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Monday, April 15, 2013

A Year with Charlotte…

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Remember when Jessica’s maternity session was photographed the NIGHT before Charlotte was born?

I was so honored to meet baby Charlotte Claire and photograph her in their home. As her beauty and delicate features filled my camera screen, I knew I was going to have an amazing year documenting this sweet family & watching her grow and change… much faster than Jessica and Matt expected. How has a been a year since she was this little…?

At 6 months, Charlotte was sitting up confidently, full of smiles and her eyes had a look of wonder and curiosity. Absolutely adorable…

And now, fast forward to…

ONE YEAR!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLOTTE!! You are so beautiful and your joy is infectious!! Can’t wait to see what you look like at our next session:)Don’t grow up too fast!

PURE JOY.

Can we talk about Charlotte’s dress for a second? Jessica spent many sleepless nights to make this dress herself. It could not be cuter!!

Happy, sweet, giggling baby.

And now for some candids with her balloons…

I normally don’t photograph in the middle of the day, but I was loving the sunshine for these portraits. They gave a look of warmth that I think is fitting for the occasion.:)

Jessica asked for these last portraits & I’m so glad she did…

Twitt
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Monday, April 8, 2013

Camila : 8 Months

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  1. We moved AGAIN. You are living in your 3rd home since you were born.
  2. You are still fighting your own body as you’re trying to crawl, stand and walk (yes walk), and you’re completely content by-passing sitting up. There’s too much to do to sit still.
  3. You still love Buckeye and you giggle when he runs in circles around the house
  4. You went on your first trip to the beach. It was windy & cold but you laughed when the sun shone and wind blew on your face as if you knew the ocean was for fun & you were on vacation. I dipped your toes in the water and the cold shocked you but you didn’t cry. You liked the sand in your toes. You hated the 15 minute ordeal getting lotion in every nook & cranny of your body.
  5. You wore a swimsuit & sunhat for the first time. oh my goodness: 

6. You sit on your hands and knees & rock back and forth like you’re revving your engine. It’s pretty cute

7. You say “mmmm” after every.single.bite of food. My girl loves to eat

8. You are wearing clothes all the way from 0-3 months to 6 months, depending on the brand. You dont like socks and always pull them off.

9. You are teething badly and everything you play with has to be chewed on first. Your favorite toy right now is our DVD remote.

10. You are about 6 weeks ear infection free. KNOCK ON WOOD! We are ready for a doctor-free summer!!

 

TRIP TO AIKEN:

Grandma suggested I buy you a jumper…you love it!

HAPPY EASTER!

This photo isn’t completely in focus, but I immediately loved your expression. BRACE YOURSELF!:)

We almost missed Easter Sunday services because you slept in for the like 2nd time EVER. We got ready in literally 5 minutes to head to church… so glad we live a mile away!

First vacation to the beach! (it was cold but we had fun!)

Some pictures earlier in the month when we moved into our 3rd home with you… had to end with these.

HAPPY 8 MONTHS BABY GIRL!!

Twitt
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Saturday, April 6, 2013

Baby Kylie at home…. {NEWBORN}

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She literally took my breath away. Kylie is an incredibly beautiful little girl with the sweetest parents AND the most adorable nursery. I fell in love with it and was particularly impressed that her daddy made her crib (which will one day be her bed) and her changing table. As we photographed this session, I was overcome with the power of the INSTANT overwhelming affection Jared and Kelly have for their baby girl… it’s amazing and they are completely smitten.

See why…?:)

CONGRATULATIONS to you both – as I’ve already said, she’s gorgeous and perfect in every way. Can’t wait to watch her grow up this year!

Twitt
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Thursday, March 28, 2013

New House…

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If you haven’t seen my posts lately about moving AGAIN, here’s the story.

We moved into a rental home in Barnwell that the previous youth pastor, and a friend of ours, had listed on the market. It had been vacant for awhile and didn’t have too much activity on it. To avoid Mike commuting an hour and 20 minutes from Lexington, we moved into the home and allowed them to keep it active on the market. We have been joking that we should make commission for staging because it sold in 6 weeks after we arrived.

When we knew the buyer was very interested, we began looking around town for another option. We decided purchasing wasn’t the best idea since our house is rented in lexington and we don’t want 2 mortgages should something happen there. The realtor took us to a house that was listed, but said the family was interested in renting and would take it off the market while we lived here. We saw the house & yard and absolutely loved it. (I’ll be posting the yard next week sometime, I can’t wait to photograph here in my own yard!!! YAY!!)

So, we moved again last weekend and are fairly settled. Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who helped us again… I’m ready to FINALLY be staying in one place for awhile.

Without further ado…

Home built in 1942… (iPhone photo)

I’m standing in the middle of this room taking a picture both ways. A long time ago this used to be a huge back porch! One side is offices and one side will be Milas play area…

 

Kitchen… Reminds me of our family cottage kitchen a little bit.

They have beautiful antique light fixtures in almost every room!

Living room mantle…

Guest room. (grandparents room!)

Back to offices…

Messy me… still getting settled:)

Always my favorite room… Camila Renee’s nursery!

I’ll end with this one because… well.. it’ll make you smile. Happy Thursday!

My parents are on their way in town for the weekend and then we are off to Edisto with our students for the first part of next week. Hope to get back into the swing of things ASAP. I have some catching up to do, but my family comes first. Love you all!

Twitt
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

April – June Birthdays

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Okay, this year is officially flying SO FAST!!!! I feel like I haven’t caught a breath since Christmas and suddenly we are headed to the beach for spring break next week. Whaaat? And summer is just around the corner. Cannot believe it!

Well, if your little one has a birthday soon (it’ll be here before you know it!) make sure to plan getting their portrait taken! I’m currently booked May – July, but if you need an April session for this birthday discount, I will do what I can to get you in! Don’t hesitate to shoot me an email if your child has a summer birthday – again, it’ll be here before you know it.

Shoot, I might as well just start planning/booking Christmas sessions.

ANYWAYS! Happy birthday to all your little ones:)

Twitt
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