miles - newborn

Meet my new nephew! Like his big brother, Miles decided to make his appearance 2 weeks early, but no worries! He was born just as perfect as ever....

you know me and my love for baby feet!

seriously? a little over a week old and already holds his head up!!

:)

if you know anything about my family, you know we start 'em young! Hook 'em Horns!!

love. love. love.

 xoxo

p.s. miles, i forgive you for being a little cranky, i would be cranky too if someone was up in my face with a camera ;) 

red buds&easter - personal

ok, so everyone and their mom has been taking pictures of all the new life outside, and i LOVE it. i love seeing what everyone else has growing out their door, and all the photos are beautiful. i love the way our red bud tree looks right outside our kitchen door, it's the prettiest purple and the way the branches are growing looks really cool. it is kind of tilting to the side, if that makes any sense. Anyway, to do something a little different, i took some pictures of it the other night. i thought it was pretty, pretty!  ( i would have gotten a shot of the whole tree so you can see what i mean by tilting, but I was scared to go any farther out in my yard [in the dark]....i live in the boonies, and yes, i am scared of whatever walks through the woods beside our house!!!!)

i love the spider web (not really a "web" but the strand of one) between the two branches....

i hope everyone had a wonderful easter!

sillies - personal

the other morning, addison was so silly & cute (not that she isn't ALWAYS, but especially this particular morning) i was sitting at the table with her, she was eating her breakfast, and i was trying not to choke on mine because i couldn't stop giggling at/with her. 

i wish you could hear the noise she made while taking this bite....it was kind of a mix between and growl and a roar. so hilarious.

she is too much!

come back soon to see my *newest* nephew!

haiden is 6 months old!

6 months ago, my best friend Christina had her second daughter. I had promised Christina I would do a babys first year for her (for the practice!) and I have to admit, I have been slacking. I was suppose to capture Haiden at 3 months, and due to snow and conflicting schedules, it just didn't happen. But let's not dwell on the past....I made it over to their house the other day and these are the images I fell in love with!!

Haiden is wearing her first easter dress in these next few. It was also her big sister's first easter dress!

sister love.

Thanks for being such a great guinnea pig Haiden!! I love you and your sister! xoxox

colton & jackson.

    I first need to give out a big thank you to Clifton Farm for allowing us to come explore their beautiful property. If you would like to see what they are all about, click here.  
  
    So, the other day I had the opportunity to capture these 2 adorable brothers. It was a little bit of a challenge to get them in one frame together since big brother Colton is SO busy! I honestly didn't get many, but I did get some really cute ones of them individually. Their mom, Shannon, asked that I do them all in black and white, and I LOVE that. (while i do love bright, vibrant pops of color....i am a black and white photo freak!!) Anyway, here are some of my favorites from our time together.

so....meet cutie pie Colton.... 

and adorable Jackson!

i love his little rolls!

Thanks boys! You guys are so stinkin cute!

our texas trip.

I love Texas. But it's good to be home, back to normal, in my own bed, and back with my friends! I missed you guys! We are all still adjusting to being back on track in our house, but somehow I managed to go through all the photos I took while we were there. We took this trip not only to spend some time with our family (we don't get to see them very often!), but mainly to celebrate my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary. We had GORGEOUS weather, lots of laughs, really good eats, and drinks! ;) These first 2 are right before we left VA. I love them, especially the one with both of my girls looking out of the airplane window.

amelia is the only 6year old i know who loves jalapenos.....

grandpa in The Shop. The Shop is fun.

amelia found this hat, she is so cute. even with that fierce little look on her face.

celebrating 60 years together. awesome.

amelia was such a social butterfly!

"twaaaang"

we had a 2.5 hour layover in Chicago when we were on our way home. we were pretty bored.

til next time big Tex.

fresh air!

These past few days have been incredibly gorgeous, and I can't even begin to express how refreshed I feel! I have been busy getting ready for a big trip, but yesterday I had to take a break and what better way than to soak up a little vitamin-d. addison and I went out into our yard, and let me just say...she was one happy girl.Until, a short while later, I did the unthinkable. We went back inside. She was pretty unhappy with me, but I really needed to get back to getting things prepared for our trip this week. Thankfully, we are going some place warm, so she will get a lot more outside play in a few days! While trying to redirect her from wanting to play in what little (muddy) snow we had left, I snapped a few photos from our time in the SUN!!

she kept running around with her arms up in the air and screaming with joy. it was hilarious, and i almost jumped in and did it with her :)

running!

1 more day and we will be in my favorite place. Texas, here we come!