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Yesterday we needed to say goodbye to our dear dog Rusty. A really hard goodbye that my husband and I didn’t want to say, but it was necessary. We miss him so much already… I can still hear the sound of his breath when he was sleep, or his nails sounds on the house tile when he was walking around.. It’s hard to accept that we will never have him around anymore.

Rusty was around 14 years old, he was adopted by Mark 4 years ago, a year before we met. After his first owner died, Rusty spent a month at the dog shelter, then hopping house to house, until a friend of Mark asked if he wanted Rusty. He was a mess when Mark decided to adopt him, very disturbed. Mark gave him so much love and took really good care of him, this old dog he just met… He saved Rusty, and Rusty loved him back. He was Mark’s best friend, his favorite buddy… I heard Mark saying that to him many times. He was always on the side of Mark’s desk, making him company all day long… It’s so sad to know he will no longer be there.

Rusty was old, he had arthritis and every winter was becoming harder and harder on his legs. He also was having a hard time to breath, to hear and his vision was partially affected. It was his time to go, we knew that.. He was suffering and feeling pain and the best decision was to put him to sleep, so he could rest in peace. We have really good memories of Rusty over the years we could spent with him, he made us smile many times and we will never forget what a good dog he was.

We made his last two days really special. He had a chance to do his favorite things again – riding in the car, walk on the park, eat vanilla ice-cream, chicken for dinner, and lots of love. We could see his tail wagging happily.

A man’s best friend:

I caught one of Mark’s tears.. He told Rusty he wished to make him young again…

Goodbye Rusty… we will never forget you!

If you have been following my blog since last year you may recognize the twins – Veronika and Eliana. I photographed their 3 year Birthday tea party last year and this year I was so happy to be part of it again. It’s always so much fun photographing kids… specially Veronika and Eliana, I love them! Like their mommy – Yana, these kids are so sweet and adorable! I tell Yana that I want to have a girl like them!

Enjoy photos of the Princess and Pirate Party at the Girly Girlz in Scottsdale:

Veronika is so beautiful!

Eliana is a sweetheart!

How cute is that?! Seriously! This is the “boyfriend” Nicholas! :)

Don’t forget to watch the slideshow to see more photos!

I had so much fun getting to know Luke and Jill during their engagement shoot last Sunday. Did I say I love my clients already?! These two are such nice people and I really enjoyed spending time with them and capturing such awesome images.  Luke and Jill will tie the knot next summer, on June 12 (Valentine’s Day in Brazil!) with a beautiful beach Wedding in Mexico. How fun!

I love the way she looks at him!

Luke is always making Jill laugh!

They are so adorable!

This photo has a story behind.. Well, Luke said to me that he always says that Jill is his princess (how cute!). So they brought along the princess crown and we all were laughing for this shot! She definitely makes a beautiful princess!

Another little joke of them! :)

I have BIG news to share! Many of you already know, I am a mom-to-be! That is right – I am 13 weeks pregnant! Still all so new for me and sometimes I can’t believe I am going to be a mom! It’s such a surreal and wonderful felling… My little baby is growing healthy and strong! I can’t wait to hold her or him in my arms.. My hubby and I are so excited to became parents for the first time, the experience has been wonderful and we look forward for the amazing moments that are ahead of us! After 3 years being married with the most incredible person, Mark and I really wanted to start a family and all happenned exactly how we planned! We will have a “made in Aruba” baby. I feel so blessed…

This first trimester was kind hard, morning sickness wasn’t fun, that was actually the reason I couldn’t keep up with my blog for the past two months, now I am enjoying a lot more and felling great! It’s too early to know the baby gender, I have a feeling that is a girl, but let’s found out in a month! Can’t wait to start buying all the cute stuff for my little one! The Mini-Holloway will be born in May and I look forward for this day to come! Having a photographer mom, my baby needs to get used to photos already! :)

Here is a 4D image of my last ultrasound! Technology amazes me. My bundle of joy taking a nap:

I can’t believe how fast the year has gone! I remember on the beginning of the year when I met with with Megan and her mom, Mary to talk about the wedding and we had such a nice conversation!  I was so excited about photographing Megan & Dan’s Wedding and I am couldn’t wait to share some of the beautiful images I took on their big day.

This super awesome and adorable couple got married on November 07 at the beautiful Firesky Resort in Scottsdale.

The day started with Celestial doing Megan’s Beautiful makeup.

I LOVE birdcage veils and I wish I had use one when I got married!

The girls have a tradition before the Ceremony: shots to celebrate!

The bride looking gorgeous!

The first look:

Right before the Ceremony I caught this cute moment! I think I got some competition! :) Notice that the camera is backwards!

Married!

Katina captured awesome photos of the boys:

I love this spot for my pictures at the Firesky!

First dance – They look so happy!

Stay tuned! More posts… coming soon!