It was fun for me to get to know Edward better since I've heard so much about him from Pat. Edward is hoping to go to school to study Geology at Ball State. We hope you hear some positive news from them soon!

Time to meet Edward.

What are your favorite activities?
Trivia, video games, life.

I love this photo of Edward!

What activities are you involved with at school or outside of school?
Church.

What do you do on a typical night out with friends?
Go get dinner somewhere, see a movie, go to a house and hang out, then at like 2 or 3 in morning go to a 24 hour store like Marsh or Walmart and pester the only employee working.

What type of music/band makes you get up and dance?
I don’t usually do very much dancing but i like chill music like Radiohead, ColdPlay, Pete Francis and others.

What TV show are you addicted to? It's okay to admit it!
Moral Orel. Its sadistic but hilarious and House too.

Do you have a book you could read over and over?
Outbound Flight

Favorite photo! Edward was trying not to laugh when Pat was this close to him.

What food does your family cook that you will miss when you go to college?
Nothing that I can’t make myself.

We asked Edward to throw his controller in the air. I think he might have been scared he wasn't going to catch it.

What are your hopes/plans for the future?
Teacher or something with computers.

Edward looks like he's in deep thought.

What do you want people to remember about you when they look back on your senior year?
"I think I know that guy..." or maybe just the person who wasn’t mean to anyone.

Edward, thanks for hanging out with us. We had a lot of fun with you!!!

Check out how much Graham has grown!

And look at all that hair. He's kept it!

I just love this photo.

Parker's smile cracks me up in this photo!

Parker always is watching me with the camera, even when he's getting all bundled up.

Showing off his rolling skills!

And those adorable eye lashes.

Parker cuddling up with Mommy.

And Graham with Daddy.

Lisa's one of those girls who can make any situation fun and I'm sure she's the friend that everyone wants to hang out with because you walk away in a better mood!

Meet Lisa.

What are your favorite activities?

I love hanging out with my friends and family. As long as I'm with the people I love, then I'll do pretty much anything. Other than that, I love reading, swimming and sleeping.

Lisa's gorgeous smile.

What activities are you involved with at school or outside of school?

I am co-stage manager for our fall musical "Singing in the Rain." I'm also a part of the Shepherd Team for Merge. I'm co-shepherd of my small group.

Here's that laugh!

What do you do on a typical night out with friends?
A lot of the time we will just go to someone's house and watch movies. But sometimes we will go swing dancing downtown or bowling or whatever we think could be fun. We have fun doing anything.

Lisa making the fall leaves even prettier.

What type of music/band makes you get up and dance?

It usually isn't the type of music that makes me dance, it's the people. Like my sister or my friends. Or sometimes it's the lack of people. I'm known for my singing and dancing in my car and at my house.

What movie makes you happy?

Anything Disney!

What movie makes you cry?

Any movie. Catch me in the right mood and I'll cry at anything from Finding Nemo to A Walk to Remember.

What TV show are you addicted to? It's okay to admit it!

I'm actually not really addicted to any shows. I'm too afraid that I would get WAY too obsessed. But if I was to become addicted to a show, it would probably be The Office.

Do you have a book you could read over and over?

The Truth About Forever

I soooo love this phooto of Lisa!

What food does your family cook that you will miss when you go to college?

Salmon with my mom's sauce, steak, mash potatoes and all the wonderful pasta!

What are your hopes/plans for the future?

Graduate from High School. College for four years with a masters in Elementary Education. Then, get a job as a first or second grade teacher. And somewhere between graduating from college and dying, I would like to get married and have kids. Of course, God may have different plans.

What do you want people to remember about you when they look back on your senior year?

Oh Goodness. Well, I guess I would hope that people would remember me as someone who accepted the person God made them to be and was willing to be friends with anyone.

Lisa, I love your last answer! You're such an amazing young woman! Best of luck in your senior year!

Halloween started off with heading across the street to our neighbors who came to the door with a scary wolf mask on. Zane's face was full of shock and his lip started to quiver so our neighbor ran back inside and sent his wife out. He came out shortly without the mask. But it made Zane very weary of going up to doors so we took turns carrying him up to doors for a bit till he got the idea that there wasn't anyone scary and he got candy! And yes, Pat and I also dressed up like the band.

We went trick or treating with Grace, Zane's future wife. :) Here's Zane showing her where more candy can be found.

Pat decked out a guitar for Zane to carry around. However, Zane decided he just wanted the drum sticks. Brian, you win!

Daddy and Zane both in the band!

