Chris and I are so excited to be heading to Washington to photograph a wedding. I never know what to pack when I travel. I either pack too much or never enough! The good news is that we are getting to Washington a few days early to celebrate our Anniversary as well! We hope to get some R&R along with seeing some amazing countryside on our hikes! I will keep you posted throughout the week but will have limited Internet access.

All packed up….I am only doing carry on because I refuse to spend $15 to check in each piece of luggage!

Happy Easter everyone! After church this morning, Chris and I plan to go or a hike (an Easter tradition), then head to his Grandmother’s for dinner. We wish all of your families a safe and happy Easter!

Happy Good Friday! Chris and I had chose Good Friday to be our official “Garden Day”. We woke up very early this morning (5am) to try to beat the storms that were forecasted for the the day! We ended up getting caught in the rain twice, and we were both a muddy mess….but the garden is in (minus a few peppers we want to get bigger before we plant)! Below are some photos I took this morning!

I love getting packages in the mail. They are especially special when you have no idea that they are coming! I remember back in college when I would get these big packages full of goodies. My parents and my aunt were especially great with sending both cards and packages. The whole time I was in college, packages kept coming to remind me of home. I really figured they would stop when school was over, or when I got married. Nope!! I still get them….I don’t get to see my family at Easter most years or on my Birthday and other little holidays like Valentine’s day due to living so far from home. However, they never let me forget they are thinking about me! My first easter package this year……

If you look real hard, you can see me taking the photo in the reflection!

Little Bobby is not sure what to think…

***Blogging Daily in April!!

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Well, one boy that is. Chris headed out to Cherokee (to fish) and then to Nashville, TN to go Turkey Hunting with his good friend JD. Today, he sent me a photo from his blackberry of where he was…then this evening I got another photo of what he caught from fishing! There will be some good eating when he gets home on Sunday!

From Chris’s Blackberry..

Chris’s catch

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Rain really is good. It might have caused a few sessions to get postponed, but that’s okay! I love how everything starts to grow and bloom in April. Chris and I knew the rain was coming so we frantically have been working on seeding our yard. As many of you know, we started building our house about 2 years ago. Chris cleared the land of all the trees for our house site. Most of the property is filled with trees so I talked him into a BIG GREEN YARD. Chris: “You know that there will be a lot of mowing with a BIG yard. If we keep trees close to the house, we won’t have to mow as much.” Me: But Baby…..I grew up with a BIG yard and had so much fun with it. I want our children to enjoy a yard like I did. Chris: “Cristen, you are right, you are always right” (okay, so maybe I added in the last part, but I do have my big yard!) So I won that battle in the house building process. However, we have been facing a whole other battle. Getting the grass to grow. We heard it takes about 3 years to get it the way you want it. We are on year 2……aerate, lime, fertilize, seed, straw. I actually think Chris likes it…it gives him an excuse to get on our tractor. Boys and their toys!!

Chris on his favorite toy! Can you believe that we bought the tractor while we were still engaged!? Who would have really known how much we (he) would use it. I got banned from it after a couple of months of having it (I hit a rock…opps)!

This is my tractor. Chris says I can play with this tractor as much as I would like. It is plastic and I cannot break anything with it. So I wasn’t raised to drive a tractor…..geesh!!

Today starts the event of blogging daily for a WHOLE month!!

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April is almost here! Seriously, can you believe it? April is a VERY exciting month both personally and professionally! I cannot wait to share with you all of the exciting news Autumn Olive Photography has to share over the next couple of months!

To help celebrate April, I will be blogging everyday in April! Yes, everyday!!! And, to keep me on my toes….if I miss ONE day of blogging, the first person to email me will get a prize!

Here is a quick photo of my little man…yes, I know purple is not a “boy” color, but he just looked so darn cute!!

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Just wanted to share. I was looking through some photos I took last week and I found this…..Happy Sunday!!

My head has been flowing with ideas lately!! Here is one that I have been wanting to show for a few days now. Just take a clear glass jar, cut the photo to fit the jar, and then place the photo in the jar! I think this would be a great idea for a centerpiece for a wedding or even somewhere in the house! These photos are from a September wedding! Happy Thursday!

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