It's been a really long time since I've posted an actual blog.  Being that today is Father's Day I only thought it fitting to share this story, especially since today is this father's first Father's Day, sadly he is TDY at the moment but I know he will be returning soon.

The Nagelhout's are my newish neighbors.  I wasn't sure what to make of these newlyweds who moved to the neighborhood.  But after a few block parties, a snake killing, and neighborhood watches, they are pretty awesome neighbors.

Last fall I received the exciting news that Kristen was expecting.  She then asked me if I'd be willing to capture their gender reveal.  Uuuh, heck yeah I was!  So we started throwing around ideas on what we were going to do.  It needed to be different, fun, and not too terribly messy. So we decided on using the compound bow and a balloon filled with paint.  The stress came on a tad because there was no room for mistakes when capturing this special moment.  The day came when they had the ultrasound.  It was sealed in an envelope for only my eyes to see first.  Intense right?  Then I got to fill the black balloon with either blue or pink paint.  The rest is history... 

Here is their story captured by me.

001 002 014 Triptych-1 013 Diptych 1 015 017 018 Triptych-2 027 029 032 035 037 039 Triptych-3 002 013 014 Triptych-1 Triptych-2 015 017BW 030 Diptych 1 j-002 j-003 j-005 j-007 j-008 j-009bw j-010 j-019 j-020 j-021 j-025 j-026 j-028 j-029 j-034 Diptych 1 j-035

Welcome to the world Jase Edward Nagelhout.  It's been a blessing capturing your journey into this world.  <3 -Amanda