Zane started drumming down the sidewalks.

Their family just makes me smile! You can tell how much fun they have together and how they keep each other entertained!

Love this photo of all of them!

Meet Corbin.

And Amaris...which by the way, I love her name!

Tori.

Nathan.

And of course Mom and Dad.

The kids.

Poor Tori being picked on!

The ladies of the family. Sarah, how much fun to be part of this family soon!

The boys.

And Nathan's right, Sarah is beautiful and the two of them together are just adorable! They laughed so much during their session and had me laughing too. Sarah has this way of leaning into Nathan and he responds with squeezing her tight. I love when couples have a little love language between them!

I'd say they're a good looking couple!

Like I said, there was a ton of laughter!

Snuggling up to each other.

I love this photo.

And laughing again!

Look at how Nathan's looking at her...so sweet.

In love with these...

Sarah likes to salsa dance so they did a bit of dancing in the field.

Thanks for a fun afternoon!

Meagan and Matt met in high school and have been together ever since. Meagan told me about a date she'll always remember. They went out for Homecoming dinner and Matt told Meagan he loved her for the first time They stood in the same spot that he would ask her to marry him five years later. Isn't that so adorable?

 Here's Matt and Meagan snuggling up.

Matt can make Meagan laugh so easily!

You too are so cute together.

I told them I wouldn't post this photo...ha! Don't hate me guys.

We loved this morning light.

Cuddling up on an IU landmark.

Really, could you two be any easier to take gorgeous photos of?

 We broke out the bubble gum again. Matt was hilarious. His exact words were, "It's so American to know how to blow a bubble and I can't do it."

We got an email from Matt last week that said he's been practicing for a retake of this at their wedding. It came along with a photo of him blowing a bubble! Keep working Matt and you can outdo Meagan!

I'm so in love with this next series of photos. Here's my take on the photo.

And Pat's take.

We can't wait for your wedding in July!!!

Lynn and Al are one of those couples that just make you smile when you see them together. We showed up to Lynn getting her makeup done and Al soon arrived and finalized some details of the day. They both were very anxious to see each other. They were so happy they did a first look and saw each other before their ceremony. Their anxiousness completely went away. It was so cool to see how they calmed each other down and were super relaxed together.

Their wedding was at the beautiful Scottish Rite Cathedral. I used to work across the street from the cathedral and I forgot how detailed and unique it is inside. It made a perfect setting for their ceremony and reception. Lynn and Al laughed and were choked up during their ceremony. They danced the night away at their reception and I must say that Lynn has some dance moves!

Thank you both for allowing us to be part of your day! We felt so welcomed and had so much fun with you!

Hair Stylist: A Do

Makeup Artist: Beauty by Crystal

Wedding Event Planner: Dawn Parham

Florist: Bokay Florist

Ceremony & Reception Venue: Scottish Rite Cathedral

Cake Artist: Heavenly Sweets

DJ: Midnight Express

Al and Lynn getting ready.

Their first look.

Some outside shots at Scottish Rite.

We just had to use this space...love these photos.

Very stately like! :)

Lynn you are such a beautiful bride!

And Al you're one handsome groom!

It's always fun to show the details of the day.

 I think Pat's angle on this is so cool.

They're married!

Lynn and Al had been practicing for their first dance. They were cracking up before they even started.

But they nailed it and looked so graceful during their dance.

I told you that Lynn was out on the dance floor almost the whole night. We loved it!

Some of the family getting down.

Congrats Lynn and Al!

She also happens to have a huge heart. She served in Costa Rica this past summer and you can tell it changed her forever. Jennifer, you're so inspiring.

Meet Jennifer!

What are your favorite activities?

Anything out in nature. I love being active and hiking or climbing trees. I also love expressing my inner dork by dancing and singing, offbeat and out of tune. Of course, any activity is 10 times better when friends are there.

I love this photo of Jennifer!

What activities are you involved with at school or outside of school?
Jazz band, Merge and various clubs at school.

What do you do on a typical night out with friends?
We usually either go out for a crazy adventure or stay in to just watch movies and hang out.

This is not made up! :) It almost looks fake it's such a pretty location.

What type of music/band makes you get up and dance?
My favorite type of music is reggaeton, but if there is music, I will dance no matter what it is.

Jennifer...gorgeous!!!

What movie makes you happy?
Aladdin

What movie makes you cry?
A Walk to Remember

What TV show are you addicted to? It's okay to admit it!
The Office! Dwight can always make me laugh!

