The Rhea Family |2014|

Sorry for the hiatus!! Just getting back into the swing of things after the holidays - HOW does time go by so quickly?! Here are a couple shots from the family session I did with the sweet Rhea's before the end of the year. Loved their color scheme - they both looked SO classy!!

As always, it was a pleasure working with Baruch and Julie! Thank you both for a fun shoot!!

And to everyone else - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Excited to make 2015 fantastic! :)

The Handsome Mr. Brooks W. Kell |NEW BORN|

On June 11th at 6:11pm, my newest nephew made his way into our world. What a precious blessing this little man has been in our lives already!! He was born at home, after a speedy labor and one of the quickest deliveries I've ever seen - check out his full birth story here. Here is a small selection of newborn photos of sweet baby Brooks. Hopefully lots more of this little boy to come!

I sure do love me some Kell babies! Keep up the good work, Kreg & Keleigh ;)

Keleigh's "Belly" Shoot {beach maternity}

My sweet sister, Keleigh, is now the proud mother of three!! I absolutely adore my nephews ((yep - three wonderful, beautiful, precious boys)), and I am SO glad that I was able to capture some maternity shots late in Keleigh's pregnancy. We went to Monument Lake near sunset and got some fun photos of Keleigh and her growing family! Here are a few of my favorites - also, stay tuned for some newborn shots coming soon!!! Also - if you'd like to read Brooks' birth story - check it out here!

Thank you for letting me be a part of capturing these sweet moments in your life!! Love you, sweet sissie, and your beautiful family!!!

Sweet Baby Amos

 

Love this sweet, sweet boy!! Best snuggler and puppy-kisses giver around!!  

Beautiful Miss Micaiah

I absolutely loved this photo shoot with pretty Miss Micaiah! Such a beautiful girl, inside and out! We had fun :)

Halo (Piano Intro) {{MUSIC}}

So this, my friends, is a video of me (gasp) playing the intro to the song Halo by Beyonce on the piano. Yeah, I pretty much just repeat my favorite part over and over, but the lighting was really pretty (even out of focus). Kind of artsy, kind of fun.

p.s. may I just say that I am SO excited for the weekend? Hope you guys have a great one!!

And We're Back

Hey All!

Sorry for being such an absentee blogger! I'd like to say life is going to become less crazy in the coming months - but trust me, it's just going to continue to be crazier and crazier! I'm making some pretty major changes in my life, and it's going to make the next few months/years pretty hectic. I'm excited about it all though, and once things become more "set in stone" I'll share my new adventures with all of you!

In the mean time, I've decided to change the way I do things with my blog. I have been writing on each of my pages (minus my ME page), and doing the random update (like this) on the main page. But I've decided I don't like that, so I'm going to change it. From now on, all of my posts will be here, on the main page - but you'll also be able to find the post on my pages. This way, there will be a little more organization, a little less scrolling, and hopefully more interaction between you and I.

Awesome, this is so much fun. Random tid bit of fun-Kortney-facts: I've been reading The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown and I'm completely enthralled with it (which may or may not play in to the whole "absentee blogger" thing).  Anyway, if you're looking for a good read, pick up his series. Shout out to my awesome sister and brother-in-law for getting me the series for my 21st! You guys are THE best.

I've got so many blog ideas in my head, I'm really hoping to get them out of my head and on to the internet here pretty soon so hang in there with me.

Okay, that's all for now! Be back soon (hopefully)!

The Month of May

Oh, May... May is an incredibly full month in the Good household. The first two weeks are spent gearing up for the rest of what's to come, and then starting on the 14th - it explodes!

May 5th - Cinco de Mayo
May 14th - Westin (my nephew) turned 4!
May 18th - Westin's friend party (with about 60 of his closest friends haha)
May 19th - Westin's family party with our extended family
May 20th - We surprised my Mom for her birthday by kidnapping her and taking her to Denver for lunch and shopping.
May 22nd - Went out dancing with friends and at midnight got a drink for my 21st birthday
May 23rd - My parents 26th anniversary
May 23rd - My 21st birthday (my parents kidnapped me and surprised me by taking me to a wolf rescue - I was in heaven! haha)
May 24th - Drake's girlfriend graduated from high school
May 26th - My Aunt's birthday
May 27th - Memorial Day (went to Territory Days!)
May 29th - USAFA Graduation - bye bye friends - SO proud of you all!
May 31st - Kreg and Keleigh (brother-in-law & sister) celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary! 

Add work schedules, sports, and the occasional outing with friends and the month absolutely flies by at warp speed. So, naturally, I've got some catching up to do! Both blogging, with my etsy shop, AND with the rest of my life. Housework? What's that again?

Hopefully the rest of the summer will slow down a little bit (but I'm not holding my breath) and I'll finally get myself into a more regular schedule. Thanks for hanging in there while I was mostly absent!

I hope you've had a spectacular May, made memories that will last a lifetime, and tried something new. If not - there is always June!

Woops!

Time flies when you're having fun. And when you're super busy. I must apologize for my lack of updating the last few days, time truly got away from me this weekend.

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day - either as a Mother or celebrating one, or both! I'm truly blessed by some wonderful women in my life who are absolutely amazing role models for me for when I become a mother myself. So, a real quick shout out to my Mom, both of my Grandmothers, my Aunt Kristi, and my older sister Keleigh - thank you for the example you all are as mothers! There are so many other women who influence my life; these are just a few who have been beautiful examples of what a Mother should be.

I've discovered that trying to juggle three jobs and still have time for hobbies and must-dos (like laundry and cleaning bathrooms) is quite a challenge. You'd think I would have figured this out by now, but I always have a tendency to just try winging it first. Since it's become apparent that that will NOT work anymore, I will be spending the evening/morning making a schedule, and a new budget. Doesn't that sound like fun? ;) I'm actually a little bit excited about it, simply because I'm really trying to get organized. LIVE SIMPLY - that's my motto for life, but especially this year. I've been cleaning out and getting rid of things I don't need, and organizing my time will definitely make it easier to truly live simply. More on that later.


I've finally got my camera back in my possession (it has been hiding out at my sister and my mom's house recently) so get ready for some picture overload! New photos will be posted to my Photography page, AND I will finally get some outfits posted onto my style page. Yay!

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment below!! :)

And So It Begins...

If you know me, you probably know that I love a good adventure - and this is my latest one! I've always enjoyed writing and blogging, especially about things I have a passion for - and so I've decided to start doing it more regularly. The most important thing that everyone has said is, "write about something you love!" I've thought long and hard about what I love, and what I would love to write about, and this is what I have come up with: Photography, Music, Style, and Travel. I'm warning you now, though, that I'll most likely throw in a random blog about my nephews, a DIY project, or a great discovery I just HAVE to share with you - so be ready!

I really hope that you find something on this blog that you enjoy, and if you do please share it with your friends, family, and followers. I'm new to this, but I'm passionate about it, and I am hopeful about where this could potentially take me.

Thank you for your feedback, comments, and encouragement!