August 30, 2010

Mmmm....aahh Went the Little Green Frog : the Himstedts and the Reddings

Hello, hello! Today you get 2 for 1---a double post.

In May of 2005, I met Andrew. We both were spending our summer serving at a brand new camp as counselors. In May of 2007, we were married on the field where we had played numerous games of Multimate Frisbee, Sock War, and countless other tribal games.

Since that time-- Andrew and I have been married for over 3 years now-- and a camp that began with just a small number of campers and staff has doubled, maybe tripled in size.

Needless to say, Strong Rock Camp is a 2nd home to us. Immeasurable growth and shaping has occurred in our lives throughout our years at camp.

A couple of months back, I got to come out of camp "retirement" to be a part of the HERO program at camp. HERO is Strong Rock's version of "counselors in training". I had the awesome job of counseling the inaugural HERO II ladies for 2 wonderful weeks.

While I was there, I thought I'd make myself useful and grab some shots of a couple of Strong Rock families who are very special to Andrew and I.

Meet the Himstedt kiddos (Shannon, Amelia, Avery, & Elizabeth)--4 of the cutest, blondest, blue-eyed children you will ever meet. I've known this bunch since Amelia (the oldest was 2). Boy, time flies!

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I grabbed a couple of shots of the sisters-- I love how little Elizabeth is imitating her big sis...

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Then it was time for these handsome fellas...

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Elizabeth

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Avery (can you tell he's the clown?)

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Shannon

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Amelia

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Can we talk about how insanely beautiful her eyes are?

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The whole crew...

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And now it's time for the Reddings. Daniel, affectionately know as "Bacon", is one of the directors at Strong Rock. He married his wife Kristi a few months after my 1st summer at camp. Now, they have a sweet baby boy who, at the time of our shoot, was a little over 6 months old.

Check this sweet boy out....meet Carver!


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I don't know if it is the camp air or what, but blue eyes come from camp babies!

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The sweet family...

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He loves his mommy...

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And daddy's not too bad either... :)

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Apparently, Carver loves to stick his tongue out...love this next shot....

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Carver: "I know I'm loved."

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Kristi is gorgeous and looked amazing to have a 6 month old---hot mom check in!

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Thank you to the Himstedts and the Reddings--you guys have invested so much into Andrew and I. Thank you for so many great years--you know we love you guys!!!!

**If you are looking for an amazing summer camp for your kids, please check out Strong Rock's website here. You won't regret it.

Stay fresh!


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