at the beach!

many more to come :)

the tea party.

For Amelia's 6th birthday, she decided to have a couple friends over for a tea party. The decorations were beautiful, (thanks mom!) and everything was very yummy. All the girls looked so cute in their dresses! Here are some from the afternoon!

The birthday girl specifically asked for cupcakes with pink icing, sprinkles, and cherries on top! My girl has good taste, they turned out so cute!!

We almost had to move the party inside due to gloomy weather. As soon as the guests arrived, the sun came out, full force! It was pretty bright, and HOT , but the girls did pretty well.

What tea party is complete without cucumber sandwiches and teapot shaped pb&j's?!

pretty tea cookies that "muv" made!

Each girl had some glitter glue, sequins, beads and stickers to decorate a teacup magnet...

They turned out great!!

I think this was probably her favorite gift!

Or maybe this one....

Amelia, I hope you enjoyed your special day!! I love you so much!

happy birthday, amelia!!!!!!

Woah. I can't believe my [first] baby is 6 years old today!!! Happy Birthday sweet girl! I can't wait for your tea party later this week!!!

the many faces of amelia.

oh Amelia. She has days where she wants me to take her picture all day long, and days where she wants to be left alone (or, be the one TAKING the pictures!). The other day, we were up at the pool, and she kept asking me to "please, please go get your camera and let me make different faces." So I did, and here are a couple of my favorites.

Rusty, Clarissa, Jocelyn, William, and Patrick!

Last week, I met up with the Flemings at Mountain Run Lake in Culpeper. Rusty is currently serving our country overseas. He was able to come home for a short furlough, so Clarissa asked if I could get some photos of him with the kids! Here are some of my favorites of our day together!

Here is their newest addition, Patrick!

William was pretty much glued to his daddy, as you can see here....

Big sister, Jocelyn.

I just LOVE baby feet

During Rusty's time home these past few weeks, he met his 3rd child for the very first time!

It was a beautiful day, we had a lot of fun, but the kids were mostly worried about whether or not they were going to get to play!

Rusty- Thank you so much for all you do to fight for our country. You are always in our thoughts and prayers, and I hope you are able to come home soon!

Clarissa- I admire you so, so much! You are such a strong woman, and you are doing a great job with the kids! I honestly don't know that I could do what you do! You AND Rusty are such an inspiration to us all!

the dodson's!

Meet the Dodson's! They are expecting their second child, (a girl!) in mid October! Since they are dear friends of mine, I am extremely excited, and so happy for them! Here are some of my favorites from our time together!

sweet :)

Cameron is a huge daddy's girl!

I'm pretty sure Cameron is more excited than anyone!!

I had a great time with you guys! Congrats times 100, and I can't wait to take your *special* pictures in a few weeks!!!

especially for uncle john.

My uncle, John is an amazing photographer located in south Florida. He called today and requested more photos, so these are for you! Love and miss you!!

Do you recognize this hat? It was one of moms....

Amelia dancing in the street, having a blast. She even made the newspaper, twice!!

Best Friends.