New Blog!

Hello everyone! Times are changing and updates are happening. Just wanted to let you know that we now have a new blog. Unfortunately, the address has changed, so if have us bookmarked, you will want to change it. If you want, you can even use the subscribe function which allows you to our blog on your Google or Yahoo page so that you will know when we have updated. Please take a look and let us know what you think!

Kristin and Travis

Yesterday I had the opportunity to do a second shoot with another local photographer. We were photographing Kristin and Travis' wedding at Chico Hot Springs in Pray, MT. The day was absolutely gorgeous and the snowfall that we received just two days before the ceremony was like icing on the cake.

I had not met the couple before this day, but they were fantastic. There is so much love between these two and when they were together, their smiles never went away. They just seemed to melt into one another. When it came to their photographs, there was no question about where to go. In the snow, up the hill to the Field of Dream and enjoying the wonderfulness of such a beautiful day.



Adorable flower girl, just waiting to get ready.





Congratulations Kristin and Travis! Thank you for letting me share in your special day!

Friday at the Library

Last Friday, Mallory and I took a little trip to the library to meet with another local photographer. Since we both have kids, we decided to get together in a child-friendly location. Morgan has two beautiful little girls, Ava and Stella. Mallory doesn't spend a whole lot of time around other kids, so she was loving the new attention that she was getting. Of course, being photographers, we both had our cameras and I couldn't help but capture these cute little faces. Thanks for the wonderful visit and we will have to do it again soon!

Black and White

This weeks contest at iheartfaces is Black & White.

Here is my child submission:


And my adult submission:

Love the face

A few nights ago, while playing with my new lens, I was taking some pictures of Mallory and Brent. I was trying to catch some father/daughter moments between the two. I was looking for the smiles that they give each other, but obviously she wasn't in the mood. Instead we got some looks that have a question written all over them. Its almost like she using her eyes to ask her dad what he is doing. I just love them!

New Lens

This week I bought a new lens for my camera. I have been thinking about it and talking about it for a few months, so I finally just made the decision to get it. I can say that I'm definitely glad that I made the purchase. I love the lens and the pictures that it takes. I have been playing around taking some pictures and testing different elements out. Here are just a couple of shots I've taken. Of course they involve my favorite subject!

My Crazy Little Girl

I absolutely love being a mom! I have to say that it is one of the best things ever. I always knew that I wanted kids and now that I have Mallory, I know exactly why I wanted them. Brent and I have been blessed with a little girl who is happy all the time. She has her moments, but even when she is fussy, you can normally get a smile out of her. I also love that I'm a photographer and I have my very own model in my house. I can pose her or just catch her being silly and capture some of the best memories of her growing up. She is just silly and when I get shots like these two, I just can't help but get a huge grin on my face and say "Wow! She is mine!"

Bridal Affaire 2009

Saturday January 17th, was the Bridal Affaire up in the SUB on the MSU Campus. With 70+ vendors, we kicked off the day with anticipation of what lie ahead for us. This was the first year that Amestoy Photography had a booth and we were pretty excited about the whole day. Everywhere you looked there were smiling brides walking around (even a few grooms) checking out what each of the vendors had to offer. Throughout the day there were three fashion shows and food tastings. At the end of the day we were all pleased with the turnout. It was a great first year for us and we hope to attend again next year. If you attended this year, please let us know and check out our website. We are still booking for 2009 weddings as well as reserving dates in 2010. Congratulations to all the happy couples!

Wildcat Girls

It was that time again for sports pictures, but this time it was the girls' turn. We had about 24 Wildcat girls ready with their uniforms and smiles waiting for their pictures to be taken. While all the girls were practicing, we called each one up for their picture and then got the whole group together for the team shot. There are some pretty cute girls playing basketball! Without too much fuss, we got all their pictures taken and then let them get back to practice. Good luck Wildcats!

Bubble Eye

The other night Brent was giving Mallory her usual bath, when he hollered for me to come quick. Not sure what was going on, I ran into the kitchen to check things out when I see that Mallory has a bubble over her eye. It wasn't bothering her and I don't think that she even knew it was there. I decided to run and get the camera in hopes of getting a picture before it popped. I got two and then "POP" it was gone. It was one of those things that you probably couldn't duplicate if you tried.

Christmas Day

Even though it is a week or so late, we hope that you all had a great holiday! Christmas morning we woke up and checked our stockings to see what Santa had brought us during the night. We then got ready and headed to my parents house to spend the day with them. We got there about 10 in the morning and right away Mallory needed to go down for a nap. When she woke up we starting opening gifts. We were trying to let Mallory do as much herself as she could, but still she doesn't get the concept of ripping. She was more into the bows and ornaments tied to the packages than to ripping and opening. I helped her with most of her packages. After opening gifts, it was time for another nap and our dinner was ready. After dinner and cleaning up, we decided to play a few games. My mom, Brent and I all played cribbage and then my mom and I played a little rummy. We left around 7:30 in the beginning of another storm and headed to home for a bath and bedtime. It was a wonderful day spent with family and a great first Christmas with Mallory.

