Temple Adeline

Here are pictures of my littlest baby. Here's her announcement (except it had scalloped edges once it was printed). She's almost 3 months old already! And as sweet as can be!

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My friend Michelle let me borrow this vintage stroller that actually belonged to her grandmother. It was old and perfect!

Here are a couple more pictures that I loved but didn't make it on the announcement.

And one more!

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The Beach

We went to the beach this summer and took a moment to take some pictures. My camera did not operate very well at the beach. First I was scared to take it out because of the humidity and the sand that could scratch the lens. Plus it would take forever for the camera to acclimate from the cold condo to the hot, humid outdoors.

We met Hubby's family there and here are all the cousins!

And just me and the hubs!

I didn't take my camera to the beach every day. I only took it a few times. How cute are these two though? (And I swear I put sunscreen on them every 30-45 minutes despite how red Presley's face looks! It was so hot outside!)

Maverick Blu

Meet Maverick Blu. A mini Australian Shepherd with the pretty blue eyes!

Here's to hoping house breaking will be quick and easy and the chewing phase won't last long.

Presley's birthday pictures!

Warning: this post is heavy on the pictures!

Since Presley is obsessed with candy, a new store, A Candy Jar Malt Shop, just opened up on the square in Rockwall, and we live right off the square, we are having Presley's fourth birthday party there. Basically the stars aligned and we couldn't be more excited about it - especially Presley! She wants to go there all the time! The store's adorable so what better place to take her birthday pictures! She hammed it up, as usual!

Flowery Field

There was (it's now been mowed) a flowery field behind our church that had been tempting me for weeks to come and take some pictures there of the girls. Well when my photog friend, Rachael, called to go shoot, I jumped at the chance. We loaded up chairs, girls, dresses, cameras and headed out in the early evening. It was hot, there had been been no nap. Just sayin'...

I also just happen to have gotten some new color actions that I was wanting to play around with.

Addison's picture I really liked it just the way it came out!


I have my eye on another little field of flowery goodness. So if you like the look, we can head over there for an early evening session. I might load up the girls (post nap) and try it out soon!

Wow, it's been a while...

I have been a busy gal lately! Aside from all the shoots I've had lately, this is a brief recap of what we've been doin' on a daily basis in the front yard.

A lot of this...

And this...

And this...

And a smidge of this...

We got this fun car when Presley turned three. Well neither of them had a clue how to drive it, so it was more trouble than it was worth. Well, this year things have changed! They have places to go and it's been a bit hit! Honestly every time they get it, my mind flashes to when they are going to be driving a real car and driving off together!

Anywho, I have lots of pictures to post and honestly don't have time to be gettin' all sentimental...

"hi daddy!"

My sister and nieces came over for a Mommy and Me shoot. Willa was busy 'talking on the phone'. She enjoyed the lime light after her sister, Dovie, had about a 30 minute meltdown right before we got started. After some Motrin and some fruit snacks we decided to wait to do the remainder of the shoot since she had puffy, red eyes and didn't seem to feel all that well. I wanted to post something about it because these things happen, and that's life! We can always try again! It's not always the most convenient thing for parents (get everyone ready, everyone dressed, everyone to the shoot fed, rested, and happy), but it's an option!

Anywho, Alison says when her girls pretend to be on the phone, they say, "hi daddy!". Mine say, "hello....nuthin'". Kids are so dang cute!

Singing in the Snow!

Here's a couple of my two playing in the snow today. Who would have thought!!! NOT me!! But I'm glad it did, because last time I was too busy playing in it to take any nice shots of my family.

Love these two crazy kiddos!

My two...

Just wanted to share a couple pics of my two I took for an upcoming spring project...

Teagan is now 2.25 years. She has the tiniest little voice that teeters on the fence between innocently sweet and straight up whinny. She's a creature of habit and has many OCD moments including, but not limited to:

1. PJ's - Must be long sleeve with pants. The sleeves must remain at the wrists and the pant legs must remain at the ankle AT ALL TIMES.
2. When she gets out of bed (both in the morning and when we are trying to get her to go to sleep) she has to gather up all her belongings she sleeps with - teddy, George, and her blanket. Yesterday she was sick so we had a bowl with her at all times. This morning when she came to our room, she had all her belongings, including her bowl.
3. Anytime she hears anything about Great Wolf Lodge, she has to say "that bucket fell down" (referring to the big bucket of water that dumps out every 15 minutes or so).

She plays really well with other kids, especially boys. This child loves boys, especially older boys! She's going to keep me on my toes later in life. Her current obsessions are Dora, Chuck E Cheese, Fruit Pebbles (which she calls "candy cereal") and donuts. The girl is tiny, but she can EAT!

Presley is now 3.75 years and is still as girlie as ever. She refuses to wear pants and only wants to wear dresses and skirts. She loves to go to pre-K and asks me every day, "do I have school tomorrow?" She's been asking for a brother, to which I reply, go tell your daddy! She and Teagan play well together, until I notice and think that, and then all heck breaks loose. Presley's also obsessed with donuts! Other than that, she's not a good eater. She can't wait to be as big as so-and-so, and loves to do anything and everything by herself. She washed her own hair the other day and when I got her out of the bath, I caught a whif of the top of her head and it just smelled like wet dog! Guess she missed a spot.

They both can't wait to go to the park more now that the weather is warming up.

Although these two sometimes push every button I have and push my patience to the limit (and sometimes past that), they are sweet girls and are generally well behaved. Hubby took them to Chuck E Cheese by himself and said they were so good and that two different ladies told him how well behaved they were. He was so proud and so was I! (Now, this past weekend when Presley threw her friend's toy and broke it? Not my proudest moment.)

Thanks for letting me talk about my babes!

Family

You'll have to excuse me but I loved these pictures of my sister Kenzie and her two beautiful kids. I didn't get any pictures of them around Christmas, and we just finally got some!! So this might be a lot of pictures! But even still, I had a hard time choosing were my favorites!!

This is how we see my neice most of the time... p.s. this was not staged.






Madden wanted to show how high he can jump!

Be Mine, Vintage Hats!

The girls and I had fun with these vintage hats while we took some fun valentine's day pictures.

I had to add this one because this is what Teagan does when she pouts - head down, hand in/by mouth.

I even got in on the fun! Hubby snapped this (and wanted full credit if I posted on my blog, so here ya go, Babe!). I gave it an old style color and added some texture.


If you want to see the whole session, go to my proofing site - password is 'fun'. I have more adorable vintage hats that my grandmother gave me! If like that look, let me know and we'll incorporate into your next session!

Also, I have a new product!! More details coming soon!!

Sequence with Commentary

I had to share this FUNNY sequence of pictures. It was near the end of our shoot (take 2) and Hubby went to fetch the suckers we had been using to bribe the girls. This is the commentary that ensued.

Despite the above shenanigans, we got some good ones! I was tempted to use these three!

My number one fan!

Teagan loves her mama!!

And her mama's shoes!

Presley turned three!

Back in June, Presley turned three!! I can't believe she's three!! Well she's a lover of the tea parties, so I thought I better jump at the chance to have a tea party before the love was over. So we had some friends over, dressed up, drank some tea, and ate some pedifores. It was adorable!! I had just as much fun getting everything ready as they did at the tea party. Keep in mind Hubby took most all the pictures at the party, which I am thankful for, I just didn't want to take all the credit! :)

Picture for the invitation!

the little girls having a tea party!

blowing out candles!

all dressed up!

And little sister, too!