Well! We made it home! The last week and a half has been so much fun and solidifies why we do what we do! We ventured to Akron, Iowa and captured a wedding at A Hole in The Wall lodge. A great atmosphere and energetic wedding party, we were in for an exciting day! There’s something so fun about having your entire family and wedding party all stay on location. They started their morning off slow and steady; the girls enjoying the summery morning on the deck prepping and the men trap shooting on the range. It was a beautiful day with a touch of wind but we made the most of it and captured David and Alex’s day perfectly! So glad that had us share in their day.
Home on Saturday and up and at ‘em on Sunday to shoot a team roping that was in town. Monday evening we enjoyed a GORGEOUS night out on the town with an amazing young lady for her senior session. I LOVED her session! She ran with our ideas and I think we captured her personality perfect. Tuesday, we traveled to Minnesota to visit my brother and family, as they celebrated my niece turning 1. I can’t believe how fast the time goes! We enjoyed bikes rides, digging in the dirt, sunshine and swinging with O and Margo. Can’t wait to go back and visit them again soon! Seems the summer goes fast and our weekends fill up so quickly (just like everyone else) but glad we snagged a couple of days to relax and enjoy each other’s company.
We weren’t home for more than 12 hours, took a cat nap, grabbed our pups and headed to Belt, Montana for their PRCA rodeo. On our way, we ran into some nasty hail, ended up on the side of the road and had two shaking pups before the storm finally passed. I felt like I was driving on ice but thank goodness for only about three miles! How amazing are those clouds!?
We made it to Great Falls, met up with Clay’s family and had a nice supper at Clay’s favorite pizza place, Howards. Of course we can’t hit up a rodeo without a nice little roping beforehand. I took in some team roping while Clay photographed a couple of the rounds and it was a nice relaxing day in the sun before we headed to Belt for the first performance. There isn’t anything better than a small town rodeo! The town comes alive, the community welcomes others in, and the atmosphere is exhilarating! I loved their set up. Clarence even got to take in the performance and I’m convinced he’s a rodeo dog now; he only barked when the action got a little too close for his liking!
We hit the road for home and purchased an outlet for our vehicle so that we could do some major work while covering some miles. I got some nice work in and then the pups decided it was their turn to take over my lap!
Back at home, working on collections, laundry and dreading the grocery store run that I HAVE to make but also reflecting on what an awesome last two week we had! Hope to see you down the road. We are doing the trailer roping at Krantz Arena in Mitchell this Saturday, onto Crystal Springs the following week where we will have a booth (yay swag and new inventory!) and Clay will be photographing all the events, and will be coming in hot for the 4th of July (TBA where we will be for those dates.)
Hope everyone is enjoying the fast and furious summer! Ty (& Clay :))