Look at my presents!


All warm and cozy in my tie blanket from Grandma!

Me and Grandpa opening a gift.

Christmas Eve

Now that we have our own little family, we decided to spend Christmas Eve and home with just the four of us (Fenway included). Earlier in the evening we went out to dinner with my parents and then back to our house for a quiet evening. After giving Mallory a bath and getting into pjs, we opened a couple of presents. Mallory's first present opening all by herself! (with some help from her mom of course) She was more into the paper than anything, but then she seemed to enjoy her first Christmas toy. It is a vibrating teether that looks like grapes! After opening a couple presents we all headed to bed waiting for Santa to come. It was a wonderful and relaxing first Christmas Eve!





Me and my daddy!

Christmas in Laurel

The weekend before Christmas, we headed to Laurel to spent a little time with Brent's family. We went down on a Saturday and were planning on staying until Tuesday. Unfortunately, do to a snow storm coming through, we ended up going home on Monday, but not before we had a little present opening with the family. The kids get so excited when it comes to opening presents, theirs and everyone elses! We tried to get a kids picture before the opening began, but of the pictures that we got, this was the best. Little Makayla sure does love her cousin Mallory and wanted to keep her eye on her the whole time.

Happy New Year!!!

So, I'm not big on making resolutions just because we all know that we make them and then with in about a month, we break them. I am going to make one and hopefully it will be one that I can keep. My resolution is to blog more and quicker to keep everyone informed on our happenings. It is always on my mind, especially when I have pictures to post and events that have taken place, but then the time just seems to slip by and I don't get around to it, or it happens about two weeks later. I am going to try my best with this. I hope that you all have a happy new year!!

First Christmas Tree

Saturday afternoon we decided to go Christmas tree hunting. I remember going when I was a little girl and since Brent and I have been married, we haven't gone. We've just gone and bought one from a vendor. We decided that we should start cutting down our own because not only is it less expensive, its more fun. Since we have Mallory, we wanted to start the tradition with her. I strapped her in the Moby and we hiked a little ways up a hill in Highlight. It didn't take us too long to find our tree. We have to keep it on the smaller side, so when we found one, Brent got to work. Mallory loves being outside, so she enjoyed it, even the few times that I had to sit down in the snow to keep from falling. We are definitely looking forward to the years ahead when she can enjoy getting out and playing in the snow. Hopefully this will be a tradition that continues for many years to come.

Big Girl Sitting Up

Mallory is now six months old and is becoming such a big girl. The other night I put her in her crib and was letting her play with a new toy for a bit. I went in to check on her and she was just sitting there, entertaining herself. I was amazed at how well she was sitting up. I decided it would be a great photo op to show everyone how big she is getting and to show off her two teeth. She is understanding that when she sees a camera, she is supposed to smile. And does she ever! I can't wait until her teeth are a little bit bigger. Her smile will be that much cuter!



Uh Oh! Mom caught me!




Look at how big I'm getting!

Won't Give Up the Toy

Mallory was so tired one morning that I put her in her swing to lull her to sleep, but I let her hold on to a rattle. Sure enough, she fell right asleep, but didn't let go of the toy. I guess that's what happens when you can barely keep your eyes open. I just thought she was so cute sleeping holding onto her rattle.

Carrie Underwood...Again

Okay, so now that I'm back home and have access to my photos, I can finally add the picture of Carrie and I. She looks almost too perfect in this picture, like I'm standing next to a wax figure of her, but she's the real deal. Again, she was a sweet girl and it was an great evening!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have a hard time writing a post without pictures considering this is a blog to show my photographs, but I just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all. I hope that everyone had a wonderful day and got a belly full of turkey!

Carrie Underwood and Little Big Town

On Saturday November 22nd, I went to the Carrie Underwood concert in Billings. It was pretty exciting because I had won my tickets only three weeks before the show and along with the tickets, I won a backstage pass for a meet and greet before the show. There was about 25 people that got to go backstage before the show to have their picture taken with Carrie and something autographed. I was all ready to take a bunch of pictures while she was signing things, but right before she came in, we were informed that we weren't allowed to do that. It had happened in the past and I guess it got out of control, so they no longer let people. It was a neat experience. She was very soft spoken and sweet when I got to meet her. My mom went and found our seats before the show, so after I was done backstage and I went and found her. I knew we had good seats, but as it turns out we had great seats. We were only three seats away from the catwalk which allowed for me to take up close pictures. First we watched Little Big Town and then Carrie came out and put on a great show. The show lasted a full three hours. It was a very memorable night. The only thing...As I sit here and type, I realize that I didn't include the most important picture, the picture with Carrie. I am writing this away from home and my pictures, so I will add it once I get home. Enjoy and I will save the best for a little later!




I know these next two pics aren't the best, but I think that they turned out so neat with the light shining on her. It made for a cool effect!