I know, I did a lot of series with this session but I just couldn't resist. Love this one, it's just so Jennifer.

Do you have a book you could read over and over?
The Giver

Again, promise this is the real sky! :) It was so perfect out that evening.

What food does your family cook that you will miss when you go to college?
My mom's chocolate chip cookies. No one can make them quite like she does.

What are your hopes/plans for the future?
My plan is to go to North Park University to get a double major in psychology and Spanish. After that, I want to go and be a missionary child psychologist somewhere in Latin America.

What do you want people to remember about you when they look back on your senior year?
I want people to remember me as fearless. While others are confined by their preoccupations I want to be free to by a happy, exciting adventurer.

The keys are from Jennifer's Costa Rica trip. I don't think I've ever seen her without them around her neck.

Jennifer thanks for being so much fun and willing to climb through everything!!! You're the best!

Laura also has just about the most adorable smile. I think you'll agree. Meet Laura!

What are your favorite activities?

I've really found my niche in Student Government because I like to be able to take leadership roles in events. But in terms of activities, I love learning new songs on guitar or just fiddling around with it. I was the worship leader for our group in Kenya this summer so I got to play a lot. I love going downtown with my friends. We like to go watch ComedySportz Indianapolis matches on Massachusetts Avenue, go to the Old Spaghetti Factory and just explore! Otherwise, I can be a fairly relaxed kind of person. As much as I love excitement and activity, I can just as easily curl up and watch a good movie!

Check out all that Laura is involved with!!!

What activities are you involved with at school or outside of school?
I'm a four-year elected Senator and I was elected the Vice-Student Body President. I also am a three year member of the CHS ComedySportz team and am Co-Captain of the team this year.  I am a member of the Rising Stars Drama Club and I've been cast several shows at Carmel like The Secret Garden, and Shakespeare on Love. I just finished directing my own one-act play at Carmel this fall called "Take My Advice." I was chosen to direct at the end of my Junior year, and I got to chose a script, hold auditions, direct and produce the show. It was so fun.

I've been in mock trial team for the past two years, as well. I'm also really active in Student Venture ministries. I have played worship on guitar for this club on and off for the last few years. Which brings me to the fact that I play guitar (I'm not very good!) and LOVE to sing! My Christian faith is really important to me. This past summer I spent about a month living in Kenya, Africa doing mission work in high schools and orphanages.

How awesome is that? I told you Laura was super cool.

I really do love that smile Laura!

What do you do on a typical night out with friends?
I have a very close knit group of girl friends that I have been with since freshman year. We go out on girls nights once a month and dress up for a nice dinner and then lounge at one of our houses afterward. I am pretty spontaneous, so if a fun activity comes up with friends or church, I am there!

What type of music/band makes you get up and dance?
I love acoustic worship music like Shawn McDonald and Chris Tomlin. But as far as getting up and dancing? I LOVE TENTH AVENUE NORTH! They are by far my favorite band. In terms of mainstream music, I like songs from musicals like Dream Girls and Hairspray. I also like acoustic stuff by Jack Johnson and John Mayer.

What movie makes you happy?
Serendipity

What movie makes you cry?
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Just adorable.

What TV show are you addicted to? It's okay to admit it!

Degrassi! Its a guilty-pleasure, but I love the fact that every POSSIBLE teenage faux pas is confronted in one TV show! It is really addicting! I also LOVE LOVE LOVE Lost. I didn't keep up with it last season, but I usually end up renting the season and watching the whole thing in a span of like, a month!


Do you have a book you could read over and over?
The Giver

Laura had me cracking up here!

What food does your family cook that you will miss when you go to college?
My mom makes the best French Toast Casserole EVER! We have it for Christmas morning and other holidays. It is SO great.

What are your hopes/plans for the future?

I am currently in the chaotic stage where I am applying to college! I am applying to Georgetown, Notre Dame, Miami of Ohio and Purdue University. I would LOVE to go to Georgetown's McDonough School of Business, its really competitive, though. Notre Dame is also one of my dream schools. I want to study business and become an entrepreneur. I'm not sure what kind of business I would want to go into, but I love the idea of having my own coffeehouse.

The clouds came quick and it started to get dark so we had some fun with the light!

What do you want people to remember about you when they look back on your senior year?
I want them to remember me as a person who left a legacy. I want to stand out as a bold Christian, a funny personality, an intellectual conversationalist and a loving friend.

Laura, you truly are so unique. I can't wait to hear what school you got into and where you'll be headed next year!