a lil girl's best friend...memories before goodbye

So Jaidyn and her little buddy Gadget (and Momma) spent some time together on a somewhat windy Saturday afternoon in Cheyenne to record some moments and memories as Gadget had been fighting a battle with cancer. It was very sweet to see the love affair between a little girl and her best friend.
We knew that it wouldn't be long before Gadget (lovingly called 'fat-head' by the Momma) wouldn't be around to take the 'walks' Jaidyn loved so much...we just didn't know it would be two very short weeks.

Rest in Peace- Gadget May 1998-April 23, 2010

Looks like Jaidyn is telling Gadget a story:"look Gadget I have it all figured out..."

It is LOVE!

"come on Gadget one last run!" says Jaidyn

In the end it is all about the journey "home"... like Gadget I hope I have a faithful friend....someone who loves me to lead the way... someone who will hold my hand and make it all okay...

Run and play Gadget...run and play!

Sean Stout....The Senior!!!

Can't beat a few hours spent with a good friend and his son snapping pictures to freeze in time this moment for Sean. Check this kid out... and DIG the CHOPS!!!!































Congrats Sean... Then BEST is yet to come!!!

Thank YOU... all i can say.. thank YOU!

I found this photo on line on a "random signs" website... and even though their focus of posting was humor it hit me another way...
"Thank you for your suffering"... WOW ... such simple words, yet such deep and full out meaning... REALLY- Think about it- what if we really took the time to not only think those words, but we visualized them, we said them, we POSTED them for all to see.
WHAT IF... we were bold enough to place a sign like this in our yards... at our places of business... in our lockers at school... our sporting events... at our favorite coffee shops... and then when people stopped to look (cause we know they will) we don't brush it off, we are not quick to explain it away or mumble a excuse under our breath... BUT what if we took the time to explain just WHY ... WHY we are thankful for the suffering.. the suffering of the beatings... the Suffering of a mocking crowd... the suffering of a cross.
WHAT IF... we did more then just sing a few songs on Easter Morning? WHAT IF... we lived the message the story from the cradle to the cross every day? WHAT IF... each step we took every day we took boldly? WHAT IF... we actually were bold enough to say...

I want to be bold enough... I want to be Strong enough... I want to EVERY DAY... find a way to THANK HIM for the Suffering...
Because of Him... I live... how about you???

My Jack-man is 5 months old!

Jack may be 5 months now.. but these were taken well over a month ago as we got ready to celebrate his mom's 30th (shh don't tell her we told you) birthday... His dad and him came over to show off their matchy matchy duds... lookin' pretty spiffy eh! Jack is the cute one.. Matt ... well he is Jacks lucky daddy... and these are just a few from our time together...

....Jack has discovered his voice... he started to let me know just what he thought of the big fun flash on my camera... he has this thing for lights...too cute!
....every time the flash went away... he got a lil more upset... doesn't help dad woke him from a nap to play photo shoot...
...these next two I took a few days before the Camo shots... Jack and I got to spend the day together and well he scores a lil extra camera time thanks to a very bias Aunt Liz who just happens to think he might be the cutest lil man to cross her path as of late...

Catches the Eye....

Sometimes I enjoy just a day with my camera in-hand for no reason but to capture what catches the eye... sometimes I love a chance to take pictures just for the JOY of capturing something that tells a story alone... and maybe... JUST maybe the story it tells you is different from the story it tells me...
enjoy that which catches the eye....
(oh and just a reminder... but all photos on this blog are copyrighted to His Renown Photography... you want a copy.. just let me know... but PLEASE play nice... I do!)