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Savannah & Zac | Middlebourne Children's Photographer | December 2014

Two sweeties braving the cold and being real troopers. It was absolutely frigid so what did we do after a few shots at the lake? Went to Grandmas to warm up and take some shots in front of the Christmas tree! Win Win!

Chelsea Smith 5/18/15 Chelsea Smith 5/18/15

Wise Kids | Middlebourne Children's Photographer | November 2014

Spent a couple hours with these cuties. We visited with their animals and had a blast playing in the leaves and creek!

Chelsea Smith 5/1/15 Chelsea Smith 5/1/15

Stemple Family | Middlebourne Family Photographer | October 2014

This is my second family---for real!

When my family moved to Latvia oh so many years ago, Alissa was my school teacher, she even lived with us for a bit. Our school was literally a one room school. We had grades 1st through 5th, a body guard, and our own little bus that would pick up MK's (missionary kids) for school. It was a year that would change my life.

In 2004, after graduating high school I went to Latvia to serve for two months in the Sparrows Nest Orphanage (http://thesparrowsnest.org) of which Alissa is the director. The children of the Sparrows Nest changed my life forever! It was the most fulfilling and amazing time of my life, and to be back in Latvia was a dream come true.

While I was there I met Alissa's two children. They were quite young at that time and we spent many days together watching movies and playing. We even went on an adventure to Moscow by train! That was incredible...but a story for another time.

All in all, I love the Stemple family. I am blessed and overwhelmed by their friendship and the witness of their lives and the power of God at work in them.