happy valentine's day

they're my gorgeous models, my willing guinea pigs for new pose ideas, and my siblings. only a small portion of my family is represented in these pictures... but i love every last one of them. :)

happy valentine's day :)

glorious

Dad took us ice-skating on Cascade Lakes this morning. it was 25 degrees and windy, but the ice was smooth, and the sun was extremely bright. we probably skated for 2 miles! :D it was amazing.
this verse popped into my head while i was skating:
"The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word." Hebrews 1:3
it seemed appropriate. :)

wintry

i'm backkk... finals week (which was more like finals month...) finally finished, so i had time to take some pictures today. :)

Mom took my sister and me to Copperas pond. it's surrounded by the Adirondack mountains and absolutely gorgeous.

the pond was completely frozen, so we ventured across.

it was snowing the whole time, so i put the camera settings on fast-action capture to catch the snowflakes. i like the almost antique feeling that it gives to the pictures.

we had to walk a mile back to our car along the road, but the road runs alongside a beautiful stream and the mountains, so it was worth it. :)