Boston Terrier in Black and White March 17, 2009

I’ve had a lot of dogs featured on my blog lately. For those of you who aren’t “dog people,” I apologize. And I encourage you to get a dog of your own… you will quickly become a dog person. I know. I did that. :)

Anyway, this past weekend I took some photos of Miss Piper the Boston Terrier, who is a lovely model. I thought it was only fitting to process the images all in black and white. I love how they turned out!

I love how Piper looks so serious and stately in all of her photos. Petey looks a little crazy in all of his… :)

Weekend with the In-laws March 16, 2009

You’ve heard all the jokes about them. You’ve seen it in sitcoms. You probably heard horror stories before you got married. You might have even made a few comments about your own… yes, I’m talking about in-laws. And, fortunately, I don’t have ANY jokes, sitcom situations or horror stories to share about mine. I have been extremely blessed with the best in-laws in the world. If I was a lottery-playing type of girl, I’d say that I won the in-law jackpot. :)

We headed out of Kansas City on Friday evening to spend a weekend with the wonderful people I’ve called my family for the last year and a half. Our weekend included lots of food (Jeri is an awesome cook!), lots of dogs (of course!), and lots of random family time.

Some highlights include… practicing golf swings in the backyard:

Planting potatoes… yes, potatoes.

Cartwheels:

And, uh, Riverdance? :)

Spinning:

Quality time with dogs:

I’m going to try to make some stop-motion videos with our footage from the cartwheels, jumping and spinning. I’ve been wanting to try that for a while, so I’ll post here if it’s a success. :)

Coming soon… Miss Piper the Boston Terrier gets a post of her very own!

All Dogs Go To… Kansas City? January 25, 2009

This weekend, our house was filled with dogs! Jeff’s family came for a visit and brought along Barkley (Jeff’s parents’ Cairn Terrier) and Piper (Jeff’s sister and brother-in-law’s Boston Terrier) to play with Petey! I captured a few images of them in the living room this afternoon… so cute! :)

I LOVE this one of Barkley — check out those big brown eyes! :)

And Miss Piper:

And Petey, fresh from the groomer, who cut his beard just a little too short… hee hee. :)

A little dog-playing action shot! :)

Oh, those floppy little ears. :) I definitely don’t regret leaving his ears long, instead of cropping them like most people do with schnauzer puppies.

Piper is the only girl of the bunch, and she spent all weekend trying to meet our new next-door neighbor’s dog, who is also a Boston Terrier. Sadly, they never got to meet, but Piper still gave  Petey a run for his money. She also has the best voice/bark… basically, she sounds like a turkey! :)

Barkley is the oldest of the group, and he likes to spend most of his time cuddling, going from lap to lap. :)

Petey got in some quality time with his “grandparents” — he’s a little lover! :)

And, one more… to leave you with a laugh. :) Barkley has the best hair that stays however you style it — here he is sporting a very stylish mohawk, courtesy of Jeff. :)

Oh, dogs. They are such a joy! Do you have a dog? What kind is it? Don’t you just love how affectionate they are? :)

Alison and Chris (and Piper) September 2, 2008

Four years ago.

It was four years ago on August 28th that she put on her wedding dress. He put on his tie. She got her hair and make-up done. He stood nervously at the top of the aisle. She walked down the aisle with her dad by her side. They said their vows. They exchanged rings. They were pronounced husband and wife.

Four years ago…and decades more to go.

Alison is Jeff’s older sister. Chris is her husband. And they are too, too, TOO cute.

We went for an anniversary photo shoot in downtown Kansas City, where they were spending their anniversary weekend. We started out at the historic and beautiful Hotel Phillips. I love how shadowy and vintage these photos are. Very cool.

The street views were just great in the morning light. And what about these awesomely urban fire escape ladders?

 

The Kansas City Public Library is in an old bank building in downtown Kansas City…I LOVE this building, from the big marble columns, to the ornate front doors…it’s an architectural treat.

Are you kidding me?! I think these two are models on the side…

More fun streetside shots on Baltimore…seriously model worthy.

And it wouldn’t be a Kansas City photo shoot without a fountain!

After their shoot, we took out their Boston Terrier girl, Piper, for a modeling shoot. She was SUCH a good model — check out these shots of their canine daughter!