Boating

We had a little get-away this weekend to a stellar cabin overlooking Prineville Reservoir... and man did we get our "boatin' on"!!! Courtney even got in on the action... no big deal, almost 8 months prego and rockin' it (surfing behind the boat). Make sure you view the video below (sorry about the low rez, but hey)... good times, great oldies.



Prineville Boat Trip from Gary Christenson on Vimeo.

Courtney - Prego

I just want to write a quick note about my wife... she's the most amazing women I know, and I couldn't love her more! She's doing so good in her pregnancy and she will be an outstanding mother! She made me a Mix-Tape (CD) of "Daughter Themed" songs and I've been listening to it all day...LOVE IT! I can't wait to be old and wrinkled with Courtney and see our kids having their own kids ;) ...what a trip... first things first I guess... I seriously can't wait to meet our daughter! Soon enough... 10 weeks and counting. Here's some images we've recently captured of the prego journey.

Jessie + Craig: Laguna, CA

Start with one part "beauty-rific", mixed with two parts "fan-tab-ulious"... stir and serve with a side of piping hot "Hansel" (he's so hot right now) and you have yourself the ultra-rad wedding of Jessie & Craig Gipson in Laguna, CA! These two are absolutely wonderful in every way... we HEART you two! Jessie basically booked ALL of our Creative Services, so we're able to spend a lot of time with her and mother Gail to prep this wedding... we loved every minute of it! We did everything from designing the Save the Dates, Invitations and Thank You's, to shooting the Engagement photos in Austin, TX building them a Wedding Website, designing the Table Signs and Ceremony Programs, creation of a Engagement Photo Album for guests to sign, Photography on the big day, and Three Hardbound Wedding Albums (see below for images of a few of the services we did). We've loved working with them and we wish J+C the best in Texas! Don't worry, we won't mess with it... Texas... that is.

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MOVING?!

Well folks, we're moving! Don't worry, we're staying in Bend. We're just moving to a different home before the baby arrives... to a home a little more kid friendly than our last "rustic home in the woods." Although we REALLY love our new place, there are few things we will dearly miss:

1) The pine trees, 2) the 2.5 acres, 3) the rock chucks, 4) the doe with her two fawns that visit our lawn, 5) the quail, 6) the birds flying into our doors (when open) and into our windows (when closed), 7) our fire pit in our backyard, 8) walking distance from the everything cool, 9) making fires in our wood stove (got old kinda fast :) but it will be missed, 10) and finally the feeling of seclusion, yet we were in the heart of the city. You'll be missed old home!

Summer Update

This summer is crusin' by so fast! We wanted to quickly give you an update. So far the summer has been filled with lots of travels, camping, boating, floating the river, man-trips, fishing, photography, BeerBQ's, bonfires and babies... yah, babies are EVERYWHERE! Courtney is due at the end of Oct and we will be having a baby girl. During a visit from Gary's side of the family, we tried an experiment and peed on Drano Crystals (which is supposta reveal the sex of your baby - thru magic I guess). Amy (Gary's sister) is pregnant as well. With everyone at our house watching the spectacle, some non-pregos decided to try the test as well and here's the results: Courtney is HAVING a girl, Amy is HAVING a boy, Gary IS a boy, and oldest sister Angela IS in fact a girl. Anyways, so much has happened this summer, and it's not letting up. We leave for SoCal tomorrow morning and the adventure continues... we'll keep you posted! Check back often. Much-o Love-o!

Natasha + Mike Lincoln

Weddings are stankin' sweet... such a blast! Just cruising around taking photos and hanging out with the two most stoked people on planet earth... the bride & groom, of course (incase you were thinking that WE were the "most stoked people on planet earth"... which we are, but that's beside the point - come on, get y'er head in the game)... moving on... Mike and Tasha, it was a true pleasure to celebrate with the two of you! Congratulations!

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