09 pm
So every month, my husband and I have made a promise to each other that we'll do a "date night" - just the two of us. This month's is quickly approaching, and it's my turn to choose what w...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 16, 2009, 10:36 pm
"Every cloud has a silver lining..." And some even have a rainbow! I took this photo several weeks ago, and it just happened to be on a day where things weren't going as well as I'd hoped - ...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 14, 2009, 9:39 pm
Last night I popped over to my Aunt's blog and saw this... This... This cannot be my little cousin!! The young lady in this photo is far too grown-up... She almost looks like royalty! Now, make ...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 12, 2009, 11:38 pm
I long time ago - I honestly have no clue even when - I gave my sister an MP3 player that I didn't really use. Within the last few months, though, I've been thinking it really would be nice to...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 11, 2009, 10:35 pm
Earlier this year, we were super busy with all the pre-wedding activities. One of the most exciting was Laura's Bridal Shower up in Goshen Indiana. Michael's Mom (Cindy) & Aunt Mina put it tog...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 11, 2009, 6:01 pm
My week has been more turned around & upside down than... well... my daughter in this picture! Just had to figure out a way to throw something about Liv in here - otherwise this post is all about my ...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 10, 2009, 7:17 pm
Since my sister & Michael have gotten married, we've welcomed a new addition to our family. Well, actually we welcomed him even before they got married. I'd like to formally introduce... Sidne...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 9, 2009, 6:13 pm
As of late, the only time my sweet little Livia isn't talking, singing, or a combo of the two is when she's sleeping... So here she is - Wordless! She actually fell asleep eating at her Grandm...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 8, 2009, 7:46 pm
Earlier this summer, Livia went to her very first little race - The Little Dutch Run in Haubstadt Indiana. I prepped her, and pumped her up, and I just knew she was going to be great! I mean, she'...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 7, 2009, 10:31 pm
This wonderfully long weekend has had its ups & downs, but it really was a great one! By Thursday, I was very much looking forward to having an extra day off... Why? See below... My sweet little daugh...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 4, 2009, 7:24 am
Once upon a time, there was an active, happy little toddler who LOVED to run... One day though, not too awfully long ago, found out that running inside isn't always all that fun... My daughter, t...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Photo Magic - Sep 3, 2009, 9:59 pm
There are so many truly wonderful aspects of photography - one of those being your own personal passion and imagination. Almost any ordinary picture can be made into an extraordinary photo, with just ...
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Amanda F. posted an article on Faith, Family, Friends, Photography! - Sep 3, 2009, 6:46 pm
Livia really is at such a great age - so fun and beautiful! And her Aunt, Nana, and even Mommy have lots of fun making her beautiful... With braids! (Though Liv's Aunt Laura has certainly done it ...
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