Photos by Mary

Miss Molly is our cousin and she is all grown up! She is a senior at Shadow Mountain high school this year. Molly already has plans to go to college so she can become a nurse. Molly is a very sweet, beautiful and smart young lady. Molly posed with her very best girlfriend Becka in some of the pictures. We love you Miss Molly!!

What can I say, this wedding was perfect! Ken and Tina were perfect! They were married at this cute little chapel on September 12, 2009! The reception was held at the beautiful Scottsdale Cottonwoods Resort . I do want to mention how great the staff was at the Cottonwoods, very organized and friendly. Tina looked very beautiful, she had a veil but at the last minute decided not to wear it. If I had her gorgeous hair I wouldn't have worn the veil either, just stunning. Ken was early, so we were able to take lots of pictures before the ceremony and after. I really enjoyed being a part of Ken and Tina's day and wish them a life time of happiness!

Jeff and Alejandra were married on September 6, at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale , such a beautiful resort. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. First of all remember all that talk of heavy rains over the holiday weekend because of the hurricane? Well we got some rain on Saturday but for this couples Sunday wedding it was perfect! Jeff and Alejandra were referred to me by Mike Kennedy , their wedding officiant. He is such a wonderful man, married my husband and I almost nine years ago. Alejandra has such a beautiful smile and was just so happy! Jeff would comment over and over again on how beautiful Alejandra looked. It was a small wedding with lots of energy. Everyone had a great time!

It has been awhile since I have done new born pictures. Last Friday I had the privilege of taking some pictures of my friend Nancy's brand new grandson Calvin. He was born on this past August 9! Nancy is the perfect example of a beaming grandma. We went ahead and took these pictures outside on her back patio so that we would have all natural light. Calvin slept through the entire photo session. What a sweetheart. This one picture of dad holding Calvin ended up being one of my favorites.

The pumpkin plants are about 6 weeks old now and seem to be really happy. Not much drama with the pumpkin plants since Brian built Fort Knox around them. We are not sure when to expect an actually pumpkin on the plants? If anyone can give us a hint that would be great. William and I did noticed after the last rain we had (a little over a week ago) the plants really flourished. We will see what happens this weekend, we are suppose to have more rain.

Mike and Tammy live in Massachusetts but wanted to get married here in Arizona. They rented out a beautiful house in Scottsdale for the big day. Since they are out of state I did not meet Tammy until the week of the wedding and Mike on the wedding day. I instantly liked them both. What a wonderful couple they are, along with wonderful families. Communicating with Tammy a couple weeks before the wedding she mentioned she was concerned about the heat in AZ, well they couldn't have had a more perfect August wedding. It was only 104! LOL, seriously they got lucky. That was all I could say all day. I really felt lucky to be there with Mike and Tammy and enjoyed working with them and their families, I felt like an old family friend. Mike and Tammy have an amazing life ahead of them, such bright, kind souls. I really like this shot of Tammy and her dad both getting ready. The first meeting between Mike and Tammy, they both look so excited! They were all smiles and tears durin...