the great potato harvest

As I've said before, my parents are growing a garden along with the help of my grandpa and his farm. I have been waiting to dig the potatoes all summer and this past week it was finally time! I think because I have never grown potatoes before it was an extra special occasion, so of course I had to document the fun. We have gotten so many fresh fruits and vegetables from this garden with everything from corn, watermelon, swiss chard, lima beans, onions, and more! Both my family and my grandpa have enjoyed this garden so much this year and I'll get to keep enjoying it at school because we canned a lot of the extras. I think everyone should grow a garden. It's such a rewarding experience to see it grow from a tiny seed into some delicious produce. This is only less than half of the potatoes. There were SO many! And of course this was only a fraction of the tomatoes. Those things never stop growing! Then we got to watch the beautiful sunset on the drive home. I'm going to miss all of this when I head back to school in a week...

grace

If you have been following my blog since I started it, you probably noticed how many times I have changed around my header and the look of my name. I have a super hard time settling on one thing unless I love it. Well, I have found something I love. For now at least :)
I figured I should put a little explanation to why I choose grace. When I was younger I used to think of fake names I would use if I became famous or started my own business but now I think, why not use the perfectly good name I was given? So, my middle name is Grace, which was given to me because it is my grandmother's middle name. I have always loved my middle name. I also choose not to go by Albrecht because I know that one day I will no longer be an Albrecht in writing.
Grace is such a beautiful word. I recently looked it up in the dictionary and was in awe at it's definitions...
1. elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or action
2. the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God
My photography is meant to embody the word of "grace" and tell the story of a day in the life of you.

williamson family

There's been a lot of this gang on my blog between pictures of the kids and Peggy's senior pictures, but I can't get enough of them! This time I got to photograph the whole family including the adorable Pixie! Dogs always make for interesting pictures :) They are always fun to be around and are up for anything which makes taking pictures of them a breeze.

grandkids

I recently photographed a big family get together for my aunt and uncle. There were lots of people and lots of pictures! So I just wanted to give a sneak peek of the grandkids. The boy on the left in the first picture and the girl are my cousin's kids. And the little boy below is my other cousin's son. Can you tell I have a huge family? :) Enjoy! The rest will be ready soon.