A Few Photography Updates

It has been so incredibly challenging to find time to update the blog with all of the various shoots I have had lately. Between October, November, and December I had nearly 30 shoots plus a wedding and a birth that I had the privilege to photograph. This time of year is so busy because of Christmas card shoots and I wanted to share at least some of the many shoots I have had these last couple of months. These families are so precious and I feel so honored to capture their special moments!

This is the Brenes family. I have been so fortunate to take pictures of them the last couple of years!

The Reid Family. You may recognize this beautiful family from several shoots including newborn pictures with Miss Sadie back in September!

This is the Dean family. They were a referral but we put it all together that we knew each other! :) It was a cold day but Joshua was as sweet as he could be!

Thank you for braving the cold with me!

Last year I got to take pictures of Bryson for his first birthday and this year we took more of he and his sweet parents who are old friends of mine! These are some of my favorites I have taken!

We rescheduled for various reasons over and over again but were finally able to get some pictures of this sweet family! These children are so precious!! 

I had so many pictures of these girls and their mom and dad that I LOVED! These are the Garrett girls and they were so precious! Nothing says southern girls like white heirloom dresses and bare feet sitting in a rocking chair! :)

I have known this family for such a long time. Jack used to be my youth pastor and pastor and Brandi spent time with me when I was in middle school and was such a role model in my life! Now, they have three BEAUTIFUL children and we had such a fun time in the cotton field!

I have taken pictures for the Busby family on several occasions now and even had the privilege to shoot her first and second birthday parties. This is one from their Christmas card shoot! Those blue eyes kill me!! She is so precious!

I took pictures at sweet Emiliana's first birthday party so I was really excited to take some of the whole family this year! Aren't they a beautiful family?

Natalie and I never really knew each other but we read each others blogs religiously for a long time!! I have watched these little girls grow up via the Internet and taking their pictures was such a dream! :) 

I met up with the Howard family at their house one afternoon! We had so much fun! Those babies are so incredibly cute!

I have taken pictures of Collins and then newborn pictures of Miss Lucy and finally was able to get the whole family in a picture! They are a BEAUTIFUL family that I have known for a long time!

The Manley's request was hay bales and cotton! Well, we waited just a bit too long for cotton fields unfortunately but came upon these hay bales and we were just giddy! They are such a sweet couple and we got some great sunset pictures! 

These girls were so sweet and so well-behaved! I can't even tell you! They loved having their picture made which makes my job really easy! :)

This session had been a long time coming and I had been so excited for it! The Thomas family was so fun! They made me want to have a huge family! :)

These boys....let me tell you. Those older two are GREAT big brothers! Honestly, they were just so sweet and cooperative! I chased the little one around and we got some great pictures!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU for letting me take your pictures! My clients have been so great and I REALLY appreciate you coming back or giving me the opportunity to take your pictures! It is such a privilege and a blessing to be able to do what I love! :)

Photography Updates

Alright October, you have been a crazy busy month! This would explain the lack of posting around this blog. I have so much to update however I am going to stick with the photography related updates! I really had the best intentions of doing a separate post for each session that I did! Ha! Have I mentioned that the whole photography business thing is part time (ish) and I still teach everyday? Yes, that makes updating this blog a bit challenging! I will share a couple of favorites from each session that I have had in October and hopefully from here on out I can do a post for each session. :)

We will kick it off with Miss Audrey who made her debut earlier this month! What an angel she was! Her parents are dear friends of ours and I was so happy I got to document her on her fourth day of life! :)

Next up, I got to meet up with two sweet friends from high school! Their precious little boy, Bryson, is turning 1! We even got to do a smash cake and that angel LOVED it!! It was so GREAT to see you two!

I then met up with the Hamilton Family! Little Miss Kate was so sweet even in the midst of having a cold!! :)

The next day I met up with a second Hamilton family! :) We wanted a major fall theme and Ashley even cut out a pumpkin for little Liam to sit in! So fun!

Next, I met up at the park with the Lee brothers! They were so cute and full of so much personality!!

This beautiful girl was supposed to be the flower girl in a wedding but there was a change of plans and the trip could not be made! However, we did not want to miss the chance to document this sweet girl in her "princess dress" as she called it! I felt like I was photographing a fairytale!

My last update for this post is little Olivia who turned 1 last weekend! First of all, look at those eyes! Oh my goodness!! It was such a privilege to photograph her first birthday party!

If you stuck with me, thank you! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU to all of you sweet clients who allowed me to take photos of your kiddos and families this month! It has been a joy and although it was incredibly busy, I am thankful for the opportunity! :)

Although the month of October was crazy busy (and is still not over :) ), it was such a blessing! I am grateful to be busy and to be able to do something I love both in the classroom and doing the photography thing! I would so appreciate your prayers as October comes to a close and November begins! I will be back soon with another update on life in general!

P.S. Brett and I have almost been married a year! What? When did this happen?