random.

Just a quick apology on my lack of blogging lately. My computer is having some work done, and I am missing it like you wouldn't believe! Thankfully, it will be back to me in a few more days...but for now, enjoy these random photos :)

my gorgeous gerber daisies. (sadly, they are no longer with us, for i am a plant killer. [accidently!] :(  )

amelia in her favorite shirt. she picked out on her own. when she saw it in target she said, " thats a good message for people"  thats right amelia, you go girl.

I have a lot of exciting things coming up this July so check back soon!!!!

kristie, mike, trenton, katie, + ella : family session

Meet the Colley Family. I met them in Front Royal over the weekend to get some family photos of them, and we had such a great time. I haven't really ever been to Front Royal before. But let me just tell you, I love that little town. There are so many neat places to shoot at, and I can't wait to go back there. Anyway, here are some photos from our time together!

Thanks guys, you are so sweet!

kim, justin, and hailie - family session.

Check out this adorable family. We met eachother at Rady Park a few days ago, and we couldn't have asked for a nicer day. It wasn't too hot, the sun was out, there was a nice relaxing breeze every now and then. It was just beautiful. Just like them. Justin and Kim are so, SO cute together, and you can tell they have a really awesome love for one another. And even more so for their pretty little girl, Hailie. I loved every minute of being with them, they are so sweet and chill. Here are some of my favorites!

:)

Thank you guys so much for a fun evening. You guys are such a beautiful family! I hope you enjoy your photos!

a clover story.

I love making new friends. Especially when they have a child that is the same age as one of mine and they can play together. The other day, I went to the park with my new friend. We had a great time, she's my kind of person, and we seem to have a lot in common. While at the park, we were sitting in a field of clovers. She asked me if I had ever found a 4 leaf clover before, and I quickly responded, explaining to her that I have looked my whole life, but never found one. She quickly said, "me too!" About, oh, i don't know, 10 seconds later, I looked down, and saw one! Then Addison ran off so I ran after her. The next thing I knew, my friend came walking over and she had found one too! How cool is that? Well, she asked me if I wanted to keep mine...I didn't really think much of it, I think I was distracted with Addison running everywhere so I said no. A few days later, I regretted not keeping my first 4 leaf clover.

Fast Forward to a week later. I walked out on my back deck to water my flowers, and no lie, there was a 4 leaf clover just sitting on my deck. Seriously? It was so weird. I had told Marc about our clover story, so I was sure he had found one and left it for me to find. He swears up and down he didn't. I believe him. To make things even stranger, after I came back inside my friend texted me to see if we wanted to get together. You may think I'm looking into things too much, but I think it was the weirdest, coolest thing ever. I had to snap a photo of it, and this time...I kept it :)

Happy Friday!

fearless - personal

If anyone knows my Amelia, they know she is absolutely obsessed with Taylor Swift. Last year, she had the privlege of going to her first concert. I wasn't really able to take her (I was still nursing Addison, and since she refused to take a bottle I needed to stay home) so my mom took her, and they had a blast.


So not long after Taylor's 2009 tour was over, she announced she was extending her show and right away, my sister purchased tickets. For MONTHS, Amelia has been looking forward to seeing Taylor perform again, and on Wednesday night her long wait was over! This time, I really wanted to go with Amelia. I'm not a big Swift fan, and honestly, the idea of a bunch of screaming teenage girls (all dressed in dresses with cowboy boots) didn't really sound fun to me, but I knew getting to do something that my Amelia loves would be priceless. And priceless it was. When I saw Amelia's face when Taylor first came out, I was so excited for her I teared up a little. I know, it sounds dumb. But I couldn't help it. Seeing your child SO happy is just the best feeling in the world.

Before showing a few pictures, I just have to say that I wish I had taken my (good) camera. I took my old p&s that I gave to Amelia, and I am ashamed to say I had trouble working it! I am just so use to my DSLR that the pictures I took aren't the best (not to mention I was being pushed and elbowed by crazed fans and holding onto my girl, protecting her for dear life. I even had to get a tad bit nasty with some teeny bopper boys, what mom wouldn't?) ;) Anyway, our seats were right after the floor seats, and in the middle of her performance, Taylor comes out in the crowd to perform some songs. Well, she was RIGHT in FRONT of us. When she was making her way to the stage, she walked right in front of where Amelia and I were smushed up against the gate, and Amelia came SO, SO close to touching her hand. It was pretty cool. And I gotta give it to the girl, she put on one hell of a show. So while she may get on my nerves a little, I would definately see her in concert again. Here are a few images from me and Amelia's special night out together!

my baby singing her heart out :)

some of the confetti that was shooting out over us!

:)