It was a fantastic Sunday last week when the Hogentogler’s came over for a photo shoot. The sun was shining and the weather was warm. I love days like this!

The dog park caught Kara’s eye.

I have been extremely busy lately and haven’t been keeping my blog up-to-date. Christmas has come and gone and Briar has been growing by leaps and bounds!

Fast forward to March; when Briar turned 2! The morning of his party, like every Saturday morning, we watched Dinosaur Train – Briar’s favorite! By lunchtime family and friends had gathered for Briar’s Dinosaur Train themed party. Presents were opened, but the last surprise was on our guests, we announced Beth is pregnant with child #2. Cheer and tears followed. I would like to thank our friends John and Danielle Finley for taking photos of Briar’s birthday so we could enjoy the day. The next day, his actual birthday, was all ours – just Briar, Beth and I. We spent the day playing with new toys and reading new books. One never gets tired of hearing a child’s laugh!

Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day! York was having their annual parade and we stopped in at JR’s for lunch. It was a beautiful day to be outside and hear the sweet sound of bagpipes playing; I just couldn’t get enough! After the parade we went home to lay Briar down for a nap. After dinner we went to the park to take our annual St. Patrick’s Day family photo. Briar was only 7 days old when we took our first family photo 3 years ago.

Beth’s baby bump – 15 weeks

I got to spend a Sunday afternoon with the Miller family. It was a bright and sunny day. They have a big backyard, perfect for photographing! The sun was already starting to set so it made for some beautiful light. Jon and Nichole have 2 children, Lillibelle and Zeke. Lillibelle was showing me her tricycle and Zeke was hamming it up in front of the camera! The kids were lively and very photogenic. I couldn’t ask for a better family to photograph.

I have known Bianca since junior high. We shared a lot of art classes together and have a lot of fond memories. We lost touch after high school but through Facebook we have reconnected. Bianca is now married with 3 beautiful children and shares a love for photography as well. This year Bianca wanted to do a themed Christmas photo…the Simpsons! I LOVED this idea and couldn’t wait to get together with her and shoot. So we did a family photo swap. She photographed my family and I photographed hers. So we set a date for the first Saturday in December at Longs Park in Lancaster. We had such a great time that we are looking forward to getting together again (when the weather is warmer!). Merry Christmas Cordova-Cogley Family!

Back in June I posted about my brother Tim and sister-in-law Jess finding out they were having a girl. Well the time has come to introduce the newest member of the Dunbar clan, Hope Lynelle Dunbar. Hope she was born at 5:32pm on November 23rd and was 11lbs 8oz. Congrats again to the Dunbar Family!