the Allen Family

Well Monday is back!! We had a great weekend with our friends and my brother in law Geoff and our niece Carlee. We took her to the Panthers game and let me tell you her jaw dropped when she walked inside the stadium and said " I think there is more than 100 people here!" It was so awesome to get to be there as she was experiencing something new.

I just finished editing the Allen family photos. I am so excited to share these with Shelby. I love the pictures of her girls, they are so adorable. I had such a great time getting to meet Roger for the first time and watching Hayden run around and chase the ducks. They just recently welcomed their second daughter Saraya. She was wide awake and such a happy little baby. Thank you for letting me share the wonderful evening with you.

Have a great week!

ps sorry for any (grammar errors) grammatical errors, Lance keeps getting on me about them. I just get so excited about what I am writing I get carried away.

Happy Friday

Happy Friday everyone! The weekend is finally here!! I spent yesterday with a great friend Cassie eating and talking the whole night. It was so great to catch up. I came home this morning and have been editing away photos of Aidan. His pictures were great, there wasn't one that I didn't love. His mom April made me feel great too, she said she loved them!! It means so much to hear that thanks Ape. Spread the word!

Tomorrow I am going to finishing editing the Allen family photos. Can't wait to finish them and see the final products! Shelby can't wait to share them with you.

Have a great weekend everyone! We only have another week till we are in Atlanta to watch the VT and Alabama game. Go HOKIES!!! Can't wait to spend the weekend with friends and football.

OK, so I am a crazy blogger today. Sorry I haven't been great at updating. I am currently working on editing my photos from this past weekend. It was an amazing weekend and I am very thankful to have friends that let me take pictures of them. I was so nervous but feel like I have a long way to go. I hope everyone will enjoy watching me grow with photography, Lance is so sweet he tells me every picture is awesome, but I am a little harder on myself.

We have a lot going on right now and can't wait for the next few weeks to be over! Lance and I are so excited to have our parents come and visit us very soon. It is not very often everyone can get together! I know the weekend will be filled with great food, great conversation and lots of sweets thanks to my mom's sweet tooth.(sorry mom) So, needless to say the weekend can't get here soon enough!

I am going to leave you with a Goff Family Photo and a Newton Family Photo..

Aidan Sneak Peak

I finally got to meet Aidan and his mom April!!!! I feel like I have known April for a long time. I worked with her good friend Amanda and let me tell you Amanda loves Aidan. After meeting him, I agree, he is such a cutie. He looked adorable in his white polo and let me tell you he couldn't wait to get down and dirty. His mom brought this fire truck and Aidan loved it. Thank you April and Aidan hope you enjoy your sneak peak!

Sneak Peak The Allen Family

I spent Saturday evening with the Allens and got to meet their new addition Saraya. It was such a nice evening, we met at freedom park and their oldest daughter Hayden loved the ducks. Thanks Shelby, Roger, Hayden and Saraya!!!

The Phillips Family Sneak Peak

SNEAK PEAK!!!

I am so excited that I got to take pictures of our great friends Justin and Dani and their new puppy Wrigley.. This was my first time to meet Wrigley and he is such a sweet puppy. He made the sweetest little faces and his ears we so cute, I just wanted to bring him home with me. I am so glad the weather held off for us. Thank you Justin, Dani and Wrigley...Here are just a few of the photos I just couldn't wait to share..

Mavrick

I wanted to post a picture of our friends Luke and Cassie's puppy Mavrick. He is such a sweet puppy and very well behaved. If I ever got a dog, I would send he or she to their house for some training. They just moved to Charlotte and we have enjoyed spending time with them. I have a few more pictures to edit before sharing, but I just couldn't resist sharing.

I am so excited I have been setting up appointments with some great families and can't wait to take their pictures. I am truly blessed to have worked with some great people and also to have great friends. Thank you all!!

My sister Nicci, Wagon (aka Tony), Ryan Martin and I started our own photography group and the idea is every week we have a new subject to take pictures of and we post on Face Book and get comments from our families and friends. It is so much fun to test your creativity and to see what the others have done. Every week I just hope that I don't have the worst picture although I don't believe that you can have a bad picture because in everyone has different views and tastes. This past weeks subject was Ear's and I used my bunny ears from a sculpture in St. Louis.

I have realized in the past couple of weeks that God has some great things in store for me and to trust him. It has been really hard for me to step outside my comfort zone and to put myself out there and every day with God's strength and prayer I have done it a little at a time. I remind myself every day of Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. So take some time today to pray for strength for someone else.

Sorry for the rambling today so much to say and just wanted to get it out!!

lets go panthers

Go # 47... The kingdom is cheering you on.. Thanks to Lg for the fabulous photography skills..

Must be the Money!!

We just got back from St. Louis, MO. Sorry for the crazy title, but I love Nelly and he is from St. Louis, and it makes me think of my high school days with the girls. I had such a great time, Lance had to work Thursday and Friday, so I did some sightseeing and laid by the pool. It was a very productive week for Lance business wise and we got to spend some time in another city together. We also got to visit with my friend Andrew and his wife Melissa and their little one Braden and they have another one on the way (so exciting). It was so nice to see them. It has been so long since the last time I saw Andrew and my second time meeting Melissa. Andrew and I reminisced on the old days and told Lance some stories and enjoyed our time together! Thank you Andrew and Melissa.

So now we are back to the grind and we have a lot going. We have had a long year and things have started looking up for us. God has a plan for us and I have realized that I can't control it and need to rely on him. Sometimes I get so caught up in myself I forget why I am on this earth and it is to do God's will. Lately our pastor's sermons have been hitting home for me and I love that I continue to grow closer to God.

Well, I hope everyone have a great Monday and hope you enjoy my St. Louis pictures

Happy Monday!!

I am legally Mrs. Goff! I have finally, after being married for a little over 2 months changed my name. I have been putting it off and trying to avoid the social security office. So now, wait how does that go, what mine is mine and what his is mine heheheh. (sorry Lance) It has been a great 2 months and we have been through a lot in this past year. I am so excited to see what the future holds for us. I am leaving you with a picture of us from our wedding day. I absolutely loved every detail of our wedding and am very grateful to everyone that helped make it so special.

Coen

I am so excited for my best friend Millie and her husband. They are expecting their second child. I went to Ohio a few weekends ago and took pictures of their son Coen. He is such a sweet little boy and his shirt says it all.. "Full of Energy" I wanted to post a few pictures for a sneak peak. I am also posting a picture of Millie's flowers, she is so proud of them. Thanks for the wonderful visit

starting over

Ok I am starting over with my blog. I wasn't very happy with what I had before. I wanted to share some exciting news. I am taking photography classes and my sister Nicci created the best logo ever for me. I can't wait to share everything with you guys and to get this going. I have added a picture of my sisters, they are very special and helped shape into the person I am. Thank you!! Well that is all for tonight