Isn't she a Beaut!!!!

Here is the new Lady of the family. I love her!!! She's what I have wanted for quite some time now, but it hasn't been on the employee choice, UNTIL NOW!!! Todd brought her home today, and she's beautiful! We are so excited, mostly me because I have wanted a Patriot ever since Todd mentioned them when they were "in the making" which was at least about a yr. now. Sooo happy!!! :)

Kenny's Sr. Photos

I took photos of another Clawson Senior, he was a really nice kid. He played both soccer and baseball, so we went to his home fileds to do some photos. Problem was the sun was SO bright and not a cloud in the sky. Talk about a photographers nightmare, but we made it work for the best. We also went around downtown Clawson to do some in the city. It was a lot of fun!

There'll be more postings because we're doing a lot of stuff right now I have to edit. Ha!

Updating with our Life

Well... Things are going well in the Veldman House right now. We are FINALLY getting in the swing of things with our dear boy Rosco. He's doing excellent!

For the most part he's potty trained, minus a visit to the grandparents today and he had an accident when we first got there... partial my fault because I didn't have him go before he went inside. He found Mac's bed to be quite the spot to go on. (Sorry again!)

He's doing much better with all the little nipping he had been doing before, since he's a herding breed he's more prone to do this... they call dogs that are bred for a certain job and do not end up doing the job "Un-employed" HA! So right now he's doing better out of the herding job market.

He's got quite the personality. He loves both Todd and I and gives LOTS of kisses. Rosco and I do a lot of hanging out though. We do morning and late afternoon walks together, we eat breakfast together, we play together, I talk to him a lot, plus I'm his handler in puppy class. Which for those of you who were wondering about how class is going... I think he's is an Agility Master ALREADY! He absolutely loves the tunnel and all the bridges that they have him climb... plus he already knows what to do. He's awesome at sitting, walking on a leash, coming when called, and we even stunned a few when we rolled over. He's a quick learner!

He's getting huge! I'm thinking maybe 18lbs now...

Coming from someone who has never had a dog, I never quite knew what the hype was when people said it was part of the family or the saying "Man's best friend". I now understand it COMPLETELY. I'm not sure what I would do without him, if anything ever happened. I would be a mess. He's definitely part of our family now and I love him more and more everyday!

Todd is doing well with his job, he's impressing them everyday on how smart he is. They just did reviews and he got an awesome one! So that was nice!

My Lifetime job is going well. There is alot of stuff in my mind and heart that are changing, which definitley need prayer on, but for now it works. Photography is going very well, and I'm hoping to get some more weddings booked for next yr. We are working on our whole approach and hopefully it's working somewhat. Todd is helping a TON! He's the best husband ever!

Our house is coming along great. I should post photos of our front room because we've been remodeling it for the last 4 months. (Getting a puppy puts things on hold for a bit) For the most part it's done, but a little here and there and we need some decor on the walls and stuff, but that's coming. Our next project is our bedroom! YES! I love a good ol' remodel of a room... it's like new and fresh and makes it fun to walk into something old and get a whole new and different feel. I LOVE it!

But everything is going well with us! I'll be blogging the next couple days with more photo stuff we have been doing. :) Just wanted to give a good update with Todd and I and Rosco!

These photos just show how cute our little guy is, and how I gave up on trying to take him to the groomers because I took him again and 1. they did a terrible job and he had to be there for almost 2hrs in a crate waiting for his turn, and 2. right after he comes home he gets soo dirty right away! I caved in and got him a treat if he did good in the bath... he was pretty good, a little fiesty, but I'm a sucker for his cute face!

Melanie and Ryan Engagements

Both Todd and I, mostly me though, have been really excited about THIS photo shoot, due to the fact that Melanie and Ryan are GOOD friends of ours and we knew awhile back that they were getting engaged from very funny stories. Then we got "the call" that they had gotten engaged. We were thrilled for them! Melanie used to work with Todd, and her and I met through him. We both were runners and would do morning/evening runs together. You could call us 'Run Buddies' but soon enough she would become one of my best friends here. It's been fun getting to know both her and Ryan. As Mel is in Law school right now, we don't get to hang out much anymore, but when we do it's never a dull moment and this photo shoot tops the charts. They are a wonderful couple and the photos show just how much in love they are, along with how much fun they have together. We are so happy for you and love you both soooo much!

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Our website made it on BLUDOMAIN

We submitted a recent photo for a contest and it made it to the front page. I just found it out, so I was pretty excited! It's nice to see that our business is growing little by little and I have faith that we are going into the right profession.

Much excitement!

Meeting the Family!

We finally got the chance to go back to my home in Indiana. We have had either weddings, engagement sessions, work, etc... every weekend until... this past weekend. Boy was it good to visit family. I love and miss them so much. We had a bit of trouble getting there. I think I'm jinxed when it comes to cars. I broke Todd's car (supposedly) and now Todd's dad's car (supposedly again) I don't believe it, but same thing happened to both. But we got to take Todd's dad's convertible, so whatever I did, my plan worked! ;)

Anyways... we finally got there and had a great time. Spending time with family, visited IWU for homecoming, which was really cool, went to a movie, did dinner, and we even got the chance to see some of the extended family. Most importantly my family got to meet the newest member of our family Rosco. I know most of the posts lately have been about him, but we just love him so much and are having so much fun with him. He's the BEST dog. He's doing so well, and puppy classes are really fun to go to, even Rosco loves it!

Well Rosco got to meet his cousin Berra. He was really excited to meet him, but we're not so sure Berra was too big of a fan of the little guy. Rosco just wanted to play, and Berra is a bit older and more mature. They ended up playing very well together. Hopefully next play visit Berra won't be intimidated by Rosco's size, as he is growing by the minute. He's huge now! 13 lbs. (we found that out at the recent vet visit, which wasn't a good experience for Rosco this time... he was not happy to get those shots). But in the end, the whole family loved our little guy, and we're really excited for many visits to come! :)

But here are some photos of the pups during our stay. I was so glad to have gone home. We had a great time, and it's so great to see my family! I wish we lived closer, but that's life right now.

P.S. Go see "The Kingdom" it's a great movie!

The like each other here...





My sister and Berra...How sweet!



Some outdoor playing...



Rosco discovered Rawhide bones... he loves them now. (no worries, we'll be careful with them)


This photo describes how Berra was all weekend, he just wanted to sniff the booty... haha!


But who could be mad at a face like this... awww...


And this... awww....




Rarrrrrr.... haha!




He loves his mama... and she does a good job rubbing his belly.. I think she found his spot.



He would not leave the bone... he carried it around and chewed it forever...


He's a hambone... on his way to the camera

We Love Fall...

Fall is here... and it's beautiful!

Even though we are going to be cutting down the fruit trees in our yard, due to the attraction they are for the squirrels who throw them and spend all day in our back yard eating every piece of fruit there is in there and the fact that we would like more room for Rosco to run free, and for us to run and play with him in the yard.

I took Rosco for our normal after work walk, and today we decided to rake the leaves... well one of us would rake one of us would bark at the rake because we did not know what the rake was or did... ha! (Yes that was me!...not really!) But we got a big pile of leaves after the many fights we had with the stupid rake, and we played in the big pile... we even snacked on some crusty leaves there were in the pile. Rosco loved it!

Here are some I snuck while he just laid in the big pile.... He is adorable. He's going to be 12 weeks on Friday, I think he weighs at least 15-18lbs. He's a hosss!!!!