todd & leigh: engagement pics {sneak peek}

So apparently I just can't help myself with this sneak peek. I have to say that it is definitely one of my most favorite sessions to date. 

Gorgeous couple, fantastic weather, amazing location...

and a vintage leather chair.

Not just any chair, but the soon to be groom's great grandad's chair from his office.

So cool!

Todd & Leigh are a beautiful couple who met at summer camp. They are just as beautiful on the inside as they are on the outside. 

{and I'm pretty sure they could moonlight as supermodels if they needed to...}

And how do I know these intimate details? 

Todd is Mat's cousin. And Leigh is my soon to be cousin - in - law. 

Or something like that:)

When they talked to me about some pictures last March I don't know if  they had

 chigger bites, allergy attacks & a 9 year old translator in mind...

But hey, what's a photographer to do when she unintentionally discovers an amazing location?!

Anyways, I couldn't choose just a "few" so enjoy. 

Todd & Leigh - we love you guys and can't wait for you to begin the most incredible adventure that life has to hold...

PS: And the last one? Definitely one of my faves

 Hilarious if you know Todd or his family. 

His dad and grandad (and great grandad) have owned a local lumber company/store for many years. 

So it was just fitting.

I'll leave it at that=)

 

 

 

baby t: 3 mos {sneak peek}

I can NOT believe that this little girl is already three months! I completely forgot how much babies change in their first 3 months of life. As you can easily tell - she has the most amazing blue eyes and the sweetest little smile!

S & T: It just keeps getting better! Enjoy every moment!

Good Eats, appliance drama and a super cute tee

When it rains, it pours. 

Is it just me or is it true that when one appliance goes out, they all go out?

In the past two weeks at the Good house the following have broken & or died:

garbage disposal

dishwasher

stove/oven

refrigerator

dryer

(and there was a dead chipmunk in our ac blower downstairs...still works, but just had to throw that in there...)

I wish I could say this is an excuse to buy all new stainless steel appliances, but it's just not in the cards right now. We replaced the top two and are trying our darndest to fix the others. I really don't want to replace all of our appliances...especially if we are moving next summer when Mat finishes fellowship. 

So what's a couple to do? Fix 'em yourselves. (Stop laughing... I can hear you)

Mat worked a long shift this past Friday/Saturday morning - so it was up to me to resolve. Awesome. So I called up my good friend Bob Villa Erin, who built houses with me in Mexico. Friends, if you want to learn how to fix anything around your house, dry wall a basement or change the oil in your car, call this girl up. Seriously. I had her on face time on Friday and she walked me through how to fix some plumbing issues. She's a gem. 

Unfortunately my house is 50 years old and my wrenches weren't big enough so I had to call a plumber after 3 hours of blood, sweat, tears and a few cuss words. So Saturday morning I put on my big girl panties contractor boots and coordinated a plumber and a dishwasher appliance delivery guy to show up at my house all before 8am. thankyouverymuch. And by 9am I had a brand new working dishwasher and a replaced water valve. And a dead chipmunk removed from our AC.

The rest of the day was spent successfully fixing our drier (good job Mat!), thawing out the freezer so that we could attempt to fix it and attempting to fix the stove. We weren't as successful with the second two and I'm currently waiting on the Sears guy to come take care of business...

On to the menu plan....

Monday: Leftover CC's chicken enchiladas
cilantro rice

 (I made this recipe a few weeks ago ...
it makes a TON so I froze an entire dish for a crazy day like today...)

Tuesday: The world's best freakin' tacos.
Supposedly these are the world's best tacos?  Can't wait!

Love me some tacos!
Wednesday: Grilled Chicken, wild rice, brussel sprouts.

Thursday: TBM (tomato, basil, mozzarella) sandwiches; casear salad

*stole this one from my friend Kristin at play group last week! YUM!!

Speaking of amazing tacos, after you check out taco girl my friend Rachel's taco recipe, check out these super cute tees. She and her family are adopting. And adopting isn't free. So they are selling some cute shirts to help out the process. You should go pre order yours right now. You won't regret it.

AND Rachel (aka taco girl) has an ADORABLE etsy shop. I love it. I own the bird necklace...
two little birds sitting on a branch.
If you know our story, you know that this necklace was made for me.
She's got lots of cute stuff like that.
Go check it out.
And then make her amazing tacos...

Winner Announced! Teacher appreciation style...

And the winner is.... a TIE Yep - I guess I was just feeling a little extra generous this morning and decided to pick TWO winners instead of just one.

Before we get to the winners... let's talk details.

This was my first ever giveaway and it was FUN! I had heard nightmarish stories from some friends about giveaways gone bad, but I have to say, this one went really well.  This is how it happened so that you all know it was "legit": ALL fans names were put in ABC order (that's the teacher in me... and yes I made my child help. I kid. she tried to eat the magnetic letters on the fridge...not too helpful). They were then assigned a number 1-168 (the number of fans I ended with). 

I googled random generator and..

 the first number was: 59..... 

and the second was ..... 111

So number 59 = Jeff Kubiak 

And yes Jeff. When I saw you won - I laughed out loud. 

Jeff's sweet wife and I taught together AGES ago.

And we use to carpool, but that's another story.

Don't hate Jeff. 

He had a beautiful baby girl yesterday.

PERFECT timing for a photo session!

And the second winner was 111 = Rachel Jorgenson.

Let me tell you something about Rachel. 

Last summer she brought us dinner after we had Campbell.

OH MY GOODNESS. That girl can COOK!

Super yummy!!! 

And she's a teacher!

It's like teacher appreciation week around here!

So Jeff & Rachel send me your info and we'll get some sessions scheduled!!

AND thank you all for participating and helping out my business.

I'll definitely do this again!! 

the w family: {sneak peek}

Meet the W family. 

I knew I liked them from the moment they pulled up. 

That curly hair and those blue eyes?!

Oh. my. goodness.

Not only are these two little ladies adorable - but they are also hilarious. 

They were born to get their pictures taken. 

I think it's clear that we all had a great time during this session...despite the freezing temps.

These pictures make me smile... they warm my heart.

The way these two sisters love on each other, 

have fun together &

 look after each other 

is nothing short of beautiful.

That's probably why I loaded so many onto the blog ... it was impossible to just choose a "few" 

J & R- Thank you so much for asking me to take your pictures. 

I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know you and your precious family! 

 

**Bethany Good Photography: Giveaway!**

 
Yes.
You read that correctly. 

A giveaway.
As in free.
GRATIS.
(that's spanish for "free". you're welcome.)

And just exactly what am I giving away?? 

So glad you asked. 

A free photo session. 

Plain & Simple.

It's easy cheesy folks. 

From today until Friday at noon go to my facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/bethanygoodphotography

and "like" me.

That's it.

Easy. As. Pie

Of course you can tell me how much you love me.
Or you can share this little giveaway with others.
Or just "like" me and go about your daily business....
whatever that may be...
Not into the facebook "drama"?
No problem - just comment on this post andI'll count ya.

Winner will be randomly selected. 

(And all you okies out there? You count also. I'll be in town in June and would love to take your pics.)

And if you already "like" me, I'll throw you into the mix also.

Just because I am nice like that.

Check ya' later.