I have been gone too long......

Wow it's been awhile since my last post. As I sit here on my bed using my cell phone I get teary eyed thinking about all the events that have taken place since my last post.
My Granny has been a huge part of my world. Anyone that knows me knows how much she means to me. She has been battling alzheimers now for quite some time. My fiance & I were living with her trying to make her life easier so we could keep her at home. She always made it clear she never wanted to go to a home. My mom, me and Zack were always with her but unfortunately it got to the point where we needed help. This broke all of our hearts but we had no choice and decided to hand over everything to God. That is so much easier said than done.
Granny ended up in & out of the hospital & Rosedale Manor. My family really pulled together to make sure she never felt alone. This process was so hard on all of us mentally & physically. We were all so exhausted. I am so proud of my mother. She was so tired but never gave up & made sure she was by granny's side as much as possible. Granny got to the point where she refused to eat & everything slowly started going down hill. I've always known eventually I would lose my Granny but there was no way to be ready. We prayed & prayed & eventually a decision was made for hospice. We placed her in St. elizabeth hospice in Edgewood. Those nurses & staff was AMAZING. We were truly blessed for such an amazing group of people. We knew it was just a matter of time. I was juggling two jobs, a family of my own & being with Granny as much as I could. Talk about hard.
September 22,2010 @ 5:09pm my world changed very quickly. I was driving home from work & it had just poured down rain. I was on the back roads & driving slowly. I had just put on my seatbelt after I had been driving for about 6 minutes. Before I knew it I was sliding on the road & going over a guard rail & into a 25 ft ditch. How did I not flip? How am I still alive? Why am I not in the river? All these things running through my head. I look to my left & there's the river. My air bag didn't deploy but passenger did. I started panicking & started praying. Then I realize my car is smoking. I go to get out & my door wouldn't open. I notice my left wrist is swelling so I crawl to passenger side and the door opens. I get my cell out of my purse and call 911. While I am waiting on ambulance as much pain as I was in I started crying because I needed to get to Granny.
I ended up with a crushed/broken wrist, a ton of external & internal bruises, some cuts & one nasty seatbelt burn. Praise God! I am alive & it could of been so much worse. I was released & went home to heal. I later find out my wrist needs surgery. Through God's grace, an amazing family, great friends & the best fiance in the world I was able to get to my Granny. I spent all of Sept 28th with her. I loved on her,talked to her even though she couldn't respond and kissed her as much as I could. I finally left around 11:30pm because I had surgery in the morning. My Granny went home to heaven a little after 1:00am Sept 29th. I had my surgery at noon the same day. Talk about an emotional rollercoaster.
So I am sorry I have been away for awhile. I am still healing in more ways than one. I am slowly getting back into the swing of things but again I am soooo grateful I am ok & Granny is no longer suffering.

Thank you everyone that has helped me through those time. Thank you my patient clients. I am very blessed.

Much love, Sarah Kay

Zachary Michael Naugle

So as everyone might know, I am engaged to the most wonderful man ever. His name is Zack and we are getting married July 2 2011. Zack has gone on a few shoots with me to help me with little stuff like changing lenses and making sure kids don't run away. Well I had the opportunity to get a new camera (thank you Zachary) and we thought why not use the old one still and let Zack learn? I can't think of anyone else I would want to be in business with and he has showed so far he is a natural at capturing candid moments. So Zack now has my previously used camera and I have the new one and we are one awesome team :) I still love working with Tomius as much as I can, but now I have a member of my team!!!! I'm so excited and can't wait to keep sharing his pictures. He's doin awesome and look out for the handsome man following me around.... Welcome Zack Naugle to Sarah Kay Photography!





Picture taken by DB Photography

:::The Rileys:::

How much fun was this family? I have been so blessed to be working with such amazing, fun families. I have also been blessed to have my best friend and soulmate Zachary Naugle working with me. Zack and I had the pleasure of capturing the beautiful smiles for the Riley family. We met them in their hometown Crittenden and I loved all my options for scenery. It's nice to get away from the same ol' stuff you are use to seeing :) This family was gorgeous, and the kids LOVED the camera. Zack took some pics of me working too (ha thanks Zack). We had so much fun with this shoot and I hope everyone enjoys the ones we decided to share!

O what an AdOrAbLe family!

The O family was amazing! They had a dog named butters and the cutest little boy named Nash. Tomius and I had a blast taking these pictures. They were almost too easy because the baby is so darn cute! I love seeing the smile on a baby's face despite the horrible HEAT.... Hope everyone enjoys these fun pics!

Red Black & White!!!!

I had the pleasure of taking beautiful Shyanne's pictures for her JR year of cheerleading. She was so much fun. I am so thankful for shoots like this because I get to use my "collaging" skills and add all sorts of fun things to the pictures. Her mom is already talking about her senior pictures and the day of her wedding :) I love this family! Enjoy!

Hannah's beautiful backyard wedding....

Hannah and I have been friends since 2002. She is one of the most beautiful girls I've ever met in my life. She is naturally gorgeous and her laugh is so contagious. I got to meet her sister on this beautiful day and they are so funny together. Zack and I had a blast shooting this wedding and wish Hannah & Leslie all the happiness in the world!

The K Family!!!!

Talk about a pretty family!!!! These guys were so much fun especially baby M. She just turned one and was a ball of fire. She was so excited to be there it just cracked me up. JJ was so interested in the planes in the sky and the swing that I was impressed we got any of him sitting down :) This was one of my favorite shoots because I was able to catch those moments when everyone was just showing how much they love eachother and were truly happy to be spending time together.